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2-year-old Manoj Rathi, is 20 percent of our teachers are Hindu community in Pakistan is 4from the Mithi city in the Hindus, and more than 15 percent facing is of ‘forced conversion’ of Highlights of the conversion: more than 50 countries Tharkarpar district of the Sindh of our doctors are Hindus as well. women and girls to Islam. Many • Am from the Maheshwari province in Pakistan. He has All these people are playing active of whom are abducted before • Left Pakistan in 2014; have community and Maheshwaris been in New Zealand for the past roles in their profession, which being married off to Muslim men. lived in Dubai and Saudi Arabia from Pakistan are settled in one-year, but have spent last few I see as a positive sign for the Apart from that we are happy before moving to Auckland last more than 25 countries; have years in Dubai and Saudi Arabia. future,” he said. to live in Pakistan and we have year; works at the Manukau created a social media group His city Mithi, is unique in a There are many holy places of freedom to celebrate our religious Institute of Technology of active community members, way, as it has over 80 percent of worship for Hindus in Pakistan, festivals. I believe that in coming • Mithi is a unique place in which are serving/providing its population as Hindus. This which Rathi is hopeful will be day’s situation will be better and Pakistan with Hindu majority; guidance to our youngster for percent for the entire Tharparkar opened for Hindus across the Government will take action no one eats beef there; has over their education, job hunt in is around 45. In fact, in the last border one day. “Just like the against culprits.” 15 temples; some elected Hindu Pakistan as well abroad and general elections, three Hindus Kartarpur corridor, I believe the On how the situation has representatives as well give them immigration advise got elected on general seats, Pakistan Government will grant changed after 9/11 or in last two • Pakistani Hindus are as well indicating voting across religious access to Hinglaj Mata Mandir, decades, he notes, “Pakistan sometimes labelled as pro- • Sindhi Culture Day falls on lines. Jhoole Lal Temple, and Shri Katas played a key role in war against India December 1; the organisation “In fact, Tharparkar is Raj Temples, among others,” he terror as a front line state. Overall • Hindus in Pakistan face the celebrated it last year one of most backward rural says. situation in bordering areas to same problems as all minorities in Auckland; this year’s area of Pakistan. It is the fifth On the question of minorities Afghanistan were critical for few face in countries across the celebration will be even bigger, lowest district as per Human like Hindus facing persecution years, but not in our province world to be held in first week of Development Index of Pakistan in Pakistan, he says, “ Yes we do Sindh, as it is far away from battle • Working to unite Pakistani February; want Indian Sindhis (HDIP) 0.227. Despite that the face some problems but not as ground.” -TIN Bureau Hindus from across 27 to be a part of it as well literacy rate of our district is much perceived by media. Prejudices countries using social media; • Glad and thankful to be a part better than other much developed are everywhere and Pakistan aids in immigration and of the Pakistan Association of districts of Pakistan,” he says. is no exception. Same issues Please scan employment issues New Zealand; it is non-religious • Currently Pakistani Hindus and non-political organisation In our discussions, he also are there in India, US and even the QR code (either they are on work visa, • Am a patriotic Pakistani; shares how Hindus in Pakistan are in New Zealand. According to watch student visa or got immigration my religion is not in any way playing an important part in every to Pakistan’s Human Rights the entire on their skills) are settled in related to my patriotism sector of the society. “More than Commission, the biggest problem conversation.
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all rejections are manual.” Informing this was Narinder Warraich, who manages Canterbury Punjabi Picture courtesy WIA Association and he Wellington Indian Association (known as the Mahila Samaj) of the WIA was the organiser T(WIA) raised over two thousand who raised an incredible $2,520 for Mary of the community dollars at their recent Christmas party for Potter Hospice at their recent Christmas meeting. He added, the charity Marry Potter Hospice, which Party. It takes a community to make “It was a fruitful in a Facebook post noted, “We'd like to say hospice happen and we are so grateful for n a major hint on how various visas will meeting between a huge thank you to the Women's Division all the support we receive.” -TIN Bureau Ibe processed in future, Immigration the Minister and Christchurch Indian Minister Iain Lees-Galloway, on Tuesday community leaders, which was organised Indian ride-sharing app Ola to expand in NZ said this in Christchurch, “We are looking to discuss the immigration policies that are affecting our community. All of at ways to make the entire visa approval la, one of the world’s largest Zealand, noted, “Ola has already signed us raised concerns regarding student process fully automated. So if all the rideshare platforms, is set to up 9,000 drivers in New Zealand...we visa, work visa, partnership visa and O paper-work is in order, the applicant launch in 11 new locations across the are offering drivers who sign up to the parents category visa. He has assured may get a computerised approval, with country this month. These include platform in the new locations by New us of some positive outcomes on some no manual work involved. Moreover, to Hamilton, Dunedin, Palmerston North Year’s Eve, an introductory commission policies in the upcoming Labour Party keep a check, in cases, where the system and Tauranga. It will also launch in of 9%. When Ola goes live in these centres Immigration Policy 2020. His hint towards declines an application, it will be passed Queenstown, Nelson, New Plymouth, in the coming weeks, new customers computerised visa approvals in future to our staff to study it in detail. So in Napier, Rotorua, Taupo and Hastings. will enjoy $5 off their first three rides in is a welcome step, whenever it gets a nutshell, we are trying out a system, The company is already in Auckland, these locations, when they sign up to the implemented.” -TIN Bureau where all approvals are automated and Wellington and Christchurch. Brian app before New Year’s Eve as well.” -TIN Dewil, Country Manager of Ola New Bureau
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orkplace Relations and Safety week before tax for Kiwis who work for WMinister Iain Lees-Galloway 40 hours on the current minimum wage.” on Wednesday announced, “The The Minister has called it “the biggest Government is making sure we share equal lift ever”. ritish Actor and Presenter Kiran Rai, events and is looking forward to his the prosperity of our strong economy “Last year, we signalled minimum Bwho grew up in Nottingham in the Bollywood stint, noted, “I have relatives fairly with those on the minimum wage wages of $18.90 for 2020 and $20 in UK, but has strong family connections in living in New Zealand and Australia, and by lifting it to $18.90 per hour on 1 April 2021. By re-confirming these rates we New Zealand and Australia, has landed I go back and fourth to see them quite a 2020 – the next step in the Government’s offer certainty the businesses need for a role in the upcoming Bollywood movie bit. Going back to New Zealand is always plan for a $20 minimum wage by 2021. An planning and forecasting. The starting Marriage Online. The movie will be shot a treat. I always refer New Zealand to all estimated 242,000 workers will benefit out and training wages will also see a in Delhi and Mumbai, and also stars the my artist freinds as I feel it’s an incredible by a lift in their income, which includes boost, with a rise to $15.12 per hour from comedy actor Rajpal Yadav. country for any kind of creative work. I people working on $17.70 and between 1 April 2020, remaining at 80% of the In an email interview with this am also planning my future tours to New $17.70 and $18.90 an hour. The new adult minimum wage,” he added. newspaper, Rai, who has presented Zealand soon. -TIN Bureau $18.90 rate will mean an extra $48 per - content courtesy www.beehive.govt.nz several major sports and entertainment Paanwala completes Atithi and Icedash - India’s new IT initiatives for improved customs one-year in Auckland clearances and international arrivals - going to Christchurch and Wellington soon
ndia’s Union Minister of Finance public see the daily Customs clearance Hyderabad in 2008, Paanwala is also Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled two times of import cargo. opening a dedicated shop for pan lovers I new initiatives for businesses wanting Speaking on the occasion at the in Papatoetoe, South Auckland very soon. to do trade in India. First is called Central Bureau of Indirect Taxes and Speaking to this newspaper, Sreeman Atithi, which is an app for international Customs (CBIC)’s office in Delhi, noted, further noted, “These are the two main travellers to file the Customs declaration “Atithi would create a tech savvy image initiatives we will be taking as we venture in advance. Second is Icedash, which is of India Customs and would encourage into the second year of Paanwala New an ease of Doing Business monitoring tourism and business travel to India.” -TIN Zealand. While the idea of making paans dashboard of the Indian Customs helping Bureau and serving it to the Indian community came from my sister-in-law, it was a natural progression of sorts, as all my family back home in Andhra is into the betel leaves business. One of my family member also owns a renowned paan shop in Hyderabad.” “We source all the betel leaves used in making paans from Fiji, while the Atithi - an easy to use mobile app the daily Customs clearance times tarted on December 14 last year, rest of the material that goes inside the for international travelers to file the of import cargo at various ports and Paanwala New Zealand, which in S paan – including gulkand, cloves, fennel Customs declaration in advance. airports. With this, Indian Customs just under a year, is found in over 20 seeds, coconut powder, red katha etc. are Passengers can use this app to file has taken a lead globally to provide an Indian restaurants and super-markets sourced from India. We don’t used any declaration of dutiable items and effective tool that helps the businesses across Auckland, is looking to expand its supari or nuts in our paans. Apart from currency with the Indian Customs even compare clearance times across ports footprint to the other two main centres in the normal sweet paan, we also have before boarding the flight to India. It is and plan their logistics accordingly. This the new year. additional flavours such as mint paan, available on both, iOS and Android. dashboard has been developed by CBIC Run and managed by the husband-wife sada paan, ladoo pan, red authentic paan, Icedash - an Ease of Doing Business in collaboration with NIC. It can be duo of Sreeman and Saakshi Myadam, and chocolate paan, among others,” he (EoDB) monitoring dashboard of the accessed through the CBIC website. who immigrated to Auckland from added. -TIN Bureau Indian Customs helping public see From SOUTH ISLAND December 19, 2019 - January 15, 2020 I 9 New Zealand Punjabi Hockey Club of Auckland - popularising India’s national game in the Kiwi-Indian community
Manraj and mansimrit under -18 Auckland team the UK in August 2020. Games, and have also lifted the trophy “The team will be decided once in 2014,” he added. based on performances in These days, Gill, can be seen at the the nationals to be held in Southern Districts Hockey Club’s turf February next year. If I get in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, every selected, I will be looking for Sunday, where scores of young Kiwi- some sponsorship to be able Indians train under his watchful eyes. to represent my country, as “Our goal is pass on the typical sub- the masters world cups are continental hockey skills-sets to these entirely self-funded,” Gill players, who then go on to represent informed. various clubs in age-group hockey. And minder Gill is a man on a mission. Coming back to his goal of many have in recent years, which is AHaving played hockey all his life, popularising India’s national game in the heartening, with many representing firstly in his school and college in Punjab, Kiwi-Indian community, Gill, with some of Auckland as well,” he concluded. -TIN and since 2008 in New Zealand, he now his friends who have also played hockey at Bureau wants to pass on his wealth of knowledge a competitive level, established the South Aminder Gill (right) & the team's goalkeeper Jasdeep singh (in middle) to the younger generation. Auckland-based New Zealand Punjabi But let’s look at his impeccable Hockey Club in 2017. credentials first. Back home, he Notably, the club was the runner-up in captained Punjab University when it the just concluded first-ever New Zealand competed in the nationals. And here, Sikh Games, where they lost narrowly to he has represented New Zealand in the Melbourne Sikh United which was led by a 2017 Trans Tasman Challenge Mens former Pakistan internal Muddasir Abbas. 35+ in 2017, and is a regular feature “While the club was formed officially now in Auckland’s Mens 40+ competing two-years-back, our core team of players in nationals. All the more, he is in the have played together for over a decade running to a part of New Zealand’s Mens now, participating in tournaments across 40+ team that will compete in the Hockey the Tasman as well. We have been runner- ups in four editions of the Australian Sikh World Cup scheduled in Nottingham in Sahib singh under 21 Auckland team
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s almost everyone around is busy Parliament. This government just wants Zealander of the Year Apreparing to celebrate Christmas to deliver to its people on the promises and to have a great time with families and it made in their election manifesto. friends, it’s also time for a stocktake of The abrogation of article 370 & 35 A, the things around us as we bid goodbye considered impossible by all, was passed to a yet another eventful year. The new in the Parliament by an overwhelming year 2020 is a leap year and for a common majority, all this happened even when man that one extra day in the year brings NDA government does not have a a sense of hope and optimism in the new majority in Upper House. Home Minister year. Amit Shah’s political management was at The going-by year 2019, has been one its best. of the most significant years in the recent Our political leadership of world history and India in particular. independence era made several historical While the world largely witnessed blunders and internationalised Kashmir lots of political uncertainties, turmoil, issue by taking it to United Nations to Pic credits:Cathy Casey resentments and calamities etc, India resolve. Seventy years later the same saw some history being rewritten. As we UN has taken this matter off from its njum Rahman, a Kiwi-Indian, who who, through their inspiration and wind up the year 2019, there are efforts disputed matter list after the abrogation Amoved to New Zealand in 1972, leadership, contributes to the wellbeing being made by some vested interests of article 370 &35A and India having the at the age of six with her family from of the country”. Three finalists will be and opposition parties combined to full and final accession of the territory. Azamgarh in the Indian state of Uttar announced on January 27. Talking to this create chaos and turmoil to achieve petty The only unfinished task now left for Pradesh, has been shortlisted for 2020 newspaper, Rahman noted, “We still have political gains over each other. Overall, Modi government is to take control of New Zealander of the Year. She is among our extended family in India, and we used the situation seems volatile though in the illegally occupied Pakistani Kashmir, the eight women, of the total ten people, to visit India often, mainly Aligarh, when control perhaps ready to burst at any which doesn’t appear to be very far. in the list. The award “honours someone we were children.” moment. Despite all the good work being done About Anjum Rahman campaigned against sexual violence. She India saw Narendra Modi coming back by this government, there are still many Anjum Rahman was involved in the stood for Hamilton City Council in 2013 in his second term with a resounding people who are not happy with the new establishment of the Islamic Women’s and was a Labour Party list candidate victory proving all his detractors and developments, especially the opposition Council of New Zealand in 1990, and in 2005, 2008 and 2014. Recently political pundits wrong. He appears leaders, who only worry about their vote became its first secretary. She has been a Anjum has been a spokesperson for completely determined in his second banks and not the national interest. Board member for the Shama Hamilton the Muslim community on the 2019 term to finish his unfinished tasks and Hope these disgruntled groups will learn Ethnic Women’s Centre, Waikato terrorist attacks. In 2019 she launched election promises at the soonest. With their lessons soon. With the realms of Community Broadcasting Charitable the Inclusive Aotearoa Collective – a only six months gone in his second term the country now in the hands of some Trust and Ethnic New Zealand Trust. community led initiative set up to Modi government has moved some big dedicated, honest and hardworking, She was a founding member of the anti- combat discrimination. Early this year, mountains already like abrogation of people, the future of India looks bright rape Campaign for Consent Hamilton she was made a Member of the New article 370 and 35 A, Triple Talaq Bill, and is marching forward. in 2013, and a qualified Human Rights Zealand Order of Merit for services to resolving the much disputed and ages In the new year we all should take a Commission facilitator. She wrote for ethnic communities and women. old Ram Mandir issue without any pledge to be more honest and faithful to feminist blog The Hand Mirror and (source: nzhistory.govt.nz) political interference and last week our motherland and also towards our only the Citizenship (Amendment) adopted country. We should not allow Bill. All these issues were pending and repetition of any wrong doings of past and delayed by successive governments help the nation in writing a new future for Fiji-Indian Pratima Nand from many decades. Sri Ram Mandir ourselves and for our future generations, issue was pending in the courts since a future that is full of hope, honesty and shortlisted for 2020 Senior Independence. 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ndoubtedly, the event that shook New Zealand the most this year, was the Christchurch mosque shootings that took place Uin two mosques in Christchurch during the Friday prayers on March 15. In all, 51 people were killed and 49 injured in a lone gunman attack. He was later identified as Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old man from Grafton, Australia, who was described as a white supremacist and part of alt-right. The mosques were the Al Noor Mosque in Riccarton, and Linwood Islamic Centre in Linwood. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described it as "one of New Zealand's darkest days", and established a royal commission of inquiry into its security agencies. Among the dead were people from India, Bangladesh, Turkey, Egypt, Fiji, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Pakistan and Palestine.
India-New Zealand relations 019 was a moderate year for India-New Zealand relations, to put it graciously. 2The relationship got a major blow when India decided to not join the Regional Pic credits:Cathy Casey Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which had been negotiated over the past decade. While, not giving the Chinese manufacturing sector an easy access to Indian markets was the most-often stated reason, not opening the Indian diary sector to New Zealand dairy industry was another probable reason. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met the second time at the UN General Assembly in New York in September. They had earlier met at the East Asia Summit held in Manila in November 2017. Both the PMs are yet to visit each other’s countries. Later India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement, “The leaders reviewed the bilateral relations and discussed steps to intensify political, economic, defence, security and people to people relations.” While, Ardern strongly condemned the Pulwama terror attacks, India supported the joint New Zealand-French initiative on Christchurch Call of Action, which aims at eliminating terrorists and violent extremist content online, the statement added. PM Ardern also informed PM Modi about New Zealand's new strategic paper 'India 2022-Investing in the relationship', which is a continuation of the NZ Inc India Strategy 2011. Later, she was one of the speakers at a United Nations (UN) event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. “The three aspects of Gandhi's message carry significant weight - tolerance, equality and the sanctity of non-violence," she said, further discussing the New Zealand Muslim community opening their doors for all Kiwis, in the aftermath of the March 15 attacks. “Their act of peace was a powerful and empowering one. In opening their doors they sowed the seeds of diversity, humanity, forgiveness and aroha. They broke a potential cycle of violence." Govt’s U-turn on visas he issue that riled up the Indian community the most this year, was the changed guidelines by TImmigration New Zealand (INZ), which were issued to front line staff that made it significantly harder for people to get visas to visit their partner. The Central Government later claimed that it has “fixed” the issue affecting how Immigration New Zealand has processed visa applications for culturally arranged marriages, which “will now see a consistent process applied which ensures people with legitimate arranged marriages can visit New Zealand while also preventing any rorting of the system”, it said in a release. These guidance no longer applies, said the Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway in a statement, adding, “Those who have a culturally arranged marriage to a New Zealand resident or citizen can apply for a culturally arranged visitor’s visa. Though this visa will have strict assessment criteria attached to it to ensure only legitimate arranged marriages are approved and to stop so called mail order brides and other potential rorts. Once the partner has been living in New Zealand with their spouse they can begin the process to apply for a partnership visa while proving the legitimate nature of their nuptials.” Aside, the Government while opening the parents visa category [closed in 2016] said, “A single person wanting to sponsor one parent they will need to be earning twice the median income of New Zealand which is $104,000 a year.” The scheme will open in February 2020, capping the number at 1000 people.
This year had been good for Indian ridesharing app Ola, which was founded in 2011, by Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati. It was running only in India up until 2017, after which Indian ride sharing it launched its service in Australia and the UK. It came to New Zealand in 2018, and this year became the second most widely used ridhsharing app in the country. By mid this year, app Ola increases it had clocked over half a million rides. Now, the company is expanding its footprint in New Zealand and plans to launch in 11 more locations, apart from the existing Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington. These inlcude Hamilton, Dunedin, Palmerston North, its market share Tauranga, Queenstown, Nelson, New Plymouth, Napier, Rotorua, Taupō and Hastings. The company already has 9000 drivers in the three main centres it is operating now. 12 I December 19, 2019 - January 15, 2020 NZ 2019 ROUND UP
udima Hotels was crowned the Efficiency SChampion at 2019 NZI Sustainable Business Kiwi- Network Award at a function held in November. The annual awards recognise the people and businesses leading the change to a more sustainable New Zealand. Notably, early this year, Indian the chain of hotels, had won three New Zealand Tourism Awards, including the Supreme Tourism Award, the biggest in the New Zealand tourism industry, as well as the Environmental Award and achievers the Employer of Choice Award.
n recognition of the contributions IPunjabi diaspora has made the world over, the State Government of Punjab has honoured three Kiwi-Indians – National Party MPs Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi and Parmjeet Parmar, and Honorary Consul of India in Auckland Bhav Dillon, as part of commemoration of the 550th birth anniversary (Prakash Parv) of the first guru and Sikkhism founder, Guru Nanak.
id and Chand Sahrawat, a Kiwi-Indian couple from Chandigarh and Pune, who owns Sidart, won the Restaurant of the Year title at Sthe Cuisine Good Food Awards announced last month. In 2018, Sidart, along with the second restaurant they opened in 2014, Cassia, won the supreme award and runner-up for Restaurant of the Year, at Metro Restaurant of the Year Awards. Sid was also awarded the Lewisham Foundation’s Outstanding Restaurateur for both Sidart and Cassia this year.
ew Zealand international, Sarpreet Singh, became the first player of Indian Norigin to play in German league, Bundesliga, when he replaced the Philippe Coutinho, in the final eight minutes of Bayern Munich's match against Werder Bremen in December. Singh, who has been among the reserve players at the German football giant Bayern Munich till now, had been promoted to train with the club's first team until the winter break.
dithya Ashok, the under-19 leg-spinning wizard, was included in the just Aannounced 15-strong squad for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa early next year. His selection came after an impressive performance [12 wickets] in the just-concluded NZC National Men’s Under 19 Tournament, with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) calling him "one of the stars of this year's tournament".
bhinav Manota, a Kiwi-Indian who immigrated to New Zealand in 2014 from APunjab, successfully defended his national badminton title in Wellington this year, by defeating North Harbour’s Dylan Soedjasa in straight games. Manota also won the Oceania singles title in February, and with New Zealand citizenship secured, is looking to represent the country in Olympics this year. For this, he had set up a givealittle page in May this year. (Pic credits: Badminton New Zealand) First-ever Sikh Games in New Zealand
ith over 25 thousand people attending the two-day event – enjoying over W30 plus cultural performances - held in early december, the first-ever New Zealand Sikh Games were a roaring success. In all, over 125 teams participated in o v e r 1 4 d i s c i p l e s , w i t h a b o u t 2 0 t e a m s c o m i n g f r o m o v e r s e a s , m a i n l y f r o m A u s t r a l i a . (Pic Credits: Harry's DSLR) India 2019 ROUND UP December 19, 2019 - January 15, 2020 I 13
ndia’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 68, was sworn Iin for a second term in May this year, after his party, the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), won a landslide majority in the general elections. The party and its allies won 354 seats in India’s 545-member lower house, called the Lok Sabha. With this victory, Modi became the first Indian leader since 1971 to secure a single Indian party majority in back-to-back elections. The PM then made BJP’s President Amit Shah India’s Home Minister, Rajnath Singh was given the defence portfolio, and the country got its first-ever woman Finance Minister achievers Nirmala Sitharaman. Notably, Modi retained his electoral seat of Varanasi by nearly half a million votes.
ndia ended its South Asian Games Icampaign with a best-ever medal haul of 312 - 174 gold, 93 silver and 45 bronze after ten days of competitions, in the 13th edition of South Asian Games held in Nepal. India has topped the medal tally of every South Asian Games since its inception in 1984, and surpassed the 309 (189 gold, 90 silver and 30 bronze) it had won in the previous edition in Guwahati and Shillong in 2016. But the number of gold India won this time was 15 less than the 2016 edition. India had sent 487 athletes in this edition.
ndian woman shuttler, P V Sindhu, in August, became the first Indian to win badminton World Championships gold by beating Ifamiliar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 21-7 21-7 in the summit clash that lasted just 38 minutes. With this, Sindhu, took revenge of her epic loss two-years back against the same opponent, in a match that went down as one of the greatest battles in badminton history.
ith weather helping Australia secure a draw in Sydney in the fourth test, India Wcompleted a historic cricket test series win [2-1] down under in January this year. The wins came in tests in Adelaide and Melbourne. With this India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This is arguably the greatest achievement of Virat Kohli’s captaincy. Australia, asked to follow on after conceding a first innings lead of 322 runs on day four, finished 6-0 in their second innings. India have failed to win a Test series in Australia in 11 previous attempts.
ndian-American Abhijit Banerjee, his wife IEsther Duflo and Michael Kremer jointly won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize this year "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty." Banerjee, 58, was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Harvard University, and is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2003, he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and has also served on the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. India’s second lunar mission n another milestone for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India launched Chandrayaan-2, Iits second lunar mission, in July this year. It consisted of a lunar orbiter, the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover, all of which were developed in India. The objective was to map and study the variations in lunar surface composition, as well as the location and abundance of lunar water. Chandrayaan-2 reached the Moon’s orbit on August 20, began orbital positioning manoeuvres for landing Vikram. However, the lander deviated from its intended trajectory starting at 2.1 kilometres altitude, and had a hard landing. The Failure Analysis Committee concluded that the crash was caused by a software glitch. 14 I December 19, 2019 - January 15, 2020 India 2019 ROUND UP Balakot air strikes at terror camps in Pakistan ndia, early this year, launched air strikes against militants in Pakistani territory, in a major escalation of tensions between the Itwo countries. Indian authorties said the strikes targeted a training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) group in Balakot, which is in Pakistan's north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. They also accused Pakistan of allowing militant groups to operate on its territory, adding that Pakistani security agencies played a role in the suicide attack on February 14, which was claimed by JeM and killed 40 Indian troops. These were the first such strikes launched across the line of control - the de facto border between the to countries - since the 1971 war. Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale told a news conference then that “the strikes had killed a large number of militants, including commanders, and had avoided civilian casualties”. Top court settles Ayodhya dispute
n November, India’s Supreme Court - five-judge Constitutional bench led by Chief Justice of India IRanjan Gogoi - delivered its long-awaited verdict on the disputed land in Ayodhya. The case – one of the longest running in the world with over seven decades of arguments in various courts of India – relate to cross-appeals filed by both the Hindu and Muslim sides, challenging the 2010 verdict of Allahabad High Court. That verdict divided the 2.77 acres of disputed land three-ways, which the top court said “was wrong”. The Supreme Court in its verdict said, “The entire disputed land in Ayodhya will be given for temple construction. The Central Government will formulate a scheme for forming a trust within the next three months, which will then take up the task of temple construction. Ownership of the disputed land will also shift – from the Centre – to the trust once it is set-up. Government will allot five acres of land to Muslims at a prominent place in Ayodhya for building a mosque.” The court while dismissing the petition of Nirmohi Akhara for sherbaiti rights, added that the Akhara might be a part of the trust to be set-up for temple construction. Article 370 and 35(A) revoked
n August, the Modi Government revoked the twin articles which gave the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir Ispecial provisions and limited autonomy. While some provisions of the Article 370 had been diluted over time; Article 35A had remained unchanged till August 2019. With these changes, which came into effect on October 31, Jammu and Kashmir is now a Union Territory with legislature; where Ladakh is also given a UT status, which has been a long-standing demand of people of that region. India bans triple talaq n August, India banned "triple talaq," which was a way Muslim men divorce their wives by Isaying the Arabic word for divorce three times. With the new law in place, a man who imposes an instant divorce on his wife faces up to three years in prison as per the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill of 2019. The custom is already banned in more than 20 Muslim countries, including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. After the bill’s passage, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “Parliament abolishes Triple Talaq and corrects a historic wrong done to Muslim women.” India’s growth slowing
ith manufacturing contracting, investment being weak, and consumption low, India’s GDP Wgrowth has hit a 26-quarter low at 4.5 percent for the second quarter of this year [July- September], according to the data released by the country’s National Statistical Office in December. After these figures, GDP growth rate for the first half of this fiscal, is now at 4.8 percent as against 7.5 percent in the same period last year. Moreover, the growth rate has weakened for the sixth consecutive quarter now. Even more worrying is the figure for the nominal GDP growth rate, which accounts for inflation. It now stands at 6.1 percent in this quarter, down from 12 percent in the corresponding period last year. This is mainly due to the manufacturing sector contracting by 1 percent, and agriculture growing at only 2.1 percent. Investment has also grown just 1 percent in the second quarter this year. From HOME December 19, 2019 - January 15, 2020 I 15 BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad to Abe's India visit deferred due move SC against Citizenship Act to protests in the North-east he ruling Parliament. Talking to the newspaper, Asom Indian Express, Ramendra Kalita, senior T apan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who the North-east over the new citizenship Gana Parishad, AGP leader, said, “We will not allow was scheduled to arrive in India for law. “With reference to the proposed which is an the CAB to be implemented in Assam. J the annual bilateral summit meeting visit of Japanese PM Abe to India, both ally of Bhartiya We will approach the SC against CAB.” (December 15-17) with Prime Minister sides have decided to defer the visit to Janata Party, Meanwhile, violent protests against the Narendra Modi, has deferred his visit. He a mutually convenient date in the near announced CAB spilled over to West Bengal as well was was expected to travel to Guwahati future,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday that it will move the this week, where protesters vandalised in Assam for the meeting. When India’s official spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Supreme Court against the Citizenship at least 15 railway stations and two local Foreign Ministry announced the dates, on Friday. Guwahati was picked as the Amendment Bill (CAB), which has been trains, and blocked roads across the state. there was no official announcement venue for the Summit to showcase India’s passed by both the houses of Indian -TIN Bureau on the venue — although preparations Act-East policy to the Japanese premier. were underway in Assam’s capital. This -TIN Bureau Clashes in Aligarh Muslim University comes on the backdrop of protests in over police action in Jamia Millia Islamia
everal students were injured in a clash Jamia Millia Islamia metro station in Swith the police at Aligarh Muslim Delhi. Also, students from IIT Bombay, University (AMU) on Sunday evening IIM Ahmedabad, IISc Bangalore, Mumbai during a protest against the police action University, and Delhi University, have in Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi. Then on come forward in support of the students Monday, fresh protests erupted outside of Jamia, and against police action. -TIN Nanavati-Mehta Commission gives clean chit Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo wear to PM Narendra Modi on 2002 Gujarat riots traditional Indian attire to Nobel ceremony
then the Chief Minister of the state. The report, which runs into over 1,500 pages obel laureates Dr Abhijit Banerjee, and is compiled in nine volumes, noted, Nand Dr Esther Duflo, while receiving “There is no evidence to show that these their noble prizes in economics, last week attacks were either inspired or instigated in Sweden, received widespread acclaim or abated by any minister of the state.” from Indians around the world, when It was tabled by the Minister of State they wore Indian outfits to the ceremony. for Home in the Gujarat Government, While Banerjee donned a beige panjabi Pradeepsinh Jadeja, five years after it was that he paired with a white gold-bordered submitted to the then state chief minister dhoti and closed neck black vest; Duflo Anandiben Patel. The commission was chose a blue-green silk saree with a red appointed in 2002 by the then state chief blouse. -TIN Bureau minister Narendra Modi to probe the ast week, the Nanavati-Mehta riots, that took place after the burning LCommission in its final report tabled of two coaches of the Sabarmati Express Farooq Abdullah’s detention in the Gujarat’s State Assembly on the train near Godhra railway station, in 2002 Gujarat riots, gave a clean chit to which 59 'karsevaks' were killed. -TIN is extended by three months Prime Minster Narendra Modi. He was Bureau
he Jammu and Kashmir IndiavsDisinformation Tadministration has extended the detention of National Conference leader portal launched and three-time state chief minister Farooq Abdullah by three months, under the Public Safety Act, 1978. This is the second "A new portal titled perspectives on various issues. It is also extension for Abdullah’s detention, held in IndiavsDisinformation has been available on twitter @IndiavsDisinfo and his home on Gupkar Road, Srinagar, who launched by Press Monitor Inc Facebook at India Vs Disinformation,” was first detained ahead of the August 5, which contains factual information, said the Indian High Commission revocation of Article 370 that accorded authentic facts and figures, video clips, in New Zealand. (more info on www. special status to the state of Jammu and opinion pieces, etc, explaining India’s indiavsdisinformation.com) Kashmir. -TIN Bureau 16 I December 19, 2019 - January 15, 2020 Real ESTATE House prices and sales up in November and continue to trend in December hristmas has come early for those price setting a record of $1,030,000, while For the rest of the country, the total in February - although of course this Cactively involved in the Auckland Franklin was flat on $702,000 and on the volume of homes sold in November was tax was overshadowed by the proposal Market as data from the Real Estate North Shore the median was $985,000 - down 1.9% compared to November last the TWG for a Capital Gains Tax Institute of New Zealand shows that both down 6.2% on November last year. year but up 4.3% compared to November (CGT). The CGT was ruled out by the house prices and sales volumes were REINZ chief executive Bindi Norwell 2017. Government, but Finance Minister Grant significantly on the rise in November. suggested that this upward trend over Vacant Land Tax Dead on Arrival Robertson subsequently referred its recommendation for a vacant land tax to Here’s what you need to know: the past three months shows that there The idea of a vacant land tax has the Productivity Commission to consider House Prices and Sales Volumes is a returned confidence and this trend officially been axed after a final report in its report. remain Strong in November could be the new normal going forward, from the Productivity Commission "Increasing levels of confidence in the Both Treasury and Inland Revenue It seems the residential property deemed that a vacant land tax would property market coupled with low interest had been against the idea and with it market refuses to end the year on a low, ultimately prove to be a tax on new rates and a lack of choice of new listings now receiving the thumbs down from the with prices generally rising and sales more housing and would have harmful effects. means that people are prepared to pay Productivity Commission it seems the buoyant in Auckland. The proposed tax would have possibly more for properties than they were a few idea is now reached its logical end - at seen a vacant residential land tax and / or Sales figures for Auckland’s November's months ago.” least under this Government. sales were up 8.7% compared to a year a tax on empty homes being implemented This trend was evident in the recorded Pic credits: madisonparkhomes ago, but more impressively, up 19% soon. activity in the first week of December in compared to November 2017, this The land tax For professional mortgage & insurance advice, speak Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms, to our experienced brokers for a free consultation according to data from the Real Estate was one of the and no obligation quote today. Our service is which remained solid, with the real estate Institute of New Zealand. key proposals put completely FREE. Contact the team at: agency handling 171 residential property The overall Auckland region price forward by the Tax Professional Financial Solutions auctions in the week from December 2-8, 09 846 9934 or on our website - trends were mixed, with the median Working Group www.professionalfinancial.co.nz compared to 156 the previous week. Ravi Mehta REAL ESTATE
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20 I December 19, 2019 - January 15, 2020 SPORTS SPORTS Kiwi-Indian pride, Sarpreet Singh, becomes the first-ever Indian-origin player to play in Bundesliga
Sarpreet Singh traning at Bayern Munich (pic courtesy Bayern Munich)
n a path-breaking story for Indians the Philippe Coutinho, in the final eight giant Bayern Munich till now, had been Facebook post, Singh himself expressed Iin New Zealand, and around the minutes of Bayern Munich's match against promoted to train with the club's first his pleasure adding, "Dream come true to world, New Zealand international, Werder Bremen on Saturday. Munich team until the winter break. Notably, make my Bundesliga debut for this great Sarpreet Singh, became the first player won the match 6-1. Early this month, Singh is the second New Zealander to play club!" of Indian descent to play in German Sarpreet Singh, who has been among the in the German league after Wynton Rufer, -TIN Bureau league, Bundesliga, when he replaced reserve players at the German football who played between 1989 and 1997. In his Adithya Ashok, the under-19 Kiwi- Indian leg-spinning wizard, is going to the Under-19 Cricket World Cup
all six Major Associations, and will travel to South Africa for a warm-up tournament starting on January 3, before the World Cup officially starts for them on January 18. “These boys should be proud of their selection in the U19 side but they will know the hard work is ahead of them," said New Zealand Under-19 men’s coach Paul Wiseman, who is forecasting a challenging few months ahead for our young cricketers. Meanwhile, Ashok's selection comes after an impressive performance in the just-concluded NZC National Men’s Under 19 Tournament, with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) calling him "one of the stars of this year's tournament". He took 12 wickets in the tournament. Talking to The Indian News, Ashok said, "I'm feeling honoured to be able to represent my country again and to do it on a dithya Ashok, the under-19 leg- world stage in an ICC tournament Aspinning wizard, whom we covered is unreal to think about. I think it will be in detail in Issue no. 60 (page 22), has a great opportunity for me to test myself been included in the just announced against the best in the world from an age 15-strong squad for the ICC Under-19 group standpoint and am really looking Cricket World Cup in South Africa early forward to the challenge." -TIN Bureau next year. The squad boasts players from SPORTS SPORTS December 19, 2019 - January 15, 2020 I 21 West Indies go 1-0 up in a three- Australia beat New Zealand by match ODI series against India 296 runs to go 1-0 up in the test
ndia 287 for 8 (Pant 71, Iyer 70, Jadhav Indies beat India by 8 wickets in the 1st series I40, Paul 2-40, Joseph 2-45, Cottrell ODI, as they chased down the target of 2-46); West Indies 291 for 2 (Hetmyer 139, 288 set by India with 2.1 overs to spare. Hope 102*) With the highest successful run chase ustralia 416 all out (Labuschagne in the match, with Marnus Labuschagne Shimron Hetmyer lifted the West at the venue, West Indies have gone 1-0 A143, Head 56, Wagner 4-92, Southee scoring his third straight tonne (143) in Indies team after the loss in the T20 lead in the series, with the teams now 4-93) and 9-217 declared (Burns 53, the first innings of the match. With this, series, and set off the fireworks at the travelling to Visakhapatnam for the 2nd Labuschagne 50, Southee 5-69, Wagner Australia have stretched their unbeaten Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, on Sunday ODI, which is scheduled for Wednesday. 3-59); New Zealand 166 (Taylor 80, Starc run in day-night test matches to seven. with a 106-ball 139. This helped West -TIN Bureau 5-52) and 171 (Watling 40, Starc 4-45, Meanwhile, Kiwi-Indian pride and Lyon 4-63) Blackcaps opener Jeet Raval continued Chasing a record 468 runs, New his lean form with scores of 1,1 in the two Zealand were bowled out for 171 in a innings of this match. -TIN Bureau one-sided contest on Sunday in Perth, loosing the day- night test (first of the three-match series) by 296- runs. The teams Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen will now compete in the traditional Boxing Day Test in wins Bangladesh International Melbourne before concluding with the Challenge title New Year’s Test at the Sydney Cricket ast-rising 18-year-old Indian shuttler Ground. Notably, FLakshya Sen notched up his fifth title New Zealand have of the season [in last seven tournaments], only won one Test in claiming the men’s singles crown at the Australia, which was Bangladesh International Challenger way back in 1985-86. with a straight game [22-20, 21-18] win Mitchell Starc took over Malaysia’s Leong Jun Hao in the final a nine-wicket haul on Sunday. “Happy to end the year on a winning note with my 5th international title here in Bangladesh!! Hope to Anand’s autobiography continue my good form in the next year 2020. Like to thank all my sponsors @ OGQ_India @Herbalifeindia @YonexInd launched @Sports_PDCSE @ppba @bai_media,” he later tweeted. -TIN Bureau ndian Chess legend Viswanathan IAnand’s autobiography, Mind Master: Bombay Bullets seals semi- Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life, was released in Chennai last Friday. final berth in Big Bout Indian He presented the first copy of the book, Boxing League dedicated to his late mother Sushila, to his father Viswanathan. He authored the book in collaboration with journalist Indian Boxing League started in Susan Ninan. Also in attendance were Greater Noida, and will continue former Indian hockey captain and till December 21. Six-time World Olympian V Baskaran, Indian women’s champion Mary Kom, Sonia cricket team’s head coach WV Raman, Lather, Amit Panghal, and Manoj and former national squash coach Cyrus Kumar, are all participating. Teams Poncha. -TIN Bureau are Punjab Panthers , Bombay Bullets, Gujarat Giants, NE Rhinos, Odisha Warriors, and Bengaluru Mumbai City beats Bengaluru FC run in Brawlers. Notably, the Big Bout Indian Boxing League, approved Indian Football’s Indian Super League by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), is a unique three-week ombay Bullets staged a great recovery competition for top Indian and umbai City FC stopped defending to the third spot with 13 points. Notably, Bto become the first team to secure international boxers. Six 14-member Mchampion Bengaluru FC’s unbeaten the 2019–20 Indian Super League season a berth in the semifinals of the Big Bout teams are competing for Rs. 3 crore prize run with a 3-2 win in a keenly-contested is the sixth season of the Indian Super Indian Boxing League with a 4-3 win money. The squads will play one another Indian Super League match at the Sree League, which was established in 2013. over Odisha Warriors on Monday, in- in the league and the top four teams will Kanteerava Stadium on Sunday. Mumbai The regular season has begun on October spite of trailing 1-3. As reported earlier, compete in the semifinals. Each match climbed to the sixth spot with 10 points 2019, and will conclude in March 2020. early this month, the inaugural Big Bout consists of seven bouts. -TIN Bureau from eight matches, while Bengaluru's -TIN Bureau first defeat of the season pushed them 22 I December 19, 2019 - January 15, 2020 TRAVEL What's On? Destination- Punakaiki, South Island's West Coast Punakaiki – a must see when visiting the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, is best known for its Pancake Rocks and Blowholes.
The Pancake Rocks at Dolomite Point layers of more resistant limestone and “near Punakaiki are a heavily eroded softer, thin, mud-rich layers. Gradually limestone area where the sea bursts seismic action lifted the limestone above through several vertical blowholes. The the seabed where water, wind and salt foundations of the Pancake Rocks were spray eroded the softer layers leaving a formed 30 million years ago when minute "pancake" like stack of harder limestone. fragments of dead marine creatures and Along the way, there are some impressive plants landed on the seabed about 2 blowholes that are best viewed at high km below the surface. Immense water tide.” - courtesy www.westcoast.co.nz pressure caused them to solidify into
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