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TO FILE NOMINATION AT 11 AM ON TUESDAY: AMIT SHAH TELLS SC IT WOULD DEFEAT Bad loans: SC gives PURPOSE OF DEMONETISATION RBI a week to reply on Can’t give more time to expert panel report For Vice-President, BJP deposit old notes: Centre MPOST BUREAU

NEW DELHI: The Centre told picks Venkaiah Naidu the Supreme Court on Mon- day it cannot give more time to deposit old currency notes, OUR CORRESPONDENT refusing any breather to those who could not deposit old Rs NEW DELHI: Union Minister M Venkaiah 500 and Rs 1000 notes by the MPOST BUREAU Naidu, one of most recognisable faces in the BJP, December 30, 2016, deadline. is the NDA’s vice presidential candidate, party The Union finance ministry NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday president Amit Shah said on Monday. told the top court that such an granted one week’s time to the Reserve Bank of Naidu was chosen at the BJP parliamentary opportunity will defeat the pur- India (RBI) to respond to a report of a commit- board meeting here attended by Prime Minister pose of demonetisation, which tee appointed to deal with bad loans with banks Narendra Modi and other senior party leaders. the government said was aimed 500 and 1,000-rupee notes that have crossed Rs 8 lakh crore. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after a at eliminating black money. last November, wiping out A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Jus- meeting of top BJP leaders, tweeted that he “That it is most respectfully 86% of the money in circula- tice D Y Chandrachud gave the federal bank had known the 68-year-old politician for years submitted that the very object tion in a cash-driven economy. time until July 24 to file its response to the report and had “always admired his hard work and of demonetisation and elimi- Modi said the exercise was a of a committee set up by it to suggest measures tenacity”. nation of black money will be war against black money and to deal with increasing of loan defaults. Soon after Naidu was named the NDA’s vice defeated if a window is opened corruption. Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for president pick, Modi called up chief ministers for a further period as the per- But the sudden decision the NGO ‘Centre for Public Interest Litigation’ of Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh and sons in possession of the SBNs led to chaos and confusion, (CPIL), said that the RBI was asked to disclose senior leaders including Sharad Pawar seeking known for his witty rhymes and has often voiced without a Cabinet minister. would have had sufficient time with people queuing up out- the names of big loan defaulters who owe Rs their support, a source in the government said. the government’s and the party’s stand on key Already, two key ministries–defence and and opportunity to carefully side banks to deposit their old 500 crore. Naidu, the Urban Development Minister, issues while taking on the opposition. environment–are without a full-time minister. plan the reasons and excuses notes. The Opposition attacked The counsel for the RBI opposed the conten- will file his nomination on Tuesday for the Recounting Naidu’s rise through the party’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Science for not depositing the SBNs the government for alleged tion, saying that the federal bank was not under August 5 election. ranks since he was a junior worker, Shah said, and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan are within the permitted period,” mismanagement and harass- an obligation to reveal the names and the court His nomination is seen as part of the BJP’s “He has been with the BJP since he was very holding the additional charge of these two port- read a government affidavit. ing the people. could deal with the report on it. attempts to expand its presence in South India, young. He hails from a farmer’s family and held folios respectively. Naidu currently holds charge “Any number of benami Modi said the short notice The bench ordered listing of the PIL for hear- which has been identified by Shah as a key important organisational posts in the party.” of the ministries of Information and Broadcast- transactions and user proxies was vital to ensure that black ing after four weeks. region for growth before the 2019 Lok Sabha Asked about reports that Naidu was reluc- ing and Urban Development. for the purpose of producing money holders were deprived The apex court had in November last year elections. tant to take up the new responsibility, the BJP BJP sources said a reshuffle in the Union and depositing SBNs would of the opportunity to launder observed that the disclosure of names of big loan The two-time BJP president is pitted against chief told reporters, “There is nothing like this”. council of ministers is expected after the mon- then arise which the depart- their money. However, the RBI defaulters who owe Rs 500 crore and more to Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who was chosen by an He added that the senior leader had always soon session of Parliament, and some new faces ments would have great diffi- says it has still not determined banks, would not lead “anywhere” as the impor- alliance of 18 opposition parties, including the accepted the party’s decisions. could also be inducted into the Cabinet. culty in deciding any genuine the exact figure of the returned tant issue was to address “root cause” of accu- Congress, but his election is almost inevitable Meanwhile, speculation is rife that Prime While Manohar Parrikar’s move to Goa as case from the numerous bogus notes. mulation of the non-performing assets (NPAs). due to the NDA’s huge numerical superiority Minister Narendra Modi is likely to go for a Cab- its chief minister in March left the defence min- ones,” a government affidavit The last official estimate The observations had come after the Supreme over the opposition. inet expansion as senior minister M.Venkaiah istry without a full- time Cabinet minister, the stated. from the RBI, shared in mid- Court had repeatedly asked the RBI and the Announcing his candidature, Shah heaped Naidu’s almost certain election as the next vice death of Anil Dave in May caused a vacancy in Prime Minister Narendra December, pegged the returned Centre about the possibility of disclosing names praise on the Andhra Pradesh leader, who is president will leave two heavyweight portfolios the environment ministry. Modi’s government recalled notes at Rs. 12.5 lakh crore. of those who have defaulted in repaying loans. IN RESPONSE TO LOC FIRINGS Not rote-memorising, Will seek urgent discussion on let universities be We reserve right to Kautuhalshala China in Rajya Sabha : Mamata PRANAB MUKHERJEE retaliate: India to Pak OUR CORRESPONDENT control -- and there is no difference between Sikkim and Darjeeling...then MPOST BUREAU Ceasefire violation by Pakistan KOLKATA; The Trinamool Congress because of the mistake of the centre, In today’s has decided to launch an “all-out fight” because of its failure of diplomacy, the NEW DELHI: In a stern message conveyed Pak-occupied against the Modi government in the way the relations have deteriorated paper by the top Army brass, India on Monday Kashmir monsoon session of Parliament and with China, Nepal, Bangladesh and told Pakistan that it reserves the right to Army jawan martyred in corner it over its alleged “failures” in Bhutan...we are the worst sufferers. We retaliate appropriately against any inci- dealing with issues like the Darjeeling have been sandwiched.” ... PAKISTAN Bhimber Gali sector CITY dent of ceasefire violation along the LoC in crisis, standoff with China and GST. Accusing BJP of its failure to gather Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar The decision was taken by the intelligence in the border she said over Jammu & GZB LAND RATES TO STAY THE SAME 4 In a telephonic conversation, Lt. Gen. Line of TMC parliamentary party at a meet- ing to tackle major issues which are a 400 schools are operating on the Indo- A K Bhatt, the director general of military Control Poonch Kashmir ing chaired by Chief Minister Mamata matter of concern for the internal and Nepal border where the students being NATION district operations (DGMO), also told his Pakistani Girl killed in Banerjee. The meeting, which was held external security of the country”. taught the Chinese language by for GOVT RESTORES CRUCIAL ITBP POST 7 counterpart that the Indian Army was sin- Balakote area to chalk out the party’s strategy for TMC has submitted a notice which quite some time. But the Central Intel- cere about maintaining peace on the LoC. Rajouri the monsoon session of Parliament, asks for all other business of the Upper ligence did not have any information. EDIT The DGMO made it explicitly clear that district was also attended by TMC Lok Sabha House of the Parliament to be sus- “What is the IB is doing? the Indian Army reserves the right to retal- Jammu INDIA parliamentary party leader Sudip pended, pointing out that it is vulnera- She alleged that BSF had helped ENEMY’S ENEMY IS A FRIEND 8 iate against any ceasefire violation, but “is Bandopadhyay. ble geographically to the border dispute the “ outsiders” from Satkhira in Ban- INTERNATIONAL sincere in its effort of maintaining peace Banerjee while briefing the media which lies at the “Chicken’s Neck” - a gladesh to enter north 24 Parganas and tranquillity along the LoC provided INDIA KBK on the meeting said, “We will play an thin wedge of land just 23 km at its and create trouble. However, the trou- BREXIT MAY IMPACT UK FOOD SECTOR 10 there was reciprocity”, Army spokesman aggressive role in Parliament. We are widest that links mainland India to the ble was brought under control due to Col. Aman Anand said. lighted that all ceasefire violations were ini- ready to go to jail but will not bow our seven northeastern states. our timely intervention,” she said add- BUSINESS The telephone exchange took place three tiated by the Pakistan army and the Indian heads.” Speaking at the West Bengal Assem- ing “ Who guards the border and why hours after the Pakistani army fired mor- Army only responded appropriately to During the meeting, she gave “clear bly after casting her vote in Monday’s were outsiders allowed to enter Ben- HC REJECTS ESSAR PLEA AGAINST RBI 13 tar shells along the LoC in the Poonch and them,” he said. instructions to go for an all-out fight election for President of India, Baner- gal. What are NIA or RAW doing?” SPORT Rajouri districts, killing an Indian Army Firing by Indian troops was initiated against the Modi government for fail- jee said, “If Sikkim goes under Chinese she questioned. jawan and a nine-year-old girl. Anand said only against “armed intruders attempting SA THRASH ENGLAND IN 2ND TEST 15 the conversation was initiated by the Paki- to infiltrate from the close proximity of Pak stani commander, Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad posts along the Line of Control”, he said. Chinese Army conducts live-fire drills in Tibet Mirza, who raised the issues of the “target- In Islamabad, the Pakistan army said FOR ADVERTISING ing” of Pakistani army troops and the death DGMO Mirza had “strongly protested the BEIJING: China’s military has con- of the drills. According to the CCTV report, kindly contact at 9810195709 of four Pakistani soldiers and one civilian deliberate targeting” of a Pakistan army ducted live-fire exercises in Tibet amid The brigade that conducted the the brigade has long been stationed or in the Athmuqam Sector of PoK facing the vehicle by Indian forces. It said four soldiers the ongoing standoff between Indian drills was from the PLA’s Tibet Mili- around the middle and lower reaches of [email protected] Indian Keran Sector in Kupwara district were killed when a vehicle “hit by fire from and Chinese troops at the Dokalam tary Command and is one of China’s the Brahmaputra (Yarlung Zangbo in last week. across the LoC” fell into a river. area in the Sikkim sector. two plateau mountain brigades, Global Chinese) River which flows into India The nearly 10-minute-long conversa- The Indian Army spokesman said Bhatt The People’s Liberation Army Times reported on Monday. and Bangladesh and is responsible for FOR SUBSCRIPTION tion over the hotline between the two army put across “emphatically” that the trend of (PLA) conducted live-fire exercises in The PLA Tibet command guards frontline combat missions. kindly contact at 8800854665 commanders came amid rising incidents of infiltration along the LoC continued with Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous the Line of Actual Control (LAC) of The live-fire drills included the or ceasefire violations by the Pakistan army and the active support of Pakistani forward Region, state-run China Central Tele- the India-China border along several quick delivery of troops and differ- [email protected] a spurt in violence in Jammu and Kashmir. posts, impacting peace and tranquillity as vision (CCTV) reported on Friday, sections connecting the mountainous ent military units working together on “The Indian DGMO in response high- well as the internal security situation. without mentioning the exact timing Tibetan region. joint attacks. AGENCIES DGP (PRISONS) H N SATHYANARAYANA RAO AND DIG (PRISONS) D ROOPA TRANSFERRED MONDAY RESPITE Sasikala jail bribery charge: Two senior officers shunted out MPOST BUREAU atives V N Sudhakaran and Elavarasi, all serving a four-year jail term. BENGALURU: The Karnataka govern- Rao had rubbished the charge against ment on Monday transferred two top jail him by Roopa, terming it “absolutely false, officials who were locked in a bitter public baseless and wild”, and said he would take spat over allegations of “special” treatment legal recourse against his junior. to AIADMK (Amma) leader V K Sasikala Responding to this, she had said “let and other “erroneous” practises in the cen- there be a fair fact finding inquiry to find tral prison here. out the truth”. DGP (Prisons) H N Sathyanarayana As the clash between the top officers Rao and DIG (Prisons) D Roopa, who played out in public, Chief Minister Sid- had brought him under a cloud of brib- daramaiah had ordered a high-level probe ery allegations, were shifted with imme- by a retired IAS officer into the alleged diate effect. irregularities at the central prison and The state government in a notifica- warned of “strict action” if anyone was tion on Monday said that N S Megharikh, found involved in wrong doing. Additional Director General of Police, As her report triggered a major contro- Anti-Corruption Bureau, has been trans- specify the post Rao has been been trans- were allegations against him also. versy, the red- faced Congress government ferred with immediate effect and posted as ferred to and who will replace Roopa. She had also said that a special kitchen also issued notice to Roopa asking her to Additional DGP, Prisons, in place of Rao. In a report submitted on July 12 to was functioning in the jail for Sasikala in explain her conduct, with Siddaramaiah It also said that Roopa has been posted Rao, who was DGP (Prisons) then, Roopa violation of prison rules. saying it was “absolutely against the rule as Deputy Inspector General of Police as Deputy Inspector of General (Prisons) Sasikala is lodged at Parappana Agra- book”. Roopa had also highlighted in her and Commissioner for Traffic and Road had said there was “a talk” that Rs two hara central prison here ever since her report the “special treatment” being pro- Safety here. crore had exchanged hands to give pref- conviction in February in the dispropor- vided to fake stamp paper scam kingpin People at Rajpath after Monday’s much welcome downpour on Monday PIC/NAVEEN SHARMA However, the notification does not erential treatment for Sasikala and there tionate assets case along with her two rel- Abdul Karim Telgi. 2 town New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 mp MILLENNIUM POST | Unisex toilets may reduce LONG QUEUES FOR LADIES As sharing the toilet capacity across sexes is more efficient, the cientists have found why queues at restrooms of ladies having a smaller number of toilets and are longer for ladies than for men and sug- spending more time on those toilets does not lead average waiting time decreases, says scientists suggesting more use gest that unisex toilets could help reduce to long queues. waiting times for ladies from over six min- However when if everybody heads to the rest- of unisex toilets in public spaces utesS to less than a minute and a half. room at the same time, more women arrive at the Already a symbol for transgender equality, uni- toilets than the system can handle. sex toilets can help battling female-unfriendly toilet This condition amplifies the above effects and culture, researchers said. results in outrageous waiting times for women. Queueing theorists from the Ghent Univer- Based on these three major causes, six differ- sity in Belgium found that there are ent but comparable layouts were simulated using a three main causes for the differ- scenario of alternating busy and calm periods. ence in waiting time between A layout with comparable wait- men and women. ing times for men and A first factor is that the net women is possible, yet number of toilets for women is requires that for each smaller than that for men. male toilet at least one This is because the total sur- and a half and up to face area is often divided equally two female toilets are while a toilet cabin inevitably present. takes up more space than a The holy grail, how- urinal. ever, is to use unisex Overall, an average toilet toilets, researchers said. area can accommodate 20 to 30 In these mixed toi- per cent more toilets for men - lets layouts, the toilet including urinals and cabins - cabins are available for than for women. both sexes and option- A second reason is that ally complemented according to scientific studies with extra urinals for women spend one and a half up the men. to two times as long on the toilet. As sharing the toi- This is because in contrast to let capacity across sexes is a urinal, a door must be opened more efficient, the average waiting time and closed twice, a toilet seat decreases. needs cleaning, and more difficult clothes The available toilet surface can be used most effi- have to be taken off and on. ciently when an ideally balanced layout with about This results in an average time spent at the toi- two cabins per urinal is chosen. let of 1 minute for men and 1 minute and 30 sec- In this layout, men are still privileged, but to a onds for women. much lesser extent than in the basic situation. A third factor is the overall activity at the rest- The overall waiting time is reduced with 63 per room, researchers said. cent, which cannot be achieved by any other mixed As long as it is not too busy, the overall effect layout, and definitely not by a separated layout. PTI

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No. 011-47777500, Email: [email protected], Lucknow Office: 401, Chintels House 16, Station Road, Lucknow Ph: 0522-4013126 3 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 mp city 49 malaria cases recorded in July, Rs 100 crore boost for SDMC ramps up awareness drives Signature Bridge Dengue and chikungunya cases recorded this year, till July 15, reached 150 and 183, respectively ANUP VERMA while 15 were recorded in June. mosquito breeds in both fresh The Corporation has In wake of the sudden spurt and muddy water. already issued 25 VIP challans NEW DELHI: Even as civic in cases, SDMC on Monday According to the SDMC against defaulters, including agencies continue efforts to organised a programme on report, breeding has been an MTNL office; St Gregorias tackle of vector-borne diseases Anti-Dengue and Malaria Day reported at 58,753 Delhi School in Dwarka; the Munirka in the Capital, the total number in Najafgarh Zone to spread households. Metro project; DU’s Bharti, of malaria cases reached 225, awareness about vector-borne All the three Municipal Rajdhani and Shivaji colleges; with 49 cases reported in July. diseases. Corporations have stepped up a Sarvodaya School, Humayun Meanwhile, the total num- SDMC Mayor Kamaljeet their awareness drives, which Tomb, Nizamuddin and Cen- ber of dengue and chikungu- Sehrawat requested people to includes distribution of pam- tral School of Sadik Nagar. nya cases recorded this year, till render their cooperation to phlets, plying of vehicles car- “Major construction sites July 15, reached 150 and 183, the corporation by taking pre- rying loudspeakers, issuing have been identified and are respectively. cautions to stop breeding of dos and don’ts on prevention under regular follow up to Delhi Tourism Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said that after this, no 17 new cases of dengue mosquitoes. of vector-borne diseases. control mosquito breeding. A revision will be done in the budget PIC/MPOST and 12 of chikungunuya were She asked the Department “It has been decided to total of 107 challans and 432 recorded last week, the report of Environment Management intensify checking of mosqui- notices have been served to OUR CORRESPONDENT in bureaucratic hassles. The said prepared by the South and Services (DEMS) to focus toes breeding at big establish- construction sites allowing final decision to construct the South Delhi Municipal Corporation has said that wherever mosquito Delhi Municipal Corporation on cleanliness and sanitation ments, institutions and offices. mosquito breeding or mosqui- NEW DELHI: Delhi Finance Bridge, at par with the global (SDMC) said. to stop occurrence of ‘mosqi- breeding will be noticed, suitable action will be taken REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE Wherever the breeding will be togenic condition. This year, Minister Manish Sisodia standards, was taken in 2004 Of the 183 chikungunya togenic’ conditions. schools, teaching institutions cation and Communication) noticed an appropriate action SDMC also initiated levying of approved an additional Rs 100 and it was decided to be com- cases, 122 affected persons “Dengue transmission and work places at high risk,” activities to check breeding. will be taken. The public health administrative charges against crores for timely completion pleted before the Common- were residents of Delhi. The occurs in the rainy season when Sehrawat said. Dengue and chikungunya cannot be overlooked hence, violators allowing mosquito of the Signature Bridge, which wealth Games 2010. rest of the cases were traced to temperature and humidity are A senior SDMC official said are caused by the bite of Aedes all possible steps will be taken breeding. 573 violators have is running seven years behind However, it took another six other states. highly favorable for build-up that the Corporation’s public agypti mosquito, which breeds to prevent and control dengue been imposed for administra- schedule owing to fund crunch, years for the Cabinet to grant 22 cases of dengue have of mosquito density. Mosquito health department has inten- in clear stagnant water, while and malaria,” an SDMC offi- tive charges till date,” the offi- Delhi Tourism Minis- its approval in 2010 with an been reported this month, tend to bite in the day, leaving sified IEC (Information, Edu- the malaria-causing Anopheles cial said. cial further said. ter Rajendra Pal Gautam said estimate of Rs 1,131 crore. that after this, no revision will DTTDC was entrusted be done in the budget, add- with the responsibility of the Rape-murder ing he has also “written a let- ambitious project, which was Prez polls: Delhi MLAs cast their votes ter to the Chief Secretary for initially pegged to cost around of Delhi girl: this amount.” Gautam also Rs 1,131 crore, which was later OUR CORRESPONDENT Goel, Deputy Speaker Rakhi Kovind. asked the Delhi Tourism and revised to Rs 1,575 crore. Birlan and Leader of Opposi- “We are supporting Meira Transportation Development “The contractor cited a SC asks CBI to NEW DELHI: Chief Minister tion Vijender Dupta were seen Kumar. All should vote follow- Corporation (DTTDC) to fix few reasons behind the delay. Arvind Kejirwal on Monday exercising their franchise at the ing their conscience,” Kejriwal, responsibilty for cost escalation The workers had encountered conclude probe said MLAs should vote in the Vidhan Sabha on Monday. who cast his vote in the Delhi and delay in project. a big chunk of rock under Presidential poll according to Out of 70 MLAs, only 67 assembly, said in response. Rs 1,244 crore has already the Yamuna and they had to NEW DELHI: The Supreme their conscience. legislators cast their votes, while “In a democracy, whoever been released and this amount get machines from abroad to Court on Monday directed the Sheltering himself from two were absent. Bawana MLA gets more votes wins,” Kejri- is in addition to that. remove it, which took up some CBI to conclude its probe into the rain under an umbrella, Ved Prakash had resigned from wal added. The contractor in charge of time,” Gautam said. the alleged murder and rape of the Aam Aadmi Party his post and joined BJP before As voting for the Presiden- executing the project, which Gautam, who assumed a 22-year-old BA student-from national convenor reached the civic polls. tial elections gathered steam is in its last stage, has sought office after the ouster of Kapil Delhi on Yamuna Expressway room number 35 of the Delhi “Casting vote for the high- with city legislators arriving at around Rs 250 crores and eight Mishra, emphasised that the in 2015. Assembly, where voting was est post of the country is a mat- the assembly, among the first to more months for completion. demand for additional funds A bench headed by Justice underway to elect India’s next ter of pride. The country should vote were Deputy Chief Min- The idea to construct the will be considered only if the Dipak Misra perused the status President. win,” Sisodia told reporters ister Manish Sisodia, sacked bridge was conceptualised in contractor manages to cite a report filed by the CBI on the Deputy Chief Minister after casting his vote. AAP minister Kapil Mishra 1997 when a school bus fell in plausible reason. investigation done so far after Manish Sisodia, Labour Min- Earlier in the day, BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition the Yamuna. A decision was In January, Lieutenant Gov- it registered the FIR in compli- ister Gopal Rai, Health Min- Om Prakash Sharma claimed Vijender Gupta. taken to construct a bridge par- ernor Anil Baijal had directed ance of an earlier order of the ister Satyendar Jain, SC/ST that “10-12 legislators” of the “My vote went to one who is allel to the Wazirabad Bridge. the authorities concerned to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, Alka Lamba apex court. Welfare Rajendra Pal Gautam, ruling AAP had voted for the all set to become the next Presi- However, for the next 15 send to him a monthly-prog- “The CBI has filed its status Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas NDA’s candidate, Ram Nath dent,” Mishra told reporters. and Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta after casting their votes PIC/PTI years, the proposal was stuck ress report of the project. report in the case. It is directed that the CBI conclude the probe in accordance with the law,” the Tiwari seeks Missing JNU student: CBI Snag hits Metro bench, also comprising Jus- HC hears plea seeking tices A M Khanwilkar and M compensation services at M Shantanagoudar, said. seeks more time from HC The apex court refused to fix reservation for Delhiites in DU a time frame for concluding the for victims of NEW DELHI: Two months from time to time and did "sub- Yellow Line for investigation as demanded by OUR CORRESPONDENT after the Delhi High Court stantial work". the mother of the victim. Ghitorni mishap directed the CBI to probe the Police had not opposed the over two hours “The agency is doing its job. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High disappearance of JNU student plea for giving the probe of There is no need to fix a time Court on Monday heard a plea OUR CORRESPONDENT Najeeb Ahmad, the agency on the case to any other agency, OUR CORRESPONDENT frame. Let the status report filed seeking priority in admission Monday said it has been inves- but claimed it had worked in by the CBI be kept in sealed criteria for Delhi domicile stu- NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP chief tigating the matter for just a the "most professional man- NEW DELHI: A technical snag cover,” it said. dents in Delhi University. Manoj Tiwari on Monday month and needs more time ner" and to the "best of its hit services on Delhi Metro’s The Supreme Court had in A response on this matter demanded that the Kejriwal for it. ability" and would like to see Yellow Line on Monday eve- March directed the CBI to take has already been sought from government provide adequate The high court had on May how any other agency handles ning, delaying services between over the investigation and regis- DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh compensation to the deceased in 16 ordered the CBI to take over the case. Jahangirpuri and Vishwavidy- ter the case. It had later directed Tyagi. The high court, on May the case where four men died of the probe into the mysterious Najeeb's mother, Fatima alaya for over two hours after the probe agency to file a sta- 24, had issued a notice to the asphyxiation when they entered circumstances surrounding the Nafees, had during the hear- 7.50 pm. tus report on the investigation Centre, the Delhi government A response on this matter has already been sought from Delhi University a rain harvesting tank to clean it. disappearance of the student ing of her plea to trace her son, Thousands of commuters done so far. and DU on the plea. Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi Tiwari also pointed out that who has been missing since a first-year M Sc Biotechnology suffered and had to vacate the The victim’s mother has West Delhi MP Parvesh Delhi Jal Board should take over October. student, expressed reservations train moving towards HUDA alleged that her daughter’s four Verma and Delhi MLA Man- Earlier, even Aam Aadmi cent seats for locals students in the responsibility of cleaning On the agency's request, a about police continuing with City Centre, which was sent friends, who were travelling in jinder Singh Sirsa, on May 17, Party had urged the V-C to colleges affiliated to the Uni- septic tanks so that fatal acci- bench of justices G S Sistani the investigation. off to the temporary depot at the car on August 1, 2015 along had met Tyagi and told him look into a similar proposal, versity. The AAP-led Delhi dents do not happen in the and Chander Shekhar gave it The student went missing Qutub Minar Metro station. with her, remained unhurt. But, how various students of Delhi but it was then rejected by the government, fully or partially, future. time till August 8 to file a report on October 15, 2016 after he “Train services on Yellow her daughter was hit so badly were forced to pay large sums University. funds 28 of the 110 affiliated He added that such work on the progress made in the had an altercation with some Line were affected between Jah- that she died in the hospital. of money to private universi- Sirsa, the newly elected institutes. could have been done by probe. The CBI told the court students belonging to the Akhil angirpuri and Vishwavidyalaya She had alleged that her ties in other states for admis- Rajouri Garden MLA, had ear- Moreover, the Assembly machines and the lives of the that it would be filing its report Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad section due to some overhead daughter had been murdered sion when they fail to secure lier stated that students from had also passed a resolution innocent labourers were unnec- in a sealed cover. (ABVP) in the campus. wiring problem on the down as she had injury on the left side admission in DU. neighbouring states were get- to urge the Union government essarily putted in danger. Tiwari While handing over the Later, students of the RSS- line (going towards Gurugram) of the face. She also demanded a The two BJP leaders urged ting seats in Delhi colleges to amend the Delhi Univer- also alleged that “gross negli- case to the CBI, the high court affiliated ABVP had denied from 7.50pm. Services on the probe alleging that her daughter Tyagi to fix the 70 per cent solely “due to the liberal mark- sity Act, 1922, which disallows gence resulted in the death of had disagreed with the allega- any involvement in his section were facilitated through was sexually assaulted. quota for Delhi students, or to ing” policy of those states, other state universities to have breadwinners of many families.” tions of the missing student's disappearance. single line operations (up line- The incident had hap- give at least 3-5 per cent grace while their Delhi counterparts affiliated colleges of its own. Tiwari expressed his sym- family that the investigation The matter came to the high going towards Badli), lead- pened in Greater Noida and marks to Delhi students as it were unable to do so “due to the The Delhi government’s state- pathy with the family members by police was "politically moti- court after Najeeb’s mother ing to minor delay. Necessary the local police station’s SHO was "their constitutional right strict marking system”. ment on the resolution says of the four labourers, saying “I vated" and lacked "integrity". filed a writ of habeas corpus on repair work was undertaken had refused to file an FIR then to be able to have access to In June, the Delhi Assem- that this provision will not am personally hurt due to this It had said that police had November 25 to trace her son and normalcy was restored and asked her to file a com- higher education at a reason- bly had unanimously passed apply if the Centre granted per- unfortunate incident and loss accepted all the directions and who went missing from JNU shortly,” said an official of Delhi plaint in Delhi. AGENCIES able cost." a resolution to reserve 85 per mission “by order in writing”. to the family of the deceased.” suggestions given by the court hostel Mahi Mandavi. AGENCIES Metro Rail Corporation. NGT seeks NDMC orders probe in Le report on DU fifth cut-off list out: Very Méridien licence fee row dumps at few options left for aspirants NEW DELHI: More than landfill sites KSHITIZ MADHWAL include BA (Hons) English, three months after it cancelled Apart from the regular courses in History and Political Science. the licence of the Le Méridien NEW DELHI: Noting that NEW DELHI: Delhi DU, the University has also released However, BA Economics (H), hotel here over non-payment of Delhi generated over 14,000 University on Monday night with 93 per cent, BCom with 90 dues, the NDMC has decided tonnes of garbage a day, the released its fifth cut-off list the fourth cut-off list for BCom and and BCom (Hons) with 92.25 to probe the role of its officials National Green Tribunal has for undergraduate courses on BA (Programme) in Non-Collegiate per cent, are still open. in alleged irregularities in the rapped the Delhi government Monday evening. Apart from the regular recovery of the amount the for lack of infrastructure to Many colleges shut their Women’s Education Board courses in DU, the University hotel owed the civic body. deal with “mountain dumps” doors for several courses in the has also released the fourth The New Delhi Munici- of decaying garbage at various fifth cut-off, virtually ending Daulat Ram college closed at 95 per cent cut-off list for BCom and pal Council (NDMC) ordered The luxury hotel’s licence was cancelled by the New Delhi Municipal landfill sites in the city. all chances of thousands of admissions for BA English Indraprastha College had BA (Programme) in Non- an internal probe after its ex- Council in March this year over the non-payment of dues of Rs 523 crore A bench headed by NGT aspirants who had pinned (Hons), Botany and Zoology BA English (Hons) with 94.25 Collegiate Women’s Education chairman Jalaj Srivastava, him- Chairperson Justice Swatanter their hopes on getting into the in its fifth cut-off, but BA per cent, BA Psychology with Board (NCWEB). self under the CBI scanner in NDMC officials in the recovery ing the council", he said. Kumar directed the AAP gov- University’s coveted colleges. Economics (Hons) was 96.5 and BCom (Hons) with Continuing the previous the case, approached Chief of fees from the 5-star property "Therefore, it was felt that ernment to apprise the tribu- North Campus colleges, available at 95 per cent with a 95.25 per cent still open. cut-off trends, Miranda House Minister Arvind Kejrwial located in the city's Lutyens' an internal panel be set up to nal of the steps it has taken to like Ramjas, shut its doors for dip of 0.5 per cent. Vivekanand College, an off- released the highest cut-off claiming he was being "falsely Zone. probe the issue," he said. lower the height of the garbage as many as 11 courses in the Even Political Science at campus option for applicants, for both courses at 80 (BA implicated". It is alleged that the NDMC Srivastava, now an addi- dumps at Bhalswa, Ghazipur general category. 92 and History at 91 per cent, closed its popular course BA Programme) and 80 per cent The luxury hotel's licence allowed a settlement of dues by tional secretary in the Union and Okhla landfill sites, saying Yet, BA Economics (Hons) both with a dip of 1.5 per cent, English (Hons). (BCom). was cancelled by the NDMC in accepting a one-time amount agriculture ministry, had these were a source of air and managed to stay available were available. Psychology However, a very slight dip Following closely was March this year over the non- of over Rs 150 crore, when Sriv- written to Kejriwal in March water pollution. at 96.25 per cent, while BA was available at 95.25 per cent in courses, like BCom, of 0.5 Hansraj College, which payment of dues of Rs 523 astava was its chairman, which alleging he was being "falsely “The NCT, Delhi would Political Science (Hons) was at (dipping by 0.75 per cent), per cent was seen, which is still released its fourth cut-off at 77 crore. "The panel will place allegedly resulted in a loss of implicated" by the council. show as to what steps it has 94.75 per cent. while the much sought after open at 89 per cent. per cent for BA Programme its report before the Council Rs 400 crore to the exchequer. Last year, the Central gov- taken to reduce the height of At Kirori Mal College, 14 BCom was open at 94.25, along Additionally, the cut-off and 78 per cent for BCom. which will take further action," "There are several officials ernment had constituted the mountain dumps of waste courses were shut, including with BCom (Hons) at 95 per for BCom (Hons) dipped Out of the list of 26 an NDMC official said on the in the NDMC who had accused the K K Pathak Commit- in Bhalswa, Ghazipur and English, Political Science and cent. from 92.5 per cent to 91 per NCWEB colleges, Aditi condition of anonymity. Srivastava of irregularities in tee to look into the alleged Okhla,” the bench said. Economics. Meanwhile, Gargi College cent, while for BA Psychology Mahavidyalaya and Bhagini There has been a con- the deal," the official said. irregularities in the payment The green panel noted that However, Botany (iat 92.33 still invited applications for BA (Hons), it came down from Nivedita College continued troversy over Le Méridien's Srivastava, in turn, has also of dues by four luxury hotels Delhi generated nearly 14,100 per cent), Zoology (at 93.33 English (Hons) at 93.5 per cent, 93.25 to 92 per cent. to have the lowest cut-off, licence fee since 2015 with alle- accused NDMC staffers of under the NDMC, including metric tonnes of garbage per per cent) and History (at 91.75 BA Political Science (Hons) at At PGDAV College, nine hovering at 60 per cent for both gations of irregularities against "concealing facts and mislead- Le Méridien. AGENCIES day. AGENCIES percent) are still open. 92 per cent and BCom (Hons) courses were closed, which the courses. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 Bihar's Robinhood would GDA to not increase land splurge on posh Delhi clubs

OUR CORRESPONDENT ments worth of several lakh, were missing. allotment rates for 2017-18 NEW DELHI: A man was The police had traced him arrested after the police traced to his native village when they RAHUL SINGH GDA officials in its 148th him in Bihar's Sitamarhi dis- found a screen grab of the board meeting were regard- trict who has been involved in accused from a CCTV foot- GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad ing the recovery of debts from various high profile robberies age taken near the house of the Development Authority (GDA) various housing construction in south east Delhi and earned complainant. on Monday decided against the companies. him a tag of Robinhood as he Even though the accused increasing land allotment rates The GDA will also issue a also spend money in health used to live a lavish lifestyle, till March 2018 due to the slow- final notice to builders of vari- camps in his native village. he would commit the robber- down in the realty sector and ous high-tech integrated town- The accused, Irfan, would ies without any shoes. fall in property sales. ships to recover its outstanding walk into a posh club in Delhi “He would operate alone Allotment rates or cir- Rs 110 crore. and throw around money buy- and without any shoes. He cle rates are fixed prices at There were 22 points of dis- ing the most expensive food was captured breaking into which the authorities sell land cussion for which the board and alcohol. the house and the Nigeh- for housing, industrial units, meeting was held. Though He would also splurge baan scheme in which the commercial and institutional there were very few steps taken money just to hear the song of police encourages the citi- projects. up for the development as the his choice. zens to install CCTV cameras Irfan, known as Robinhood, lived “Same as we did for the board focused more on the However, despite the high near their homes was crucial Yamuna Expressway Authority, budget planning and increas- flying life, Irfan would 'give a lavish lifestyle and also spent in identifying him,” said DCP we have decided not to increase ing the revenue. back' to his community' as he money on health camps PIC/MPOST South East Romil Baaniya. land allotment rates for the "The GDA has decided to would spend his money on in Bihar, where Irfan had been The accused had started financial year 2017-18 in all buy the 281 acre land for Mad- health camps. funding health camps and was breaking into posh colonies categories. We have approved “GDA will form a commit- incidents, Kumar said that "the to see whether they qualify the huban Bapudham housing This earned him the tag of also living a luxurious life style after his initial forays into cloth a proposal in this regard in our tee to discuss the new interest GDA board meeting decided to fire safety parameters". scheme at the rate of as orders 'Robinhood', as Irfan has been with his impressive assemblage business ended in failure. board meeting,” said Dr Prab- rates on monthly installment fire audit of all kinds of all com- The chairman laid stress by Supreme Court. The GDA involved in a spate of high pro- of luxury cars, police claimed. “We had recovered around hat Kumar, Chairman, GDA. for residential plots and house. mercials as well as residential on the audit of fire safety mea- will need Rs 1,232 crore for it. file robberies and would steal According to police, the 320 grams of stolen jewelry. In its board meeting held on The move was taken to relax multistoried buildings such as sures not the NOC (No objec- Rs 300 crore will be arranged gold watches and other luxury case came to light on June We are trying to ascertain the July 17, the GDA also decided the common and lower class commercial malls, hotels hos- tion certificate) as he feel that by the authority and rest of items by breaking into houses. 24, when the complainant in number of houses he broke into to reduce the interest rates of persons,” the chairman told pitals, schools, educational the NOC is very easy to obtain. total amount will be managed Irfan was arrested on July the case Rajeev Khanna who and also recover any other sto- allottees of housing and resi- reporters. Institutes and other buildings. Apart from these, the other by other sources." added the 6 after the police traced all the had reported that many of his len items,” said a senior police dential plots. In the view of increasing fire GDA will audit the buildings major decisions taken up by chairman of GDA. burglaries to Sitamarhi district valuables including gold orna- official. One held for stabbing One arrested Illegal encroachments near Robbery: Father-son person to death in Nilothi with over 1kg Mahagun society demolished Ganja near duo arrested OUR CORRESPONDENT When the body was taken RAHUL SINGH tor 78 were removed. Similar ing in these slums have been OUR CORRESPONDENT to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, the drive will be carried out by us absconding from their homes NEW DELHI: A 27-year-old doctors told the police that the Peeragarhi NOIDA: In the wake of tight- to demolish all such encroach- to evade arrest. NEW DELHI: A father-son man has been arrested for stab- accused had died of hemor- ening security in the area and ments by the sides of residential According to the police, team who were involved in a bing a person to death in outer rhagic shock due to injuries to OUR CORRESPONDENT to curb on the illegal encroach- societies,” said a senior official over 300 people had gathered string of robbery cases were Delhi's Nilothi area on Sunday. his neck. ments, the Noida Authority on from Noida Authority. at the gate of Mahagun Mod- nabbed in Mongolpuri area on The accused, identified as The police questioned sev- NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old Monday demolished dozens of “We have also warned the erne around 6 am on Wednes- Saturday by Delhi Police. Avdes, had killed Mahender eral slum dwellers who lived man was held with more than slums by the side of Mahagun encroachers not to carry out day, last week, alleging that one Upon the raid, Rs two lakh after they picked a fight over with Mahender. His brother-in- 100-kg of Ganja on Saturday, Moderne Society in Sector 78. any illegal construction activity of its residents had assaulted a cash, fifty-four stolen android the disposal of garbage. law told them that he had con- police said. The drive was initiated fol- in the future else strict actions domestic help, Zohra Bibi. mobiles, along with eleven He was arrested from his sumed liquor inside Avdesh's The accused, identified as lowing complaints from the will be taken against them,” They had managed to over- laptops were recovered. native village in Bihar where house. The police went to the Kapil alias Vicky, is a resident residents of the Mahagun soci- added the officer. power the security guards and According to police, he was hiding since the murder. slum but he was missing. They of Baprolla and was held near ety that these slums are creating The drive begun at around vandalized the premises. both of them are reportedly The police also claimed to later traced him in his village. Peeragarhi Metro Station on a threat for them as they sus- 11 am on Monday. Tension engulfed the area history sheeters and have been On further interrogation, have recovered a purse con- “The accused had con- the basis of a tip-off. pect the mob of attackers to be The domestic workers who after the mob attack, due to involved in a spate of robbery they disclosed that they used to taining the photograph of the sumed liquor and they started “We sent a team to the spot living there. work in the nearby societ- which the residents of the soci- incidents in Sultanpuri area. buy the stolen mobile phones deceased, an Aadhar card and arguing over disposal of gar- and identified the accused who “We have initiated a drive ies used to live in these slum ety listed 60 domestic helps and On the basis of information and laptops from small pick- an election card from the pos- bage. Another person, Kris- was inside a Santro car. He tried to demolish all the slums and houses. banned their entry into the and instance of informer, the pocketers and then further sold session of the accused. han who was also at the spot to flee when we asked him to illegal encroachments built on Heavy police force was society. police laid a trap on Saturday. them in higher prices and live a The murder took place on started fighting with Mahender stop,” said a senior police the authority’s land by the side deployed in the area to avoid The residents also met the The accused at first denied lavish lifestyle. July 11. The police received a and later they slit his throat official. of hi-rise apartments in various any situation of violence or MLA of Noida, Pankaj Singh the crime intially and defended Nand Kishore confessed his PCR call informing that the and dumped his body near the When the police checked sectors of Noida. opposition by these resident on Saturday, asking him to themselves but they later other crimes of robbery, selling body of a man was found lying bushes,” said a senior police his car they found the contra- "In the first phase the workers. tighten the security in the area accepted it as well as revealed of drugs, arms act, theft, pick- near a crematorium in Nilothi official. The police are now on band in four bundles at the rear encroachments by the side of Under the fear of getting and built up a police station their identity, Subhash and pocketing and house-theft village. the look-out for Krishan. seat of the car. Mahagun Moderne in Sec- arrested many people liv- nearby their society. Nand Kishore. among his crimes. 45-year-old who raped Gurugram DC orders shifting BSES engineer dies in road niece for over a year held of tax collection centres mishap during anti-theft drive OUR CORRESPONDENT Vinay Pratap Singh. OUR CORRESPONDENT “There are thousands of OUR CORRESPONDENT Hospital. The man was related to the girl so GURUGRAM: The tax col- cabs that stop at the area and However, a policeman NEW DELHI: A 45-year- lection point for taxis will be this really slows down the traf- NEW DELHI: A BSES engi- claimed that the teams were old man has been arrested on nobody suspected and used to visit her shifted to Dhanchari area in fic. I hope the shifting of the tax neer on Monday died and four provided adequate secu- Sunday for allegedly raping his whenever her parents were not around Gurugram as the decision to collection point will be a use- others were injured as their car rity for the raid which went niece for a period of one year shift it came after the recent ful step in reducing the jams at rammed into a tree while they "successfully". from south east Delhi's Jamia had fled the area. He was later was related to the girl nobody visit by the Deputy Commis- NH-8,” said Aman Chugh who were, according to BSES offi- "26 policemen accompa- Nagar area, police said. arrested on Sunday evening from the family suspected his sioner Vinay Pratap Singh uses the route on daily basis for cials, escaping a mob during under attack by a mob and nied the teams. The raid was According to police on from Delhi. role. He had visited the girl where it was observed that commuting to his office. a power theft checking drive forced to retreat. successful, but one of the cars Monday, the accused was the According to police, the whenever her parents were not large number of taxis stop- Besides the stoppages of in south west Delhi's Jaffarpur "The teams’ cars were met with an accident. No one uncle of the girl and has been girl had told them that she was around. The girl finally opened ping at the collection point large number of cab vehicles, Kalan area. chased by bike-borne goons. was being chased," said the arrested under Section 376 of repeatedly raped for a period up in April when the accused was causing huge traffic jams large scale construction activi- Police, however, claimed it One of the cars rammed into a officer. Indian Penal Code (IPC) and of one year by the accused who had left for Malda,” said a along NH-8. ties that are happening along was not a mob attack but a case tree and an occupant, assistant A case will be registered in appropriate sections of POCSO used to visit her house fre- senior police official privy to “Since it takes some time the major intersection of NH-8 of rash driving. engineer Abhimanyu Singh, the matter after considering "all Act. quently. The ten-year-old girl the investigation. for the taxi drivers to pay their also proves to be another rea- Three BSES teams raided succumbed to his injuries," said the circumstances", he said. The police had received the could not muster the courage Despite the fact that several taxes to the agents, the stop- son for traffic blockades at the Jhul Jhuli village in Jaffarpur the spokesperson. "These are not isolated official complaint in April. The to report the matter to her par- raids were conducted over the page of vehicles on the road is Delhi-Jaipur highway. The Kalan, after a tip about large The 32 -year-old Singh was incidents. Efforts to check the accused at that time was visit- ents as she was threatened with past few months, the accused seen as a major factor towards NHAI officials on their part scale power theft, on Monday a native of Munger, Bihar. irregularities are often thwarted ing his relatives in Malda dis- dire consequences. managed to evade the police. causing traffic blockades. We claim that the deadline for con- afternoon. Police said that the injured by law-defying people. Power trict in West Bengal. “The family of the girl He is currently being inter- have therefore decided to struction of underpasses and A BSES spokesperson said Bhim Singh (27), Yogender theft has taken shape of orga- By the time the police raid- lived in Jodhpur jhuggi in rogated after which he will be shift the collection point from flyovers at the National High- that the teams, accompanied by (25), Saurakh (24) and Irfan nized crime," said the BSES ing party reached Malda, he Jamia Nagar. Since the man produced before a local court. Sirhaul to Dhanchari,” said DC way will meet it s deadline. Delhi Police personnel, came (22) were admitted to DDU spokesperson. One dies in Girl students Ggn students transport: CBI rescues Ghazipur Green cover of Aravalli protest not woman who flyover Scant regard for safety norms being promoted PIYUSH OHRIE accident continues to recede went missing 5 OUR CORRESPONDENT GURUGRAM: The campaign OUR CORRESPONDENT PIYUSH OHRIE launched by Regional Trans- years ago GURUGRAM: Students of the port Authority (RTA) for safe NEW DELHI: One per- GURUGRAM: The report by Government College for Girls transportation of school stu- OUR CORRESPONDENT son had died and three oth- Wildlife Institute of India has here protested on Monday dents seem to have lost steam ers were injured when a tempo again substantiated the con- over their college decision to as students continue to be fer- NEW DELHI: After missing rammed into a stationary truck cerns of declining green cover not promote them to the next ried in an unsafe manner. for the past five years, Kiran in east Delhi's Ghazipur area of Aravallis. Spread in the area class for failing in half of their In April this year, the RTA Kumari, now in her 30s, has on Monday. of 6,000 sq km, the report high- subjects. started penalising the school been traced by Central Bureau The deceased, identified as lights that the open forest areas The protest also led to buses and private forms of of Investigation (CBI) from Ram Baksh, succumbed to his have been reduced to an area of traffic disruption as over 100 transport that were flouting Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh). injuries while he was on his meagre 119 sq km, with most of women students blocked the the directives laid by the Apex The woman went missing way to the hospital. it concentrated in Gurugram traffic outside the college in court for transportation of on May 23, 2012 from her The accident took place region. Sector 14 and shouted slogans school students. by the public agency to rein in house in Tughlaqabad. near the Ghazipur flyover Further, in the last six years, against Maharshi Dayanand The key parameters of the the modes of transport, school The CBI officials are yet to around 5 am. there have already been six sq University (MDU), Rohtak. directives were identification students continue to be filled comment on the circumstances According to a senior police km of green cover area that has The MDU had issued of the school transport vehicle beyond capacity. in which the woman went official, the truck had broken been enhanced in Aravallis. for a realty project. cases that are held up in var- guidelines and ordered through yellow and blue paint, “Our action against the missing. down due to some reasons and The report also highlights While environmental activ- ious courts regarding illegal principals not to allow installation of speed governors transport vehicles that are They have said that the she the driver decided to call for that in the last 16 years, the pro- ists claim that weak laws is encroachment of the area. admissions in the next class to and CCTV cameras and not flouting the rules will continue. is mentally disturbed and is help. ductivity of Aravalli land have resulting in public agencies to There have also been the first year students for failing filling the vehicle with students Time and again our officials are under the care of a local NGO. While the driver waited, reduced to 5,495 sq km to 5,235 further reduce the forest areas, reports of illegal mining. in subjects. The students were beyond capacity. taking punitive actions against The case was registered by the incoming tempo rammed sq km. the officials on their part claims “There are various chal- demanding admission in the However, after a relentless the drivers. We have also held the agency on the direction of into the stationary truck as the The report also warns that that only wild shrubs and Kikar lenges in preservation of Ara- second year. "One precious year campaign where more than 100 classes for the drivers to make Delhi High Court in February injured claimed that they could if the trends of deteriorating trees are being felled. vallis and the difficulties will will go in vain by the decision. school vehicles were fined, sit- them aware of the rules,” said 2014. not see the parked truck. Aravallis trend continue, large Even though it contributes only increase with the mass Students can clear papers in the uation continues to be same. Trilok Chand, secretary RTA. The CBI took over the A passerby called the police parts of it will turn into a des- in maximum share of the 8 urbanisation of districts in second attempt," a protesting With most of the private “I was forced to admit investigation of the case which and informed them about the ert area. per cent green cover of Guru- Haryana. However, our offi- student said. schools charging an exorbitant my child in a private school was earlier registered at Pul incident after which the fire The report comes at a time gram, rapid urbanisation, ille- cials are trying our best to pre- Sushila Sharma, principal sum for school transportation, in Vasant Kunj because they Prahaladpur Police Station. services were also pushed into when the environmental activ- gal encroachments and rapid serve the green belt by taking of the college and other senior most of the parents are forced were providing safe and effec- Besides taking all other action. The injured were shifted ists are already criticising the extinction of natural aquifers various like fencing and plant- officials assured the protesters to take the services of private tive school transport facility for necessary steps to trace the to the local hospital. Haryana Government over fell- are seen as major factors for ing new varieties of plants,” said that the issue would be forms of transport like cabs my child. It is important for his missing woman in various The body of Baksh has been ing of more than 7,000 trees in quick deterioration of Aravallis. a senior official from Forest discussed with the concerned and auto for their children. safety," said Anju Sachdeva, a states, a reward of Rs 5 lakh sent for post-mortem. the Aravalli area in Faridabad There are as many as 30 Department, South Division. authorities. Even after the announcement city resident. was announced. 5 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 mp nation RACE FOR RAISINA HILLS Modi hopes ‘spirit of GST’ will Kovind will win confortably: extend to Monsoon session OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI: Prime Minis- BJP; Kumar best choice: Oppn ter Narendra Modi on Monday hoped the “growing stronger OUR CORRESPONDENT Constitution thoughtfully.... together” spirit of the GST will Vote to uphold constitu- bring enthusiasm to Parliament NEW DELHI: As lawmak- tional values of our republic,” proceedings and that politi- ers voted to elect India’s next party general secretary Sita- cal parties will engage in high president, the ruling BJP ram Yechury said on Twitter. standard of debate and provide exuded on Monday confi- Yechury and senior Congress value addition during the Mon- dence that NDA nominee leader Mallikarjun Kharge soon session. Ram Nath Kovind would win asked all MPs and MLAs Terming the start of the ses- with a “comfortable” margin, exercising their franchise to sion as very significant, Modi while the opposition said its vote according to their “inner noted that this session has got joint pick Meira Kumar was conscience”. an opportunity to elect a new the best choice in the “clash of “We believe in democracy president and a vice-president ideologies”. and that’s why we are contest- for the country, which will also “Kovind ji will win (the ing (the poll). All the voters, complete seven decades of its election) with a respectable including those from the BJP, Independence on August 15. and comfortable margin,” should also vote as per their “Today the Monsoon ses- PM walks up to greet Oppn MPs Union minister M Venkaiah conscience,” Kharge said. sion begins. After summer, the Naidu told reporters ahead With both Kovind and advent of rain brings in a fresh NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on of the polling. Naidu, how- Kumar belonging to the Dalit pleasant smell in the soil. ever, refused to comment on community, Bahujan Samaj Similarly, the Monsoon ses- Monday walked up to senior opposition leaders the BJP parliamentary board’s Party (BSP) chief Mayawati sion will bring in a new spirit in the Lok Sabha to greet them as the House met meeting to choose the ruling expressed satisfaction that a after the successful implemen- on the opening day of the monsoon session while alliance’s vice presidential can- Dalit leader would occupy the tation of the Goods and Ser- voting was underway for the keenly- contested didate. Let the presidential poll office of the president irrespec- vices Tax (GST),” he hoped. presidential election in the parliament complex. get over first, he said. tive of who won the poll. “It is my firm belief that the Another Union Minister Mayawati also claimed it Monsoon session will provide Just before the proceedings began, Modi, External Ravi Shankar Prasad said Kov- was because of her party that an opportunity to all politi- Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Parliamen- ind will register a “decisive vic- the NDA and the opposition cal parties and MPs to enter tary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar exchanged tory” and would turn out as an had to field candidates from into high standard of debate pleasantries with leaders in the opposition bench- “honest” president, who, he the community. and to provide value addition es including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, said, will work hard according “Winning or losing (a for taking major decisions in to the Constitution. poll) is a different issue. Who- larger national interest,” he told Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and “It would have been better ever wins, the good thing is a reporters here. National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah. if there was consensus (among Scheduled Caste person will The prime minister said Abdullah took oath as Lok Sabha member on all parties over Kovind’s nomi- be the country’s president. the passage of the GST showed Monday after winning the Srinagar bypoll recently. nation). But no issues,” he said. And I think it is a good thing the good that can be achieved Congress leader Ghulam for our movement, the party. when all political parties, all While the Prime Minister greeted Gandhi with Nabi Azad said the fight “And the NDA, the BJP had governments come together a ‘namaste’, he shook hands with Yadav. Union between Kovind and Kumar to field a Dalit candidate for and work for the nation. minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s son Chirag was seen was “one of ideologies” and BJP President Amit Shah after casting his vote during the Presidential election at Parliament House the presidential poll because Modi said whenever polit- touching the feet of the Prime Minister. rated the latter as the best on Monday PIC/Naveen Sharma of the BSP and the other side ical parties and government Swaraj, who walked up to the opposition leaders choice for the president’s post. (the opposition) too,” she told take decisions keeping in mind “The president should be when there is a clash of ide- tion in Rajya Sabha, said. todian of the Constitution” reporters outside Parliament. national interest, it shows their after Modi, was seen talking to Congress leader in a person pursuing an ideol- ologies, I think our candidate Backing Kumar, the CPI(M) thoughtfully. The voting for the presi- commitment towards the larger the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. MPOST ogy under which everybody (Kumar) is the best,” Azad, urged voters, comprising MPs “Hope the electoral college dential poll began at 10 am public good. should be equal for him. And the Leader of the Opposi- and MLAs, to pick the “cus- picks the custodian of India’s and will continue till 5 pm. “It has been proved success- the Rajya Sabha. period of the country, so nat- fully with the implementation “This session is very signif- urally, people’s attention, like of GST. The GST spirit is about icant. On August 15, we will always, will be focused more growing stronger together. complete seven decades of our on this session. “As the Mon- Prez poll: Close to 99% voting witnessed I hope the same GST spirit Independence. On August 9, soon session of Parliament gets prevails in this session,” he said. which comes in the midst of the underway, we salute our farm- The Budget session of Par- session, the Quit India Move- ers who have been ensuring OUR CORRESPONDENT Prime Minister Narendra Modi was liament had enacted the Goods ment turns 75 years,” he said. food security for the country the first person to cast his vote, Mishra and Services Tax act, which was The prime minister said with their hard work. This ses- NEW DELHI: Close to 99 per cent vot- said. supported by all political par- since the Monsoon session falls sion begins by remembering ing was recorded on Monday for elect- He also said that except for Andhra ties in both the Lok Sabha and in one of the most significant those farmers,” he said. ing India’s 14th president, the returning Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Mani- officer for the poll announced. pur and Tripura, data has been received The counting of votes will take place from all other states which indicates that Amarinder for GST exemption on langar, prasad on July 20. Arunachal Pradesh, Chhat- the voting was “close to 100 per cent”. tisgarh, Assam, Gujarat, Bihar, Haryana, Counting will begin at 11 AM on OUR CORRESPONDENT Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Naga- July 20. First the ballot box of Parlia- land, Uttarakhand and Puducherry ment House will be opened, and then, CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Ama- recorded 100 per cent voting. the ballot boxes received from states will rinder Singh has sought from Union Finance In Parliament House, the voting per- be counted on alphabetical basis. Minister Arun Jaitley a GST exemption on ‘lan- centage was 99 per cent, said Lok Sabha The votes will be counted on four gars’ and the ‘prasad’ distributed at various reli- Secretary General Anoop Mishra, who separate tables and there would be eight gious places, including temples. is also the returning officer for the polls. rounds of counting. In a letter to the union minister, Amarinder He said while the sanctioned Thirty two polling stations including reminded Jaitley that gurdwaras were exempted strength of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya the one in Parliament house, was set up from VAT on goods they bought to cook at ‘lan- Sabha is 776, 771 MPs were eligible to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan casts her vote for the Presidential Election in in various states. gars’ (community kitchens), an official spokes- ing temples, gurdwaras and other religious cast their votes. Parliament House on Monday A total of 4,896 voters -- 4,120 MLAs man said on Monday. The chief minister wrote institutions. There are two vacancies each in the and 776 elected MPs -- are eligible to to Jaitley after an appeal by the Sikh Gurdwara “The levy of GST on goods purchased by Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, while mani Ramadoss of the PMK did not Maurya and Union minister Uma cast their ballot. MLCs of states with Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) and others to these institutions was not fair as they did not one BJP MP Chedi Paswan does not cast their votes. Bharti. legislative council are not part of the waive the tax on these materials, he said. have any source of income and were being run have voting rights, he added. Fifty-four MPs had sought permis- BJP chief Amit Shah, who is an MLA electoral college. Under the new GST regime, tax is payable on and managed through donations,” Amarinder In Delhi, 717 MPs were to cast their sions to cast their vote in state capi- from Gujarat, had also sought permis- While the value of an MLA’s vote the purchases made for the community kitchens, said in the letter. The chief minister said the ballot but only 714 exercised their fran- tals. These included Goa Chief Minister sion to cast his vote in Delhi. depends on the population of the state the spokesman said. demand for GST exemption by the manage- chise. The TMC’s Tapas Pal, the BJD’s Manohar Parrikar, his UP counterpart Trinamool Congress MPs cast their he or she belongs to, the value of an MP’s The chief minister said the GST is also pay- ments of religious institutions was fair and Ram Chandra Hansdak and Ambu- Adityanath, his deputy Keshav Prasad votes in Kolkata. vote remains the same at 708. able on the sale of ‘prasad’ and this is impact- should be acceded to by the Centre. Karunanidhi fails Naidu has come a long way to vote in prez Oppn V-P pick Gandhi sought election due from his jail cell under MISA to poor health mercy for Yakub Memon: Sena OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT He had written a letter to the made great sacrifices in the NEW DELHI: In the ‘70s President seeking mercy for fight against terrorism. when BJP’s precursor Jana CHENNAI: Dravida Munne- NEW DELHI: The opposi- Memon. Memon was the lone con- Sangh was a marginal player tra Kazhagam chief M Karu- tion’s vice presidential candi- “You have nominated such vict in the 1993 Mumbai serial with little clout in the south, a nanidhi could not cast his vote date Gopal Krishna Gandhi a man as the vice presidential blasts case who was sent to the young party worker kept him- in Monday’s presidential elec- on Monday came in for criti- candidate. What type of mind- gallows. self busy putting up posters of tion due to health reasons, cism from the Shiv Sena for set is this? Narrow or broad? Is He was executed on July 30, stalwarts such as Atal Bihari party working president M K having sought mercy for Mum- this in the national interest?” 2015 in connection with the Vajpayee and L K Advani. Stalin said here. bai serial blasts convict Yakub he asked. serial blasts that claimed over Muppavarapu Venkaiah After voting in the election Memon, but the Congress Coming to Gandhi’s 250 lives and left more than 700 Naidu has come a long way at the Assembly Secretariat, defended the decision. defence, Congress leader others injured. since those days of political Stalin said the nonagenarian Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Anand Sharma questioned on values, who has distinguished The Congress-led opposi- obscurity to be chosen today leader could not vote in view of Raut on Monday accused the what basis was the Sena ques- himself in every assignment - tion had on July 11 picked Gan- as the NDA’s candidate for Vice his health and doctor’s advise. former West Bengal governor tioning the credentials of Gan- as a civil servant, as India’s high dhi, a grandson of Mahatma President, a post he is almost Karunanidhi has been of “putting all his might” to save dhi who had distinguished commissioner to South Africa, Gandhi, as their candidate. certain to occupy. Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu being offered sweets by his wife unwell since December last and Memon, a “bombing plotter”, himself as a civil servant and to Sri Lanka as an ambassador, The election is scheduled for From a humble agricultural Usha at his home after he was announced as the NDA’s barring him, all other 88 DMK from gallows. India’s envoy to South Africa as a professor.... On what basis August 5. family of Andhra Pradesh’s Vice-Presidential candidate in New Delhi on Monday PTI legislators voted in the election. “Memon was a bombing and Sri Lanka. are they questioning?” he said. The BJP parliamentary Nellore district, the former BJP The DMK patriarch had plotter and a pawn in the hands “If they are questioning the Sharma also said the Con- board met here this evening national president is known for for the prime minister’s post Modi government, Naidu had voted in the 2012 presidential of Pakistan which waged war credentials of the person of the gress party needed no certifi- and chose Union minister M his oratory. A two-term mem- before the 2014 elections. defended the prime minister poll when Pranab Mukherjee against India. Gandhi had put stature of Gopal Krishna Gan- cate from those questioning Venkaiah Naidu as the NDA’s ber of the Andhra Pradesh Leg- Naidu currently holds and the government whenever was elected president. all his might to save Memon. dhi ji, who stands by Gandhian Gandhi’s credentials as it had nominee for the election. islative Assembly, Naidu was the portfolios of Information the opposition targeted them in never a member of the Lok and Broadcasting and Hous- both the houses of Parliament. Sabha. ing and Urban Affairs. He He had also ensured high He was however elected to was also Minister of Parlia- political outreach by meeting Over 300 I-T commissioners transferred across nation the Rajya Sabha three times mentary Affairs in the Modi Congress Chief Sonia Gan- from Karnataka and currently government. dhi when there was a standoff OUR CORRESPONDENT on May 31, the CBDT also ensure “preventive vigilance” represents Rajasthan in the Earlier, he had served as between the government and transferred over 50 chief com- in the department and effective Upper House of Parliament. Rural Development Minister the opposition in Parliament. NEW DELHI: Over 300 com- missioners of the department check on work conduct. “A farmer s son, MVen- in the previous NDA govern- Several major legislations missioners of the Income Tax across the country. The transferred officers, the kaiahNaidu Garu brings years ment led by Vajpayee. were cleared by Parliament department have been trans- A senior department offi- official said, have been asked to of experience in public life and The 68-year-old veteran when he was Parliamentary ferred recently by the govern- cial said these three lists in join their new charges in short is admired across the politi- party leader also served as the Affairs Minister, including the ment, a major reshuffle seen quick intervals can be billed time as the CBDT wants to ini- cal spectrum,” Prime Minister BJP national president from historic Real Estate Act and fast as an attempt to fine tune the as the largest scale of transfers tiate a number of new taxpayer Narendra Modi said in a Tweet, July 2002 to October 2004 for forwarding of the GST Bill. working of the department. done in the department in the friendly measures. using a Telugu word of respect. two consecutive terms. Known for coining acro- The Central Board of Direct last few years. work productivity and trans- quality and efficacy of the tax It also wants to give conti- “I know MVenkaiahNaidu He quit the post after the nyms, Naidu termed the mis- Taxes (CBDT), which frames “The 245 commissioners parency in the department collection, assessment, investi- nuity to the ongoing drive like Garu for years. Have always party’s defeat in the 2004 Lok sion of the Modi Government policy for the tax department, transfer list published recently which has a large public inter- gation and other aspects under nabbing those who generated admired his hardwork & tenac- Sabha elections. as ‘MODI- Making of Devel- has recently brought out two is the largest amongst the three face,” he said. the direct taxes charter. black money post demoneti- ity. A fitting candidate for the Naidu was an ABVP activist oped India’ which had become lists -- first transferring 80 and lists. Such huge numbers were The task of the commission- The transfer lists have been sation and the job of widen- office of Vice President,” he during the Emergency and was the official line of the Centre in subsequently 245 commis- never heard of, even as the lists ers and chief commissioners personally vetted by CBDT ing the tax base by identifying added. arrested and jailed. its public outreach campaign sioner rank officials across the have come during the usual rank officials in the I-T depart- Chairman Sushil Chandra who, those who can pay income tax Once an Advani protege, As the first Minister of on the occasion of three years country. transfers season due every year. ment is largely supervisory, but in the past, has written regular but are not doing so at present, Naidu vigorously backed Modi Parliamentary Affairs in the of being in office. Just few days before this, The aim is to ensure better is very crucial in ensuring the letters to his senior officials to the official added. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 Hearing on Do not make generalised Pak violates truce again, kills Dileep’s bail plea deferred comments on graft: TN Army jawan, 9-year-old girl to July 20 minister to Kamal Haasan KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Monday deferred to OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT Thursday the hearing on the 3 terrorists killed bail plea of Malayalam actor CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu min- JAMMU/SRINAGAR: A NIA ropes in tax officials Dileep, arrested for allegedly ister D Jayakumar on Monday nine-year-old girl and an in gunbattle with plotting the abduction and hit out at actor Kamal Haasan Army jawan were killed and assault of a popular South over his allegations of corrup- four others injured on Mon- security forces to probe trade at LoC Indian actress. tion against the state govern- day in heavy firing and mortar Justice B Sudheendra ment, asking him to refrain shelling by Pakistani troops at SRINAGAR: Three NEW DELHI: The National the agency, they said. Kumar deferred the hearing, from making "generalised various places along the Line unidentified militantsInvestigation Agency (NIA) It is expected that a few rejecting actor's fervent plea comments". of Control (LoC) in Jammu were on Monday killed by has roped in tax officials to more tax officials may join the to hear the same urgently. On The finance minister also wanted a case to be filed against and Kashmir, officials said. the security forces in an probe trans-LoC trade and agency, the officials said. Thursday, the court will first asked the popular actor to Haasan. The 62-year-old actor, The Indian Army retaliated, encounter in Anantnag dis- alleged receipt of money by The IRS officers' exper- hear the prosecution counsel make such comments after however, was supported by triggering heavy exchanges, trict of south Kashmir, said separatists groups in the Kash- tise lies in detecting service argument against the plea. entering politics, adding that he many opposition parties. they said. defence officials. mir Valley, believed to be the tax, central excise (which are Though counsel for the did not have the "guts" to do so. Rebel AIADMK leader and In Rajouri, the administra- The encounter broke out main source of terror financ- now subsumed in the GST) accused repeatedly insisted for Jayakumar wondered why former chief minister O Pan- tion sounded alert and advised at around 8 pm at Wani- ing, officials said today. and custom duty evasion. Two a urgent hearing of the matter, Haasan had not levelled such neerselvam said everyone was SUPREME SACRIFICE: Naik the residents to stay indoors in hama village of Anantnag, The Centre has allowed the key intelligence agencies of the the court said the plea can be allegations when late chief min- entitled to express their opin- the wake of the Pakistani shell- Muddasar Ahmed following an anti-mili- deputation of officers of the finance ministry –the Director- considered only after hearing ister J Jayalalithaa was alive and ions in a democracy. ing, Deputy Commissioner man said, adding “The nation tancy operation launched Indian Revenue Service (Cus- ate of Revenue Intelligence and the investigation agency. questioned why he was speak- "That right cannot be taken Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said. will always remain indebted by the security forces, said toms and Central Excise) in the Directorate General of Goods Pleading innocence with ing out now. away by those in power. It will The Pakistani actionto him for the supreme sac- a defence spokesman. NIA to help the investigators and Services Tax Intelligence the court, Dileep's counsel said "Even if he speaks, there be a good democratic approach affected a population of rifice and devotion to duty.” He added that three probe the multi-layered trade –are manned by these officers. there was no material to impli- should be truth in it. There is to give a proper reply to a differ- 4500-5000 in villages of Pan- The Pakistani troops also tar- militants were killed in the transactions, they said. The NIA claimed it has got cate the actor in the case. not an iota of truth (in his alle- ing opinion," he told reporters. jgrain, Rajdhani and Naika in geted civilian areas in Balakote, ensuing gunbattle. The federal agency to probe crucial leads from the analysis He argued that the actor gations). It is just mudslinging Opposition Leader M K Rajouri-Poonch belt, he added. Manjakote and Baroti belts of terrorism-related cases had in of voluminous trade-related was arrested on the basis of the on the government and there- Stalin pointed out that his “The Pakistan Army ini- Rajouri, a police officer said. ordered closure of all schools December registered a case to documents seized by it in raids statement by co-accused Sunil fore we are also responding," he party had also been raising tiated unprovoked firing on In the firing and shelling, early morning. However, 120 look into the barter trade at the conducted recently in connec- Kumar, alias 'Pulsar' Suni. told reporters here. the issue of corruption against Indian Army posts in Rajouri 9-year-old Sajada Houser was students were held up in Gov- Line of Control (LoC) through tion with this case. The actor moved the high "He (Haasan) has no guts to the ruling AIADMK. "So are sector and Poonch district killed at Baroti, the officer said. ernment School at Panjgrain Salamabad in north Kashmir's There is a case of over- court for bail after an Anga- enter politics. But making gen- you (AIADMK) ready to file around 0730 hours. The Indian “Heavy mortal shelling was and on report of headmaster, Baramulla district and Chakan- and under-invoicing in which maly magisterial court refused eralised comments to malign case against us also? If yes, we Army retaliated strongly and reported in forward areas of senior officers coordinated Da-Bagh in the Poonch district almonds are brought in for Rs to grant him the relief and sent (the government) is not accept- are ready to face it in court," effectively,” a Defence spokes- Tehsil Manjakote in Rajouri for their safe evacuation as of Jammu region. The IRS offi- 600-650 per kg as against Rs him to judicial custody till July able," he said. he said. man said. In the exchange of this morning. A population of shelling was reported of have cials would also extend help in 250-300 per kg. The huge mar- 25. Dileep, charged under vari- The minister's statement Haasan found support fire, Naik Muddasar Ahmed 4500-5000 in villages of Pan- affected nearby area,” the the money trail and in unearth- gin in the trade is suspected to ous sections of IPC, including comes days after his cabinet from the CPI's state unit, who was grievously injured when jgrain, Rajdhani and Naika DC said. ing alleged 'benami' property have been exploited by terror- the one for hatching crimi- colleagues S P Velumani and C backed him on his corruption mortar shells landed on his among others was affected,” “The firing and shelling and transactions made by some ists, the officials said. nal conspiracy for abduction Ve Shanmugam had hit out at allegations, and also argued bunker, the spokesman said, Choudhary said. exchanges stopped at 1,445 separatists groups in the Valley, According to the cross-LoC and assault of the actress in a the actor for charging the gov- against "intimidating" state- adding that he succumbed to Two civilians were injured hours,” the defence spokes- the officials, speaking on the trade agreement between India moving car on February 17, ernment with corruption. ments aimed at him. his injuries later. in the shelling, he said, add- man said. condition of anonymity, said. and Pakistan, products grown is currently lodged in a jail in Velumani had sought evi- The actor had only exer- The 37-year-old jawan is ing one seriously injured Shah Later in the day, Pakistani The finance ministryin both sides of Kashmir will his home town Aluva. Oppos- dence from Haasan to back his cised his freedom of expres- survived by wife Shaheena Begum was admitted in district troops resorted to unpro- recently allowed an IRS officer be exchanged under the barter ing Dileep's bail plea in the charge and also asked whether sion, and many incidents in the Muddasar and two children. hospital while other injured voked firing at three villages to join the NIA for an initial system. The products included magisterial court on Saturday, the actor was ready to furnish state, including rescinding of “Ahmed was a brave and Sharief Ahmed was given in Kamalkote area of Uri in period of four months to look 'badam giri' (almond) grown the prosecution had claimed details of the taxes he had paid the RK Nagar bypoll were proof sincere soldier. He loved his first aid. Baramulla district at around 3 into various cross-border trade in parts of Pakistan-occupied- that there was strong evidence for his films. of corruption, CPI State Secre- job to the core,” the spokes- “District Administration pm, defence sources said. related cases being probed by Kashmir (PoK). against the actor. AGENCIES Law Minister Shanmugam tary R Mutharasan said. Tejaswi has two options... Pak-backed LeT ultra Assam flood scene better; resign or get sacked: BJP who attacked UP toll mounts by five to 65 OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT CRPF camp nabbed GUWAHATI: Assam floods PATNA: Bihar eputy Chief OUR CORRESPONDENT and its team reached Mumbai claimed five more lives on Minister Tejaswi Prasad and arrested Salim. Monday, even as the overall Yadav on Monday brushed MUMBAI/LUCKNOW: A Eight people, including situation improved margin- aside questions on the grow- suspected terrorist of Pak- some CRPF jawans, had been ally with around 8 lakh people ing demand for his resignation istan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba killed in the terror strike. affected across 17 districts in as media speculation, even as (LeT), allegedly involved in an In Lucknow, Inspector the state. the BJP said he has only two attack on a CRPF camp in Uttar General of UP ATS Aseem According to a report by options –resign or get sacked. Pradesh in 2008, was arrested Arun said that after the arrest the Assam State Disaster Man- Responding to a question on Monday at the Mumbai of ISI agent Aftab from Faiz- agement Authority (ASDMA), on the growing demand for airport shortly after he flew in abad on May 3, 2017, the ATS three persons lost their lives his resignation, Tejaswi told from UAE, police said. had come to know that Salim in Morigaon district of Cen- Flood victims travel to a makeshift camp at Goroimari village in reporters outside the Assembly Salim Mukim Khan alias Khan used to pass on direc- tral Assam. It said one each Kamrup district, Assam, on Monday that "it (resignation demand) is Abu Amaar alias Arif, a native tions to him and also send him died in Goalpara and Gola- Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav interacts with journalists only in the media." at the state Vidhan Sabha in Patna on Monday of Hathgaon in Fatehpur dis- money from abroad. ghat districts. Sonowal today directed all dep- South Salmara, where over 2.44 Tejaswi had skipped an trict of Uttar Pradesh, was fac- Arun said that two people, With this, the total number uty commissioners to ensure lakh people were affected by official function on July 15, in state BJP Parliamentary leaders of the three coali- ing a lookout notice and was Kausar and Shareef, arrested of persons losing their lives in that families affected by the the deluge, followed by Morig- which he had to share dais with party chief, urged Nitish tion partners to talk among stopped at an immigration in connection with the attack this year's flood-related cases floods were provided with aon with more than 1.45 lakh Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Kumar to "stand firm on his themselves to hammer out a counter on the intervening on CRPF camp, had told the has gone up to 65, including relief materials, irrespective of sufferers. indicating that the acrimony ground (seeking resignation solution. night of July 16 and 17, said UP police that Salim Khan had eight in Guwahati. whether they were staying in Authorities were running between the JD(U) and the of Tejaswi)... BJP is standing Amid reports of the BJP a police official in Mumbai on got training with them at a ter- The ASDMA said over relief camps or not. 256 relief camps and distri- RJD has reached a flash point with him on his decision on going soft on Nitish since the condition of anonymity. ror camp in Muzaffarabad in 7.65 lakh people were suf- Reviewing the situation in bution centres in 13 districts, in the wake of an FIR regis- this issue." Though none of the Tejaswi Yadav episode came to His interrogation and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir fering at present in Dhemaji, a video-conference with the where 18,931 persons were cur- tered by the CBI against the JD(U) spokesmen made any the fore, Sushil Modi thanked records available with the secu- in 2007. While being abroad, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Nal- DCs, he asked them to take rently taking shelter. deputy chief minister. statement on the issue today, the chief minister for his sup- rity agencies showed his alleged Salim had been in contact with bari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, steps for repairing and rebuild- Across the state, 8,31,472 RJD president Lalu Prasad party MLA Shyam Bahadur port to NDA's presidential pick role in the "suicide" attack on a Aftab and gave instructions to Chirang, Dhubri, South Sal- ing houses that were damaged animals and poultry were has also ruled out the resigna- Singh said, "Gatbandhan aaj Ram Nath Kovind. CRPF camp in Rampur, Uttar him about terror activities and mara, Goalpara, Morigaon, fully or partially by floods. affected by the flood waters at tion of his son Tejaswi. toot jaye to achha hain... BJP ke "Nitish Kumar's support Pradesh, on January 1, 2008, funding, the official in Mum- Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Siv- At the Kaziranga National present. While Tejaswi stuck to his saath kaam karne mein maja to NDA nominee holds a he said. bai said. asagar, Karimganj and Cachar Park, 28 per cent of the area Due to the impact of the gun not to quit, BJP leader ata hain (its better if the alli- lot of significance for which Initial inquiry by the Maha- Aftab had been in constant districts. was under water. flood waters, many roads, Sushil Kumar Modi said, ance breaks today... we love to we thank him," Sushil said rashtra ATS showed that Salim touch with the Pakistan High Till yesterday, 10 lakh peo- The ASDMA said 1,102 vil- embankments and bridges "Tejaswi Yadav has only two work with the BJP)." claiming, along with NDA was suspected to be associated Commission and had gath- ple were affected in the latest lages were under water at pres- have been damaged in many options - either tender resig- Congress MLA Shakil and JD(U) MLAs, four Inde- with LeT, the official said. ered information about sev- wave of floods across 21 dis- ent and nearly 41,000 hectares districts, including Cachar, nation or get sacked." Ahmad Khan and MLC Dilip pendents have also voted for Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror- eral defence establishments in tricts in the state. of crop areas were inundated. Biswanath, Barpeta, Morigaon Sushil Modi, who is the Chaudhary suggested senior Kovind. ism Squad (ATS) was informed UP, the official said. Chief Minister Sarbananda The worst affected was and Chirang. NATION BRIEFS Dahi Handi adventure sport? PUNJAB REVIEWING RETIREMENT OF Sanjay’s early release as per HC tells Maha govt to clarify GOVT STAFF: AMARINDER SINGH CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government is reviewing MUMBAI: The Bombay High val shall not exceed the height rules: Maharashtra govt to HC Court on Monday asked the of 20 feet and no minor shall the provision of extension of retirement age for two Maharashtra government to be permitted to participate in years, over and above the age of 58, in a bid to in- OUR CORRESPONDENT sanction for special remis- clarify the grounds for clas- its formation. crease more employment opportunities, Chief Minister sion which was rejected by sifying 'Dahi Handi' as an Under the resolution, the Captain Amarinder Singh said here on Monday. During MUMBAI: The Maharash- the prisons department on adventure sport in 2015 and government permitted minors a media interaction after casting his vote for the presi- tra government on Monday December 15, 2015. permitting minors to partici- above the age of 11 years to par- dential election at the Vidhan Sabha here, he said that justified its decision to grant However, the same was pate in the festival. ticipate in the festival but with a remission of eight months to later allowed considering the A division bench of Jus- letter from their parents. the government was mulling a policy change to fix 58 actor Sanjay Dutt in the 1993 accused's "conduct and behav- tices R M Savant and Sadhana Referring to the resolution, as the retirement age to generate more employment bomb blasts case, stating in iour" and Dutt was released Jadhav raised the query while Justice Jadhav said, "Is Dahi opportunities for the state’s youth but the issue was still the Bombay High Court that from jail on February 25, 2016, hearing a petition seeking Handi an adventure sport? Are being discussed. The matter was being reviewed and it was done as per rules and the report said. contempt action against BJP our orders being flouted under a policy decision would be taken only after detailed no special treatment was given The high court perused the leader Ashish Shelar and oth- the garb of it being an adven- analysis of the implications of any change with regard to him. report and posted the peti- ers for flouting conditions and ture sport? How can minors Dutt was earlier sentenced tion for further hearing after restrictions laid down by the take part in such adventure to the existing policy, he added. to five years in jail for posses- two weeks. high court for the Dahi Handi sports? Explain it to us." HARYANA GOVT DECIDES TO COVER ALL sion of arms, which were a part Dutt was let out in February 2016, eight months early, ‘on account of During the investigation festival in 2015. Apart from The bench directed the gov- of the consignment used in the his good conduct’ while in Pune’s Yerwada prison and the marathon trial, Dutt Shelar, the petition also sought ernment to respond to its que- BENEFICIARIES IN STATE UNDER PMBSY 1993 blasts. spent 18 months in jail. contempt action against for- ries and posted the matter for CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government has de- The actor, who was on bail cipline and participation in department by granting him On July 31, 2007, the mer Mumbai BJP's youth wing further hearing on August 4. during the trial, had surren- various institutional activities remission. TADA court in Mumbai sen- president Ganesh Pandey and The court also noted that cided to cover all beneficiaries of the state under the dered in May 2013 after the such as physical training, edu- "The Maharashtra Prisons tenced him to six years' rigor- the then principal secretary of political leaders like Ashish Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), which Supreme Court upheld his cational programmes and for (Remission System) Rules ous imprisonment under the the department concerned in Shelar, who is head of the Dahi provides accidental insurance coverage to the persons conviction. performing the allotted work." provide for remission of up Arms Act and imposed a fine the state. Handi Samiti set up by the state in the age group of 18 to 70 in case of death or dis- Dutt was let out in Febru- The report was submit- to three days per month for of Rs 25,000. The petitioner on Monday government in February 2015, ability. The annual insurance premium of Rs 12 will be ary 2016, eight months early, ted in response to a pub- good behaviour, discipline In 2013, the Supreme informed the bench that after should abstain from organis- reimbursed by the government to all the beneficiaries. on account of his good con- lic interest litigation filed by and so on. In the present mat- Court upheld the ruling but the high court laid down the ing or even attending such fes- A notification to this effect issued by the Social Justice duct while in Pune's Yerwada Pune resident Pradeep Bhale- ter at hand, as per the rules, reduced the sentence to five restrictions in its order in 2015, tivals where court orders are prison. kar, questioning the regular the accused (Dutt) is entitled years following which he sur- the state government issued a being flouted. and Empowerment Department stated that under this The government submit- paroles and furloughs granted for 256 days remission which rendered to serve the remain- resolution on August 11 the The Samiti was set up fol- scheme, which would be effective from June 1, 2017, ted a report before a bench of to Dutt when he was serving comes to eight months and 16 der of his sentence. same year declaring Dahi lowing a direction from the all beneficiaries in the state would get accidental cover Justices R M Savant and Sad- his sentence. days," the report said. During his imprisonment, Handi as an adventure sport. HC and its mandate was to of Rs 2 lakh. hana Jadhav, saying Dutt was Bhalekar, in his petition, It also said that on Octo- he was granted parole for 90 In its 2015 order, the high implement the court's guide- granted remission on account alleged that Dutt was given ber 19, 2015, an application days in December 2013 and court had said the human pyr- lines during the Dahi Handi of his "good behaviour, dis- undue favour by the prisons was filed by Dutt seeking for 30 days later. amids formed during the festi- festivities. AGENCIES 7 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 mp nation VVIP CHOPPERS CASE HC to pronounce verdict on Govt restores crucial ITBP post to Nagaland floor ED arrests director of 2 test today make it stronger on China border OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT

KOHIMA: The Kohima Bench NEW DELHI: The govern- Dubai firms in Chennai of Gauhati High Court on ment has restored a crucial Monday reserved its verdict senior-level post in the Sino- OUR CORRESPONDENT for today on the directive by India border guarding force Nagaland Governor P B Acha- ITBP after three years, a devel- NEW DELHI: A woman direc- rya asking Chief Minister opment seen as strengthening tor of two Dubai- based firms Shurhozelie Liezietsu to seek the paramilitary in the wake was on Monday arrested by the a floor test. The court had on of frequent military stand-offs Enforcement Directorate (ED) July 14 stayed till on Monday between the two sides. in connection with its probe in the governor’s directive asking 1986-batch Indian Police the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP heli- Liezietsu to seek the floor test Service officer R K Mishra copters money laundering case, on or before July 15. on Monday took over as the the ED said. Liezietsu had argued in new additional director gen- The central probe agency his plea that the governor’s eral (ADG) of the about 90,000 identified the woman as Shivani directive was, on the face of it, personnel strong force. ones at Ladakh and Arunachal was expected to look after Saxena, an “active” director of “unconstitutional, illegal, arbi- The lone ADG post of the Pradesh. important subjects of opera- Ms UHY Saxena and Ms Matrix trary and violative of the basic Indo-Tibetan Border Police While ITBP was not at the tions and capacity building as Holdings. Both the firms are features of the Constitution.” was diverted to the NDRF in forefront of the recent tension the second-in-command of located in Dubai. It said the process of by- February, 2014 by the Union between the border forces of the ITBP Director General R She was arrested from Chen- election, Liezietsu is contesting, home ministry, under which the two sides in Sikkim, it had K Pachnanda. nai, it said. is already underway and there- the two forces function. its operational presence in the The officer (ADG Mishra), Saxena and her husband Orsi and AgustaWestland CEO fore it was “imperative and A senior official in the area. who is credited for leading a Rajiv are residents of Palm Enforcement Directorate is expected to Bruno Spagnolini on corruption incumbent” upon the gover- security establishment said The force, for the last few number of anti-Naxal opera- Jumeirah in Dubai, an archi- charges in the sale of these heli- nor to call upon the petitioner the home ministry recently years, was seeking repatriation tions in Jharkhand during his pelago which is home to the move for attachment of Shivani Saxena copters to India. to prove his majority on the cleared an order for reverting of the post which, it said, acted stint as IG of the CRPF, would most expensive properties in the and her husband Rajiv’s assets under The Milan court order also floor of the House only pursu- the post to ITBP, a move, he an important link when it came soon travel to forward border United Arab Emirates(UAE). mentions the name of former ant to the by-election wherein said was taken keeping in the to operational efficiency and posts of the ITBP as part of the The lady, the agency said in PMLA. The ED last year also arrested IAF chief SP Tyagi at several the petitioner is a candidate. mind the “heavy occupation” of better productivity of the estab- familiarisation exercise. a statement, was arrested under Delhi-based businessman Gautam points. Post this, the ED and The chief minister alleged the paramilitary in its primary lishment that comprised over He, ITBP sources said, the provisions of the Preven- the CBI began a fresh round of the governor “virtually sought duty of border guarding along 70 active battalions. would also look after the tion of Money Laundering Act Khaitan, who is out at present on bail questioning of the accused in to strangulate” the will of the with other duties. The ITBP, raised in 1962 in training aspect of the troops (PMLA) and was later produced this case and collection of fur- council of ministers and used Soon after this order, the the aftermath of the Chinese deployed in high-altitude areas in a court which sent her to four siphoned off the said money in accounts” from the Mauritius- ther evidences. his office to suit his political ministry issued another direc- aggression, for the last three and recruitment of fresh per- days of judicial custody. the name of consultancy con- based firm. The ED had registered a aims. There was no recom- tive appointing Mishra as the years had remained the only sonnel in the mountain-war- It alleged that the two Dubai- tracts to Ms Interstellar Tech- The agency is expected to PMLA case in 2014 and had mendation from the council new ADG. paramilitary force without an fare trained paramilitary. based firms Saxena was involved nologies Limited, Mauritius and probe and move for attachment named 21 people including of ministers for a floor test, “It was felt that the ADG ADG-rank post. The officer brings to ITBP with are those “through which others which were further trans- of assets of the couple under Tyagi in its money launder- and the governor of his own office in ITBP is very important After the transfer of the his experience of supervis- the proceeds of crime have been ferred to Ms UHY Saxena and PMLA. The ED, in this case, ing FIR. volition chose to “impose” the when it comes to the opera- post to the National Disas- ing the training of over 18,000 routed and further layered and Ms Matrix Holdings Ltd, Dubai had also arrested Delhi-based On 1 January, 2014, India impugned decision upon the tional effectiveness of the force. ter Response Force, various fresh recruits during his recent integrated in buying the immov- and others,” it said. businessman Gautam Khaitan scrapped the contract with Fin- petitioner “without any legal Union Home Secretary Rajiv responsibilities of the ITBP stint in the Central Industrial able properties/shares among The ED claimed that Saxena’s last year and he is out on bail meccanica’s British subsidiary foundation and against con- Mehrishi had recently reviewed ADG had been distributed Security Force. others” in this case. The agency husband Rajiv is the “beneficial at present. AgustaWestland for supplying stitutional norms”, the petition the working of the force and among the four Inspector Gen- The ITBP, apart from said its probe found that Agus- owner of Ms Interstellar Tech- The probe in the deal had 12 AW-101 VVIP choppers to added. had assured that the post will eral-rank officers who were guarding the 3,488-km long taWestland, United Kingdom nologies Limited, Mauritius.” gathered pace after a Milan the IAF over alleged breach The state’s Nagaland Peo- soon be restored,” the official deputed at the forces’ head- China border, was also tasked “paid an amount of Euro 58 It alleged that both the (Italy) court sometime back of contractual obligations and ple’s Front government is wit- said. There were a number of quarters here. to render a variety of internal million as kickbacks” through Dubai companies of the couple sentenced Italian defence and charges of paying kickbacks to nessing a feud between the transgressions along the Sino- Mishra, who till recently security duties in the country two Tunisia-based firms. “received the proceeds of crime aerospace major Finmecca- the tune of Rs 423 crore by it for incumbent chief minister and India frontier in the last few was serving as the ADG in including undertaking anti- “These companies further in their respective Dubai bank nica’s former chief Giuseppe securing the deal. his predecessor TR Zeliang. years including some major another paramilitary CISF, Naxal operations. MALABAR DRILLS Lok Sabha, RS UN peacekeeping ops should be accompanied adjourned after paying respects by diplomatic efforts on ground, says MEA to Dave, Reddy OUR CORRESPONDENT precise and cognisant of harsh OUR CORRESPONDENT ground realities. Overly ambi- NEW DELHI: Deploying UN tious or robust mandates with- NEW DELHI: The Rajya peacekeeping operations with out the required diplomatic Sabha was adjourned for the a “robust mandate” but without preparation on the ground, or day as a mark of respect to the required diplomatic prepa- the necessary resources being departed sitting members - ration on ground is a recipe for made available to the mission, Forest and Environment Min- failure, a top Ministry of Exter- is a recipe for mission failure,” ister Anil Madhav Dave and nal Affairs official has said. Ghanashyam said. MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy. Ruchi Ghanashyam, Sec- According to the UN Peace- After the national anthem retary (West) with the Minis- keeping website, there are cur- was played to mark the begin- try of External Affairs, said this rently 15 missions, most of ning of the monsoon session of could undermine the credibil- flag. Addressing an inaugural a trilateral cooperation pro- them concentrated in Africa Parliament on Monday, Chair- ity of UN peacekeeping activi- event of 2nd United Nations gramme between India, the and West Asia. man Hamid Ansari mentioned ties over the long term. Peacekeeping Course for Afri- US and the African countries. Senior military officials the passing away of the two sit- She also stressed on a syn- can Partners (UNPCAP-II), She pointed out the need from India, Benin, Ghana, ting members and six former ergy between the Security Ghanasyham also emphasised to pay more attention to the Guinea, Malawi, Namibia, members since the last session. Council and the countries con- on sharing India’s experience in manner in which the UN Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Proceedings of the Lok tributing the troops to the UN the peacekeeping operations, as Security Council mandates are Leone, South Africa, Tanza- Sabha were adjourned for the mission (TPCC). the country has been sending drawn up. Ghanashyam said nia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, the day after paying tributes to sit- She said a major challenge its troops for the UN peace- India believes that there is a African Union and the United ting member Vinod Khanna, in the present-day peacekeep- keeping missions for over 50 greater need for consultations States are participating in a Union minister Anil Dave and ing mission is training and suc- years now. between the Security Council two-week course organised by some former members who cess of any operation, which The 2nd United Nations and the countries contributing the Indian Army’s Centre for Soldiers in action during the sea phase of MALABAR 17, the mutilateral naval exercise of the Indian passed away recently. hinges on the quality of person- Peacekeeping Course for Afri- the troops to the UN mission. UN Peacekeeping (CUNPK), Navy, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force and US Navy in the Bay of Bengal PTI “In passing away of Anil nel who serve under the UN can Partners (UNPCAP-II) is “Mandates have to be more starting on Monday. Madhav Dave, the country has lost a champion of envi- ronment protection, a distin- guished parliamentarian and Process to bring in Shashi Tharoor, Imtiaz Ali at 8th Mountain Echoes festival an able administrator,” he said. Ansari noted that Dave was OUR CORRESPONDENT from the heart of the happiest ents audiences with interesting Choden Dorji, art restorer and ernment of Rajasthan, the lit- a social worker who strove for DNA profiling Bill has country in the world”. insights into the literature, art author Ashi Kesang Choden T, erary, arts and cultural festival conservation of the Narmada NEW DELHI: This year’s Announcing the second set and culture of Bhutan, India politician-writer Shashi Tha- will also host a special inaugu- river. Dave, 60, passed away on Mountain Echoes literary festi- of speakers participating in the and the world around. With roor, writer Nadeem Aslam, ral ceremony on August 24 in May 18. He represented Mad- begun: Centre to SC val in Bhutan’s capital Thimphu festival this year, festival pro- the current line-up of speak- senior ecologist Rebecca Thimphu. hya Pradesh in the upper house promises to be an interesting ducer and CEO of Siyahi, Mita ers and authors from across Pradhan, author and environ- An initiative of the India- for three terms - from August affair with the guest list includ- Kapur said, “The aim of the the globe, the eighth edition mentalist Pradip Krishen, bio- Bhutan Foundation, in associa- 2009 to January 2010, June OUR CORRESPONDENT gramme between India, the ing the likes of Shashi Tharoor, free, open festival is to show- promises to turn the world s chemist and author Pranay Lal, tion with Siyahi, the festival will 2010 to June 2016 and from US and the African countries. Nadeem Aslam and Imtiaz Ali case Bhutan and India’s shared happiest nation into a storytell- director and writer Imtiaz Ali, embrace and explore globally June 2016 till his demise. NEW DELHI: Deploying UN She pointed out the need to among others. historical and traditional nar- ing platform,” she explained to contemporary fiction writer relevant issues such as environ- Ansari said Palvai Govard- peacekeeping operations with pay more attention to the man- The eight edition of Moun- ratives and at the same time mediapersons. Amrita Tripathi and journal- mental conservation, natural han Reddy, who represented a “robust mandate” but without ner in which the UN Security tain Echoes, scheduled to promote the culture of read- The stellar line-up of ist-author Barkha Dutt, among history, spirituality, and the Andhra Pradesh in Rajya Sabha the required diplomatic prepa- Council mandates are drawn be held from August 24 to ing, writing and literature in authors unveiled today includes others. global evolution of textiles and from April 2012 to June 2014 ration on ground is a recipe for up. Ghanashyam said India August 27, will celebrate the Bhutan. names from Bhutan, India and Presented by the Jay- design traditions over the three and Telangana from June 2014 failure, a top Ministry of Exter- believes that there is a greater “untouched beauty, unexplored “Each year, we strive to around the world, including pee Group and powered by days of the event in the Hima- till his demise on June 9 was a nal Affairs official has said. need for consultations between ideas and unstoppable voices curate programming that pres- Bhutanese poet Ashi Sonam Department of Tourism, Gov- layan kingdom. distinguished parliamentarian. Ruchi Ghanashyam, Secre- the Security Council and the tary (West) with the Ministry countries contributing the of External Affairs, said this troops to the UN mission. Abridge Notice Inviting Quotation could undermine the credibil- “Mandates have to be more Five-judge Constitution bench to Sealed quotations are invited for N.I.Q. No: 14 / Mtn. / ity of UN peacekeeping activi- precise and cognisant of harsh 2017-18 of Executive Engineer (A-M) Bankura (A-M) Division ties over the long term. ground realities. Overly ambi- on behalf of Govt. of West Bengal from reputed, resourceful She also stressed on a syn- tious or robust mandates with- owners / bonafide dealers having valid contract carriage per- ergy between the Security out the required diplomatic hear Aadhaar pleas from today mits for providing diesel vehicle cars to be hired by this office. Council and the countries con- preparation on the ground, or Other details are available at the office of the undersigned. tributing the troops to the UN the necessary resources being mission (TPCC). made available to the mission, OUR CORRESPONDENT have challenged the govern- that collection and sharing “No judgment explicitly She said a major challenge is a recipe for mission failure,” ment’s move to make Aadhaar of biometric information, as cites right to privacy as a fun- in the present-day peacekeep- Ghanashyam said. NEW DELHI: A five-judge mandatory for various public required under the scheme, damental right. It is not there ing mission is training and suc- According to the UN Peace- Constitution bench of the welfare schemes, had jointly was a breach of the “fundamen- under the letters of Article 21 cess of any operation, which keeping website, there are cur- Supreme Court would com- mentioned the matters. tal” right to privacy. either. If this court feels that Executive Engineer (A.M) hinges on the quality of per- rently 15 missions, most of mence Tuesday the hearing on The attorney general and Allowing the Centre’s there must be clarity on this Bankura (Agri-Mech.) Division sonnel who serve under the them concentrated in Africa a batch of petitions challeng- Divan had mentioned the mat- plea, the court had framed subject, only a Constitution UN flag. and West Asia. ing the validity of the Aadhaar ter before the CJI as a three- various questions, includ- Bench can decide,” the AG had Addressing an inaugural Senior military officials scheme and the aspect of right judge bench had on July seven ing as to whether right to pri- said. He had cited two judg- event of 2nd United Nations from India, Benin, Ghana, to privacy attached to it. said that all issues arising out vacy is a fundamental right, ments, pronounced by six and Peacekeeping Course for Afri- Guinea, Malawi, Namibia, The Constitution bench of Aadhaar should finally be to be decided by a Constitu- eight- judge benches, which can Partners (UNPCAP-II), Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra would comprise Chief Jus- decided by a larger bench and tion bench. “If yes, then what had held that right to privacy is Ghanasyham also emphasised Leone, South Africa, Tanza- tice J S Khehar and Justices J the CJI would take a call on the would be contours of the right not a fundamental right. on sharing India’s experience in nia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, the Chelameswar, S A Bobde, D need for setting up a Constitu- to privacy,” the bench had said “Whether right to privacy the peacekeeping operations, as African Union and the United Y Chandrachud and S Abdul tion bench. while referring the matter to is a fundamental right guaran- the country has been sending States are participating in a Nazeer. A three-judge bench had the then CJI for setting up the teed under Part III of the Con- its troops for the UN peace- two-week course organised by The apex court had agreed in 2015 referred to a Constitu- larger bench. stitution of India, in the light keeping missions for over 50 the Indian Army’s Centre for to set up a bench on July 12 tion bench the batch of peti- At an earlier hearing, then of express ratio to the contrary years now. UN Peacekeeping (CUNPK), to deal with the Aadhaar- tions challenging the Centre’s AG Mukul Rohatgi, while by an eight-judge bench in M The 2nd United Nations starting today. related matters after Attorney Aadhaar card scheme to decide backing the Aadhaar card P Sharma case and also by a Peacekeeping Course for Afri- The African military per- General K K Venugopal and whether right to privacy was a scheme, had contended that six-judge bench of this court can Partners (UNPCAP-II) is sonnel will in turn train troops senior advocate Shyam Divan, fundamental right. right to privacy was not a fun- in Kharak Singh’s case has to a trilateral cooperation pro- in their respective countries. appearing for petitioners who The petitioners had claimed damental right. be decided,” Rohtagi had said. 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 EDITORIAL Enemy's enemy is a friend Twists in BJP, CPI-M target Mamata in West Bengal had been stoked by a combi- GST saga nation of Jamiat, Trinamool, and Naxalites. Muslim peas- t’s been a fortnight since the much-awaited launch of ants fearful of losing their the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1, 2017. Con- SAEED NAQVI lands for a Special Economic trary to expectations, no disruptions have so far been Zone was the basis on which witnessed in the economy! Nor has economic activity CPI-ML groups worked hard Iground to a standstill. Sure, there have been reports of pro- to mobilise a powerful move- tests in various parts of the country — the film and cracker ment. Jamiat may have played industry in Tamil Nadu, textile traders in Gujarat, cloth mer- a role since the peasants were chants in Ludhiana, traders in Kolkata, and so on. But these Muslim. The only party in the have mostly been short-lived and more in the nature of minor fray to take electoral advantage disturbances, not catastrophes threatening the continuance of was the Trinamool. GST. The government, on its part, is certainly leaving no stone It was a masterstroke of unturned to ensure that the rollout faces no hurdles. From political opportunism by directing ministers to travel from Kashmir to Kanyakumari Mamata. Having lost the for selling the benefits of GST, to publishing a series of adver- 2006 Assembly election, she tisements in major dailies in the run-up to the launch, to the turned her fortunes around daily blitzkrieg of full-page ads post launch on the nitty-grit- using Singur and Nandigram ties of GST, to bilingual master classes conducted by senior Considering as fulcrums. A leader's politi- government functionaries, the government is pulling out all that this very cal durability in Kolkata can stops to make GST a success. Supply chains seem to be work- sometimes be measured by ing quite well. Credit is due to the government officials who same vote stood political currents in neigh- have been overseeing this difficult transition in the tax system. four-square bouring states -- Tripura, for The technology backbone, the GSTN, has also worked with- instance. out any glitches. These are still early days, and the true extent behind the CPI-M Possibly inspired by Mama- of the success will only be known when the first online GST for 34 years, ta's rise, the President of the returns are filed in September. The chances of muddles should Congress in Tripura, Sudip not be ruled out. The government needs to instruct the tax mostly under the Roy Burman, switched to department that firms who have made mistakes in their tax charismatic Chief the Trinamool. But when he filings should not be automatically treated as evaders. Hon- The Nandigram protests by farmers eventually led to Mamata Banerjee breaking 34-years of Communist rule to become Chief Minister of West Bengal saw the Modi wave sweeping est mistakes are very likely. A heavy-handed approach is not Ministership across Uttar Pradesh and the needed at this juncture. GST has replaced the complex regime of Jyoti Basu, n the eve of the May CPI-M would hold hands in riots were almost non-existent. ities it has thrown its lot with TV channels, he turned up in of indirect taxes that we've lived with since Independence by its support for 2016, West Bengal Bengal, but fight each other in Some of what is happening the BJP- an enemy's enemy is Guwahati to promise support a much simpler tax regime subsuming 17 taxes and 23 cesses Assembly elec- Kerala. They were trounced. now are clearly part of the BJP's my friend. to the BJP's Presidential candi- into a single tax, to nullify the plethora of taxes on goods and Mamata need tions, Arun Jaitley Jaitley's unflattering report effort to create an atmosphere Just as the self-defeating date Ram Nath Kovind. Now, services in the pre-GST era. With this, the Modi government not theoretically Oshared his campaign experi- about Mamata's electoral for- conducive to communal polar- formula, CPI-M + Congress, Agartala is rife with rumours has created history. On paper, this should be hugely positive. ences with some editors. When tunes can be easily explained. isation. It is difficult to see how for the May 2016 elections that six TMC MLAs are likely Particularly since GST ends cascading, wherein taxes were be seen as he attacked Mamata Banerjee His meetings, obviously organ- the BJP can profit from efforts was credited to CPI-M Gen- to join the BJP in the coming levied on goods whose prices already included an element permanent. This and the Left-Congress front ised by RSS cadres, consisted of at Hindu consolidation in a eral Secretary Sitaram Yechury, weeks. In other words, the BJP, of tax at an earlier stage and hence, added to inefficiencies in equal measure, the crowd's crowds who were presumably state with a Muslim popula- the strategy of attacking the which had no member in the in the competitiveness of our goods in world markets. GST probably is the response was tepid. When anti-Mamata. His narrative tion anywhere between 30 to Trinamool just when it is in the Assembly, will suddenly have also ends the fragmentation of domestic markets that results desperate hope he attacked the Trinamool also revealed that, in charting 35 per cent. In the absence of RSS-BJP line of fire is widely six. Tripura has been under from different states levying taxes like entry tax, octroi and for 60 per cent of his speech, out a future in Bengal, the BJP a reliable census, these are the believed to be the line enun- CPI-M rule for the past 32 so on. Delays caused by the pile-up of trucks at state borders the CPI-M nurses there was some applause. But saw Mamata as a much more figures most parties privately ciated by former party chief, years. But the anti-CPI-M vote were commonplace in the pre-GST era. It is estimated that when his speech was 75 per of a formidable obstacle than cite. Promoting communal- Prakash Karat. Quite clearly mostly rallied around the Con- India lost as much as $21.3 billion annually due to transpor- cent invective against the Tri- the Congress-Left combine. ism would leave this bloc vote the party has not yet digested gress in the past. As elsewhere tation delays and additional fuel consumption. The benefits namool, the applause was That outcome is precisely what consolidated exactly where it the harsh reality that it was in the country (West Bengal of GST are, therefore, far from trivial. If despite this, anxiet- thunderous. the BJP is up against, now that is: behind Mamata. trounced by the Trinamool, too), the Congress has reduced ies are abound, it is only because GST, as is being presently The editor who passed on Amit Shah is preparing the turf Considering that this very that Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee itself to a virtual non-entity in implemented, is still far from an ideal GST. And that is the these "findings" to me was for the 2019 elections. same vote stood four and was West Bengal's, Gorbachev. the state. At the grassroots, this crux of the problem. In fact, the use of price differentials to then a key figure in the Kol- In this framework, how square behind the CPI-M for In the rush to reform, both had space is being occupied by the determine tax rates means classification disputes will con- kata establishment. He was does the communal violence 34 years, mostly under the lost control. energetic BJP cadres. Taking tinue. Thus, readymade garments below Rs 1000 are to be amplifying something he following Basirhat play itself charismatic Chief Minister- The Marxist government's a holistic view, these must be taxed at five per cent under GST, while those above Rs 1000 liked to believe. So opposed out? First, it must be registered ship of Jyoti Basu, its support conflict with peasants in Nan- seen as some of the chinks in will attract 12 per cent tax – like it is happening with Khadi. to Mamata was he, that he that there have been a dozen for Mamata need not theoret- digram in March 2007 set into the Trinamool armour. IANS Likewise, in the case of footwear where the dividing line is at claimed some credit for help- or so clashes in the state after ically be seen as permanent. motion a series of events which (Saeed Naqvi is a com- Rs 500; footwear costing less than Rs 500 will be taxed at five ing stitch together what was Mamata's re-election. It must This probably is the desper- ultimately dethroned the CPI- mentator on political and per cent, all others at 18 per cent and so on. Most critically, the patently an absurd arrange- be said to the credit of the CPI- ate hope the CPI-M nurses. To M. Karat's diagnosis was that diplomatic affairs. The views success of GST rides almost entirely on how quickly and suc- ment. The Congress and the M's 36-year rule: Communal enhance Mamata's vulnerabil- the anger of Muslim peasants expressed are personal.) cessfully we are able to shift from a paper-based, sometimes informal regime to a technology-driven, paperless one. This dear is where the GSTN (GST Network) and the IT backbone for EDITOR millenniumpost.in GST come in. GSTN is responsible for registration, forward- Quote martial WELCOME STEPS ing tax returns to Central and State authorities; computing and Log on to write letters to the settling IGST; matching tax payment details with banking net- The sun is gone, but I Undertaking solar power exploitation will definitely restore the quality of the environ- work; running the matching engine for matching, reversal and ment. But this is a step that must be accompanied with complimenting socio-economic editor or send them to reclaim of input tax credit and so on. Preliminary estimates have a light [email protected] suggest GSTN would be required to handle a minimum three developments. While solar energy is an ideal solution to many problems pertaining to You can also send your billion invoices a month. Unfortunately, neither the ability environment and economy, it is not feasible for a number of reasons. Though the returns of businesses, especially of small and medium businesses, to comments to The Editor, shift to a technology-driven regime nor the ability of GSTN to may be remarkable, the setting up of a solar power plant and maintenance of that is no Millennium Post, handle this huge load has been tested. For now we have a bit small task. This method of extracting resource is akin to harvesting rain water which is Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah of a breather. The first test will come in September when the KURT COBAIN Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 first lot of returns for July 2017 transactions are filed. These difficult to do on a small scale. Via email are but some of the bigger challenges; there are many others SAMARTH GUPTA ahead. Reports suggest some states are already reneging on their promise not to levy new taxes or raise taxes. Entry taxes by municipalities, entertainment taxes by local bodies and stamp duties, for instance, are outside the purview of GST. The bottom-line is we are in for the long haul. For now, we have Better US-Russa ties good for the world only crossed the first few hurdles, so the proof of the pudding will come only after eating! Vested interests in EU and US prove to be cumbersome t will be wrong to suggest that flag for decades was lowered for the President Donald Trump was last time over Kremlin. It was replaced Relentless unusually soft and cooperative by the present Russian tricolour. The towards President Vladimir Putin republics of Lithuania, Estonia, and Federer goes on Iduring their first ever meeting at Ham- Latvia were allowed to leave the USSR NANTOO BANERJEE burg, on the sidelines of G20. The meet- in 1990. Ukraine left the Union in tennis ball does not know who has hit it. A tennis ing, originally scheduled for 35 to 40 August 1991. ball does not know of sentimental favouritism. A minutes, lasted for well over two hours. Unfortunately, Russia continued to tennis ball does not even know Roger Federer’s age. No one outside the small three-member be a suspect before the US-led western A tennis ball does not know about the sun slowly, team on each side may have any clue lobby and other US-military-protected slowlyA setting on his career with the longing for a few more of what exactly transpired. Other than Asian nations such as Japan and South wins before bidding farewell. A tennis ball does not give a hoot the two heads of states, two countries’ Korea. The successive US governments about his appreciation for the crowds that make every court top diplomats -- Rex Tillerson of the after 1991 played in the hands of the US on Earth his home court. A tennis ball does not know how US and Sergei Lavrov of Russia -- and and Western arms lobbies. The anti- keenly Federer wants to win when his nine-year-old daugh- two translators, no one else was privy to Russia policy helped the US armament ters are at an age to realise who and what he has become. A China has the proceedings. However, what did not industry become the world’s largest tennis ball does not recognise the favourite or the under- expanded escape the attention of most G20 mem- defence exporter, followed by some of dog in any given match. A tennis ball has no bias. It directs bers is the length of the meeting and the wealthy NATO members. The Peo- itself as it is hit. It has been 14 years since Federer beat Mark massive influence bonhomie between Trump and Putin. ple’s Republic of China is now emerging Philippoussis – now a staple of the legends’ circuit – to win in Asia and This may have upset some of them and as a major global arms trader. Few will his first Wimbledon title. This victory meant the Swiss master, provided an opportunity to the media disagree that the biggest financial ben- who turns 36 next month, surpassed the big-serving Ameri- Oceania, Africa, to make interpretations. Going by the eficiaries of the US-led military attacks can “Pistol” Pete Sampras and the Victorian-era great, Wil- and South public versions of Tillerson and Lavrov, in West Asia, and in creating and sup- liam Renshaw, who claimed seven. Staggeringly, Federer also the two Presidents discussed a whole porting a civil war to oust the Bashar became the first man to win Wimbledon without dropping a America, building lot of issues. Briefly, Putin said he and Hafez al-Assad regime in Syria, are set since Bjorn Borg in 1976. On Sunday, in a final that will new ‘silk route’ Trump discussed Ukraine, Syria, the the Western arms lobby and dreaded be remembered more for Marin Cilic’s tearfulness than for and liberally fight against terrorism, cybercrime US President Donald Trump met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit Islamic terrorist organisations such as any great majesty of play, he became the first man to land an and cyber security, giving no further in Hamburg Taliban, al-Qaeda, ISIL and Pakistan’s eighth. Admittedly, Federer has replaced his floppy mop of offering overseas details. It was reported that Trump told state-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba and hair with a short back and side also trimming the bum-fluff Putin: “It’s an honour to be with you.” ing visions of world order. Nothing munist regimes in countries such as Jaish-e-Mohammed among others. from his upper lip. Otherwise, it was as if he had stepped into economic and And, Putin responded by saying, “I’m changed even after the dismantling of Vietnam, Cuba and China, sharing the If President Donald Trump is able the Tardis and transported himself from July 6, 2003, to July military aid. delighted to meet you.” Later, Tillerson the Soviet Union and Russia becom- same political philosophy. The USSR to avoid repeating history, it will be a 16, 2017. He cemented his reputation as the greatest player to mentioned, “There was a very clear, ing a democratic republic. Surprisingly, also supported the partly socialistic big achievement for the US and world grace his sport by lifting a record eighth Wimbledon title with Today, the positive chemistry between the two.” the critics of Russia miss China as the regimes of Iraq, Syria and Lybia. The in terms of peace and security. The a one-sided victory over Marin Cilic, whose thin hopes of an real global However, this is not the first time real future contender of the US in mil- Soviet Union had shunned the concept anti-terrorism campaign will gather upset were popped by a blister that troubled his movement challenger to that a meeting between the two heads itary and economic might. China has of taking any active role in exporting momentum. It is expected to see a new and tormented his mind. However, the tennis gods have been of states has ended on a positive note. expanded massive influence in Asia communism outside its boundary as world order under a common US-Rus- kind to Federer at Wimbledon this year. While Andy Murray the US is China, Trump may have spoken repeatedly and Oceania, Africa, and South Amer- envisioned by Leon Trotsky. The polit- sia surveillance that will make terrorist hobbled out with a hip problem, Novak Djokovic was given militarily and of finding common ground with the ica, building a new ‘silk route’ and lib- ical or economic principles behind organisations think twice before target- the elbow by an inflamed joint, and Rafael Nadal was sunk Kremlin, but other previous US Pres- erally offering overseas economic and Trotskyism championed the cause ing innocent civilians in countries such by a 34-year-old Luxemburger, Gilles Muller, who suddenly economically, idents- Bill Clinton, George W Bush, military aid. Today, the real global chal- of establishing socialism throughout as India, the US, Afghanistan, UK, Ger- played the best tennis of his career. But on the evidence of this and not Russia Barack Obama- have echoed the sen- lenger to the US is China, militarily and the world through revolution. That’s many, France, Indonesia, Kenya, and fortnight, Federer would have been tough to topple for who- timent of a positive approach to bring economically, and not Russia. China history. On record, Russia had set an large parts of West Asia and Africa. ever was on the other side of the net. While this was his 19th the two countries closer to reduce ten- sits on the biggest dollar hoard out- example by respecting the erstwhile Much will depend on how Trump faces grand slam victory, another record, few would bet against sion and improve cooperation. side the US. China’s military expansion Soviet Union Constitution, allowing his strong vocal critics in the US, UK, more coming his way. Federer sees himself as a gentleman But, the two sides could never get and strategic might in the Pacific and its other republics to voluntarily dissect and Germany. The election-interfer- dilettante, it seems. Just like William Renshaw, who became truly close to each other as vested inter- the Indian Ocean regions are highly and become independent. The USSR ence bogey against Russia is active not the first man to claim seven Wimbledon titles when he beat ests in the US, Europe and, especially, noticeable. had as many as 15 socialist republics only in the US but also in poll-bound his brother Ernest in the 1889’s final. Once again, the theme some powerful NATO members always Russia, despite its nuclear, space under its control. In December 1991, Germany. This is likely to lead nowhere. of time travel is hard to resist. Even now, in the autumn of put a spanner, seriously doubting Rus- and military might, is rarely accused Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as Presi- The question is: can Trump succeed his career, he stands the tallest of them all. The eternal – and sia’s intent. They weighed all summit of trying to make a territorial expan- dent of the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin opposing them? IPA the immovable! meetings between the two leaders by sion. Under socialism, the Soviet Union became the President of Russia. The (The views expressed history, military might, and compet- or USSR strategically supported com- USSR's striking hammer-and-sickle are strictly personal.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 mp in focus A self-destructive spiral The changes made in environmental policies in the US affect Americans first, write Sriroop Chaudhuri and Mimi Roy t’s well over a month now since Pres- ident Trump’s historic Rose Garden Speech to bail out of Paris. It is hard to tell how the dust will settle and in which Iform. Will the developed-developing schism on sharing climate mitigation responsibili- ties widen in future? Will other nations fall into the US trails? Will the US re-enter Paris under a changed administration in future? How does it plan to align its climate action with other nations? Much’ debate has been raging all over the world along these lines. Being the main benefactor to the UN (China and Russia provide support only sporadi- cally), will the US stance affect implementa- At Rose Garden, tion of the Paris rules? What’s most worrying is that Trump President Trump administration has already held up a pretty was vociferous morbid demeanour to applied R&D in the national science sector that actually reflects about redeeming its utter reluctance (or stubbornness?) to take US heritage as climate change seriously. There’s already been a cut of about 11 per cent in the 2018 budget the global leader for the National Science Foundation (NSF), and ensuring US the umbrella organisation to delegate various science initiatives, including climate R&D. interest above A climate musical and wastage of taxpayer’s all. Rampant money, this is how the Director of the US Office of Management and Budget, brands budget cuts in the NSF climate initiatives. R&D, including Naturally, cuts on NSF supports cascade healthcare, on all forms of US environment and health- care research. Substantial cuts have been means rapid announced for the US Environmental Pro- draw downs tection Agency (EPA) as well as the National Institutes of Health. These two have long in the US job been the global leaders in their own fields market of research and now will be forced to curtail The melting of icebergs has been one of the earliest indicators of climate change (Representational Image) their agenda. For EPA this means laying off up to about 3200 staff, out of about 15,000, universities towards applied research, edu- ticular such ‘inaction’ may lead to appall- engaged in various research projects in and tration believes at root, is climate change for and trimming R&D budget to $250 million cation, and training on a diverse suite of ing ends including chronic psychosomatic outside the US? What will happen to all those real at all? Hope we don’t have to answer it by (from $483 in 2016). ocean and coastal topics. These are critical dysfunctions. students/researchers supported by various living it ourselves. Just to mention a little fact Even support for EPA ‘superfund sites’ to understanding changes in ocean dynam- And this is not all. Recent developments state/federal initiatives? here, NOAA’s estimates reveal that should sea (one of the EPA’s hallmark programs aimed ics and sea level fluctuations due to climate include a review on a bunch of US national Basically, under the current administra- levels continue to rise due to global warm- at cleaning-up hazardous waste sites) will change. NOAA has already predicted a 3-7 monuments and heritage sites to justify their tion, the whole of US R&D sector is ‘forced’ ing and polar thaw, one of President Trump’s take a nosedive by about 25 per cent in the feet rise in sea-level between 2050 and 2100 ‘need’ in view of opening up more lands for through a paradigm shift in its priorities, cli- resorts itself, Ma-a-Lago in Palm Beach Flor- new budget plan. In the new budget, EPA that may drown vast reaches of US coast- oil/gas drilling operations. Moratoriums on mate, and environment in particular. Even ida, will be under water as well. This estate will have to cut down expenses on their cli- line unless stringent climate actions are coal mining activities on federal lands have the United States Geological Survey (USGS) is actually the President’s so-called ‘winter’ mate data collection process, which means instituted. already been lifted. Measures to curb meth- is to suffer a 15 per cent rollback in its allo- White House. Should such flooding events efforts to gather empirical evidence in favour, And this is not all. The 2018 budget axed ane emissions (a greenhouse gas several cations. The USGS is among the global lead- really occur, vast expanses through South or against climate research will be restricted child health insurance program by 20 per times more potent than carbon dioxide to ers of its kind in geologic and environmental Florida will be lost for good. It is just as Dem- in the current regime. Overall, the funding cent for the next two fiscal years. In a simi- cause global warming), has been constrained. research spanning across disciplines. The ocrat Bill Nelson describes- sitting at ground will plummet to $5.7 billion, from the exist- lar way, the US Medicaid facility has been New standards to improve vehicular fuel effi- question is, under the present circumstances, zero, awaiting doomsday. ing $8.3 billion, a record cut in the past four reduced by about $800 billion. This will ciency have been suspended. How do these how many water resources research stud- Will the US call be a Frankensteiner on decades. Ironically, it was a member of the potentially throw 70 million low-income sound for US climate action? ies will receive federal support? How many itself? When weighed up against ignorance, EPA itself, Scott Pruitt, who was most instru- adults, children, disabled people and senior At Rose Garden, President Trump was studies will be conducted on drought-food- stubbornness, and inaction in face of empiri- mental in dismantling President Obama’s citizens into despair. Funny for Trump vociferous about redeeming US heritage as land nexus? How many on water-energy- cal evidence in favour of a changing climate, Clean Power Plan (one that actually led way administration, when numerous studies the global leader and ensuring US interest food-human? Or climate-health? Or carbon it points no other way actually. to Paris in 2015), as much as hastening the around the world expound on negative cor- above all (exact words used by his predeces- crediting? Or land use change-GHG emis- (Dr. Sriroop Chaudhuri and Dr. Mimi US withdrawal from Paris Accord. ollaries between health (heat stress, infection, sor G.W Bush while bailing out of the Kyoto sion? Each of these has its impact on human Roy are faculty, Environmental Studies And it was no less a shocker when the water pollution) and climatic aberrations Agreement in the early 2000s). But how are sustainability quotients and any ‘offsets’ at OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, entire Sea Grant Program of the National (drought, flood, snow melt etc.) he decides all these going to hold up US interests? Ram- therein may alter courses of humanity, if Haryana, and Co-Directors to the Center Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to go otherwise for US citizens. pant budget cuts in R&D, including health- not addressed with proper caution. for Environment, Sustainability and (NOAA) was canned. This particular pro- Scientists believe that for children care, means rapid draw downs in the US job So, was Trump’s call against Paris justi- Human Development.The views gram supports well over 30 US colleges and and underprivileged population in par- market. How will it affect the vast workforce fied? Furthermore, as the Trump adminis- expressed are strictly personal.)

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‘Civil war’ between hardware and software factions heads KAUSHIK BASU for a climax, explains K Raveendran @kaushikcbasu ryptocurrencies are creep- model and has been likened to a village ing into Indian households community marriage, in which a single Paul Samuelson in through newspaper inserts, function or ceremony announces to the 1983: "Mine is a simple just like the ubiquitous coach- whole village that two persons are get- ideology that favors the Cing centres, full-body check-ups, and ting into wedlock. There is no need to home-delivery foods. It is perhaps for inform each member of the community underdog and (other the first time that the cryptos are com- separately about the matrimony because things equal) abhors ing around to the ground like this. What it becomes as good as common com- inequality." it means is that the time for crypto- munity knowledge. But imagine there currencies, made famous by its most are half a dozen marriages daily in the valuable brand ambassador Bitcoin, community: it won’t be possible for the has finally arrived on the Indian scene, community members to take part and ready to enter the mainstream. witness most of those marriages, and NARENDRA MODI Whichever way These adverts offer the opportu- by implication know about the new @narendramodi the ‘war’ ends, it nity of investing money into one of the arrangement between the respective fastest growing online businesses, with couples. will have serious Bitcoin ‘mining’ systems suitable for This is exactly what is happening Like the monsoon implications those who may be completely new to to Bitcoin’s Blockchain and it has been season, the nation the world of cryptocurrencies as well agitating the two factions of miners, awaits the monsoon for the virtual as those who have gained considerable representing the costly hardware, and currency and traction with them, besides large-scale the rival Core group, which takes great session & expects its volatility, investors. pride in its bug-resistant software. The GST spirit of 'growing Monetary puritans have always con- higher transaction volumes have been stronger together’ to which is already sidered cryptocurrencies as bubbles dogging the system, creating traffic con- on display to waiting to burst. But crypto fans go to gestions, causing higher transaction prevail in Parliament. the extent of describing its emergence A single bitcoin is valued at $2500 (Representational Image) times and an increase in processing a significant as the most important development in charges; a solution was thus inevitable. the monetary system in 5,000 years of rencies being used for money laun- In the simplest terms, the war is The miners, dominated by the Chinese, degree. Since its history, stating it is set to completely dering and tax evasion, which the between the hardware and the software, have been proposing an increase in the BRAHMA CHELLANEY there is no reshape the financial landscape of our government seems to have finally woken but in practice, it involves hugely com- block sizes to overcome the problem @Chellaney external world. Bitcoin, the undisputed leader up to. The stand of the Reserve Bank plex concepts and infrastructural issues while the software group has proposed of all cryptocurrencies, which carried a earlier was that the creation, trading which could lead to perhaps the biggest storing of much of the data outside the While India authority to value of double digits in the dollar at one or usage of virtual currencies, includ- turbulence in the history of Bitcoin. main network because it is the soft- emphasizes adjudicate on the point of time, is today valued at $2500 a ing Bitcoins, as a medium for payment The conflict has been attributed essen- ware that has to handle the entire load. coin. That gives an idea about its enor- are not authorised by any Central bank tially to an ideological split about the The software group has scheduled an diplomacy, China two factions, the mous earning potential. or monetary authority, even cautioning identity of Bitcoin. It relates to whether upgrade to its software, called SegWit, backs bellicose talk outcome remains Cryptocurrency firms have now the public about the risks of getting into the virtual currency should remain the which is expected to be rolled out later begun proliferating in India. The likes their realm. But all that seems to have preserve of technology whizz kids or this month. The miners feel that the with more live-fire as uncertain as of Zebpay, Unocoin, Coinsecure, Laxmi changed now. whether it should embrace the larger change would diminish their influence military exercises near anyone’s guess Coin, SearchTrade and BTCX India An impending new development in world of monetary systems, regulations, and could, therefore, force a climax to the border: have all achieved significant traction the evolution of cryptocurrency tech- and mainstream investment players. the bickering. since their early start-up days. So much nology and its administration is, how- The problem, in a way, has its genesis The miners are reconciled to the so that a committee of the representa- ever, raising a doubt whether the new in the increasing popularity of Bitcoin change, but it is feared that the pos- tives of finance and IT ministries, NITI euphoria about the virtual currency and the unprecedented growth of trans- sibility of a split in the identity of Bit- IMRAN KHAN Aayog, and Reserve Bank officials are may be a bit untimely. actions to a level that has become almost coin is very much on the cards, with @ImranKhanPTI examining the possibility of legalising The past two years have seen the unmanageable, although the currency’s both sides pursuing their own agen- virtual currencies in India. Its report raging of what is described as a ‘civil appeal still remains limited compared das and visions. This could mean the which will introduce new systems of war’ between two major operative fac- to the conventional monetary system. coin’s value is cut into two halves, which regulating transactions in virtual cur- tions of the Bitcoin system and its final Since security is of utmost importance, will have disastrous consequences for How can such blatant rencies is expected soon. That the elec- outcome is set to be known by the end the Bitcoin system takes extra care to investors. Already Bitcoin prices have tronic wallet transactions are done on a of this month. Whichever way the ‘war’ protect itself from hacking attacks. This dropped almost by a quarter since June rigging go unpunished peer to peer basis had initially prompted ends, it will have serious implications has placed a limitation on the amount and the prospects of further falls cannot by ECP? No wonder the monetary regulators to see only lim- for the virtual currency and its volatility, of information that can be stored on the be ruled out. In any case, it is perhaps people of Pakistan have ited scope for the informal currency. which is already on display to a signifi- system as the burgeoning transaction the most inappropriate time for new But with Indians showing a typical cant degree. Since there is no external volumes also tend to compromise the players to get in, irrespective of what- no confidence in ECP. ingenuity to use anything for purposes authority to adjudicate between the two capacity of its network, known as the ever the newspaper inserts may claim. IPA other than those originally intended, factions, the outcome remains as uncer- Blockchain, to hold information. (The views expressed there was a great danger of cryptocur- tain as anyone’s guess. Blockchain itself is a very interesting are strictly personal.) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 EasyJet chief executive to step down after 7 years

LONDON: British airline EasyJet said today that its chief executive Carolyn Mc- Call will step down at the end of the year to become head of television channel As London squabbles, full ITV.“After seven years, the opportunity from ITV felt like the right one to take,” McCall said in a company statement of her switch to the British independent channel. “It is a fantastic company in a dynamic and stimulating sector,” she added. The announcement comes just a few days after the no- frills airline Brexit talks start in Brussels said it would create EasyJet Europe, based in Vienna, in order to keep flying unhindered across the European Union after Brexit. EasyJet said a search for BRUSSELS: Britain’s Brexit minis- Divisions over such basic issues of McCall’s successor had begun. “Carolyn built and led the management team ter vowed to “get down to work” as he the Brexit negotiations could raise the that has transformed EasyJet’s performance in every respect since 2010,” kicked off a first full round of negotia- risk again of a failure to reach a deal. company chairman John Barton said in the statement. Prior to become CEO tions on Monday, but a year after Brit- That would see huge uncertainty for ons voted narrowly to quit the EU their businesses and millions of people across of EasyJet, McCall had been chief executive of Guardian Media Group. AGENCIES government still seemed at odds over Europe as Britain would simply be out what it wants. of the bloc on March 30, 2019 with no “It’s time to get down to work and clear rules on what that should mean. make this a successful negotiation,” vet- London and Brussels have taken ini- UK mosque burnt May to reprimand her eran anti-EU campaigner David Davis tial negotiating positions saying they are said as he was welcomed to the Euro- ready for such an outcome. But most in suspected pean Commission by the European officials in Brussels believe Britain, for ministers for leaking and Union’s chief negotiator Michel Bar- one, must be bluffing, since the legal arson attack nier for four days of talks. limbo into which it would be pitched But back in London, British media would be so damaging. LONDON: A mosque in the briefing against each other were rife with talk of infighting that However, Gus O’Donnell, Brit- British city of Manchester has echoed the divisions Prime Minister ain’s former top civil servant, said the been severely damaged in a Theresa May’s Conservative party suf- chances of a smooth Brexit were at suspected arson attack, police fered during the EU referendum. For- risk. “It appears that cabinet members said on Monday. eign Secretary Boris Johnson, attending haven’t yet finished negotiating with Five fire engines tackled the a different meeting in Brussels, passed each other, never mind the EU,” he said. blaze at the Nasfat Manchester up an opportunity to deny that was British businesses are anxious to Islamic Centre on Droylsden the case. see a coherent approach in May’s gov- Road in the northern England His backing was seen as vital for Finance minister Philip Hammond, with the continent. Hammond accused ernment to indicate early on how a city and Greater Manchester the 52-48 percent victory of the Leave who like May campaigned last year to unnamed colleagues of briefing against transition would work and how long Police (GMP) said they are camp in June last year. Asked point keep Britain in the EU, said on Sun- him to try to undermine what is seen as it would run to help them make invest- treating Sunday’s incident as blank on Monday if the cabinet was day he believed most of his cabinet col- his push for a “soft Brexit” that would ment decisions. “suspicious”. “split on Brexit”, Johnson simply said leagues now backed the idea of having prioritise trade rather than hardliners’ A weekend of media briefings from “We sent five pumps to he was pleased negotiations had begun two years or more of a transition period demands for controls on EU immigra- competing factions within the Con- the scene and an investigation and then defended the offer May has after Brexit in March 2019 - to soften tion or an end to EU legal oversight. servatives did little to reassure com- is now underway. The fire is LONDON: Theresa May is to of journalists in Westminster. made to protect the rights of EU citi- the disruptive effect on society and the Trade minister Liam Fox, who panies, though most cabinet ministers being treated as suspicious and reprimand her Cabinet min- But asked whether he could zens in Britain. economy. favours a cleaner break with the EU, appear now to accept that there needs a joint investigation has been isters for leaking and briefing confirm that the negative brief- Struggling for authority after los- That had not been the case a month said on Sunday he could live with a tran- to be what May calls an “implementa- launched by GMP and GMFRS against one another, Downing ings were originating from Ms ing her majority last month in an elec- ago, Hammond said. That was a sition - during which it is likely Britain tion phase”. In Brussels, Davis acknowl- (Greater Manchester Fire and Street has said. May’s Cabinet, the spokesper- tion she did not need to call, May faces reminder of a gulf in perceptions across would keep paying a share of the EU edged it was “incredibly important” Rescue Service),” a GMP state- The Prime Minister’sson said: “I’m not going to get questions inside her party on whether the Channel where EU leaders have budget and follow EU rules - as long as to make progress, “that we negotiate ment said on Monday. spokesperson said the PM into speculation of who said she can exercise control. That is worry- assumed from the outset that Britain it was kept short. That is also the view through this and identify the differ- Nasfat (Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fathi would use a meeting on Tues- what where and when.” ing EU negotiators, who stress that 20 would need more than the two years in much of the EU, where leaders do not ences so that we can deal with them and Society of Nigeria) opened up day to remind her deputies The Chancellor was said months until Brexit is very little time to allowed by treaty to negotiate the deal it want to see Britain given an indefinite identify the similarities so that we can in Manchester as a mosque and that they should be “having by an anonymous minister in negotiate an orderly divorce. wants to retain close, open trading links half-in, half-out status. reinforce them”. AGENCIES Islamic centre in 2009 and it all discussions of government The Sun to have made a sexist has about 300 members. policy in private”. The inter- remark during a Cabinet meet- “It has been seriously dam- vention comes amid increasing ing; was said by an anonymous Iran detains aged the police will not let signs of infighting amongst top minister in the Sunday Times ‘Brexit may impact UK’s food sector severely’ us in. We don’t know why Tories – with Chancellor Philip to have said public sector work- Prez Rouhani’s this happened. We try to be Hammond the target of sev- ers were overpaid; and was said LONDON: With an estimated the UK’s food and farming sec- said Tim Lang, Professor at the good neighbours and we try eral negative briefings in recent by an anonymous minister in food stock available only for tor which may affect consumer University of London. brother, sentences to be involved with our local days. Hammond was accused the Daily Telegraph to be try- three to five days, Britain can- interests, public health, busi- Brexit is the popular term community,” said mosque by anonymous ministers in ing to stop Brexit. not just walk away from the nesses and workers unless the for the UK’s exit from the EU. Chinese-American spokesperson Shamusideen three national newspapers on Taken together, the stories European Union (EU) which issues are addressed timely. In a referendum on June 23 last Oladimeji. consecutive days of various appear to be evidence of a con- provides it with 31 percent of “UK food security and sus- year, 52 percent people voted to TEHRAN: Iran has impris- Monsurat Adebanjo- claimed misdeeds. certed campaign of negative food, food policy specialists tainability are now at stake. leave the 27-nation bloc. oned a Chinese- American Aremu, secretary of the cen- “Cabinet must be having briefing against Mr Hammond, have warned. A food system which has an Since there is no govern- man for 10 years after accus- tre, told Manchester Evening all discussions of government who is widely regarded as the According to the experts, estimated three to five days of ment vision for UK food or ing him of “infiltrating” the News that yesterday’s fire was policy in private and the Prime most senior Remain supporter a “Food Brexit” is of unprece- stocks cannot just walk away agriculture, the prices, quality, country and detained Presi- the third such major fire inci- Minister will be reminding her in the Cabinet and has has dented importance and is hap- from the EU, which provides supply and the environment dent Hassan Rouhani’s brother dent in a year. colleagues of that in cabinet sometimes been treated with pening at a time when the UK in decline. us with 31 percent of our food. will all be adversely affected over allegations of financial She said people have also tomorrow,” Ms May’s official suspicion by Leave-supporting food system is already vulner- Thus, leaving the EU is Anyone who thinks that this even with a “soft” Brexit, the misconduct, authorities said urinated outside. AGENCIES spokesperson told a briefing colleagues. AGENCIES able, with self-sufficiency also likely to pose serious risks to will be simple is ill-informed,” report said. AGENCIES on Monday. News of the detentions comes less than two months Islamic State’s leader Baghdadi almost UAE denies arranging after relative moderate Rou- hani beat a hard-line opponent hack of Qatar news agency to win reelection by running certainly alive: Kurdish security official in large part on his record of ABU DHABI: The United Qatar on 5 June, cutting diplo- pursuing greater engagement SULAIMANIA: A top Kurd- said.“The territory they con- Arab Emirates was not respon- matic and transport ties with with the West. They were ish counter-terrorism official trol right now, still to this day, sible for an alleged hack of the tiny Gulf monarchy, after announced by the judiciary, a said on Monday he was 99 is very tough territory. It is still Qatari websites that helped accusing it of financing militant pillar of hard-liners’ influence. percent sure that Islamic State not the end of the game for spark a month-long diplomatic groups and allying with their The Chinese-American leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ISIL. Even though they have rift with Doha, the UAE’s min- regional arch-foe Iran. Doha dual national was identified as was alive and located south lost almost all of Mosul and ister of state for foreign affairs denies the accusations. Xiyue Wang, a 37-year-old his- of the Syrian city of Raqqa, they are getting ready to lose has said. The UAE foreign minister, tory researcher, according to despite reports that he had Raqqa as well.” According to the Wash- Anwar Gargash, twice denied Mizan Online, a website affili- been killed. “Baghdadi is def- Iraqi security forces have ington Post, US officials dis- the veracity of the claims. He ated with the judiciary. initely alive. He is not dead. ended three years of Islamic covered last week that UAE said: “The Washington Post He was not previously We have information that he Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi State rule in the Iraqi city of ministers held a meeting on story is not true. It is purely known to be among the hand- is alive. We believe 99 percent Mosul, and the group is under 23 May to discuss plans to hack wrong. You will see in the next ful of Americans detained in he is alive,” Lahur Talabany on a sweep through northern growing pressure in Raqqa - Qatari government news and few days the story will die.” He Iran. told Reuters in an interview. Iraq, Baghdadi attempted to former strongholds in the mil- social media sites and post denied the hack could have “It was verified and deter- “Don’t forget his roots go create a self-sustaining mod- itants’ crumbling caliphate. incendiary false quotes attrib- precipitated the crisis, saying mined that he was gather- back to al Qaeda days in Iraq. ern-day caliphate in parts of Talabany said Islamic uted to Qatar’s emir, Sheikh “this issue has been festering ing (information) and was He was hiding from secu- Iraq and Syria. He is now a State was now shifting tac- Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. since 2014”. involved in infiltration,” Judi- rity services. He knows what man on the run, but still a cun- tics despite low morale and The hack, which took place Among the false social ciary spokesman Gholamho- he is doing.” The secretive ning foe, said Talabany, who as it would take three or four the following day, preceded media posts published dur- sein Mohseni Ejehi said during Islamic State leader has fre- part of the international coali- years to eliminate the group the current split in the Gulf ing the hack were some made a routine press briefing. quently been reported killed tion against Islamic State has as it takes to the mountains between Qatar and a coalition in the name of the emir of Ejehi did not identify Wang or wounded since he climbed been at the forefront of efforts and deserts to stage hit and of four states that are mounting Qatar, in which he appeared by name. But hours after he up to the pulpit of a mosque to track Baghdadi down. “He run attacks and unleash sui- an economic and diplomatic to make disparaging remarks spoke, Mizan published an arti- in Mosul in 2014 and declared is not an easy figure. He has cide bombers. “They are boycott against it. about Donald Trump, praised cle attributed to an unnamed a caliphate with himself the years of experience in hiding getting ready for a differ- The four states — the UAE, Gaza’s Hamas leaders and source that revealed his identity leader of all Muslims. and getting away from the ent fight I think. They will Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bah- expressed support for Iran as an and included several photos After leading his fighters security services,” Talabany be smarter.” AGENCIES rain — imposed sanctions on “Islamic power”. AGENCIES of him apparently taken from the internet. The Mizan article said he was born in Beijing and entered Iran as a researcher. It EU to increase Syria sanctions targetting 16 more officials pointed to graduate studies he did at Princeton University in BRUSSELS: The European at a meeting in Brussels, tar- place on 67 companies linked 2013 and 2014, and described Union imposed sanctions on get eight Syrian scientists and to Assad’s government. Wash- him as a fluent speaker of Per- 16 Syrian scientists and mili- eight top military officials. ington issued sanctions in sian. In a statement, Princeton tary officials on Monday for Britain’s Foreign Secre- the same month of the attack said Wang was arrested in Iran their suspected involvement tary Boris Johnson said they in the town of Khan Sheik- last summer while conduct- in a chemical attack in north- showed Europe’s resolve “in houn in Idlib province, plac- ing research on the 1794-1925 ern Syria in April which killed dealing with those who are ing restrictions on hundreds Qajar dynasty for his PhD in scores of civilians. responsible for chemical of employees and scientists at late 19th and early 20th century Western intelligence agen- weapons attacks.” This takes a Syrian government agency Eurasian history. cies accuse the government the number of people placed believed to have developed “We were very distressed of Bashar al-Assad of carry- under EU sanctions related chemical weapons Syria joined by the charges brought against ing out the attack, arguing that to the Syrian conflict to 255, a chemicals weapons conven- him in connection with his rebels in the area would not ons watchdog said in June the edly denied using banned the Council of EU govern- tion in 2013 under a Rus- scholarly activities, and by his have had the capabilities. The nerve agent sarin was used. toxins. The measures, agreed ments in a statement. Exist- sian-US agreement, averting subsequent conviction and sen- international chemical weap- Syrian officials have repeat- upon by EU foreign ministers ing EU sanctions are also in military intervention. AGENCIES tence,” it read. AGENCIES French Prez Macron denounces state role in Holocaust atrocity PARIS: The French president, Commemorating 75 years since rac became the first French leader racism, and called for thorough inves- Emmanuel Macron, has denounced a mass roundup of Jews during the to acknowledge the state’s role in the tigation into the recent killing of a France’s collaboration in the Holo- darkest chapter of modern French Holocaust’s horrors. Macron dis- Parisian woman believed linked to caust, lashing out at those who negate history, Macron insisted that “it was missed arguments by French far right anti-Jewish sentiment. or minimise the country’s role in indeed Francethat organised this.” leaders and others that the collabo- Netanyahu said that “recently we sending tens of thousands of Jews to “Not a single German” was directly rationist Vichy regime didn’t repre- have witnessed a rise of extremist their deaths. involved, he said, but French police sent France. forces that seek to destroy not only After he and the Israeli prime min- collaborating with the Nazis. “It is convenient to see the Vichy the Jews, but of course the Jewish ister, Benjamin Netanyahu, attended a Holocaust survivors recounted regime as born of nothingness, state as well, but well beyond that. Holocaust commemoration, Macron wrenching stories at the ceremony returned to nothingness . Yes, it’s ... The zealots of militant Islam, who also appealed for renewed Israeli- at the site of Vel d’Hiv stadium out- convenient, but it is false. We cannot seek to destroy you, seek to destroy Palestinian peace talks. Worried that side Paris, where police herded some build pride upon a lie.” us as well. We must stand against Netanyahu is backing away from 13,000 people on July 16-17, 1942 French Jewish leaders hailed them together.” Pro-Palestinian and commitment to a two-state solution, before they were deported to camps. Macron’s speech on Sunday — even other activists protested Netanyahu’s Macron assailed Jewish settlement More than 4,000 were children. Fewer Jews deported from France to Nazi as critics railed at him online, where appearance in Paris, criticizing Jewish construction as a threat to interna- than 100 survived. camps. It was a half century later renewed anti-Semitism has flour- settlement policy and the blockade tional hopes for peace. They were among some 76,000 when then-President Jacques Chi- ished. Macron pledged to fight such of Gaza. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 mp Pakistan South Korea proposes SC resumes 9 members of single family Panama Papers military, family reunion case hearing talks with North Korea killed in Arizona flash floods SEOUL: South Korea on Mon- ISLAMABAD: The Paki- day proposed military talks stan Supreme Court on Mon- ARIZONA: A search-and-res- parts of Arizona this morning, with North Korea this week, day resumed the hearing of cue operation will resume this including Nogales, Rio Rico, the first government-level talks the Panama Papers graft case morning after nine people from and Patagonia, according to since late 2015, in an effort to that will decide the future of a single family, including sev- the NWS. halt hostile activities near their Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, eral children, died and others Thunderstorms will be pos- joint border and after a series who has challenged as “biased” went missing in a flash flood sible across portions of Arizona of missile tests by the North in and “going beyond mandate” a incident along the Verde River once again later tonight and recent weeks. probe panel’s report over his in Arizona on Saturday, accord- also across other parts of the The proposal is the first family assets. ing to the Gila County Sher- Southwest, according to ABC formal overture by the gov- A three-member apex iff’s office. News’ meteorologists. ernment of President Moon the North to discuss reunions bench, of Justice Ejaz Afzal A large group of people The expected thunderstorm Jae-in, who came to power in of family members separated Khan, Justice Sheikh Azmat were at the river swimming in activity will likely remain iso- May pledging to engage the during the Korean War. It sug- Saeed and Justice Ijazul Has- the area of the Cold Springs lated to scattered in nature, North in dialogue, as well as gested talks be held on August san, began hearing the high- swimming hole in the town but the storms that do form to apply pressure on Pyong- 1, with possible reunions over profile case as it returned to of Payson, Arizona on Satur- will bring strong, gusty winds yang to reduce tension on the the Chuseok holiday, which the Supreme Court after nearly day afternoon when the flash and torrential rain with them, Korean peninsula. “We request falls in October this year. two months, Dawn newspa- flood came from above them, which could trigger even more military talks with the North Pyongyang has repeatedly per reported.The Panama police said. One person is still flash flooding in the region. on July 21 at Tongilgak to stop said it refuses to engage in all Papers case Joint Investiga- missing, according to the Gila Sergeant Hornung said that all hostile activities that raise talks with the South unless tion Team (JIT), formed in County Sheriff’s department. most members of the group military tension at the mili- Seoul turns over 12 waitresses light of the apex court’s April At least four people were were from the Phoenix area, tary demarcation line,” South who defected to the South 20 order to probe the Sharif rescued and airlifted to a hos- which, along with the rest of Korea’s Vice Defence Minis- last year. family’s money trail, submit- pital, police said. L-R: Authorities continue to search for the two missing persons on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, the bodies southern Arizona, has expe- ter Suh Choo-suk told a media However, Japan down- ted its 60-day investigation The victims were enjoying of Garnica’s wife, Maria Raya, and their three kids were pulled from the waters this weekend rienced inordinately hot tem- briefing. played South Korea’s offer to report to the court on July 10. the relatively cool temperatures peratures this summer. The vice defence minister hold military talks with North The JIT accused the family of north of Payson on a day trip, to 60, and were all members of ing to a report in the Associated went missing during the flood, The swimming hole, Cold did not elaborate on the mean- Korea, saying the priority being “untruthful” and “hav- he said, adding that the area the same family. Press. The torrent carried away the sheriff’s office said. Springs, is part of the Verde ing of hostile military activi- should be piling pressure on ing assets beyond means”. The is a popular getaway for peo- The incident followed tree branches and other debris Arizona is not out of the River system, which winds ties, which varies between the Pyongyang through sanctions. report highlighted the failure ple from southern Arizona. He a weather forecast by ABC as it went, the AP reported. woods by any means when through nearby canyons. Ser- two Koreas. “This is not a time for dia- of the Sharif family to provide referred to the gathering as a News’ meteorologists predict- Payson “experienced heavy it comes to extreme weather geant Hornung characterized Moon has suggested hos- logue. This is a time for pres- a money trail for its London “family group,” though he said ing “monsoonal related thun- rain” prior to the incident, and conditions. the river system as “fairly rug- tile military activities be halted sure,” Japan’s foreign ministry apartments. that some members of the party derstorms” throughout the search and rescue operations A flash flood watch will be ged” and said that it was “swim at the inter-Korean border on spokesman Norio Maruyama Sharif had denied any were not related. weekend in the Southwest. were initiated to find individu- in effect for the Southeast part at your own risk.” July 27, the anniversary of the told reporters on Monday wrongdoing after the report Five bodies were reportedly The storm was violent, and als who were reported missing, of the state until Monday eve- But he also said that 1953 armistice agreement that in New York where Foreign also accused his children — recovered Sunday, after four unleashed 6-foot-high flood- the sheriff’s office said. ning, according to the National despite previous flash floods ended the Korean War. The Minister Fumio Kishida was daughter Maryam Nawaz, were recovered Saturday. The waters, dark with ash from Search operations remain Weather Service (NWS). Flash in the region, it remained a South Korean Red Cross on attending a UN meeting on and sons Hasan and Hussein deceased range in age from 2 a summer wildfire, accord- underway for other people who flood warnings are in effect for popular destination. AGENCIES Monday proposed talks with development. AGENCIES Nawaz — of submitting “falsi- fied” documents. Maryam Nawaz was also Trump’s lawyer says son’s Russia meeting not illegal Kim Jong-un says Trump is ‘bluffing’ with his threats accused of signing forged doc- uments to obscure ownership WASHINGTON: Presi- ing in that meeting that would program. Then, it was to hear of taking military action against North Korea of the two posh London flats, dent Donald Trump’s attor- have taken place, even if it was information about Clinton. said reports. ney insisted there was nothing about the topic of an oppo- Finally, Trump Jr. was com- PYONGYANG: North Korean over Trump’s threats and desperate moves of the US to In the objections filed illegal in the meeting Trump’s sition research paper from a pelled to release emails that dictator Kim Jong-un has branded the military drills the stifle it.’ The US is currently before the court, the Sharif eldest son had with a Russian Russian lawyer, is illegal or a revealed he had told an associ- accused Donald Trump of US military is currently under- undergoing a military exer- family and Finance Minis- lawyer during last year’s presi- violation of the law,” Sekulow ate that he would “love” Russia’s ‘bluffing’ over threats to take going in Australia as a ‘show cise with Australia in north ter Ishaq Dar rejected the JIT dential campaign. said on “Fox News Sunday,” a help in obtaining incriminating military action against the of force’. ‘The US is crying out Queensland, in what is the larg- report and argued that the team Donald Trump Jr’s willing- point he repeated several times. information about the Demo- reclusive nation. for mounting a military attack est joint exercise by the Aus- had exceeded its mandate. ness to meet with the lawyer He said the president did cratic nominee. US President Trump called on the DPRK,’ they told state- tralian Defence Force and the Prior to the hearing, in the expectation of receiv- not attend the meeting and The number of people an emergency July 4 meet- censored newspaper Rodong American military. opposition leaders, includ- ing incriminating information described as “part of Russia and was not aware of it. The attor- known to be at the meeting also ing to formulate a ‘measured Sinmun, adding the missile test ‘It is a manifestation of ing Awami Muslim League about Democratic candidate its government’s support for ney’s focus on the law appears changed over time. As recently response’ to the North’s first was an act of ‘self defence’. stupidity that the US works (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid, Hillary Clinton has raised new Trump.” The president’s attor- aimed at moving beyond the as Friday, Rinat Akhmetshin, a intercontinental ballistic mis- They went on: ‘This is just hard to check the victorious arrived at the apex court questions about possible collu- ney, Jay Sekulow, defended shifting accounts of the meet- Russian-American lobbyist and sile test, amid fears it could a ridiculous bluffing of those advance of the service person- and spoke to the media, reit- sion between the Trump cam- Trump and his son in a series ing given by Trump Jr. At first, former Soviet military officer, reach as far as Alaska. taken aback by the invinci- nel and people of the DPRK,’ erating their demand for paign and Russia. of appearances Sunday on five the June 2016 meeting was said confirmed his participation to Kim’s spokespeople said the ble might of the DPRK... The Kim’s henchmen said of Sharif’s resignation. AGENCIES The information had been television networks. “Noth- to be about a Russian adoption The Associated Press. AGENCIES despotic leader was ‘unfazed’ DPRK remains unfazed by the the drills. AGENCIES Turkey extends China slams US defence post-coup state of Australian woman shot dead by Minneapolis Bill over Taiwan provision Emergency police after calling to report possible crime ISTANBUL: Turkey’s par- MINNEAPOLIS: An Austra- Police were trying to determine name, called police after hear- BEIJING: China on Mon- had made “stern represen- navy stopped such visits to Tai- liament voted on Monday to lian woman engaged to marry whether any video of the inci- ing a sound in a nearby alley, day said it had lodged an offi- tations” to Washington over wan in 1979, when Washington renew a state of Emergency an American next month was dent exists. The body cameras according to their son, Zach cial protest with the United the Bill. The National Defense changed diplomatic recogni- in effect since last year’s shot and killed by a Minneapo- of the officers involved were not Damond, 22. “Basically, my States following the passage Authorization Act for Fis- tion from Taipei to Beijing. failed coup attempt sparked lis cop on Saturday night after activated, according to police. mom’s dead because a police of a defence spending Bill that cal Year 2018, passed by the “We urge the US side to the biggest crackdown in the calling police to report an inci- “Basically, my mom’s dead officer shot her for reasons I could lead to American war- US House of Representatives fully recognise that the relevant country’s modern history. dent, leading her family and because a police officer shot don’t know,” Zach Damond told ships visiting Taiwan. Beijing Friday, contains a section on articles in the act are severely The state-run Anadolu investigators to question what her for reasons I don’t know.”- the Star-Tribune. “I demand has long objected to any mili- Taiwan, which calls on Wash- harmful,” he said. news agency said lawmak- caused the deadly shooting. Zach Damond, an Australian answers. If anybody can help, tary assistance from Washing- ington to provide the island’s The US Congress, he added, ers agreed to a three-month The woman, identified as national and instructor with the just call police and demand ton to the self-governed island, military with increased mili- “should not turn back the will extension of the current Justine Damond, 40, was killed Lake Harriet Spiritual Commu- answers. I’m so done with all which it considers a breakaway tary training and to encour- of history lest it should harm emergency law, which in the late-night shooting in the nity, was engaged to be mar- this violence.” province. age it to expand its defence the general interests of China- had been due to expire on city’s Fulton neighborhood, Fox ried in August and has a son, Minneapolis Mayor “China firmly opposes any spending. US relations”. The Bill must pass Wednesday. Following the 9 reported. She reportedly had according to Fox 9. Her fiance, Betsy Hodges, at a press con- Justine Damond forms of official exchange and An amendment to the Bill the US Senate and be signed by foiled coup - blamed on called to report an assault. identified by the Minneapolis ference Sunday, called the military contact between the directs the Pentagon to submit the president before becom- US-based preacher Fethul- “Two Minneapolis police Saturday,” the state Bureau of Star-Tribune, as Don Damond, shooting “tragic.”Michelle US and Taiwan,” foreign min- a report to Congress on the fea- ing law. It comes at a sensitive lah Gulen - authorities have officers responded to a 911 call Criminal Apprehension said in was reportedly on his way home Gross, from Communities istry spokesman Lu Kang told sibility of reestablishing port moment in US-China relations, arrested at least 50,000 peo- of a possible assault just north a news release. “At one point, from a business trip. Damond, United Against Police Bru- reporters at a regular press calls between the US and Tai- as the two sides are at odds over ple and sacked more than of the 5100 block of Washburn an officer fired their weapon, whose maiden name was Ruszc- tality, released a statement on briefing, adding that Beijing wanese navies. The American how to handle N Korea. AGENCIES 100,000. AGENCIES Avenue S. just before 11:30 p.m. fatally striking a woman.” zyk but went by her fiance’s last Damond’s death. AGENCIES Astronomers detect strange signals coming from star 11 light years away

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have detected mysterious radio signals coming from the direction of a small, dim star located about 11 light-years from Earth. The signals came from a red dwarf star - Ross 128 (GJ 447) - which is around 2,800 times dimmer than the Sun and is not yet known to have any planets, researchers said. The “strange” radio signals were detected by astronomers at the University of Puerto Rico in May, using the Arecibo Observatory, which is a massive radio telescope built inside of a Puerto Rican sinkhole. Although unlikely, the possibility that signals came from intelligent extrater- restrial life cannot be ruled out yet, said Abel Mendez, an astrobiologist. “In case you are wondering, the recurrent aliens hypothesis is at the bottom of many other better explanations,” Mendez said. AGENCIES

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Gangs recruiting children as young millenniumpo NO H ALFst TR U THS CHANGE OF NAME as 12 as Class A drug dealers I, Sabhiyata Ishwarlal Dulera W/o Arjun hildren in almost all areas dealers spoke of facing junkies Dwarkadas Godiya R/o Cof the country are being wielding “Rambo knives”, and 10/17-A 1/3, Sidhkunj arrested for dealing Class A becoming so used to violence Appartment, Flat No. 4, drugs, including crack, her- that one of them viewed pun- Ground Floor Ward No.1, oin and cocaine, The Indepen- ishment beatings as “just busi- dent can reveal. Criminals are ness”. “My concern is that this Mehrauli, New Delhi-30 turning to children as young is the next child exploitation have changed my name to as 12 to peddle hard drugs, scandal,” said one adult work- Mala Arjun Godiya for all according to police arrest ing with gangs. future purposes. records. Freedom of Informa- The revelations come after tion requests to police forces in Opium cultivation a report by MPs also raised England, Wales and Northern fears about drugs gangs Ireland revealed that in 2016, torture as a means of assert- exploiting minors who go 71 percent of forces arrested ing their authority, and knives, missing from home or care, children under the age of 16 Tasers, boiling water and acid and called for such children to on suspicion of supplying as weapons. be treated as victims of groom- crack, heroin or cocaine. The Independent has been ing rather than criminals. When all types of Class A told of London schoolchildren The All-Party Parliamen- substances were considered, being sent to deal from crack- tary Group on Runaway and the proportion of forces arrest- houses as far away as Scotland, Missing Children and Adults ing under-16s for hard-drug with the girls sometimes being warned: “Patterns of grooming dealing last year rose to 86 per raped and “owned” by male of children for criminal exploi- cent – 30 out of the 35 forces gang members. By the age of tation are very similar to those who supplied useable infor- 14, some child drug dealers are of sexual exploitation. In the mation. Further investigations “already seasoned. [They have] past, child sexual exploitation produced suggestions that done lots of things, sold lots of was often perceived amongst children as young as eight are drugs and been in lots of trau- professionals as the victim’s being sucked into a world of matising situations”. In Not- fault, or due to their risky drug dealing where gangs use tingham, former teenage drug behaviour. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 Govt’s GM crop view must be Tax payers point out GST portal mixing up their data with others NEW DELHI: Barely a fort- considered, well-informed: SC night after GST was imple- mented, some taxpayers have reported that GST portal is mix- ‘Effects of such a move would be irreversible’ ing up their data with others, NEW DELHI: The Supreme also said that the entire regula- a "mishap" for which the I-T Court on Monday asked the tory system was in "shambles" department blamed tax practi- Centre to take a "considered" and a 10- year moratorium tioners for registering multiple and "well-informed" view should be given, he had said. entities simultaneously. before taking a policy decision Rodrigues had filed the plea The Mumbai division of on the commercial release of seeking a stay on the commer- CBEC in a circular said some Genetically Modified (GM) cial release of GM mustard cases have been brought to its mustard crop, saying the and prohibition of its open notice wherein "taxpayers are effects of such a move would field trials. He had also urged complaining that when they are be "irreversible". the court to prohibit open field logging into their account using "It is an extremely, trials and commercial release their login credentials, they are extremely important issue. You of Herbicide Tolerant (HT) diverted to some other's account (Centre) take a well-informed crops, including HT Mustard on GST portal and the data of and considered decision, as DMH 11 and its parent lines/ another taxpayer is displayed in once it is allowed then the effect variants as recommended by that account". would be irreversible," a bench the TEC in its report. "Since These, the tax department of Chief Justice J S Khehar and the claimed yield superiority of said, are the cases where the Justice D Y Chandrachud said. HT DMH 11 through the B&B registration or enrolment of the The bench granted a week's system over Non-GMO variet- business entity has been done by clear the cache memory of the business has a valid PAN, email time to the Centre, represented ies and hybrids is quite simply the same tax practitioner. computer system before initiat- ID and a mobile number, then by Additional Solicitor Gen- not true, in fact a hoax, ... there "This happens when a tax ing second registration/ enrol- it can file an online application eral (ASG) Tushar Mehta, to is no purpose to this GMO HT practitioner opens multiple win- ment process," it added. on the common portal https:// apprise it of by when will it mustard for India," the petition dows on his/her computer in GST, which was rolled out www.gst.gov.in/ and get regis- take a policy decision on the said. It said the contamination the same browser for differ- from July 1, replaces plethora tered for GST. roll out. The ASG, at the outset, of the ASG that he would take ment to seek public opinion was sowing the seeds in various caused by mustard HT DMH ent taxpayers. The data while of taxes like excise, service tax On separate issue of registra- said so far, the Centre has not instruction and come back on such seeds before releasing fields and that the bio-safety 11 and its HT parents would be filing up the application form and VAT, and transformed India tion for SEZ units and verticals taken any any policy decision within a week and inform the it for cultivation purposes. dossier, which has to be made "irremediable and irreversible". resides in the cache memory of into a single market. of businesses on same PAN, the on the commercial release of court about the time within Mustard is one of India's public by putting it on the web- "The contamination of our the computer and such mishap So far, over 69 lakh excise, circular said tax payers should GM mustard crop and was con- which a policy decision would most important winter crops site, has not yet been done. seed stock and germ plasm as happens," it said. VAT and Service Tax assessees use different mobile number sidering various aspects. It has be taken. The apex court which is sown between mid- Alleging that field trials will happen with mustard HT The Central Board of Excise have migrated to the GSTN por- and email IDs for each busi- also invited suggestions and had on October 17 last year October and late November. were being carried out without DMH 11 and its HT parents and Customs (CBEC) asked all tal and nearly five lakh new reg- ness vertical. This would help objections on the issue. extended the stay on the com- Advocate Prashant the relevant tests, Bhushan had will be irremediable and irre- tax practitioners not to open istrations have happened under maintain uniqueness of the The bench, which initially mercial release of GM mustard Bhushan, appearing for peti- sought a 10-year moratorium versible making our food toxic more than one enrolment or GST. The finance ministry has numbers in the system as PAN granted four weeks time to the crop till further orders. tioner Aruna Rodrigues, had on them. A Technical Expert at the molecular level without registration case at one time. already asked businesses to reg- remains the same for a business Centre, later allowed the plea It had asked the govern- alleged that the government Committee (TEC) report had recourse," the plea had said. PTI "After completing one case, ister themselves by July 30. If a vertical. PTI Construction biz to receive Markets all pumped up; both BSE Nokia rings in `999 `90K cr boost from Metro Sensex, NSE Nifty set new highs feature phone in India NEW DELHI: Growth of MUMBAI: Showing renewed NEW DELHI: HMD Global, Metro Rail network in new cit- strength, the Nifty closed above ` sprints by 10p which holds the rights for ies is expected to boost the order the 9,900 level for the first time Nokia brand, will launch a new book of construction companies and the Sensex set a fresh life to fresh 1-month version of Nokia 105 model by up to Rs 90,000 crore over the high on Monday, building on priced at Rs 999 as it looks to next three to five years, rating optimism about corporate high of 64.35 vs $ tap the feature phone market agency ICRA said on Monday. earnings. in the country. "Development of Metro is over Rs 2.5 lakh crore, thus Most Asian shares ruled MUMBAI: After a brief pause, The dual SIM version of Rail is being planned in over supporting the order books of firm, picking up cues from the rupee on Monday regained the device will be priced at Rs 30 Indian cities...In addition, construction contractors. stronger than expected eco- momentum to log a fresh one- 1,149 (excluding taxes and sub- new network is to be developed Further, Metro Rail projects nomic growth in China and month high of 64.35 by ris- sidies). Both devices will hit the According to research firm in another 15-20 cities...This worth another Rs two lakh crore expectations that the Federal ing 10 paise on bouts of dollar stores on Wednesday. Besides, IDC, feature phone shipments is expected to boost the order are in various stages of approv- Reserve will tread with care in unwinding by exporters. the company will also launch stood at 29.7 million units book of construction compa- als and are likely to come up for tightening its policy, given lack- This is the highest closing Nokia 130, which is expected compared to 27 million smart- nies by Rs 75,000-90,000 crore bidding within next five years, lustre data, which led to a record for the domestic currency since to be priced under Rs 1,500, phones during the January- over the next three to five years," it said. close in the US on Friday. June 14, when it ended at 64.30. around September. March 2017 quarter. ICRA said in a statement. "Roads and urban infra- Investors were optimistic Bearish continuation in "With more than four bil- HMD has said it will include It said Metro Rail sector has structure, including metro rails that blue-chip companies might the greenback along with lion people remaining offline both feature and smartphones seen strong traction in the last are two key segments which post encouraging first quarter heavy unwinding of long dol- and unable to benefit from the in its portfolio as it attempts couple of years and is expected have witnessed robust order numbers in coming days. On lar positions built up by spec- social and economic develop- to make a comeback into the to provide sizeable opportuni- inflows for the construction top of it, monsoon progress so or 0.30 per cent, at new peak Financial Services. ulative traders last week ahead ment opportunities of the Inter- global mobile phone market ties for construction companies companies. far has been above-normal. of 9,915.95, surpassing its pre- Wipro rose the most, up of FOMC meet predominantly net, simply getting connected that is dominated by the likes due to strong pipeline of proj- "Further, with sizeable pipe- The 30-share Sensex jumped vious closing high of 9,891.70 3.12 per cent, ahead of its board gave the rupee a boost. by voice and text is still such an of Samsung, Apple and Huawei. ects which are in approval or line of projects in these seg- further to set a life-time high hit on July 13. meeting to discuss buyback of The domestic unit opened important step for many peo- Nokia 105, in its previous planning stage. ments, the construction sector is of 32,131.92, before ending up "Start of Parliament's Mon- shares. firmly higher at 64.34 as com- ple around the world," HMD avatar, sold well over 200 mil- Currently, Metro Rail net- expected to have sufficient order 54.03 points, or 0.17 per cent, soon Session and anticipations Infosys firmed up 1.37 per pared to last weekend level of Global CEO Arto Nummela lion units. work is operational/ partly inflows and companies with at a new record 32,074.78. It of any updates on the banking cent after the company on Fri- 64.45 at the Interbank Foreign said in a statement. The revamped version of operational in nine cities and strong track record and healthy broke its previous life high of sector pushed Nifty within strik- day posted better-than-expected Exchange (forex) market. "We cannot underestimate the Nokia 105 features a new another five cities have under- balance sheet are expected to 32,037.38, hit on July 13. ing distance of 10,000. Investors earnings and maintained 2017- It largely consolidated in a the need and benefit of being ergonomic design, better bat- implementation metro projects. exhibit strong growth going for- The gauge has lost 16.63 look less daunted by psycho- 18 revenue growth guidance. tight narrow range of 64.3350 connected and we are dedicated tery life, a larger screen size The rating agency said the ward," said K Ravichandran, points on Friday. logical mark as earnings season Other big gainers were and 64.40 most part of the ses- to delivering devices that can and new tactile island keymat, overall cost of expansion of Senior Vice-President and The 50-share index ended has encouraged a stock specific Adani Ports, ICICI Bank, Cipla, sion before ending at 64.35, enable many people around the HMD said. Both models fea- operational/ under implemen- Group-Head, Corporate Rat- above the 9,900 level for the first approach," said Anand James, Hindustan Unilever and Reli- showing a smart gain of 10 world to expand their horizon," ture 1.8-inch colour screens and tation approved Metro projects ings, ICRA. PTI time by surging 29.60 points, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit ance Industries. PTI paise, or 0.16 per cent. PTI he said. LED torch lights. PTI Govt slaps 10% FIEO aks Govt to analyse sectors Domino’s maker Jubilant logs 25% Q1 profit rise import duty NEW DELHI: Jubilant Food- Domino's Pizza reported of its President and CFO Sachin with low or negative growth Works on Monday reported same store sales growth (SSG) Sharma. 25.53 per cent rise in June quar- of 6.5 per cent in the quarter "Sachin Sharma, President on USB cables NEW DELHI: Exporters body jewellery are a cause of concern ident also asked the govern- ter net profit to Rs 23.84 crore as against negative SSG of 3.2 and CFO and key managerial FIEO on Monday asked the gov- which needs to be looked into as ment to address implementation helped by increase in same store per cent in the corresponding personnel of the company has ernment for an analysis of the all of them are important from issues related to Goods and Ser- sales growth of Domino's Pizza. quarter a year ago. resigned from the services of the sectors recording low or nega- export and employment per- vices Tax (GST). Same store growth refers to "We took a number of company. His last working day tive growth. spective, a statement quoted The issues "should be the year-over-year growth in actions in the quarter towards will be July 21, 2017," Jubilant Federation of Indian Export FIEO President Ganesh Gupta addressed on war footing else sales for restaurants in opera- driving innovation, delivering FoodWorks said in a BSE filing. Organisations (FIEO) said that as saying on Monday. will affect exports in the current tion for 2 whole years. value and controlling costs, and "The board will appoint 15 out of 30 major product "A sectoral analysis may and next few months," he said. The company, which oper- we are pleased to see that our his successor in due course," NEW DELHI: The govern- groups have shown negative be done to pin point factors Further, Gupta said the ates Domino's Pizza and disciplined focus on driving it added. ment has imposed a 10 per cent growth in June. responsible for decline in such government needs to carefully Dunkin' Donuts chains in India, profitable growth has begun In September 2016, Sharma import duty on static converter These sectors include plas- sectors," he said. watch imports under GST sys- had posted a net profit of Rs having the desired impact," JFL was appointed as the chief for cellular phones like USB tic, handicrafts, carpet, tex- In June, the country's tem as complete set off of inte- 18.99 crore in the same period Chairman Shyam S Bhartia and financial officer (CFO) and cables. tiles, pharmaceuticals, gems exports grew 4.39 per cent year- grated GST may spur imports of previous fiscal. as against Rs 612 crore in the Co Chairman Hari S Bhartia key managerial personnel. At The 'static converter for cel- and jewellery, leather, oil seeds on-year to $23.56 billion. In of finished goods adding to the Its total income went up by year-ago period, Jubilant Food- said in a statement. present, the company operates lular mobile phones' are phone and tobacco. Decline in exports May, the shipments increased challenges of domestic manu- 11.40 per cent to Rs 681.81 crore Works Ltd (JFL) said in a filing The company on Monday 1,125 Domino's Pizza and 55 charging cables, which can also of pharma, leather, gems and 8.32 per cent. The FIEO pres- facturing. PTI during the quarter under review to the BSE. also announced stepping down for Dunkin' Donuts outlets. PTI be used for accessing and trans- fer of handset data to a com- puter, laptop, TV or tablet. China quarterly growth at With this move, the static Govt preparing national plan for manufacturing clusters converters imported into India will attract same 10 per cent NEW DELHI: The govern- World Bank's annual Doing 6.9%; 2017 target raised basic customs duty as imposed ment is preparing a national Business Report of 2017. ‘New industrial on imported mobile chargers. plan for manufacturing clus- The government's target is BEIJING: China’s GDP grew financial consultancy agencies In a notification, the Reve- ters with an aim to bring about to improve the business regula- 6.9 per cent in the second quar- to revise China s growth rate nue Department said that a noti- convergence in development of tory environment of India and policy on anvil’ ter, above the government’s tar- upwards. fication of customs department industrial areas by central and its ranking. get for the year of 6.5 per cent, Nomura Securities said in is being amended to state that state governments, Parliament The DIPP has urged the NEW DELHI: The process for indicating that the world’s sec- a report after Monday’s data exempt goods would include was informed on Monday. ministries and departments to formulation of a new industrial ond largest economy would release that given the data, it is "static converters for automatic Commerce and Industry analyse the World Bank's latest policy has been initiated and comfortably meet its 2017 raising the forecast for the Q3 data processing machines and Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Doing Business report. consultations are being held growth target amid concerns growth to 6.8 per cent from the units thereof, and telecommu- said that inputs from central "Nodal departments/min- with stakeholders, Parliament over high debt levels. previous 6.6 per cent, and the nication apparatus, other than ministries and departments istries have been identified for was informed on Monday. Xing Zhihong, spokesper- annual growth forecast to 6.8 static converters for cellular and states have been taken for each of the 10 indicators of Commerce and Industry son of China s National Bureau per cent from 6.7 per cent. mobile phones". development of an industrial the report. The departments Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of Statistics (NBS), said China’s The forecast of a grad- Indian Cellular Associa- information system. in coordination with Govern- on Monday said consultations economy is operating within a ual growth slowdown due to tion National President Pankaj She said action for constitu- ment of NCT of Delhi and are on with industry bodies, reasonable range, maintaining a weakening property sector Mohindroo said this is reflection tion of a committee to evolve Government of Maharash- academia, think-tanks, state stable, coordinated and sus- and the possible moderation of government's commitment cluster framework has been Replying to a separate ques- claimed by the states and the tra are responsible for reduc- governments and concerned tainable development. of domestic demand, as well towards phased manufacturing taken. tion on ease of doing business, UTs. ing procedures, time and cost ministries and departments of In the second quarter, GDP as uncertainties over exter- programme, designed to boost "Yes. Government is pre- she said the Department of "For each state/UT, the across each indicator," she said. the central government. of the world’s second largest nal demand remained valid, domestic ecosystem for mobile paring a National Plan for Industrial Policy and Promo- scores will be aggregated over Ministries have also been "Inputs are also being col- economy held steady at 6.9 per state-run Xinhua news agency phone production in India. Manufacturing Clusters. The tion (DIPP) will carry out a all the surveys conducted to asked to carry out regular lected through a survey," she cent year on year, flat from the quoted the report as saying. "We appreciate quick action Plan aims to bring about con- comprehensive business-to- yield an overall score for the engagements with stakehold- said in a written reply to the first quarter. Some 7.35 million new jobs by the Revenue Department in vergence in development of government (B2G) feedback State/UT. The feedback scores ers and conduct workshops Lok Sabha. Replying to a sepa- It is “laying a solid founda- were created in China’s urban plugging this loophole in defini- industrial areas by the central exercise this year. will be used to generate a rank- with the users and stakehold- rate question on special eco- tion for achieving the annual regions from January to June, tion of static converter for cellu- and state governments so as Under this exercise, feed- ing of States/UTs in terms of ers to familiarise them with the nomic zones, she said during target,” he said. 180,000 more than the same lar phones as this was impacting to bring about optimal utilisa- back will be taken from busi- reform implementation," she reforms, take their feedback on April-June this fiscal, exports The 6.9 per cent growth rate period last year, while per cap- the mobile charger segment," tion of resources," she said in a nesses on the quality of added. a regular basis and take correc- from SEZs stood at Rs 1.38 lakh in the second quarter is faster ita disposable income grew 8.8 Mohindroo said. PTI written reply to the Lok Sabha. implementation of the reforms India ranks 130th in the tive action where required. PTI crore. PTI than expected, prompting the per cent, the data said. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 mp Ratnagiri refinery complex HC rejects Essar plea against RBI’s insolvency proceedings to cost `2.7 lakh cr: Pradhan AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court on Monday dis- NEW DELHI: The world's big- is the biggest refinery any pub- missed Essar Steel's writ peti- gest oil refinery -cum-petro- lic sector unit has set up in one tion challenging the Reserve chemical complex planned in stage. IOC recently started its 15 Bank of India (RBI) directive Ratnagiri district of Maharash- MT unit at Paradip in Odisha. to a consortium of banks to tra will cost Rs 2.7 lakh crore Reliance Industries holds initiate insolvency proceed- and take 60 months to build, Oil the distinction of building the ings against the company for Minister Dharmendra Pradhan biggest refinery in India till now. its high non-performing assets. said on Monday. It built its first refinery at Jam- Justice S.G. Shah issued State-owned Indian Oil nagar in Gujarat with a capacity an oral order stating that no Corp (IOC), Bharat Petro- of 27 MT, which was subse- relief could be granted to the leum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and quently expanded to 33 MT. It steel major and the matter Hindustan Petroleum Corp has built another unit adjacent should be taken up with the Ltd (HPCL) are building the to it for exports, with a capac- National Company Law Tribu- integrated complex with a ity of 29 MT. nal (NCLT). refining capacity of 60 million Meanwhile, Bharat Petro- Essar had claimed that tonnes per annum at Babul- leum Corporation chairman D unilateral action was being wadi, Taluka Rajapur, Ratnag- Rajkumar on Monday exuded initiated when it was in a Essar Steel, in its July 4 peti- improvement in all its operat- iri district. confidence that the proposed Rs restructuring mode and tion, challenged the Reserve ing parameters. "The proposed refinery 2-trillion mega refinery in the objected to being clubbed with Bank of India's (RBI) direction Essar Steel had a debt of will produce gasoline (petrol) ecologically sensitive Konkan 11 other firms. to a consortium let by the State Rs 45,655 crore, of which Rs and diesel suitable for BS-VI belt will get green nod and In a statement, the com- Bank of India to refer cases of 31,671 crore had turned non- (equivalent to Euro-VI emis- the project. 60 months to complete from the US and China, has a refining hopes to complete the world’s pany said that their plea before 12 companies, including Essar, performing assets for banks by sion norms). The refinery will "Order of magnitude of cost date of approval and receipt of capacity of 232.066 MT, which largest refinery complex in four the court was that "it should to the NCLT and initiate insol- March 31, 2016. This increased be designed with flexibility in estimated for the project is Rs all statutory clearances. exceeded the demand of 194.2 years. have been given time to com- vency proceedings. The central to Rs 32,864 crore by March 31 processing wide varieties of 2.70 lakh crore and the share In addition, oil PSUs have MT in 2016-17. “Once you really start, it plete its debt restructuring as bank's June 13 directive was this year. crude as well as flexibility in of IOC, BPCL and HPCL is in also planned to increase the According to the Interna- should take about 36-48 months we apprehended that referring issued through a press release. The RBI's counsel disputed product mix," the minister said ratio of 50:25:25 respectively," refining capacity in the coun- tional Energy Agency (IEA), for completion. The first thing the company to the IBC (Insol- Essar Steel said it was in the points raised by Essar stat- in a written reply to a question he said. The refinery will pro- try by 35 million tonnes (MT) this demand is expected to that needs to get done is getting vency and Bankruptcy Code) at advanced stage of discussions ing that it was not true that in the Lok Sabha. duce petrol, diesel, LPG, ATF in next few years to meet the reach 458 MT by 2040. the land and getting the envi- this stage may result in deterio- with lenders on its debt reso- the company was discussing The three firms on June 14 and feedstock for making petro- domestic demand of petroleum Besides the West Coast ronmental clearance. ration of the company's oper- lution proposal and payment restructuring of repayments signed a joint venture agree- chemicals that are basic build- products, he said without giv- Refinery and brownfield We need to apply for all ations and in fact, may delay of Rs 3,467 crore had been with banks. The counsel said ment to form a company, West ing blocks in plastic, chemical ing details. expansion, a new 9 MT unit is those. As of now we’re not see- the resolution discussion with made to banks between April insolvency proceedings would Coast Refinery and Petrochem- and textile industries. Prad- India, the world's third planned at Barmer in Rajasthan. ing any hurdles,” he told report- the banks." It said it would now 2016 and June 2017, and that help the company to shape up ical Ltd for implementation of han said the project will take largest energy consumer after Fifteen million tonnes a year ers here. PTI raise its plea before the NCLT. there had been substantial and not close it down. IANS Tata Motors gears GST Council hikes Religare IT ops RBI wants currency security features up for its much cigarette cess ‘to offset attacked; firm awaited all-new claims all its supplier to Make in India in two years SUV: Tata NEXON NEW DELHI: In a big 'Make makers’ windfall’ in India' push, the Reserve ... Refrains from data are safe Bank on Monday came out NEW DELHI: The GST Coun- with fresh tender for cur- releasing cil on Monday hiked cess on NEW DELHI: Amidst reports rency security features, man- cigarettes to take away the of cyber attacks on its IT sys- dating that the supplier set up June 30 asset "windfall" manufacturers were tems, financial services con- the manufacturing unit in the reaping due to an anomaly that glomerate Religare Enterprises country within two years and liability figures crept in after the GST rate fixa- on Monday said its data and gradually increase the local MUMBAI: Tata Motors is tion, Finance Minister Arun operations are "completely content. NEW DELHI: The Reserve gearing up for its highly antic- Jaitley said on Monday. safe" and its cyber security cell RBI cancelled two ten- Bank has refrained from releas- ipated product introduction in While the peak Goods and is investigating into the matter. ders issued earlier for supply ing its asset liability figures for the SUV segment with the Tata Service Tax (GST) rate of 28 "We are currently assess- of security features and fibre the week ended June 30, which NEXON. The Company has per cent stays and so does 5 per But this rate was lower than ing the situation, however, our for currency notes in order to is also the last day for depositing added two new, power-packed cent ad valorem cess on top of the pre-GST tax incidence and systems, operations and client incorporate 'Make in India' as defunct currency notes by NRIs. and performance oriented it, the fixed cess has been hiked the choice before manufactur- information and data remain an essential requirement. June 30 is also the last day engines to its powertrain port- between Rs 485 and 792 per ers was either to pass on the unaffected and secure," a com- The bid document is for of July-June financial year fol- folio – the 1.2L Turbocharged thousand sticks. lower taxes to consumers by pany spokesperson said over supply of different types of lowed by the central bank. This Petrol from the Revotron series The increase in cess would way of cutting rates or pocket- phone. security threads, colour-shift- is probably for the first time, RBI and the 1.5L Diesel engine from bring in Rs 5,000 crore of addi- ing the windfall. IT systems across the globe ing ink, foil patch, security date of signing of contract and exempted from experience in its Weekly Statistical Supple- the Revotorq family, to offer tional tax revenue which oth- The manufacturers chose in the recent past have been fac- fibre, paper based taggant, ink increase the local content in and past performance criteria, ment has not come out with the an unrivalled package of fuel erwise would have gone to the the latter. Jaitley said to cor- ing some or the other kind of based taggant, advanced water- planned manner from the third and average annual turnover figures for week ended June 30. efficiency, performance, and manufacturers, he said briefing rect this, the GST Council has malware attacks with the inten- mark and micro perforation. year. It will also have to increase requirement. "The figures for Friday, June 30, refinement. reporters after the council held raised the fixed cess by Rs 485 tion to extract monies from the "Bidder may note that their the domestic value addition to Further, the document said, 2017 will be published as part of These new generation an emergency meeting through to 792 per thousand sticks. system owners. Religare Enter- acceptance of the 'Make in 35 per cent in the third year, operations of the bidder in Pak- RBI's Balance Sheet in August engines will debut in the com- video conferencing. Consumer prices will, prises said the problem is exactly India'...is a mandatory require- 40 per cent in the fourth year istan or China, if any, "should 2017 in the Annual Report of pany’s much awaited SUV, the The GST Council had in however, not change as the not in the nature of cyber attacks ment for considering the bid- and 50 per cent or more in the be suitably firewalled from the bank," RBI said. Tata NEXON, which is sched- May fixed 28 per cent as the top increased tax incidence would and there were some stray inci- der eligible," RBI said while fifth year. the contract/ operations with Instead, the central bank has uled for launch this festive rate for cigarettes. A 5 per cent only take away the windfall dents, following which an advi- inviting pre-qualification bids "The bidder may set up his India". Bidder will have to give given figures for the week ended season. ad valorem cess was levied on profits the manufacturers were sory was issued from the IT for supply of security features manufacturing unit in India undertaking that no Pakistani July 7. Last week, RBI Governor The Tata NEXON is a short top of it and Rs 1,591 per thou- earning. department of the company. for Indian banknotes. through a subsidiary or under national or person of Pakistani Urjit Patel informed a parlia- form of “NEXT-ON” which sig- sand sticks as fixed cess on both Jaitley also said the GST "There were some reported As per the latest tender doc- license or through transfer of origin would be engaged by the mentary standing committee nifies the inspiration of NEXON filter and non-filter cigarettes of Council will meet in first week incidents on a few machines, ument for security features for technology to any local man- company for the project. that the bank was still not in from next level of things. It not exceeding 65 mm length. of August to review the prog- our systems, client data are all banknotes, the successful bid- ufacturer permitted by the Also, the company should a position to provide the exact has received an overwhelming The cess rate varied from Rs ress of the implementation of safe and unaffected and there is der will be required to set up purchaser," said the pre-qual- not post an employee who amount of demonetised cur- response since its debut at the 2,126 to Rs 4,170 for cigarettes GST, which was rolled out on no impact on business as usual," the "manufacturing facility" in ification bid document. worked in India operations in rency returned to the central Auto Expo 2016. MPOST of different lengths. July 1. PTI the official said. PTI India within two years from the The local suppliers are Pakistan or China. PTI bank. PTI CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE Achiever Shashwat Goenka is ICC’s youngest ever President

NEW DELHI: Shashwat create an environment condu- Goenka, Sector Head – Retail, cive to economic growth. RP– Sanjiv Goenka Group, has ICC will also be hosting and become the youngest Presi- organising the Global Business dent ever of Indian Chamber Forum – Horasis Asia Meeting of Commerce (ICC), at the age in Kolkata on 26& 27 Novem- of 27. Shashwat Goenka is the ber 2017. The Forum will wit- fifth generation in the Goenka ness the presence of over 500 family to become the President international participants from of ICC, after Badridas Goenka, over 65 countries and 150 lead- K P Goenka, Rama Prasad ing business leaders from India. Goenka, and Sanjiv Goenka. The conference aims to Rudra Chatterjee, Executive present a systemic view of the Dr. Samar Singh, Independent Director of SAIL, visited DSP on Director, Luxmi Tea Company drivers of the region’s economic Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed its Memorandum of Understanding for the year 2017-18 with Ltd has taken over as the Senior have held them back earlier. development across all sectors, Ministry of Civil Aviation. The MoU was signed on July 17 between R N Choubey, Secretary (Civil Aviation) 17.07.2017. He visited Wheel & Axle Plant and Medium Structural Mill. During the interaction with A K Rath, CEO, DSP and other senior Vice-president of the Chamber. This year, ICC hope to recognising that the wide- and Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, AAI. On this occasion, senior officers from the Ministry and Board Chatterjee was previously the develop and to celebrate and reaching Asian region (India Members of AAI were also present. MoU 2017-18 specifies various parameters and targets to be performed by officials, he appreciated the initiatives and efforts of DSP-ians to face AAI during the year. the challenging market situations boldly Vice President of the Chamber. commemorate people from all in particular) is stated to be the The Indian Chamber of walks of life, who have dared to growth engine of the future. Commerce (ICC) opened its imagine, taken the lead at inno- In a first of its kind, a MoU doors on October 27, 1925 at vation, and have inspired all of has been signed between Por- 137 Canning Street, Kolkata. us in India. tugal India Business Hub & the 62 Indian firms joined as its “India has emerged as one Indian Chamber of Commerce founder members. It’s objective of the fastest growing major in the presence of Prime Min- was to represent all interests economies of the world. India’s ister of India, Narendra Modi, and all communities in totality, GDP grew by 7% year over year during his maiden state visit to focusing not just on a particu- in the quarter ending Decem- Portugal. ICC has also signed a lar business sector, but across ber, 2016, marking the stron- MoU with the Anyang Cham- all trades and businesses. gest among the G-20 nations, as ber of Commerce and Industry. It acts as a critical inter- per Organization for Economic Business delegations are face between Government Co-operation and Develop- being planned to few countries. and industry at all levels. The ment (OECD). The IMF has Prominent Global ICC initia- Indian Chamber of Commerce retained its India GDP growth tives in the past year include has been charting its progress forecast at 7.2% for 2017-18.” B2B Business meeting with over the last nine decades, and ICC is the only National the delegation from Shandong is the only national chamber Chamber of Commerce head- province, China; Delegation that is still headquartered in quartered in Kolkata. Under the to ANUGA, Germany; India Kolkata, wherein its roots are. able leadership of the Hon’ble pavilion at SIPREMIUM 2018, ICC Theme for the year Chief Minister, Smt. Mamata Seoul, Republic of Korea; India “Breaking Barriers: Imagine, Banerjee, the state government Pavilion at Intersec Dubai. Innovate and Inspire” encom- has taken effective measures Recent years have seen an passes the spirit of business and towards the socio-economic unprecedented rise in ICC At the recently concluded 22nd edition of the World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, IndianOil bagged commerce today. India today progress of West Bengal. activities at regional, national stands at a juncture where peo- Being the lead chamber, and global levels. Headquar- the WPC Excellence Award for its innovative and ground-breaking INDMAX technology. The award was ED, NTPC Farakka, Sr. Officials, BDO, Farakka and others participating presented to Sanjiv Singh, Chairman, IndianOil, and SSV Ramakumar, Director (R&D), by Abdullah bin Hamad in cleanness drive at New Farakka Railway Station as part of Swachh ple are willing to lead, and lead ICC is actively associated with tered in Kolkata, ICC also has Al Attiyah, former Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Energy and Industry, Qatar Bharat Pakhwada -2017 from the front. They are willing the state government. ICC aims offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, to challenge status-quo and go to establish platforms that will Guwahati, Patna, Bhubaneswar beyond any barriers that might address the relevant issues and and Ranchi. MPOST 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 BODYBUILDER KAI GREENE COMING TO INDIA FEDERER JOINS NADAL AT NITTO ATP SAIYAMI KHER HAS A FANGIRL MOMENT UPON MUMBAI: Arnold Classic world bodybuilding title winner Kai FINALS FOR RECORD 15TH TIME MEETING WIMBLEDON CHAMPION Greene will come to Nitrro fitness, Thane, on Wednesday to MADRID: Roger Federer achieved a new record as he MUMBAI: Actress Saiyami Kher is more than happy to meet introduce the western philosophy of fitness and bodybuilding. qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals for the 15th time, the Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, who won his record eighth men’s “I am here in India to inspire the country, which has a great po- ATP announced on Monday. The ATP said the 19-time singles title at the Wimbledon tournament. Saiyami took to Twit- tential and future. That is why this tour is called the Inspire tour. Grand Slam champion has already booked a place at ter to share a photograph. “Moral of the story. When you really I want to demonstrate what I have achieved can be achieved the season-ending meet, held in London from November want something, you get it! I met Federer and watched him win!” by any Indian who is willing to work hard — #thoughtsbecome- 12-19, after missing the last edition. she captioned the image. things,” tweeted Kai. Cilic reveals Roger Federer rises to 3rd in ATP blister sparked rankings, Murray keeps top spot

Wimbledon tears MADRID: Winning his eighth Spanish tennis player Garb- Wimbledon title allowed iñe Muguruza jumped to the LONDON: Devastated Swiss Roger Federer, the most fifth place in the Women’s Ten- Marin Cilic admitted his acclaimed player in Grand nis Association (WTA) world Wimbledon final tears were Slams with 19 titles, to earn rankings after she was crowned triggered by the realisa- a spot in the top three of the Wimbledon champion, while tion his bid to shock Roger men's Association of Tennis Czech Karolina Pliskova took Federer was destined to end Professionals (ATP) world sin- the top spot. in a painful defeat. gles rankings released on Mon- The 23-year-old Spaniard Cilic wept inconsolably day, with 6,545 points. won 7-5, 6-0 over United States’ on Centre Court midway Briton Andy Murray and Venus Williams in the women’s through the second set after Spanish Rafael Nadal kept their singles final at Wimbledon in calling for medical attention places at first and second, even just an hour and 17 minutes on on a nasty blister on his left though they left the tourna- Saturday, reports Efe. foot. ment at the quarter-final stage “Muguruza claimed her The former US Open and round of 16 respectively, second Grand Slam title with champion gamely played reports Efe. a memorable Wimbledon vic- through the agony, but The 35-year-old Swiss won tory over Venus Williams, couldn’t stop Federer cruis- five of the 14 tournaments in making headlines across the ing to a 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 victory which he has participated in world,” the WTA said on its on Sunday. the current season, two Grand website. “I got a bad blister in the Slams (Australian Open and Also, second-placed Roma- semi-final against Sam Quer- Wimbledon) and two 1,000 nian Simona Halep was fol- rey. Fluid just came down Masters (Indian Wells and lowed by German Angelique under my callous in the foot,” Miami) in addition to Halle. Kerber, who used to lead the Cilic said. “The physios here Federer’s opponent in rankings, with 5,975 points. The 2017 Wimbledon singles helped me over the last 30 Sunday’s Wimbledon final Kerber was defeated 6-4, 4-6, champions Roger Federer and Garbine hours. They were with me Marin Cilic of Croatia is sixth 4-6 by Muguruza in Wimble- Muguruza pose with their trophies at constantly and did as much in the list. don’s round of 16. AGENCIES the Champions Dinner at The Guildhall as they could. I still felt the in London, early on Monday AP/PTI pain. Every time I had to do a reaction fast, fast change Wimbledon win a dream of movement, I was unable ROGER FEDERER EYES NEW ERA OF SUPREMACY to do that. “Obviously it was very come true: Muguruza tough emotionally because I know how much I went MADRID: Spanish tennis star singles final in London on Sat- through in the last few Garbine Muguruza confessed urday, reports Xinhua news months in preparation for that defeating Venus Williams agency. Play until I’m 40: Federer Wimbledon.” Cilic explained to win the women’s singles title “I was able to sleep quickly that his tears at 3-0 down in at Wimbledon on Saturday was the night I won, but then I the second set were more a a “dream come true”. woke up early to think about LONDON: Buoyed by his his world ranking slumped to make with those closest to him result of his disappointment Speaking to Spanish news- all that has happened over the record-setting eighth Wimble- 17 in January, his lowest since just as he did when he took his The only guy better than Roger at not being able to perform paper Marca, 23-year-old past fortnight,” said the Span- don title, Roger Federer warned 2000. But the gamble paid off six-month break in 2016. at his best rather than a leg- Muguruza, who lost the 2015 iard, who also won the 2016 rivals on Monday that he could as a rejuvenated Federer won “I did ask them the ques- acy of the pain. “It was just a Wimbledon title to Venus’ sis- French Open. play until he’s 40, spearhead- a fifth Australian Open on his tion sincerely, to everybody on grass is Bob Marley: Warne feeling I knew I cannot give ter Serena added that “by beat- “I am going to try and learn ing a late-life era of supremacy return before adding back-to- on my team, if they thought my best on the court, that I ing one of the Williams sisters, from what I felt after winning alongside Rafael Nadal. back Masters at Indian Wells I could win majors again,” ROGER Federer earned plenty of plaudits follow- cannot give my best game, you get the feeling you have in Roland Garros and take Federer eased past injury- and Miami. He skipped the clay Federer explained. “Basically ing his eighth Wimbledon title and 19th Grand especially at this stage of my been the best player in the things with more calm and try hit Marin Cilic to become the court season in the knowledge the answer was always the same Slam win on Sunday at the All England Club. Many career, at such a big match,” tournament”. to enjoy it. I was playing again oldest Wimbledon men’s cham- that a fully-fit Nadal was always from them: that they thought if he said. “It was very, very dif- “I thought I was never the day after I won in Paris, so pion of the modern era on Sun- likely to dominate the French you’re 100% healthy and you’re referred to him as “GOAT” (Greatest of All Time), ficult to deal with it. It didn’t going to win Wimbledon, now I want to enjoy my success day, breaking the tie for seven Open. Back on grass, Federer well-prepared, you’re eager to the best, someone who makes the sport look hurt so much that it was put- because in 2015 I wasted a great a bit more,” she added. All England Club titles he had won a ninth Halle title before play, then anything’s possible. classy and appreciated what he has done to the ting me in tears. It was just chance to win and it is very dif- “I always try and keep my shared with Pete Sampras since easing to his stunning Wimble- “That’s how it played out, so sport and brought more and more fans to watch that feeling that I wasn’t able ficult to get to a final and then feet on the ground and this win his last triumph in 2012. don landmark. they were all right. I believed and take it up. But one appreciation comment, to give the best. win it. So, when I was playing isn’t going to change my life,” It also gave him a 19th Wimbledon, where he them. I had the same feeling. I “It was actually very diffi- Venus, I was thinking I couldn’t continued Muguruza. “Every- Grand Slam title in his 29th became the first man to win think that’s why the break last coming from cricketing legend Shane Warne, cult to focus on the match, as let another opportunity pass one says it is going to change final at the majors. the trophy without dropping year was necessary to reassess probably stands out – for its quirky level. He took well, as my mind was all the me by,” she commented. my life, but I say it won’t. I may With his 36th birthday a set since Bjorn Borg in 1976, and get back to 100 percent to Instagram to share an image with the text, time blocked with the pain.” Muguruza brushed have to deal with more pres- just three weeks away Federer was only his seventh tourna- physically.” “The only guy better than Roger Federer on grass AGENCIES aside American tennis veteran sure, but I am not going to believes that he could still be ment of 2017. By contrast, the Federer is also within is Bob Marley” and a caption that read, “Congrats Venus 7-5, 6-0 in the women’s change,” she insisted. AGENCIES playing the tournament when unfortunate Cilic was playing touching distance of return- he’s 40. “You would think so, if his 15th, so it was hardly sur- ing to the world number one to the greatest, but this is a good point ! Haha- DIVING DEEP health permitting and every- prising that wear and tear con- ranking by the end of the year. haha”. To be fair to Warne, he is spot on with thing is okay,” said Federer, who tributed to his downfall, albeit Eleven of the last 14 Wimble- that assessment. AGENCIES won his first Wimbledon title in the shape of a humble but don champions have finished in 2003. His confidence in his debilitating blister. Federer’s the season on top of the pile. winning the first three majors the two old-stagers by winning longevity is based on the radi- match-win record for 2017 That list includes Nadal who, of 2017, Nadal and Federer have in Rome. cal transformation he’s made now stands at 31-2. His appear- despite losing to Gilles Muller also captured four of the five If Federer and Nadal remain to his playing schedule since ances on the tour will remain in a five-set last-16 epic at Masters played so far. Where fit, they will start as favourites his semi-final defeat to Milos limited. He hinted he may sit Wimbledon, remains one of Federer triumphed in Califor- for the US Open which gets Raonic at Wimbledon in 2016. out the Montreal Masters and the year’s in-form players with nia and Miami, Nadal swept to underway in six weeks’ time He immediately shut down play only in Cincinnati before 46 wins and just seven losses. victories in Monte Carlo and especially with question marks his season, missing the Olym- an assault on a sixth US Open The 31-year-old Nadal Madrid. Highly-rated, but still over the fitness of Andy Mur- pics and US Open, to rest a where he hasn’t won since 2008. made history in June with a unproven, Alexander Zverev ray (hip) and Novak Djokovic knee injury. As a consequence, As always, it’s a decision he’ll 10th French Open. As well as prevented a Masters sweep by (elbow). AGENCIES

Chen Aisen and Yang Hao of China compete in men’s 10m synchro platform preliminary of FINA Swimming World Championships 2017 in Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday AP/PTI SAI coaches undergo assessment, to be sacked upon failure

NEW DELHI: Close to 1000 includes biceps, triceps, subs- uation but will not be a part of SAI coaches over the age of 40 carpular (a triangular muscle the examination. are being subjected to strenu- below the neck) and suprail- “The committee under Rao ous medical and physical tests liac (location above right hip will only put in place a system. for assessment of their endur- bone to check fat), also forms a “Those who will be found ance, flexibility and strength part of the assessment to check unfit for the job, will be asked and those who fail will be their body fat. to leave,” said the official. asked to quit by the Sports A committee, consisting Rao, a retired IAS officer, Ministry. of experts in scientific depart- was made Chairman of the The assessment exercises ment, including GTMT (Gen- Committee last week at the — to be carried out in three eral Theory and Methods of SAI’s Governing Body meet- phases across the country — sports Training), Physiology ing and will start work once has begun with the North Zone and Anthropometry is con- the official notification comes. and will be completed by the ducting the evaluation. It has also been learnt that end of September. “To ensure that no sub- in the final evaluation, feed- To evaluate their endur- standard coach gets a favour- back of the athletes will also ance, the coaches are being able result, the coaches will be be taken. asked to take a 800m run and assessed by a separate commit- “You are not going to be to assess their flexibility, For- tee as well. This will ensure an assessed by just your superior ward Bend and Reach is being unbiased and true report on or boss now. The ministry is used as a parameter. SAI coaches,” a Sports Ministry very keen to have only deserv- Their heart rate, in response official, who did not wish to be ing candidates in the jobs,” said to exercise, is also being exam- named since he is not autho- an official. It was Sports Min- ined apart from blood pressure rised to speak to media, said. ister Vijay Goel’s idea to assess and aerobic fitness. It has been learnt that BVP SAI coaches when, during a Height, weight, Body Mass Rao, a member of the SAI Gov- visit to Raipur, he found that Index (BMI) are also being erning body, will head a five- they were not good enough tested to evaluate their fitness. member committee which will to impart training to budding A four skin-fold test, which set up a system for a final eval- athletes. AGENCIES sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 mp AC Milan close Dhawan replaces to signing Real injured Vijay Madrid striker SA thrash England in 2nd Test for Tests in SL

Morata: Report NOTTINGHAM: England symptomatic of England’s bat- NEW DELHI: In-form opener folded in an inglorious heap ting problems in this match, in Shikhar Dhawan will replace on the fourth afternoon, losing that they are far too attacking injured Murali Vijay for the a Test here for the first time in and are not willing to bat time three-Test series in the upcom- 10 years to leave the four-match and absorb pressure against the ing India tour of Sri Lanka, a Test series with South Africa bowlers. BCCI release confirmed on tied at one match apiece. There was a brief flurry Monday. Redemption belonged to of runs from Ben Stokes and Vijay hasn’t fully recovered South Africa after they’d been Moeen Ali — the latter hit- from the wrist injury he picked smashed at Lord’s where an ting Maharaj for three con- during the Test series against error-strewn performance saw secutive boundaries — but Australia, and has been advised the team lambasted by many then Moeen, having survived to continue his rehabilitation commentators both here and a caught behind against Maha- programme. “The All-India MILAN: Seven-time European at home. raj after reviewing, swept the Senior Selection Committee football champions AC Milan They bounced back here spinner straight to Heino Kuhn on Monday named Shikhar are close to signing unsettled beating England by 340 runs at square leg. South Africa’s Chris Dhawan as the replacement Real Madrid striker Alvaro with the bowlers producing Stuart Broad played a simi- Morris celebrates for injured Murali Vijay in Morata, according to a media a magnificent effort on the lar stroke, the ball flying further after dismissing the Test team, which is sched- report here. fourth day. to Morne Morkel on the deep England’s Alastair uled to travel to Sri Lanka for According to La Gazzetta While there had been backward square leg boundary. a three-match Test series,” Cook at Trent dello Sport, Milan are on the plenty of talk from the English In between Stokes, who’d the Board of Control for cusp of pulling off a coup over players about batting out six fought his own attacking Bridge, Nottingham, Cricket in India (BCCI) said. Manchester United and Chel- sessions, ultimately they could instincts, fell to a magnificent on Monday AP/PTI “Vijay, who suffered a sea who were front-runners barely last two. caught and bowled by Vernon wrist injury during Australia’s in getting Morata’s signature. Resuming after lunch on Philander. The big English all- England lost their last three England were shot out for Graeme and Peter Pollock South Africa. tour of India, has complained United later backed out and 79/4, England lost Jonny Bair- rounder was standing way out wickets for no runs in four balls 133 in just 44.2 overs and in inspired a famous triumph The players will have 10 of pain in his right wrist, signed Belgian Romelu Lukaku stow to the ninth ball of the ses- of his crease and pushed the with Duanne Olivier returning combination with the first here in 1965. Given Graeme days off before the series while playing a preparatory from Everton for a reported sion when he casually lofted left ball firmly back to the bowler, after struggling in the morn- innings efforts meant they bat- Pollock’s remarks about trans- resumes at The Oval on July 27. match. The BCCI medical transfer fee of 75 million arm spinner Keshav Maharaj to who stooped low in his follow ing to wrap up the match when ted for a total of 96.1 overs in formation and South Africa Some members of the coaching team has therefore advised pounds ($98.19 million). Chris Morris at mid-on after through and made an incred- he removed Mark Wood and the entire match. being a “middle of the road Test staff will return home for a few that Vijay should continue If the paper is to be trusted, scoring 16. ibly difficult chance look ridic- James Anderson with consecu- The win was South Afri- team,” the irony will not have days as will Hashim Amla to his rehabilitation programme,” Vincenzo Montella-coached Bairstow’s dismissal was ulously easy. tive deliveries. ca’s first at Trent Bridge since been lost for many watchers in visit his family. AGENCIES it added. Dhawan, who hasn’t Milan have tabled a 70 million featured in the longest version euros ($80.16 million) bid for of the game since the home Morata, and have offered a fur- Test series against New ther 10 million euros ($11.45 Delhi Dynamos unveil head coach, eyes ISL title Zealand last September, has million) per year to the former been in good nick in the shorter Juventus footballer in order to NEW DELHI: Delhi Dynamos Football Club want to win this championship (ISL),” Miguel In a relatively short period of time, his coach- success,” said Miguel. format of the game, particu- convince him. on Monday unveiled Spaniard Miguel Angel said at a media conference here. ing abilities were widely noticed and the very Founded in 2014, Delhi Dynamos team was larly in the ICC Champions If the 24-year-old Morata Portugal as their head coach for the upcoming “My brand of football will be possession next year he was appointed to manage the Real wholly owned and operated by Delhi-based Trophy in England, where he joins Milan, he will be the 10th Indian Super League season with high ambitions football, possession as long as possible but it Madrid C team before subsequently assuming DEN Networks for three seasons till last year. emerged the highest scorer summer signing for Milan. of winning the trophy this time. will be smart and intelligent possession,” he said responsibility for the Real Madrid B team. The club’s majority ownership is now with with 338 runs. AGENCIES Among the key summer The 61-year-old Miguel, an ex-Real Madrid through an interpreter. Under him, both the Real Madrid B and C United States-based company GMS Inc, while recruits of Milan are Leonardo midfielder, took over the reigns of the Capital’s Miguel’s roping in as head coach was facili- teams managed top three finishes in their respec- DEN Networks hold a minority stake. Bonucci, Lucas Biglia, Franck football team from Italian Legend Gianluca tated by Doha-based Aspire Academy, with tive divisions. He later served as a technical The club failed to reach the semi-finals in Kessie, Andrea Conti, Mateo Zambrotta under whom Delhi Dynamos man- which Delhi Dynamos last month signed a director of the Real Madrid senior side. the inaugural season of the ISL in 2014. In 2015 Musacchio, Ricardo Rodriguez aged to make it to the semi-finals last season. groundbreaking multi-year technical partner- Prior to joining Delhi Dynamos Football and 2016, they qualified for the semi-finals but and Hakan Calhanoglu. Miguel, who was a part of the La Liga win- ship. The Doha-based Aspire Academy, one Club, Miguel was coach of the Algerian premier failed to make it to the summit clash. “Miguel’s Milan CEO Marco Fassone ning Real Madrid side of 1979-80, signed a one- of the world-renowned facilities, will share its league club CS Constantinois. success during his career with Real Madrid as admitted the club continues to year contract with Delhi Dynamos but club football knowhow and management expertise Miguel said when he was in Algeria, the ISL both player and coach is clear proof of his qual- target a striker. officials said his contract can be extended if the (including coaching, training, scouting and was always a point of discussion. He also said ity and his knowledge of the game. This is a new Their shortlist includes results are satisfactory. sports science) with the Delhi-based club in their that he had seen Delhi Dynamos games and season for Delhi Dynamos with a new team and Morata, Torino’s Andrea Belotti “Being a part of Delhi Dynamos FC is a great pursuit for success on the pitch. other ISL matches on video. it was extremely critical for us to have someone and Dortmund’s Pierre-Emer- opportunity to be a part of the growing football Miguel embarked on his coaching career in “It was not a difficult decision for me to sign like Miguel at the helm,” said Rohan Sharma, ick Aubameyang. AGENCIES revolution that is taking shape in the country. I 1996 with Spanish third division side Arandina. up to play my part in shaping the club’s future Director Delhi Dynamos. AGENCIES Elaine Thompson in tune Bidhuri 8th Indian Ghosh stuns world no. 29 ‘On song’ England to boxer to qualify start with clean slate for World Championships NEW DELHI: Gaurav Bidhuri in Ultimate Table Tennis on Monday became the eighth BRISTOL: On a roll after winning six matches RABAT: Jamaica’s sprint Michelle-Lee Ahye took third Indian boxer to qualify for this CHENNAI: Oilmax Stag brilliantly to turn the con- Soumyajit and Petrissa on the trot, hosts England have an upper hand queen Elaine Thompson in 11.02. year’s World Championships Yoddhas led Shaze Chal- test on its head, taking the Solja (Germany) 3-0 (11- against South Africa in the first semi-final of tuned up for next month’s “My races are going fine, in Hamburg, Germany after lengers 7-5 after four grip- lead at 8-7 before winning 10. 11- 9, 11-6) to help their the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup here World Championships in I’m in the shape that I want to getting a quota place from the ping matches in their the game at 11-8. side edge ahead on points on Tuesday. style at the Rabat Diamond be in and I’m looking forward Asian Boxing Confederation ongoing tie in the CEAT China-born German at 5-4. England bounced back well from the League meet, but Olympic to the London world champi- (ASBC). Ultimate Table Tennis world No. 9 Han Ying Yoddhas Quadri ral- opening defeat to India, including a 68-run pole vault champion Thiago onships,” said Thompson. Bidhuri, who lost in the (UTT) at the Nehru Indoor extended Challengers lied from a game down to victory over South Africa, while the Proteas Braz endured a torrid time. Briton Chijindu Ujah box-offs for quota places dur- Stadium here on Monday. lead to 4-2 with a 2-1 win win his second match of have won four, lost two and had one game The Brazilian stole the show timed 9.98sec to take the ing the Asian Championships Soumyajit Ghosh over Manika Batra in the the day, the men’s singles washed out due to rain in the World Cup. in Rio last year but failed in all men’s 100m from Ivorian Ben in Tashkent, got lucky after put Challengers ahead women s singles (Foreign (foreign player category), Going into the first knock-out encounter, three of his attempts at 5.40m. Youssef Meite in 10.01. Bhutan declined a slot offered with a stunning 2-1 vic- v Indian). against Croatia’s Andrej both teams are expected to start afresh and Making his return to com- “I hope I can do something to them by the (ASBC). tory over Nigerian world Indian world No. Gacina 2-1 (10-11, 11-6, bring out their A game. While England boast petition after a month side- very special in London,” ven- “As Bhutan declined the No 29 Aruna Quadri of 104 Manika pulled off a 11-3) to put his team ahead of a strong batting line-up led by their open- lined with a knee problem in tured Ujah ahead of his clash quota in 56Kg, the next best Yoddhas in the men’s sin- surprise win in the open- 7-5 after four matches. Five ing batswoman Tammy Beaumont, the tour- Morocco his lack of form will with Jamaican sprint legend ranked boxer in this category gles (Indian versus For- ing game 11-8, before more matches remain in nament’s leading run-getter with 372 runs give him major cause for con- spon, who owns the season’s Usain Bolt next month. is Gaurav Bidhuri,” the ASBC eign), the opening match experienced Ying regained the ongoing tie. from her seven innings, South Africa will cern with London looming. leading time of 10.71m set in Canada’s Andre De Grasse, wrote in a mail to the Box- of the day. control take the next at Meanwhile, Yoddhas hope for skipper Dane van Niekerk, the 2017 Reigning double Olympic Kingston last month, crossed seen as the heir to Bolt ing Federation of India (BFI), World no. 85 Ghosh 11-5 and was pushed to the top player and world World Cup’s highest wicket-taker (15 from six sprint champion Thompson clear of Marie-Josee Ta Lou when the Jamaican great calls requesting the body to con- cruised to a 11-2 win in limit before holding on to number 19 Panagiotis matches), will rip apart the home side’s bat- in contrast was all smiles after of the Ivory Coast (10.90) in a it quits after London, came firm the slot with the Inter- the opening game before win the third game on the Gionis of Greece has been ting. England’s fortunes will also bank on the annexing the 100m in a meet- re-run of the result in Paris on out on top in the 200m, tim- national Boxing Association. Quadri staged a strong golden point (11-10). ruled out of the remain- form of skipper Heather Knight and senior ing record 10.87sec. Thom- July 1. Trinidad and Tobago’s ing 20.03sec. AGENCIES Incidentally, Bidhuri, who lost comeback to win the sec- In a turn in fortune, der of the league due batswomen Natalie Sciver, Fran Wilson and to Japan’s Ryomei Tanaka in the ond at 11-9. Yoddhas mixed doubles to an inflammation in stumper Sarah Taylor. But with a place in the box-offs, is currently in France The Nigerian jumped (Indian/Foreign) pair heel and has been replaced Lord’s final as the prize for Tuesday’s winner, Amit Kumar wins on a training-trip along with to a 7-2 lead in the third of Abhishek Yadav/Doo by Croatia’s Tomislav Beaumont says both teams go into the game EB fans’ turnout at AGENCIES AGENCIES AGENCIES silver in World the seven other boxers. before the Indian rallied Hoi Kem (HK) routed Pucar. with a clean slate. SEVILLA ANNOUNCES MARIANO TRANSFER Para Athletics training thrills coach Government of Maharashtra SEVILLE: Spanish football club Sevilla’s Brazilian player Public Works Department Championships KOLKATA: East Bengal’s Mariano Ferreira was transferred to Turkish side Galatasa- North Mumbai (P.W.) Division, Andheri newly appointed head coach ray, it was announced on Sevilla website on Monday. AGENCIES LONDON: India’s Amit Khalid Jamil was surprised Telephone No. 02226231964 Kumar Saroha clinched a silver at large crowds pouring in to e- Tender Notice No. 06 of 2017-2018 in men’s club throw F51 com- watch the first practice ses- Online B-1 e-Tender for the following works are invited by the Executive Engineer, North Mum- petition in World Para Ath- sion of the season at the club bai (P.W.) Division, Near Bhavan’s College, Dadabhai Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai — 400 058 letics Championships here on ground here on Monday. (Ph. 022-26231964) from the Contractors Registered with Govt. of Maharashtra in P.W.D., in Monday. Hundreds of supporters Appropriate Class. turned up to see their boys Another Indian, in red and gold train here Name of Work : Minor works to Government Polytechnic,Hostel, Joint Director Office, Food Dharambir ahead of the Calcutta Foot- and Drugs, Sales Tax, Forensic Science Lab and Forensic lab Quarters at Bandra, Baskar Court, ball League (CFL) games. Family Court, Pay and Account, J.J. College of Architect, and J.J. Arts, S.E. Office of Mumbai, finished 10th with “I have never seen such league title. Road Development, E.E.Office Road Development Mumbai, Police Campus of Kalina Santacruz, his best throw of crowds for a practice session. The 40-year-old former Mumbai. (Premansoon Works) (1Works) In Mumbai, it was nowhere India midfielder took over 22.34m close. This is encouraging for EB from Trevor Morgan, who the boys and gives us extra had a poor second spell. Saroha’s best throw of motivation to do well,” Jamil “I am not thinking about 30.25m, which came in his told reporters at the end of the I-League at the moment. third attempt, fetched him a practice session. Jamil was My focus is on the first silver medal. with now-relegated Mumbai CFL game. We have expe- In the process, the para-ath- FC for a period of seven years rienced players like Arnab lete from Haryana set a new before joining Aizawl FC and (Mondal) and (Md) Rafique Asian record in this event. helping the club script a fai- and I will be banking on Serbia’s Zeljko Dimitrijevic rytale season where to every- them to deliver the goods,” retained his title with a world body’s disbelief they won the Jamil added. AGENCIES record throw of 31.99m. Another Indian, Dharam- bir finished 10th with his best Career best rank of 168 in throw of 22.34m. The 32-year- old Saroha had also won a silver singles for Ramkumar in this event in the last edition of the biennial championships NEW DELHI: Ramkumar Ramanathan on NOTE:- 1) All eligible tenderers needs to be registered on https://maharashtra.etenders. in Doha in 2015. Monday improved his career-best rank to 168 in He also had won a gold in to download the documents for online tender preparation and submission on medal in this event in the singles following a runner-up finish at Winnetka https://pwd.maharashtra.etenders.in 2014 Incheon Asian Para Challenger in USA where he earned 48 points 2) All the bidders are necessary to purchase Digital certificate of Class II Or Class III to Games. Saroha, the first quad- and resultantly jumped 16 places on the ladder. do the e-Tendering. Digital Certificate forms are available on https://maharashtra. riplegic to represent India at a The 22-year-old from Chennai is now India’s best etenders.in For e-Tendering Helpline : Call on 020-25315555 or 9167969601 or 04 e-Mail ID : [email protected] Paralympic Games (London ranked player in the singles, followed by Yuki 2012), will also take part in 3) The Executive Engineer, North Mumbai(P.W.) Division reserves every right to cancel the men’s discus throw F52 final Bhambri (212), Prajnesh Gunneswaran (214), N whole tender without any reason. on Tuesday. Sriram Balaji (293) and Sumit Nagal (306). In the No.NMD/TC/5765 Date 11/07/2017 Earlier, Sundar Singh doubles chart, Rohan Bopanna dropped a place Executive Engineer, Gurjar had won a gold in to 22 but Divij Sharan (51) and Purav Raja (52) North Mumbai (P.W.) Division, DGIPR 2017/2018/1638 Andheri, Mumbai. men’s javelin throw F46 on gained six and five spots respectively. AGENCIES July 14. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Tuesday, 18 July, 2017 ‘I am so pathetic in relationships that I am comic’ The 51-year- year-old star is aware of the absurdities of the grand romantic gestures in his films and MUMBAI: Just one look, a dimpled smile how could you?’ and I say, ‘I don’t know sive and completely shut off about my turns me on,” he says. The 51-year-year- band. In Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, the girl is he would and outstretched arms are all that Shah how else to relate to this.’ I am very bad emotions.” And this dichotomy is perhaps old star is aware of the absurdities of the getting married to a guy downstairs, I walk Rukh Khan needs to personify the ultimate with relationships, I am awful.” Unlike what helps him play the romantic hero grand romantic gestures in his films and upto her and say ‘I love you’. Now that’s lover on screen, but the reality is different his characters on screen who travel con- as he believes that an actor is normally he would not advice his fans to replicate extremely weird!” not advice says the superstar who describes himself tinents to profess love, Shah Rukh prefers attracted to roles that he is not in real life. them in real life – be it the famous train Shah Rukh will next be seen in Imtiaz as “pathetic”, “detached” and “demotional” to hide his emotions. “I don’t have to believe in it, I have to sequence from Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jay- Ali’s Jab Harry Met Sejal. Also featuring when it comes to romance and relation- “I am extremely one-sided, perhaps make you believe in it and that’s a chal- enge or proposing a girl on her wedding Anushka Sharma, Jab Harry Met Sejal is his fans to ships. Shah Rukh says, “I am pathetic even selfish. Actually, I am very detached. I lenge always... An actor always goes for day in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. scheduled to release on August 4. For the with relationships. I am so pathetic that am demotional - emotional and detached, something that he is not. It’s a vent. “I am not telling you to run after a train film, Shah Rukh is sporting a tattoo on his replicate them I am comic.” I don’t know how it works. I won’t be able “I want to be a Batman, a Spider-Man, and climb it. In real life, I would stop the chest. It is again something that he would “If somebody said what did you say to to say anything that I’ve done in my films a fire fighter, an evil conniving don and I train, or say let’s meet at the next station. never do in real life. “I am freaking scared him or her when he or she said this, my to a girl, or even in relationships... I am want to be the greatest lover in the world. “I would never do it in real life, putting of tattoo needles. I am an extremely nor- in real life answer would shock you. They are like ‘but extremely closeted, introverted, shy, reclu- And I am not any of these. That’s why it my hand out, beating her would-be-hus- mal guy,” he says. PTI Nepotism rocks: Karan Johar Torrents Morghulis: Killing piracy before men die in ‘GOT’ gets back at Kangana again NEW DELHI: ‘Game of Thrones’ fans Morghulis”. Hoardings and standees have waited for a little more than a year with the tweaked up phrase which to feed on the raw and brutal epic fan- means ‘Torrents must die’, were plas- NEW YORK: Filmmaker tasy drama. Such is the popularity of tered across major cities to discour- Karan Johar, along with actors ‘Thrones’, about seven warring king- age people from resorting to Torrents. Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dha- doms, dragons, White Walkers and The innovative move, in collabo- wan – all of whom belong to their army of undead, that fans often ration with Hotstar, HBO’s stream- film families – didn’t shy away resort to piracy to stay updated about ing partner in India, encourages fans from raking up the nepotism the story, making it the most pirated to watch ‘Game of Thrones’ legally. A debate once again at the IIFA pirated TV show for the fifth year in wordplay on the uber popular phrase Awards event here on Sunday a row. To guard the seventh season of spoken by one of its characters, Jaqen night. the HBO series from piracy mongers H’ghar, “Valar Morghulis” translates to Karan and Saif, who were in India, the show decided to come ‘All men must die’ in the High Valyrian hosting the gala, revisited the up with a unique campaign, “Torrents language. PTI much-talked about issue which started in Bollywood when Queen star Kangana Ranaut branded Karan as a “flagbearer Trying to find balance of nepotism” on his chat show. When Varun joined the two actors on the stage at the Metlife Stadium to receive the between Bollywood, Best Performance in a Comic Role for Dishoom, Saif joked that the actor had made it big South in the industry because of his father, director David Dhawan. NEW DELHI: Actress Amyra Dastur, who is part of both “You are here because of Bollywood and the southern film industries, says she is trying your pappa,” Saif quipped. potshot at Karan saying: “There actors Taapsee Pannu and The to find a balance between the two. Varun said: “And you’re here was a song in your film... ‘Bole Black Prince actor Satinder Sar- “I began shooting for Anegan (My first south film) right because of your mummy (vet- choodiyan, bole kangana.” taaj didn’t miss a chance to ask after we wrapped the shoot for Issaq. My career began with eran actress Sharmila Tagore).” Karan, with his quick wit, then Karan if they could get a role both South and Bollywood and I’m just trying to find a Karan then promptly added: “I commented: “Kangana naa hi in his films or feature on ‘Kof- balance between the two industries,” said Amyra. am here because of my pappa bole toh achha hai... Kangana fee With Karan’ respectively. The actress says she loves both the industries equally. (late filmmaker Yash Johar).” bahut bolti hai. (It’s better Kan- “It is my dream to be on ‘Kof- “I love both (the industries) equally but I’m doing They then said in unison: gana doesn’t say anything, she fee With Karan,” sir. Ek baar more work in the South as the scripts I’m getting “Nepotism rocks”. Varun then talks a lot.” zarur bulaana (Call me at least have fantastic content and good production houses didn’t leave a chance to take a At the IIFA Awards night, once),” Sartaaj said. backing them,” she added. The 24-year-old actress says her priority is content. “I’m more than happy to follow a good script anywhere in the world,” Miranda Kerr shares photos from she added. She made her debut in 2013 with the film Issaq and has featured in films like Mr. X and Jackie Chan her wedding to Snapchat CEO starrer Kung Fu Yoga. Amyra is currently gearing up for the release of her forthcoming filmKaalakaandi , which is releasing on September 8. The film also features Saif Ali Khan. IANS

She gave Vogue the first Standalone ‘Hulk’ movie look at her wedding gown, a long-sleeved satin creation with appliqued lilies by Dior Haute Couture, reported Peo- will never happen: Mark ple magazine. Kerr said her look was inspired by Grace LOS ANGELES: Actor Mark Ruffalo says there are no chances Kelly’s iconic dress at her 1956 of having another standalone movie for fictional superhero wedding to Prince Rainier of Hulk. Various superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Monaco. “A dress that fully cov- (MCU) like Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert ers you creates a sense of purity Downey Jr), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Spider-Man (Tom and mystery. I’ve had a lot of Holland) have had their standalone film series. However, Ruf- fun with fashion, and I used to falo said at Disney’s D23 Expo on Saturday that Universal Stu- be more wild, free, bohemian. dios has the rights for Hulk, so, there are less chances for MCU “But in this period of my to have a standalone movie for the superhero. life, my style is more pulled “I want to just make one thing perfectly clear today: A back. My greatest sources of standalone Hulk movie will never happen. Universal has the inspiration have always been rights, and for some reason, they don’t know how to play well Grace, Audrey Hepburn, and with Marvel. And, they don’t want to make money,” Ruffalo LOS ANGELES: Supermodel nothing less than a Hollywood my grandmother, who at 80 has told variety.com. Universal Pictures has maintained the rights Miranda Kerr for the first time beauty icon. Kerr, 34, tied the an effortless chic: a nice pant, to the Hulk ever since 2003 film Hulk starring Eric Bana and revealed her wedding photo- knot with Snapchat CEO Evan a white blouse, a scarf, a little 2007 movie The Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton playing graphs in which she looked Spiegel on May 27 this year. heel,” She said. PTI the lead role. IANS