-    6"/ $  % !7# 8      # 8  8       '()'* +,-. *4*4/ 0*+1%23 ,56476(2) $!  +9"&"9 2903,903+(/(& 9++910 /(+2+ ,091 *29$+*2 *0(1& 1&09N$"2909&(" &0; &0 2&$ & 20/3&2 /(@(+9$ (0" 0 90@(0"90+$"2 /(2&/ 0 2?/(&*/@?1/ <+   $%& =>'' 4= <  ( % !    ! !     +. /0+12 #  +- 3               Q R      '      $   #      $  $        #  0(1/(+2 Sharing these inputs here on Tuesday, sources in the n the wake of abrogation of security establishment said lat- IArticle 370, intelligence est intelligence reports indicate       inputs suggest that Pakistan has Pakistan has directed terrorist directed terrorist organisations organisations to incite pas- to keep a low profile for now sions leading to massive       and confine themselves to protests. In the event security inciting violence through civil forces take action resulting in    unrest without taking direct casualties, the law enforce- part in protests. ment agencies should be held     With international power responsible for human rights and media keeping close tabs violations, Pakistan handlers     on development in Kashmir have told terrorists. and Indian security forces on Unlike in the past when the    !  high alert, Pakistan can’t take cadre of terrorist organisations the risk of being used to take part in protests, the #  0(1/(+2 caught red handed while new directive asks them to sending jehadi elements into refrain from doing so to avoid he Supreme Court Tuesday the Valley. detection, capture or neutrali- Trefused to interfere with Apart from strategising sation. the Centre and the Jammu & trates, and relaxations are impose restrictions and “other unrest, the Pakistani establish- As regards security mea- Kashmir Government impos- being ordered accordingly. “An regressive measures” in Jammu ment has also asked its rogue sures, officials said while the ing restrictions, including shut- individual has come to the & Kashmir following the revo- elements to go for snatching local police and paramilitary down of communication ser- court. The situation is very cation of Article 370. weapons from vulnerable posts have fanned out in sensitive vices, after the abrogation of sensitive. Given the seriousness Tehseen sought with- and patrol teams and make urban centres in the Kashmir            Article 370 and said “reason- of the situation, the law and drawal of “curfew/restrictions”, local youths accountable for Valley, the Army is carrying out able time” should be given to order restrictions have been blocking of phone lines, the such incidents. The local ter- aggressive patrolling and area communication lockdown and authorities to ensure normal- imposed,” said a Bench, com- Internet and news channels. rorist cadre have been instruct- domination exercises in the massive presence of security "     "   # cy as the “situation is very sen- prising Justices Arun Mishra, His petition was opposed by ed to use phones only after hinterland to prevent terrorists personnel, the terrorists are sitive”. MR Shah and Ajay Rastogi. Attorney General KK Internet is restored to avoid space and time to move. holed up in safe houses and are   $% $ ! The apex court said it will The court also said that it Venugopal and Solicitor detection. In fact, coupled with the unable to be in touch with their   &' have to wait for the “real pic- is to be ensured that no life was General Tushar Mehta, who colleagues, sources said. %  & $ ture” to emerge and look into lost there and posted the mat- said it has to be ensured that Against this backdrop, no  (  “all the pros and cons” before ter after two weeks, the transition takes place encounters have taken place in #  0(1/(+2 going into the issues raised in saying it will wait for normal- peacefully.    P the last seven to eight days as #  &03& the “poorly drafted” and “very cy to return. “We have to ensure that the terrorists are unable to rmy Chief General Bipin carelessly filed” plea with per- “We are with you on the law and order situation in move and are directionless as he Jammu & Kashmir ARawat on Tuesday said haps the petitioner also not issue of right to liberty of the Jammu & Kashmir is main- the top leadership of terrorist Tadministration on Tuesday Pakistan deploying additional knowing the truth of the situ- people. But we should have a tained,” Venugopal told the     organisations was neutralised said it is hopeful of further military resources along the ation. real picture before us,” the Bench and referred to the July in the last few months. relaxations in the security Line of Control in Jammu & It took note of the Centre’s Bench told senior advocate 2016 agitation in Kashmir #   Srinagar, on October 12, while There are about 250 ter- clampdown after the dress Kashmir over the last few days stand that it was reviewing the Maneka Guruswamy, arguing after encounter of terrorist the valedictory ceremony will rorists present in Kashmir and rehearsal for the August 15 is normal and not a matter of situation in the region on a for Congress activist Tehseen Burhan Wani and said it took ending out a positive mes- be held at Jammu University officials fear they will carry out Independence Day celebra- concern, asserting that Indian day-to-day basis as also the Poonawala, who has chal- around three months to bring Ssage to big investors willing on October 14. attacks once restrictions in tions conclude in various dis- troops are prepared to deal reports from district magis- lenged the Centre’s decision to normalcy at that time. to invest in Jammu & Kashmir, The State Government has place places like Anantnag, tricts. with any security challenge in Principal Secretary, Industry & identified key thrust sectors Pulwama, Sopore and Shopian, Principal Secretary Rohit the region. Commerce and Tourism such as horticulture & post- are eased. Kansal told a press conference The Army Chief said every .     Department, Navin K harvest technologies, tourism The security forces are not here that while prohibitory country takes precautionary    R Choudhary on Tuesday & hospitality, film industry, IT taking any chances as Pakistan conditions were relaxed in var- measures and there is no rea- % % / announced the State & ITeS, handloom may try to stoke unrest in J&K ious parts of Kashmir, the son to worry about the deploy- Government has decided to & handicraft, agro & food on the eve of Independence Jammu region was “almost ment of additional forces by # % organise the first-ever processing, manufacturing & Day celebrations. entirely” free of restrictions. Pakistan along LoC.     Investors’ Summit 2019 on MSME, healthcare & pharma- October 12-14 in Srinagar ceuticals, skills and education, #  *2 *0(1& and Jammu. he said.   !   Addressing a Press con- He added that there would O P   he Supreme Court on ference at Jammu’s Convention also be a Ambassadors’ meet TTuesday imposed a fine of Centre, Navin Choudhary said and a media meet at New #  + */ 50,000 each against the the J&K Investors’ Summit Delhi next month to ensure     !  !! "  , Telangana, Meghalaya, will try to attract investments huge participation in the akistan’s Foreign Minister Mizoram and Uttar Pradesh in various sectors of the econ- summit. #  0(1/(+2 PShah Mahmood Qureshi Governments for not filing a omy showcasing Jammu & Choudhary said about has asked his countrymen not response on the issue of estab- Kashmir as a favorable invest- 2,000 dignitaries from indus- ongress leader Rahul to live in a “fool’s paradise” as lishing human rights courts. ment destination. try and trade will be invited to CGandhi on Tuesday he highlighted that it will not The apex court also Choudhary said the inau- attend the summit. CII has responded to Jammu & be easy for Islamabad to get the slapped a fine of 1 lakh each gural session of the summit been roped in as the national Kashmir Governor Satya Pal support of the UN Security against Uttarakhand and will be held at SKICC, partner for the summit. Malik’s offer to send him an air- Council as well as from the Rajasthan, observing that these craft to visit the Valley, Muslim world against ’s States have neither filed saying all he needed was the decision to withdraw Jammu & Council against New Delhi’s responses nor their lawyers freedom to travel and meet the Kashmir’s special status. decision. were present during the hear- people. Addressing the media in India has categorically told ing relating to the issues on set- Rahul’s response came a Muzaffarabad in Pakistan- the international community ting up of human rights courts. day after Malik asked the occupied Kashmir on Monday, that its move to scrap Article A Bench comprising Gandhi scion to fly down to the Qureshi asked Pakistanis to 370 of the Constitution remov- Justices Deepak Gupta and BR Valley and observe the situation “wage a new struggle” to get the ing the special status to Gavai asked all these States to himself after the latter claimed support of the UNSC mem- Jammu & Kashmir is an inter- file their responses within four that there were instances of vio- #    $%& %  % '     P bers. “You (people) should not nal matter and has weeks. Notably, on January 4, lence in J&K following the %    (#%  ()      in live fool’s paradise. Nobody also advised Pakistan to “accept 2018, the court had directed all abrogation of Article 370. will be standing there (in the the reality”. the States to come up with their While senior Congress the Article 370 removal was invited Rahul to visit J&K, UNSC) with garlands in Without naming any responses relating to establish- leader Shashi Tharoor too done in an unconstitutional saying he would send an air- hands...Nobody will be there Muslim country, Qureshi also ment of human rights courts as asked the Governor to invite an manner. craft for him, after the Congress waiting for you,” he said. said the “guardians of Ummah required under the Protection all-party delegation to the In accepting the invita- leader said, “People were dying After India revoked Jammu (Islamic community)” might of Human Rights Act, 1993, and Valley, Congress general sec- tion, Rahul gave a terse reply to in the State and the situation and Kashmir’s special status, also not back Pakistan on the appoint Special Public retary Priyanka Gandhi in her the Governor saying he did not was not normal as claimed by Pakistan announced that it Kashmir issue due to their Prosecutors for the purpose. !             first reaction on the issue said need an aircraft. Malik had the Government.” will approach the UN Security economic interest. "   ! !  *+       %  /#0    !,!    !           #  *2 *0(1&      ) *%+,-            #  *2 *0(1& he Regional Office of the       . 045   TIndia Meteorological    hile incessant rains have - !$  !!  / Department (IMD) on Tuesday      Wtriggered flood-like situ- BHUBANESWAR: The State predicted that seven districts of   O      ations in several districts across #  *2 *0(1& Government on Tuesday increased the State would receive    ! the State, the Hirakud Dam the deadline for verification and extremely heavy rainfall on      ! authorities are all set to release n view of the heavy rainfall and flood- scrutiny of beneficiaries listed under Wednesday. The IMD said     "  # the first floodwater of the sea- Ilike situations in Balangir, Boudh, the KALIA scheme. ‘Red warning’ has been issued son on Wednesday. Kalahandi, Subarnapur and Kandhamal Earlier, the last date for verifi- for Sundargarh, Balangir,     As the water level of the districts, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik cation was August 9, which has now Kalahandi, Boudh, Subarnapur     dam’s reservoir has reviewed the scenario here on Tuesday been extended to August 27, said Nuapada and dis-   $    increased due to heavy rains in and directed officials to keep a close Agriculture Minister Arun Sahoo. tricts. “The low pressure area   % the upper catchment of the watch on the developments round the Out of 52 lakh beneficiaries, over northwest Bay of Bengal      Mahanadi, the authorities clock. verification of 13 lakh beneficiaries and adjoining %!& ' would release floodwater any- Patnaik asked all the departments to has been completed so far, he and north Odisha coast now  ! %& '   time after 11 am on August 14, remain alert to provide assistance to the informed. lies over southern parts of "  # said an official. affected people. He interacted with the either due to flash floods, snakebites or age rainfall during the time. The verification would be con- Gangetic West Bengal and On Tuesday, the water level concerned Collectors through video- mudslides. With the India Meteorological ducted at the panchayat, block and adjoining north Odisha.     ! of the reservoir stood at 616.87 conferencing and inquired about their Sethi said that in last 24 hours sev- Department(IMD) forecasting more district levels. After the process is As a cyclonic circulation is    P  feet as against the highest level requirements to tackle the situations. eral parts of western and southwestern rainfall in the next 24 hours, the SRC said over, ineligible beneficiaries would active, the system is likely to   (*$ + of 630 feet. As the situation is grim in Balangir Odisha along with interior areas have that apart from warning for possible not receive any further direct cash become more marked in the ,     While around 80,491 town due to torrential rains, a decision experienced extremely heavy rainfall flood situation, ODRAF and Fire transfers under the scheme. next 48 hours,” the weather     L   cusecs of water was entering was taken to send three more ODRAF with as many as five districts recording Services teams have been mobilised in Some ineligible beneficiaries office said. Light to moderate   M    into the reservoir, 18,519 cusec teams there. Earlier in the day, Special more than 100 mm of average rainfall. the districts of Boudh, Kalahandi, even want to return the money rain or thunderstorm warning    O was being discharged Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Balangir has recorded the highest Nabarangpur, Koraput, Malkangiri, received under the KALIA scheme, has also been issued for sever- %      from it. Sethi said eight people have so far lost 226.3 mm rainfall followed by Boudh Rayagada and Kandhamal. said the Minister. al parts of Nuapada, Balangir,      / In 2018, floodwater had their lives in rains and flood-related 169.7 mm, Kalahandi 160.4 mm, While rivers in most districts flowed “Till now, verification of 13 Subarnapur, Bargarh,  "    been released first from the mishaps in the State. Sonepur 139.6 mm and Kandhamal below danger marks, the SRC further lakh beneficiaries has been done. As , Jharsuguda, %    dam on July 24 when the While two persons died in Kalahandi 125.3 mm. informed that hundreds of people have the process is getting delayed, we Sundergarh, Kalahandi,      # water level of the reservoir district, Nabarangpur, Kandhamal, At least 40 blocks of five districts been evacuated to safer places from low- have extended the deadline to Koraput and Rayagada dis- stood at 618 feet. Malkangiri recorded one death each have received more than 200 mm of aver- lying areas in the affected districts. August 27,” Sahoo said. PNS tricts for Thursday.   !"# $ #! $%

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Presently, the Mutt is #  *2 *0(1& #  *2 *0(1& ly under-privileged sections of opposed the imposition of late complaint filed by rights under control of the district the society, the Chief Minister fee of 2,000 per candidate in activist Prasanna Kumar Dash administration after expiry of PS officer Arun Bothra hief Minister Naveen said the CBSE decision is addition to the examination fee. based on an audit report. trust board. Ijoined as the new Chief CPatnaik on Tuesday urged bound to result in acute hard- “It is illegal to impose late fee In a letter to the Vigilance In audit reports, the audi- Executive Officer (CEO) of Union Human Resource ship to them. for poor and needy students,” ADG, Dash has demanded a tors have raised questions on the Central Electricity Supply Development Minister Dr “I request you to prevail said the parents’ body. probe into the misappropria- some members. Besides, there Utility (Cesu) on Tuesday. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to upon the CBSE to reconsider Besides, both SC and ST tion of 16 crore and action is eyebrow on roles of the Cesu officers and employ- prevail upon the Central Board its decision in the interest of and General Students will have against erring trust members Endowment department. ees lead by Senior General of Secondary Education people. I hope and trust you to pay 300 for appearing in an and officials. Notably, the Jaganath Manager (HR) Subrat Kumar (CBSE) to reconsider its deci- will look into the matter per- additional subject in Class X Dash said that he would Ballabh Mutt situated on the Mishra, CFO KK Naik, CGM sion to hike examination fees of sonally and do the needful,” and XII. Earlier, it was not also file a complaint with the Grand Road is a monastery of (Tech) Sukant Swain and CGM Class X and Class IX students. urged the Chief Minister. charged for SC and ST Students Lokayukta soon in the matter the Shree Jaganath Temple Mukesh (Com) Mishra greet- #  *+(1& teachers of the college to stay In a letter to Nishank, the On the day, the Odisha but 150 was charged for the and demand for recovery of which accomplishes many ed Bothra with flower bou- away from politics. Chief Minister termed the hike Parents’ Federation sought General category students. money from people involved in annual rites and rituals of the quets. n an unexpected instance, The posters were put up as “abnormal” and said it has intervention of Governor Prof Informing that the federa- the scam. Trinity. After assuming office, Imultiple posters suspected to near the office of the Principal triggered strong resentment Ganeshi Lal in the matter. tion has already written to the “From top to bottom peo- It has hundreds of acres of Bothra held a meeting with all be put up by Maoists surfaced of the college. On being among parents and other stake- “We strongly oppose hike Prime Minister and the HRD ple are involved. Otherwise land across the State. The branch heads of the power in the premises of the Nilgiri informed, the Nilgiri police holders. “The abnormal rise, in the fees for Class X and XII Minister, the federation such a biggest fraud would expenditures towards rites and distribution company. He inter- College in Baleswar district reached the spot, seized the specifically of the fees in respect Board examinations by the members urged the Governor never have happened,” Dash rituals of Lord Jagannath are acted with all the officers about on Tuesday. posters and started investiga- of SC and ST students, by 24 CBSE. The exam fee has been to intervene and take all told The Pioneer. made from earnings sourced various activities of the Cesu. The posters demanded that tion to ascertain who actually times has come as a shock,” hiked by 24 times in case of SC required steps for withdrawal of The audit report has shown from vehicle parking lot, shop- Now, the firm distributes elec- the Students’ Union elections in pated the posters. The incident read the letter. and ST students from 50 to the CBSE decision at the misappropriation of 16 crore ping complex, farm lands, tricity to about 26 lakh con- the college be cancelled. has left students and teachers Informing that the State 1,200. In case of General cat- earliest. in expenditures transacted for mines and forests. sumers in nine districts. Besides, the posters warned the of the college panic-stricken.    R   4    %" $ & & "$!    $    $    #+ *       ()* # & $ " $!

   !   %  #  *2 *0(1& grated refinery complex with already been done which pre- an investment of 28,700 crore, sents positive results.     % he Haldia Petrochemicals now it has revised the propos- The HDPE demand for   TLimited (HPL) will invest al to a total of 78,225 crore. Odisha by 2025 would be #  *2 *0(1& over 78,000 crore for setting The mega project would around 100 kilo tonne per #  *2 *0(1& up a hydrocarbon processing provide job opportunities for annum (KTA). The polypropy- n view of poor performance of complex in Baleswar district. 10,000 people both directly lene demand would be 350 Ischool students in English, wo IPS officers from the The HPL, one of the largest and indirectly. KTA by 2025 and the PVC Mathematics and Science, the State TState have been selected for petrochemical majors in the It would come up in two demand would reach 200 KTA Government has decided to increase the 2019 Union Home country located at Haldia in phases and be implemented by 2025. the duration of the classes for the three Minister’s medal for excellence East Medinipur district of West within 60 months, said sources. The polyester fibres and subjects. in investigation. Bengal, has proposed to set up Raw material would be sourced yarns demand would be Informing this to reporters here Koraput Superintendent of a light crude oil refinery, an from the Middle East. around 350 KTA and its avail- #  +,03& ing ‘mantras’ and performing other rituals on Tuesday, School and Mass Police Kanwar Vishal Singh aromatic complex and an eth- A total of 2,500 acres of ability would lead to develop- in front of the woman. Moreover, the black Education Minister Samir Ranjan and Crime Branch SP Madkar ylene cracker complex near land and 400 megawatt of ment of large-scale MSME hat people of tribal Malkangiri district magician was seen sucking several body Dash said that it has been decided to Sandeep Sampat are among 94 the proposed Subarnarekha power and 39 cusec of water units in the region. Tstill believe in black magic to cure var- parts of the woman, including her neck, extend class duration of English, other recipients from different Port in Baleswar district. would be required for the pro- With the MSME Ministry ious ailments was yet again evident when a shoulder and stomach. Mathematics and Science subjects States and Central investigating This would ensure avail- ject. giving thrust on development sorcerer was caught on camera sucking dif- Notably, superstitious practices contin- from the existing 45 minutes to one agencies across the country ability of a wide range of feed- There is a huge demand for of Baleswar for the MSME ferent parts of a woman’s body in Kalimela ue to widely prevail in the tribal belts of the and a half hours. selected for the prestigious stock for development of high-density polythene sector, it is expected that this block to cure her of fever. State. Instead of visiting hospitals, the trib- To improve English skills of the award. downstream petrochemical (HDPE), polypropelene (PP) would boost the small-scale Reports said one Dule Beti, a tribal al people mainly depend on students, special classes would be held This medal was units. polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and industries in the petrochemical woman, belonging to the Koya community local quacks or back magicians for treatment at one school in every district in the constituted in 2018 with an The HPL is having an polyethene terephthalate (PET) sector. of Urmaguda village, eight km from of diseases. first phase. Later, the special English objective to promote high pro- annual turnover of over in Odisha. Based on the HPL’s HPL Chairman and Kalimela block, was suffering from fever for Earlier on July 25, a sorcerer was seen classes would be held at the block fessional standards of 13,000 crore and the total net experience in West Bengal, a Managing Director Purnendu the last couple of days. Instead of consult- in a video performing witchcraft in the level, the Minister said, adding that it investigation of crime and to worth of the group is more similar growth in Odisha is Chatterjee is in constant touch ing a doctor, the woman went to the sorcerer morgue of the Kalahandi District is felt that students should i8mprove recognise excellence in inves- than 18,000 crore, said expected in these processing with the senior officials of the identified as Kosa Beti to get cured. Headquarters Hospital (DHH) to resurrect their knowledge in English from the tigation by Investigating sources. While earlier, the HPL industries. Odisha Government in this In the video, the quack was seen chant- a dead man. primary level. Officers (IOs). had proposed to set up an inte- A preliminary survey has regard.  $  ,& $ #3%     2       $ -.         #  *2 *0(1& by Bhimsen Padhy, father of Jitendra, against he Special Judge, Vigilance Pandab.   $$!  $#$ &% There on Tuesday sentenced Subsequently, the matter Chandrasekharpur police sta- was settled between them and tion Sub-Inspector of Police the tenant vacated the house. #  *2 *0(1& chances of occurrence of such ensured by surrounding them Rama Chandra Sethi to under- After taking charge of calamities and deal with it at with fences designed by the art go three years of rigorous investigation of the case, SI n initiative of rehabilitation first place is extensive planta- students using bamboo and imprisonment (RI) in a bribery Sethi arrested the father of the Aof trees and restoring tion and forest reservation. sacks. case. complainant and forwarded greenery has been taken up on The “Mind Empowerment The Go Green plantation Sethi was convicted for him to court. a large scale after cyclone Foundation” planned its plan- drive was initiated by social demand and acceptance of a Jitendra approached the “Fani” wreaked havoc in the tation drive at the historical activist Sushanta Sahoo. Social bribe of 4,000. A fine of police official during which the Smart City Bhubaneswar. location of Dhauli Shantistupa. workers of the Mind 10,000 was also imposed on latter demanded an illegal grat- Many social organisations, The art students of Dhauli Empowerment Foundation, him by the court. In the case of ification of 5,000 to submit the youth associations and envi- College of Art and Crafts (sit- Manoj Pradhan, Purnima nonpayment of the fine, he will case diary in court for release ronment lovers are seen putting uated at the foot of the Dhauli) Pradhan, Deepak Choudhury, have to undergo RI for six more of Jitendra’s father and removal in constant efforts till date to extended their support to the Ankit Pattnaik, Principal of months. of the name from the charge- #  *2 *0(1& 2  !  bring Bhubaneswar’s greenery foundation in the plantation Mahavidyalaya Panchanan The case pertained to a sheet. back to its original state. drive with an opportunity to Samal, general secretary dispute between the family of Jitendra paid Rs 1,000 to he Rotary Club   #    $  The abnormal change in bond with the nature. Mihirkant Praharaj and complainant Jitendra Kumar the SI and the rest amount was TBhubaneswar Centennial the climatic condition plays a A series of Gulmohar Principal of Netaji Higher Padhy and his tenant Pandab settled to be paid later. The celebrated its 16th installation    # - very significant role in driving plants were planted by the art Secondary School, Swain regarding vacation of the complainant approached the ceremony here on the nature into taking such vio- students and volunteers and Mahakalapada, Apurba Kumar house in 2009. SP, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, Tuesday. DGM Santanu Pani     lent form of disasters exposing social workers of the founda- Rout joined hands with Sahoo The tenant had lodged an and lodged an FIR against the attended as chief guest and people more and more towards tion on both side of the college in planting the Gulmohar FIR against the complainant SI. spoke on the role of Rotarians president Pravat Mohanty and DGE Soumya Ranjan the edge of life threatening risks road. plants and also educating the and his family members at the Accordingly, a trap was in the society. and secretary Sakyasingh Mishra were present. and dangers. The protection of the new art students on the Significance Chandrasekharpur police sta- laid and Sethi was caught red- On the occasion, previous Sadangi. Subhakant Padhy, The only way to reduce the plants from stray animals was of trees with respect to nature. tion. handed while accepting the year’s president Shubhakant Among others, DG Ranjeet Samantray, BK Patjoshi A counter case was lodged bribe. Samantsinghar and Debasish Mishra, PDGs and Krushna Chandra Das secretary Sisir Mahapatra Sibabrata Das, Bhawani Prasad coordinated the handed over the charge to new Choudhury, AB Mahapatra programme. /   #  $ ' 1 "     0 #  *2 *0(1& Regional Development Centres (RDCs), where experts would work to further enhance their effi- hief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday ciency and excellence. #  "" , Cinaugurated a high-performance hockey Ten to 20 grassroots centers would initial- centre named Naval Tata Hockey ly be established in Sambalpur and Sundargarh 60-year-old woman, who was suffering from dengue and Academy (NTHA), Odisha here to groom districts. Aundergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College Hospital hockey talents in the State into future national The talents scouted from the grassroots cen- here, died on Tuesday. and international players. ters would be recommended for admission into The deceased was identified as Debaki Behera of the Aul area The NTHA was opened as part of the three- the sports hostels. Among others, Sports and in Kendrapda district. She was admitted in the ICU of the Dengue pronged Tata Odisha Hockey Programme, Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera and Ward of the hospital since July 29. However, she died at around a joint initiative of Tata Steel, Tata Trusts Tata Steel MD TV Narendran were present. 5 this morning. and the State Government to nurture The NTHA will operate from the existing Notably, this is the first case of a person’s death due to dengue sports talents. infrastructure that was set up to host at the SCB Hospital this year. The woman was also suffering from The sports hostels in Bhubaneswar, the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup in 2018 multiple organ failures, the hospital authorities said. Sundargarh and would become the here.

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They are now playing the The arrestees were identified as  9  2   %       % sata gambling has different names like game online. Chinku Swain (21), Navar and Santosh *  /   "  # %      #  *+03& ple’s woes, there was no elec- Nagmani, Bhutnath, New Bhutnath, They are booking the number in their Sahu (29) and Santosh Kumar Behera    "        %   tricity in the town since Kurukhetra, Kalyana, Mumbai and so on. mobile and taking their wining money from (29) of Sriramnagar, Ganesh Biswal (19)  % #"&         ! eavy rain here and adjoin- Monday night. They are particularly very active in Hatpada, the owner in a solitary place. For that police of Somnathnagar of the city. % ! *  #"  %       Hing areas since Monday On Tuesday morning, Talipada, Bhatlichowk, private bus stand, administration has failed to find out them. The miscreants, impersonating as %%      # night threw life totally out of water of Laxmijore overflowed railway station, Ambapali and even at the The affected youths are involved in loot, truck union members, had allegedly gear with roads of the towns and entered into the houses at Government Hospital areas of Bargarh robbery and several other crimes for earn- beat up and looted the truck driver,     5  #  being submerged in water and Satyanaryan Pada. town. The youths have been their prime tar- ing easy money. The game has spread in Azad Khan, of 8,000 while he was tak-         * C>ED    % the water of rivulet Laxmijore The water level was up to get. urban areas like the Tora, Bordol, Cement ing rest at a petro pump near the ! !  7 $ !  %* ! 7 0    overflowing and entering into the chest level. Such a situation The lure of money in gambling attracts Nagar and Panichhatra areas. The local pub- Brahmapur Truck Union Office here on   #%        *  houses. The residents of the was the first in memory, many to throw their hat in the ring but most lic of Bargarh has urged the police admin- August 11. The right hand of the dri-  2   *   %  2   town were left marooned. according to old denizens of of the time they end up losing their bets and istration to rein in the gamblers by adopt- ver was fractured in the looters’ attack,  *!   #!   * O % To add further to the peo- the town. left heart broken. The illegal game is also ing new methods. police said. 7! # /       #       %%     R$ !   7    # 0   % %!7 *    %* ! 7 0      #   %!7  % 2  $       % '   #!7 0   2   #         %#",    % $$  30 !   ) &'          %  #2  %    6 2    $     # #  *2 *0(1&   & 5         o expedite his people’s contact, *    3+/  TKendrapada BJD MP and actor #  *&2 $ & Anubhav Mohanty has decided to inter- BARIPADA: The Town police on Tuesday arrested a youth act with the people of his constituency for allegedly filming a minor girl while she was taking bath murder accused attempted to commit suicide and answer all their queries live on the in her house in Ward No.6 here. Ain police custody in the Patpur police station Facebook. The accused identified as Sanu Patra (20) of Mundhakata in Aska of Ganjam district on Tuesday. The MP has taken initiative area under the Bangriposi police station was recording the The accused was identified as Shiva Patra. He ‘#AskAnubhav’ inviting people of all age visuals of the girl bathing with a mobile phone. was arrested by the Patpur police for his alleged groups to raise questions on the recent- Though startled on realising about about Patra’s act, the involvement in a murder case. He had gone to ly-concluded first session of the 17th Lok girl raised an alarm, following which locals nabbed and beat attend nature’s call in the morning and locked him- Sabha and regarding Kendrapada LS him black and blue. Later, they handed him over self in the bathroom for a long time. constituency. to police. Although the police personnel repeatedly Mohanty took to the Twitter and “We have seized the mobile phone from the possession knocked on the door, they did not get any requested people to send their questions of the accused. Various obscene photos and videos of sev- response. The cops then broke open the door and :  "     !  44 %     on this link #AskAnubhav by 11.59 pm eral women were also recorded in the device. He had the found the accused hanging to the wooden ceiling      %@'  *  2 ,   on August 15. Anubhav will answer the intention of blackmailing the women with the videos. He has with a rope. Patra was rescued in a critical con-  %3 + *  7 ? '+    queries live on Facebook between 8 pm been arrested and forwarded to court,” said Baripada Town dition and rushed to the MKCG Medical College   /  *  7#"   !   and 8.30 pm on August 16. PS IIC Ashok Kumar Nayak. PNS Hospital here. 7        %%   #%   7A   !       % =>E      !  2  #" %      !! 7  !   % O& 5*P 1% $%$ %"! #& "$ ),( &   7 %%    # '   $  Haat in Bhubaneswar: #  *2 *0(1& Sailendra Kumar Panigrahi The proposed haat will of association said, “We are   have cultural and recreational he Sweden Odia extremely concerned by the 1  4  platforms for amusement of TAssociation contributed devastation in Odisha due to *  people in their leisure hours. 8.57 lakh to the Chief the aftermath of the cyclone. “The enclosed haat area Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) We stand with the administra- 1  00- will house a cinema hall, open to support the people affected tion and the people of Odisha # 4  5 penadal for cultural pro- by the devastating Cyclone in these times of distress.” grammes, a long foot path for Fani. Major contributors from #  *&2 $ & senior citizens and systems for Demonstrating its com- Sweden were Prem Sankar entertainment of children, mitment to stand in solidarity Satpathy, Samidha Satpathy,  R 6 o provide a vibrant mar- apart from shops and a daily with the people of Odisha, Shailendra Panigrahi, Soumitra Tketing system to denizens, market,” said BeMC Odia community staying in Mohanty, Himanshu Nayak, the Berhamapur Municipal Commissioner Chakravarty Sweden has extended their Manoj Pradhan, Chitra Corporation (BeMC) has Singh Rathore. support to the Government’s Mohanty, Sumajeet Panda, decided to establish a special The haat will be estab- rehabilitation efforts towards over to Chief Minister Naveen Minister Jyoti Prakash Suresh Tripathi, Jaydeep Das, daily market, named ‘Ganjam lished on the open field near the affected areas of Odisha. Patnaik by Tourism, Odia lan- Panigrahi on behalf of Sweden Lipsa Das, Avinash Padhi, Haat’, in line with the Ekamra the Biju Patnaik Park, he said. The cheque was handed guage, Literature and Culture Odia Association. Shilpa Ray and Ashis Patra. ) $        

“We went there in the month Arun detained them at “I don’t know whether he *     of Magh (mid-January) and Kantabanji for two days. is still alive or not; I don’t returned in Jestha (June). Arun After two days, he told that understand whom to called my husband oven phone Kishor is returning with four approach,” says Pratima with repeatedly to go to the kiln other labourers. desperation.     again and he left home unwill- When those labourers The contractor, in the ingly a couple of days after the arrived at Kantabanji, they told meanwhile has handed over a Rath Yatra,” informed that, Kishor fled the train” medical reports to Pratima, Pratima. describes Pratima. which reveals that Kishor was #  *&$/ around 48 to 50 liquor  #   0 $/ block, who took Kishor to the Pratima says that she does- Raidhar was not convinced admitted to a local hospital and bottles. kiln, to bring him back has n’t know to which kiln Kishor with the information provided was subsequently referred to olice on Monday night The unloading was going ishor Bandichhor of gone futile. Arun now says that went this time. “Arun did not by the labourers; so he took the the Osmania General Hospital Pseized more than 200 car- on near a godown owned by a KAmguda village in Farsara Kishor fled a train, while tell anything about the Seth details about the kiln owner at Hyderabad on July 15 with tons of liquor at Bahalda Bazar liquor trader Debu Sahu,” said gram panchayat of Nuapada returning with four other (owner) this time; he only inti- and went to Secunderabad to complaint of headache, vomit- while those were being Bahada PS IIC Birendra Kumar district is missing for last four labourers to Kantabanji from mated me four weeks ago that inquire about Kishor. ing and tremors of hands and unloaded from a truck and Senapati. weeks. He was working in a Secunderabad. Pratima and my husband was suffering from However, after reaching feet. Pratima, however does’nt detained two persons in this While several persons, brick kiln of Secunderabad her six -year- old daughter are Kishor with his wife fever and someone should go Secunderabad they were not believe this explanation. “If connection. including the truck driver, fled since July 9. now helplessly running from Partima and their daughter to the kiln to bring him back. allowed to go in to the kiln. my husband was so much sick Acting on a tipoff, a police from the spot, two labourers, All efforts by his wife Amguda to Binopur every now had returned from a brick kiln My husband’s brother The ower forced them to and was on his way home, why team raided the spot and seized who were engaged in the Pratima to pursuade the local and then to meet Arun to get in mid- May last after a six- Raidhar with his nephew Beda return from the station saying would he escape half way? The around 200-230 cartons of unloading work, have been broker Arun Nial, a resident of his help, with the latter now month of working there in a Gahir went to Kantabanji to that Kishor is not there in his contractor is concealing some- liquor worth 10- to 15 lakh. detained for questioning, Binopur village under Boden going evasive. brick kiln near Secunderabad. proceed for the work place, but kiln. thing,” says she. Each carton contained Senapati said.   !"# $  $3

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fter escaping from police Acustody for three times, the absconding under-trial pris- oner (UTP) of the Khandapada Sub-Jail in the district was again arrested near his native village on Tuesday. Sources said the accused Tapan Rout was arrested from his native village Fategarh in connection with a rape case. But he managed to flee from police custody three times right under the nose of police per- #  *2 *0(1& Authority (BDA). sonnel. The Rath explores the Later, Nayagarh SP Sashi hief Minister Naveen notion of life, motion and #  *2 *0(1& Head-Professors of the the Head of the Bhimabhoi als and research for analysing Bhusan Satpathy had on CPatnaik on Tuesday for- energy and is built using about Research Chairs. While Prof Research Chair and Dr Basanta the socioeconomic relevance of Sunday suspended seven police mally dedicated ‘The Rath,’ a 13.5 tonnes of structural steel he four Research Chairs Nihar Ranjan Patnaik, Pro- Kumar Panda as Head of the their ideology and work in officials including two jail war- steel monument, to the people hollow sections. The monu- Testablished at the KISS Chancellor, KISS has been Gopabandhu Das Research presence context and drawing dens for dereliction of duty. % <' '* ( <<'* of Odisha. ment design is inspired by the namely Santha Kabi appointed as the Head of the all Chair. inspiration for future course of Notably, Rout was being 7 %( '  '(* ; %: The steel monument, locat- dual narrative of the Sun Bhimabhoi, Utkalgaurav Research Chairs and Biju Founder of KIIT & KISS development of Odisha. taken to a local court for trial ' 7( 9 (9  7 ed at the picturesque Biju Temple and the Rath Yatra Madhusudan, Utkalmani Patnaik Research Chair Dr Achyuta Samanta felicitat- Besides, specific on August 9 when he escaped. <%77<(%7 (   <' Patnaik Park in Bhubaneswar, and attempts to accentuate the Gopabandhu Das and Biju Professor, Dr Jugal Kishore ed them on Tuesday. emphasis will be laid on Reportedly the five police per- is presented by Tata Steel in col- diverse cultures and rich her- Patnaik have come into effect. Mishra is appointed as the The basic objective of the empowerment of ST, SC and sonnel were present at the spot laboration with the itage that form the soul of Four veteran education- Head of the Madhusudan Das Chairs are to undertake exten- other marginalised segments of when the criminal gave them a escaped from the sub-jail twice Bhubaneswar Development Odisha. ists have been appointed as the Research Chair, Dr H Das as sive study of available materi- the society. slip. Prior to that, the UTP had earlier. 96 -     "-$ 0 & 1  "    -R '  # ".$ " $! -   

#  &9 &,(+ cers and staffs for the #  triple talaq achievement. *+(1& to his wife #  *2 *0(1& ijay Risi has taken over However, Singh Roso Vcharge as new Central expressed unhappiness efying Khatun, he GeriCaRe (Geriatric GST Commissioner of the that the commission- Dthe Law who has TCare and Research organ- Rourkela CGST erate was yet to get a against the also isation) organised its annual Commissionerate here on Government land for system, a accused seminar on Healthy Ageing Monday. He replaced which office is still man has her hus- here on August 10. Satyendra Kumar Singh running in a hired allegedly band of It was a public education who was transferred to building. He hoped given triple torturing meeting involving general pop- Ranchi as Principal that the officers would talaq to his her men- ulation increasing awareness Commissioner. perform better with wife in tally and about health and other related At a special programme, established in October 2014, proper infrastructure facilities Baleswar physically. areas relevant to old age. Many officers and staffs of the works for 12 districts. Singh when the commissionerate district. This Sahim eminent doctors delivered talks Rourkela CGST had joined as the first would have its own building. came to light commit- and answered queries from Commissionerate bid farewell Commissioner. The new Commissioner when the ted the act the attendees. Senior Physical Therapist in Specialist. to the outgoing Principal During Singh’s tenure, the Vijay Risi assured the officers woman met the district SP to marry one of his relatives, The speakers included Dr Cuttack; Bishnupriya Lenka, The GeriCaRe supported Commissioner and welcomed commissionerate had secured and staff of all cooperation and Collector in this regard on she alleged. Nilamadhab Kar, Consultant BOT, Occupational Therapist, the attendees with a health the new Commissioner. the first prize for performance from his side for overall devel- Tuesday. The SP directed the Soro from NHS, United Kingdom, KIMS, Bhubaneswar, Anjana screening and cardiovascular The Rourkela CGST in all India level during 2017- opment of the Rourkela Sahim Khan of Pathan police station IIC to investigate Dr Tushar Kanti Das, Director Tripathy, Clinical Nutritionist, risk assessment. It also distrib- Commissionerate, which was 18 fiscal. Singh credited all offi- Commissionerate. Mohalla in Soro recently gave into the matter. of Medical Services at JG BR Life Kalinga Hospital, uted health check-up cards Hospital, TRL Krosaki Bhubaneswar, Dr and a book on ‘Healthy Refractories Limited in Narendranath Samantaray, Ageing’. Jharsuguda, Dr Susanta Kumar Clinical Psychologist, SCB Nrusigha Charan Sahoo, ".2; $$  0* Padhy, MD, Additional Medical College, Cuttack, Dr editor of ‘Ame Odia’ compila- Professor of Psychiatry, Prasanta Mohapatra, MD, tions, received ‘Panini Samman’ PGIMER, Chandigarh, Mental Health, Dr Saroj Naik, for lifetime contribution )    4 (Currently Additional MS, ENT Consultant, Dr towards cultural and social < #   4   Professor and Head, Niharika Panda, Acharya education of the population. Department of psychiatry, Harihar Cancer Institute, An art book by Sabita Manjari AIIMS, Bhubaneswar), Dr Cuttack, Dr Siba Prasad Dash was inaugurated. Harish #  "" , Subash Behera, DM, Chakrabarti, Psychiatrist, Chandra Kar, president Consultant Endocrinologist, Kalinga Hospital, GeriCaRe and Gayadhar he All India Democratic Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Dr Dinabandhu Panigrahi thanked everyone TStudents’ Organisation Sanjay Kumar Ram, BPT, Sahoo, MD, Medicine for their support. (AIDSO), Cuttack district com- mittee on Tuesday held a demonstration, demanding withdrawal of the Central 0         Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) decision to increase the #  *2 *0(1& fees of Class-X and XII board examinations for SC and ST he Blossoms School here students. Torganised a workshop on The CBSE had recently ‘Child Abuse’ on Saturday. announced hike in examina- School founder manager Touraj tion fees from 50 to 1,200 Moghbelpour presided over and from 750 to 1500 for SC the programme. and ST and general students, Chief guest renowned psy- respectively. chologist and child rights “Besides the examination pay 300. Earlier, it was not if the decision is not revoked activist Dr PK Rath spoke fee, the CBSE has also imposed charged for SC and ST students soon. about the current status of a late fee of 2,000 per candi- and Rs 15 was charged for gen- Among others, VP child abuse and the corrective date. It is illegal to impose late eral students. We strongly Tarunsen Nayak, treasurer Isha measures to be taken to form fee for poor and needy stu- oppose these hikes,” said Dhar and secretaries Sibani a healthy society for children. dents. For appearing in an AIDSO Cuttack committee Sahu, Amarendra Nayak, He also said that the children additional subject in Class X- president Bhagyarabi Das. Subhasmita Sahu, Jyostnarani should be given the right to live XII, both SC and ST and gen- The association threatened Das, Saroj Mansingh and with dignity. eral students will now have to to hold a mass demonstration Ranjan Samal were present. The school management’s sures and to awareness and give towards child abuse. Among aim to hold the meeting was to an alarming message to the others, school Principal come with preventive mea- parents to be more sensitive Seemita Panda was present.      # : R  

bouring Jharkhand area, was    a day scholar of the school and she was a multi-talented student as she was doing well  7  in both classroom study and sports. During a hockey match, %    Sradha had come in contact with Sunandini Bage (20), a #  &9 &,(+ native of Lachada village under Gurundia ystery still shrouds the block in Sundargarh district, Mdeath of two girls of whose body was found along Sundargarh district whose with hers. bodies had been recovered Sunanidhi was from a forest in the Simdega staying in a private mess in area of Jharkhand Rourkela’s Hamirpur area. on Sunday. She was taking hockey Even as they cremated the coaching from a hockey play- bodies after postmortem, the er named Merry Minati family members have Purty. claimed that their daughters “We suspect some foul were killed. play in the deaths of A condolence prayer was Sunandini and Sradha. It is organised in the St Merry not a suicide case,” said Convent School at Arbind Bage, elder brother of Birmitrapur on Tuesday for Sunandini. death of one the two girls, However, the Birmitrapur Sradha Saloni Soreng (14) police claimed that they have who was a Class IX student of no idea about the case since the school. the matter is being Sources said Sradha, a investigated by the Jharkhnad native of Patratolli of neigh- police.   !"# $  $5 , &'   :;

#  ! $   $# " .& #$!  $ $% & %$ 0(1/(+2 "  #$$ . &1 2"! *  #       gainst the backdrop of Arepealing of special status #  0(1/(+2 could be held around October- Government, it will call officials to Jammu & Kashmir under November; however it seems from the MHA and Jammu & Article 370 and heavy security ith the Jammu & Kashmir unlikely that it will be con- Kashmir for discussions, the cover in Jammu & Kashmir, WReorganisation Act in ducted before next year, since sources said. Army Chief General Bipin place, the Election Commission the delimitation exercise will As of now, Kashmir region Rawat said on Tuesday the (EC) on Tuesday held internal take a few months. Elections  /    has 46 seats followed by Jammu Army is committed to once discussions on different aspects cannot he held in the State after %%    %%   region with 37 and Ladakh again having cordial relations of redefining the boundaries of November, keeping in view !   % ! with four. The BJP in Jammu with the people of the State just Assembly constituencies in the the weather conditions.       and Kashmir has been raising as it were in the 1970s and 80s. two new Union Territories. Sources in the EC said it  " the issue of reorganisation of He also reiterated that the secu- The meeting was attended by was a meeting to inform the  "    ! the State so that Jammu gets a rity forces are ready to deal with Chief Election Commissioner commission members about %(      larger share of seats in the 87- any challenge from Pakistan. Sunil Arora, election commis- the provisions of the Act and     member State Assembly. Elaborating upon the ties over the last few days, Rawat The Army is on high alert Army commanders in J&K are sioners Ashok Lavasa and the process that was followed     7+  Delimitation is the process with local populace, the Army said it was normal and not a along the LoC to effectively closely monitoring the overall Sushil Chandra, and other for carrying out delimitation       of fixing limits or boundaries Chief observed that “the rela- matter of concern even as he repulse any possible Pakistani security situation in the region senior officials of poll body. when new States such as  %%   %! of territorial constituencies in tions of the armed forces with asserted that Indian troops are misadventure in the wake of to thwart any civil disturbances There were indications that Andhra Pradesh and Telangana a country or a province with a the general public of Kashmir prepared to deal with any secu- India’s decisions on J&K. Top following the Centre’s decisions. Assembly elections in the state were carved out. Sources did        legislative body. According to used to be very cordial in the rity challenge in the region. not comment on how soon the     Section 60 of the Act, “The 1970s and 80s. We will keep The Army Chief said every poll panel will begin the !   % number of seats in the good relations with the gener- country takes precautionary process of delimitation as the        Legislative Assembly of Union al public. It would be great if measures and there is no reason    !  &''.8 decision to start delimitation or       territory of Jammu & Kashmir that kind of camaraderie to worry about the deployment setting up delimitation com-      ! shall be increased from 107 to between the Army and gener- of additional forces by Pakistan #  0(1/(+2 will get normal very soon. But mission will be done by the  !   %2 114”. According to the Act, the %%  al public begins again. We along LoC. “That’s normal. if some people see Palestine in Ministry of Home Affairs. Union Territory of Jammu & used to meet the general pub- Everybody does precautionary tressing that the situation in Kashmir then it is their nega- Sources said the Ministry of  9 (   %  Kashmir will have an Assembly. lic without guns at that time.” deployment and movement of Sthe Valley will be normal tive thought. Chidambaram is Home Affairs (MHA) is yet to %3    The Union Territory of Ladakh His views come at a time precautionary resources. We very soon, Union Information only trying to communalise the formally write to the poll panel %%   % 2 J, will not have an Assembly. when the entire Kashmir val- should not get too concerned & Broadcasting Minister issue and it is dirty politics,” on the issue of reorganisation of %        The exercise of delimita- ley is under unprecedented about it,” Rawat said on the side- Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday Javadekar said. the State and the delimitation tion will be carried out in J&K security umbrella to prevent lines of an event. said the Congress is speaking He asserted that Pakistan exercise as per the Jammu & Commissioner and fellow after over two decades, in 2002, any untoward incidents. This assertion came when in different voices on the spe- occupied Kashmir (PoK) is a part Kashmir Reorganisation Act. Election Commissioners about the J&K Assembly had passed Stressing this point about he was asked about Pakistan cial status of Jammu & Kashmir of India and representative seats Senior EC officials are learnt to the Act. Once the EC gets a for- a law putting a freeze on fresh having cordial relations with increasing the number of because of its “frustration and for it will be left vacant, as was have briefed the Chief Election mal word from the delimitation of seats till 2026. the local people, Rawat, how- troops along the LoC days directionless politics”. done earlier, in the Assembly. ever, assured that the country after India removed special “This is Congress’ frustra- Accusing Chidambaram of had nothing to fear especially status to Jammu and Kashmir. tion, despair and directionless Eid happily. communalising the issue, he after statements from Prime The Army chief said Indian politics. Karan Singh, “Let me say that after said the people of Jammu &  ."$! ( $! .& & ."" $-"$! Minister Imran Khan warning forces are prepared to deal Jyotiraditya Scindia, Milind Article 370 people of Kashmir Kashmir are happy with the about the likelihood of a with any security challenges Deora, RPN Singh and other will progress and will get the decision to revoke the state’s &$ !$" - 1 "! #& ! Pulwama-type incident. Forty along the LoC. leaders are talking one thing and rights that have been denied to special status under Article Central Reserve Police Force On whether the hostilities P Chidambaram, Mani Shankar them in the last 70 years. That 370. Chidambaram on Monday (CRPF) men had died in along the LoC are going to go up Aiyar saying another thing. The is why they are happy. People alleged that the BJP scrapped #  0(1/(+2 Meghalaya and Mizoram after special public prosecutors — in February this year in Pulwama in the days to come, Gen Rawat party is in perennial confusion. tried and even expected distur- the special status of J&K as the it was told that they have not all the States. in a suicide attack. said the choice is with Pakistan. They never had a clear stand,” bances in Jammu & Kashmir. region is “dominated” by he Supreme Court on filed their responses. The Bench observed that On Pakistan deploying “If the adversary wants to acti- Javadekar told reporters. “The way the people cele- Muslims, a remark condemned TTuesday slapped cost of up The Bench said all these on July 25 the top court, while additional military resources vate the LoC, the choice is his,” He also said the people of brated and how they came out by the ruling party as “provoca- to Rs 1 lakh on seven States for states can file their response hearing another matter, had along the Line of Control (LoC) the Army chief said. Jammu & Kashmir celebrated shows they are happy. Kashmir tive and irresponsible”. failing to file responses on set- within four weeks subject to directed setting up of a cen- ting up human rights courts payment of cost. trally-funded designated court despite its direction last year. 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Srinagar: Two hours in the Delhi said. "If the trade-off is provided by the government for Mohammed Ashraf col- and misreporting of incidents. queue and just about two min- between inconvenience and loss the public, is among those hop- lapses after a call to his son Recently, an international chan- utes on the phone. That's the of life, what should we choose? ing for the restrictions to ease. Hamas and relatives gather nel reported that firing took new equation many Kashmiris However, the administration is When she finally gets her around him to offer water. place last Friday in outskirts of are dealing with as they line up aware of the difficulties being turn after a two-hour wait, she Hamas' grandfather died five the city. No bullet was fired. outside the Deputy faced by people and trying to phones her sister in Delhi. days ago and Tuesday was the Had mobiles been there, this Commissioner's office here, minimising inconvenience. Any But, overcome with tears and earliest Ashraf could convey the kind of misreporting would waiting for their turn to speak such decision will be taken by overwhelmed by circum- news to him. have set other parts of the to their families and others out- the local administration," the stances, she can barely manage Kashmir Valley, according Valley on fire," said a senior side the Valley. official said. to get the words out. to government estimates, has a police officer on condition of There is so much to tell and Jammu & Kashmir "My father recently under- mobile penetration of around anonymity. so many urgent messages to Principal Secretary Rohit went a coronary heart bypass 87 per cent. However, there is grudging convey in a conversation that Kansal said at a press confer- surgery in Delhi. We returned Mobiles kept the youth admission among some offi- has to be carefully calibrated. ence in Srinagar that he is recently and now the medicines busy, said Liaquat Shah, a trad- cials that phone lines have And sometimes, as the words hopeful of further relaxations are running out. That is why I er waiting to call his wholesaler paralysed life and many people tumble out hastily, the two, in the security clampdown. had to reach out to my sister in in Ludhiana to stop the supply are suffering. maybe three, minutes just don't "We are further hopeful Delhi," said Bhat, holding her of leather goods as conditions The state administration seem enough. that once the full dress one-year-old-son. in the state are not conducive on Sunday said 300 public There has been a virtual rehearsals for Independence Deaths in the family, busi- at the moment. They would booths have been started but communications blackout in Day, being carried out in var- ness transactions and exams... surf the internet and learn many people said they are the Valley with no phones and ious districts of Jammu & The reasons for getting hold of about what's happening in the unaware. "Where are they?" no internet connections since Kashmir and Ladakh con- the phone are urgent and many. world, he added. Security offi- asked Arsalaan Wani, who the early hours of August 5, cludes, there will be further The conversations usually cials said communication links wanted to tell his uncle in when the Centre announced split into two Union Territories. The restrictions imposed in more days and any decision on relaxations," Kansal said. begin in chaste Kashmiri with had to be snapped as a pre- Chandigarh to fill his National that Jammu & Kashmir's spe- News channels have also Jammu & Kashmir on people's lifting them will be taken by the Marufa Bhat, waiting out- callers ever mindful of the ventive measure. Eligibility Test form. "I get cial status was being revoked been discontinued on cable movement and communica- local administration, a top side the Deputy Commissioner's many others behind them wait- "This became a tool for dreams about my mobile phone and proposed that the State be networks. tion may continue for some Government official in New office to speak on a phone line ing their turn. spreading all kinds of rumours ringing," he said. PTI *     3 '=      0% /    (#0  % /     $ # .    +?(@A   #  2  # 9 Srinagar: The Jammu & ried out in various districts of prayers at local mosques. Curbs Kolhapur/Mumbai: With res- from the State corpus," he connectivity," resident deputy Kashmir administration on Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh were also relaxed ahead of Eid cue operations over in flood-hit said. collector Sanjay Shinde said. Tuesday said it is hopeful of conclude, there will be further al-Adha, which was celebrated Chennai: Alleging that the "Kashmir will not be a part Kolhapur and Sangli, Kolhapur and Sangli dis- Relief centres have been set further relaxations in the secu- relaxations," he said. on Monday. Centre had entangled India in of India. During the centenary Maharashtra Chief Minister tricts have been the worst hit up and all efforts are being rity clampdown after the dress He added that the curbs Kansal said the adminis- "quick sand" by revoking spe- celebrations of India's indepen- Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday following heavy rains in made to make sure the essen- rehearsal for the August 15 would be relaxed in parts of the tration was following the over- cial status for Jammu & dence, history is going to be said his Government will seek Konkan and western parts of tial supplies reach the flood- Independence Day celebra- Valley in a phased manner all policy of "relaxation and eas- Kashmir under Article 370, written that Kashmir will not be a relief package of 6,813 crore the state where 43 people died affected people, he said. tions conclude in various dis- based on the assessment of ing out" in all parts of the state MDMK general secretary a part of India; they (BJP-led from the Centre. in the deluge in last nine days. "We have also begun the tricts. local authorities. and the Eid al-Adha celebra- Vaiko has said "Kashmir will Central Government) have The proposal to be sent to With flood waters receding process of distributing mone- Principal Secretary Rohit The security clampdown tions and prayers were peace- not be a part" of the country entangled India in quick sand," the Centre will be in two parts in both the districts, the author- tary relief to the people," he Kansal told a press conference was imposed after the Union ful. when the centenary of its inde- he said. Vaiko, who was recent- — seeking 4,708 crore assis- ities there are now focusing on said. here that while prohibitory Government revoked the spe- He added that there is a pendence is celebrated. ly elected to the Rajya Sabha tance for Kolhapur, Sangli, providing essential supplies to Sangli Collector Abhijit conditions were relaxed in var- cial status of Jammu & Kashmir "constant endeavour to ensure Vaiko, known for his abra- from Tamil Nadu, prefaced his Satara districts and 2,105 people affected by the rain Choudhari also said the rescue ious parts of Kashmir, the under Article 370 of the that people are not obstructed sive remarks on several issues, response saying he has attacked crore for Konkan, Nashik and fury. operation was completed in his Jammu region was "almost Constitution on August 5 and and are facilitated in every made the dramatic assertion "30 per cent Congress and 70 per rest of Maharashtra, Fadnavis "Rescue operations have district and their main focus entirely" free of restrictions. said the state would be bifur- possible way". The principal while reacting to a question from cent BJP on the Kashmir issue." told reporters in Mumbai after been completed in Kolhapur. was on providing essential sup- "Restrictions, however, do cated into two Union territories secretary said the administra- reporters here on Monday on He was asked for his reac- the weekly Cabinet meeting. The national highway (NH-4) plies to people. continue in parts of Kashmir," — Jammu & Kashmir, and tion is hopeful that the film star Rajinikanth lauding tion to Rajinikanth hailing the "A memorandum for this is open and the traffic is mov- "Relief material is being he said. Ladakh. Independence Day celebra- Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government's move in assistance will be sent to the ing slowly. Petrol, diesel and gas provided to people at over 160 "We are hopeful that once Restrictions were first tions will be carried out in a and Union Home Minister Amit Kashmir and likening Modi Centre, but till then the supplies have been restored. camps set up in the district. We the full dress rehearsals for eased in Kashmir on August 9 "grand and benefitting manner" Shah for junking the special sta- and Shah duo as Lord Krishna Maharashtra Cabinet has Work is going on a war-footing are also working on assessing Independence Day being car- to allow people to offer Friday in all parts of the State. PTI tus to Jammu & Kashmir. and Arjuna. PTI approved to spend the amount to restore power and phone the losses," he said. PTI ,   $5  .  + , #   9      3 %   (6  Q"!? % 5  1   .& Chennai: Nalini Sriharan, one Haridhra. of the seven convicts in the As per the parole condi- Rajiv Gandhi assassination case tion, she is staying in Vellore.   : A city court issued an and now on one month parole, Lodged in prison for over arrest warrant against Congress has petitioned the Tamil Nadu 27 years, she had originally Jammu: A local Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday Government seeking exten- sought a six-month leave to leader and 42 others, not relat- over his alleged remark that the sion of her leave by one more make arrangements for her ed to the party, joined the BJP BJP, if voted to power again, month. daughter's marriage. here on Tuesday in the pres- would rewrite the Constitution "Nalini has petitioned the During the hearing of ence of senior office-bearers of and pave the way for creation Home Secretary to extend her Nalini's plea, Public Prosecutor the saffron party. of a "Hindu Pakistan". leave by a month in connection A Natarajan had submitted in Shailender Vaid, ex-chair- Tharoor's alleged statement with preparations for her the court that the Tamil Nadu man and convenor of the had sparked off a controversy daughter's wedding," her legal Suspension of Sentence Rules Congress' minority morcha, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata adviser P Pugazhenthi told 1982 provides for a maximum was welcomed in the BJP by its Party (BJP) demanding an apol- PTI on Tuesday. period of 30 days as ordinary state president Ravinder Raina ogy from the Congress leader. Early last month, the leave (parole) for a convict at a and national vice president Chief Metropolitan Madras High Court had grant- point of time and hence, the Avinash Rai Khanna, who is Magistrate Dipanjan Sen issued ed her one month leave after court can consider granting also the party's J&K election in- a bailable warrant against the she argued her plea in person leave within the maximum charge. Congress MP from and on July 25 she was relesed limit. Retired IPS officer and Thiruvananthapuram on a peti- from the Vellore Prison. The court in its order had social activist Bhopinder tion filed by lawyer Sumit The petition was sent to the noted that Rule 22 speaks Singh, Arogaya Yoga Sansthan Chowdhury claiming that the government by Nalini on about extension of 30 days' convener Vipan Nischal, and statement promoted disharmo- August 7 by Speed post, leave, but can be exercised only Abhiudit Koushal, grandson ny among people. The matter has Pugazhenthi added. after the initial grant. of former Reasi MLA Rishi been scheduled for hearing again Nalini, meanwhile, follow- It ordered Nalini not to Kumar Kushal, also joined on September 24. Chowdhury ing permission from authori- give any interviews and not to the party. Among others who claimed that Tharoor was ties, visited her husband meet any political person or joined the BJP were social indulging in a deliberate act to Sriharan alias Murugan in the member of any organisation activists Gurmeet Singh and promote enmity between differ- Vellore Central Prison on while out on parole and record- Lokesh Kapoor. Hundreds of ent groups of people on religious Tuesday to discuss about the ed her undertaking to this their supporters also joined grounds. PTI wedding of their daughter effect. PTI the party. PTI &11 #! " 1 0,!%     "- 3 1&"$  & %    "$ $ !!-$%$%     '% 

Jaipur: Twenty-four people, Haridwar-bound bus, leaving Bengaluru: A BJP MLA on by Yediyurappa threatening including nine policemen, were some passengers injured, Tuesday created a stir of sorts its existence. injured when members of two according to police. on Tuesday by threatening to Taking note of Jarkiholi's communities pelted stones at Members of both the com- topple his own party October 6, 2010 letter to him each other believing a rumour munities clashed and when Government in Karnataka if withdrawing support to the in Jaipur, prompting authorities policemen reached the spot, houses were not provided for then Yediyurappa to use teargas to disperse the they were also attacked. Window the flood hit people and a Government, the then mob, police said on Tuesday. panes of at least five cars were video of his statement has Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj Following the communal damaged and a two-wheeler gone viral. had asked Yediyurappa to tension, mobile internet ser- was torched, police said. During a visit to the flood prove his majority on October vices in 10 police station areas The tension in Galta Gate affected areas in his Arabhavi 12, 2010. have been suspended till area had been building since constituency, the legislator, However, Yediyurappa Wednesday night and five peo- Sunday after some members of Balachandra Jarkiholi is heard chose to prove the majority on ple have been arrested, they said. the minority community telling people "Its our respon- October 11, 2010 but hours "The accused have been allegedly misbehaved with kan- sibility to provide you houses. before the floor test, the then booked for obstructing public wariyas (devotees of Lord Shiva) Im saying this on record speaker KG Bopaiah disqual- servants in discharge of func- near Galta Gate, leading to ..That if we fail to build hous- ified Jarkiholi and 15 other tions, blocking national highway anger among the majority com- es then we will topple the rebel MLAs. and attacking police," said munity members. Government." The move saved the BJP Additional Commissioner of Additional Police Arabhavi is in Belgavi dis- Government. Police(Second) Ajaypal Lamba. Commissioner (First) Santosh trict, the worst hit by the Jarkiholi had approached The violence on Monday Chalke said they have identified floods in the State. the Supreme Court, which set night broke out after members three people who were spread- Incidentally, Balachandra aside Bopaiahs order. of the minority community ing rumour on social media that Jarkiholi's was among the 16 Balachandra Jarkiholi comes blocked the Delhi highway in people were being forced to say MLAs who had in 2010 with- from Belagavis prominent front of an Eidgah near Galta 'Jai Shri Ram', but no such inci- drawn support to the first BJP Jarkiholi family that holds sway Gate and pelted stones on a dent happened. PTI Government in Karnataka led in the State politics. PTI   !"# $  $9 !  !  0#   #  P  = 5

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The Minister J Jayalalithaa on “You need not bother parliament member ,” chided condemning the Centre for Chief Minister had earlier December 5, 2016, senior about the words of Palaniswamy in his character- getting the I-T Department to slammed the Centre for arm- Congress leader and former Chidambaram because he him- istic style. target Durga Puja organisers so twisting the Durga Puja orga- Union Finance Minister P self does not know what he Chidambaram who is as to browbeat them into join- nizers so as to force them into Chidambaram had to hear a speaks. Chidambaram has articulate in ridiculing and ing the BJP, the TMC’s women’s switching sides. mouthful of harsh words from become a burden for the earth taunting his political rivals by wing Banga Janani Brigade “There is no political divi- Edappadi Palaniswamy, the and that is all. He has been a arguing that they don’t know started a dharna demanding sion among the Puja organis- present Chief Minister of Tamil union minister holding impor- anything about Statecraft and withdrawal of tax notices sent ers. The entire locality takes Nadu. tant portfolios for many years. managing the nation’s economy to the Puja organisers. part in it. But the BJP-led Chidambaram while But what he has done for Tamil and internal security. He has The Income Tax Centre is trying to hijack these addressing a meeting on Nadu?” asked Palaniswamy always claimed that he was the Department officials however Puja committees for electoral Jammu & Kashmir held in The Chief Minister point- best finance and Home said there had been no such purpose,” Banerjee whose party Chennai on Sunday had taunt- ed out that other than ridicul- Minister available in the coun- initiative this year on their was once accused by the ed and ridiculed the AIADMK ing and humiliating his polit- try. The only person whom he behalf. Department sources Congress of the same sin said. for supporting the BJP-led ical rivals, Chidambaram’s con- was afraid of in Tamil Nadu said they had only “called the She said that the BJP govern-   #  0,!. 1  %( %%  3  1   B% (     Centre in revoking and abro- tribution to Tamil Nadu is was Amma Jayalalithaa. Till she Puja organizers to instruct ment should have taken a cue    '  3       = 5    +     gating Article 370 of the zero. “Has he brought any was alive , the former minis- them on ways of deducting from the Bengal Government Constitution. “The AIADMK union government funded or ter was cautious in his words. taxes at sources while clearing which had earlier withdrawn laundering money allegedly from taxation. He said “they will have to leaders are stooges of the BJP promoted projects to Tamil But Palaniswamy decided to the dues of contractors and tax from the Ganga Sagar Mela. looted in chit fund scams Countering her charges account for their misdeeds. and they would not do any- Nadu? Has he made any tame Chidambaram on event managers who construct She appealed to all the through the puja committees. State BJP president Dilip Ghosh They may sit on roads, descend thing if the Central efforts in resolving the Kaveri Tuesday in his own style. The puja pandals and organize the “people who love Bangla” to "When the elections come, said the many TMC leaders on streets or in water but they Government downgrades River water dispute between video clipping of the chief events. join the protest dharna at Raja they (BJP) do Hindu-Muslim were getting nervous because will have to explain the inflow Tamil Nadu into a municipal- Tamil Nadu and Karnataka? minister giving back the Senior TMC MP Kakoli Subodh Mullick Square in for narrow political gains. They “their involvement in chit fund and outflow of funds because ity,” the former Minister had Has he done anything to pro- Congress strongman a piece of Ghoshdastidar who led the north Kolkata. forget that festivals are festivals scam will get exposed once the they are dealing with public said in his speech. tect the interests of Tamil his mind has become viral in sit-in “we have been instruct- On Monday, BJP criticised which belong to all,” she won- Puja committees place their money. It is common knowl- Edappadi Palaniswamy, Nadu in the Mullaperiyar issue the social media much to the ed by our leader Mamata the TMC's decision to stage the dered why the Puja committees accounts because most of these edge that chit fund have often who usually does not react to ? No. For Chidambaram, what amusement of the AIADMK Banerjee to protest the BJP-led demonstration, accusing a sec- should be taxed where the Puja committees are controlled been routed through Puja com- criticism and taunts targeted at matters is his family and prop- leadership. Central Government’s move tion of ruling TMC leaders of political parties get exemption by Trinamool leaders.” mittees. )    ?@  $%   00 ( +  8! ! 94 !   # 07     !    !         0!       '%)  .(6  Wayanad: Congress leader people and environment in "I would like to highlight     ! Bengaluru: Questioning the Cabinet expansion and finalise Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday Wayanad to be taken up on pri- the twin crisis one that affects    Karnataka Governor Vajubhai the names. But Yediyurappa wrote to Prime Minister ority," Gandhi wrote. the life and livelihood of peo- Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Vala's "silence" on the absence was told by the Home Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his "Many lives can be saved if ple in Wayanad and the second, Lucknow: BSP President School Education department of Council of Ministers in the Amit Shah to head back to the intervention to protect both the early warning systems are the critical status of the ecolo- Mayawati on Tuesday Termed has asked its officers to identify state, the Congress on Tuesday State and supervise flood relief life and livelihood of the peo- installed to alert populations in gy in an area that is known as the fee hike by the CBSE for and crackdown on schools in the asked him to take cognisance measures and attend to the ple in his Lok Sabha con- vulnerable areas and specially a global hotspot for biodiver- Class 10 and 12 examinations State where children were of the matter and dismiss the needs of the victims. stituency Wayanad, ravaged designed landslide/flood shel- sity with the potential to con- as unfortunate and demanded allegedly being made to wear BJP Government led by BS The Chief Minister has by floods and landslides. ters with communication facil- tribute to carbon sequestration its immediate withdrawal. coloured wristbands to identify being used for sports team selec- Yediyurappa. already indicated that a deci- In his letter, the Wayanad ities are provided in such benefiting the country as a The BSP president said their caste. tion, reassembling during class "Its been 18 days ever since sion on Ministry expansion is MP suggested that many lives places," he said. whole." SC/ST students will now have The Director of School and lunch intervals. Yediyurappa took over. Yet likely after August 16, follow- can be saved if early warning He said the destruction of Highlighting the crisis in to pay a higher fees. Education has directed officials "Allegedly, these practices there is no Council of Ministers ing his visit to Delhi to meet systems are installed to alert forests and the depletion of the agricultural sector in "Similarly, the fee for gen- to identify schools in their dis- are enforced by students them- formed whereas the party's central leadership. people living in vulnerable inflow into the streams and Wayanad, Gandhi said a large eral category students has also tricts where such discrimination selves and supported by influ- Constitution says the Governor According to party sources, areas in the ecologically sensi- rivers endanger farms and pop- number of farmers have com- been doubled. This is a very is practised, besides initiating ential caste persons and teach- has to act on the aid and advise only 10 to 12 members are like- tive hill district. ulations in three states- Kerala, mitted suicide in the last two unfortunate, racist and anti- severe action. ers," the circular read. of the Council of Ministers," ly to be inducted into the Gandhi, who concluded Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. decades due to crisis in the poor decision. CBSE should "...In some schools in TN, Urging the senior officers to Congress spokesperson VS Ministry in the first round. his two-day visit to his flood- "Mining and quarrying farm sector. take it back immediately. This students were made to wear take appropriate steps to iden- Ugrappa told reporters. Ugrappa said: "I want to hit constituency on Monday, continues in the Western He said agriculture and is the demand of BSP," she said colour-coded wrist bands. These tify such schools, the circular Yediyurappa was sworn in ask the Governor Is there a explained to the Prime Minister Ghats. The depletion of the animal husbandry are the on Twitter. which come in shares of red, yel- said, "...Issue suitable instruc- as the Chief Minister on July 26 Government in the State as per the issues being faced by peo- forests is rapidly increasing mainstays of the people in Mayawati's reaction comes low, green and saffron indicate tions to headmasters to prevent and since then has been head- the constitution? Governor has ple and ecology in Wayanad conflicts between animals and Wayanad. after the board notified the whether they belong to a "lower" such practice immediately and ing a "one-man" Government to take a cognisance of the mat- and suggested measures for his people living within and in the However, paddy cultivation changes in the fees last week or "upper" caste," a circular also take severe action on per- without Ministers. He was in ter and dismiss the consideration. periphery of the forest," he said. that also sustained wetlands and asked schools which had issued by Director of School sons responsible for the dis- the national Capital last week Government. A Chief Minister "Developing a long term Gandhi said Wayanad has and has the capacity to hold already begun the registration Education S Kannappan said. crimination." to hold consultations with the cannot be called as a Council strategy and an action plan some of the most fragile parts excess rainwater and mitigate process and charged students as The officer said, rings and The director said the circu- party's central leadership on of Ministers." PTI supported through a special of the Western Ghats and is flood damage, has been steadi- per the old fee structure, to col- 'Tilak' on forehead were also lar is based on a representation package of assistance to protect home to 10 per cent of the bio- ly declining since 1970s, he lect the difference in the used as caste marker, adding given by officer trainees of IAS both the life and livelihood of diversity of the country. added. PTI amount. PTI such practices were supposedly 2018 batch. PTI   !"# $ #  $* ,%"-"&$$ ,#&1 % !7# 8   6"/ $     # 8  8 ,6+09",((*4 4 R  %   # $  /    &$    5 #  #   #                 1       %,     %                 %   <      /              #0       O                              !                     (  (     <   <                      (               .             (  * * 780                  overnment agencies have              =       ( reported that Friday prayers                     and Eid prayers were held in               O (   ( Jammu & Kashmir without  O          #      ( incident. NDTV’s Srinagar Gcorrespondent Nazir Masoodi wished his                     ( mother and friends Eid Mubarak via his      >  ? <             channel as other means of communica-      =     <     @AA   ( tion were blocked. He also reported that Eid celebrations were markedly subdued     O 2BC@     2A    (        while Government reports indicated they ,                     were robust.       >            Normalcy is being projected. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has               ( deployed himself in the Valley, boosting the    .   -             ( morale of the police and fraternising with                    people, portraying a rosy picture. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home       (      D      Minister Amit Shah, Jammu &Kashmir          =     5 =8 Governor Satya Pal Malik and industrial-            D           ists Mukesh Ambani and Uday Kotak have all made big promises of turning Jammu             .          ( & Kashmir into a land of milk and honey.                , ( Why should the Kashmiris, who have been                   betrayed, believe any of them? After all, they have heard of economic packages sev-             (      eral times earlier. In the loud din of the              lockdown, all one can see are concertina                 <  4 coils of barbed wire, soldiers and pigeons. During a debate in the Rajya Sabha          6        % over the abrogation of Article 370, Minister cial status and diminution from low. None of the past promis- to uncertainty from the State’s “parties concerned to exercise 6  <   !     )   %      ( in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), State to a Union Territory will es by India Inc and PMO’s eco- demotion to a Union Territory, restraint and caution”, especial-                      ( Jitendra Singh, reported that there was jubi- produce a backlash — a viru- nomic packages were imple- Finance Commission award ly actions that unilaterally lation in Srinagar whereas television chan- lent form of alienation. mented due to violence and and Goods and Services Tax. change status quo. Later, it               -      nels showed deserted streets. Four days Pakistan will not let go this political instability. In 1995, In the external domain, noted that creating Ladakh as                 later, at an Observer Research Foundation opportunity to add fuel to fire. when militancy was endemic, there is misplaced optimism separate Union Territory could -        <              -  (ORF) conference in New Delhi, a Special It has upped the ante by taking Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, about having outflanked alter status quo along the India-      4 %           Secretary to the Government of India a number of political, diplo- who was chairman of one of Pakistan. While Russia, the China border and damage referred to the situation in Kashmir as a matic, people-to-people and the companies in Jammu & UAE and Maldives have called China’s territorial sovereignty by              < S    “crisis.” A young Kashmiri researcher with military steps. While fidayeen Kashmir, made this tongue-in- the Constitutional re-adjust- unilaterally modifying domes-          -        ( ORF predicted that insurgency has been squads have been infiltrated cheek offer to a retired Major ments as an internal matter, tic law, which was unacceptable.                   given a new 30-year lease of life. Normalcy and more are in readiness, the General: “Look sweetie, there’s others are sitting on the fence. Still later, after the visit of and lockdown are a contradiction in use of IEDs and even classic this sick sawmill in Srinagar. It The US said it was not consult- Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah    (       $    ( terms. suicide bombing a la Pulwama has no power, no labour, no ed, counselled restraint and Mehmood Qureshi to Beijing,                     Tomorrow, the Bakshi Stadium in should be expected. wood, no security. But I want referred both countries to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang =                Srinagar will be filled with police and offi- Stephen Cohen, the you, with your contacts in the resolving outstanding issues Yi referred both countries to the cials when the tricolour will be unfurled American India-Pakistan Army, to operationalise it.” through bilateral dialogue. The Simla Agreement, UN Charter and the State flag consigned to the dust- expert, had prophesied that Even the Sam magic could not UN, while rejecting media- and UN Security Council reso- heap of history. What will resound in the wars between the two countries revive it. tion, called for maximum lutions. All-weather allies Valley are Shah’s misplaced words that ter- will go on for a hundred years Dr Haseeb Drabu, who restraint, affirming Jammu & agreed to work on a joint UN * !     minating Article 370 will end terrorism and before there is light at the end was Jammu & Kashmir’s Kashmir is governed by the UN strategy. This could be the usher in development. This is a patently of the tunnel. The ORF Finance Minister recently, said Charter and applicable UN beginning of a two-front diplo- "   #  A>> >>> $$  false narrative. researcher’s forecast about in a TV interview last week that Security Council Resolutions matic offensive. On terrorism, post Burhan Wani, new longevity of militancy is spot linking Article 370 to the lack and advised guidance by the The Government is in for    & #   militancy acquired an indigenous and on. The Indian Army in Jammu of development was misplaced. Simla Agreement, which states a long haul in Jammu &           religious colour: From Sufi to Salafi. Of the & Kashmir since 1947, whose He asserted that the lack of that “the final status of Jammu Kashmir. Winning the hearts     * +     250 militants in the Valley, 60 per cent are mandate is to create conditions public and private investment & Kashmir is to be settled by and minds of Kashmiris can ) local lads. The Army’s ‘Operation All for political outcomes — which was due to militancy and vio- peaceful means….” alone facilitate their integration   S  % +   Out’ has gained an upper hand but its valu- it has many times — will lence. The powers for lease of UN High Commission on into India. Modi and Shah’s           able hearts and minds campaign is absent. remain stuck fighting limited land for 90 years and extend- Human Rights in its July 8 promises of development will            Last week, the Army announced that 83 per wars triggered by inept politics. able have always been there: report had painted a grim not compensate Kashmiris for cent of the terrorists have a history of stone- Development in Jammu & That’s how Hotel Oberoi, ITC though exaggerated picture of what they have lost: Autonomy            throwing and advised mothers that if their Kashmir is a chimera. It’s the and others came in. There is a violation of civil liberties in and special status.        ,  -  ( wards were throwing stones for 500, they chicken and egg story about big opportunity. For example, Jammu & Kashmir. UN Special (The writer is a retired             were “tomorrow’s terrorists.” The Army has violence and development: India is the fifth largest produc- Rapporteur on freedom of Major General of the Indian dramatically reduced life-cycle of terror- Which comes first. As long as er of apples in the world, of expression has called the present Army and founder member of            ( ists to “ten days to one year” from “six the roots of militancy are not which 2.5 mn tonnes are from crackdown as draconian. The the Defence Planning Staff, cur-            months to three to five years” a decade ago. addressed, socio-economic Jammu & Kashmir. Drabu said China story is one of shifting rently the revamped Integrated     .       ( The double whammy of eradicating spe- development plans will be hol- the situation will get worse due stance. Initially, Beijing called Defence Staff)      (                  $    6  : .-0                     ((                    (!  A    %   ?CD    1            %!# %;    #0!! 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A interest, it should take the lead         #        ( prolong forever. The oldest party     #@   %   !  % and form an all-party      ,                 of the nation is not in a position     %   7% % Government in Jammu &                (  ( to survive without the Gandhi   #"     %  Kashmir so that normalcy returns family. The more things change, %%   #"  %    A in the Valley. This will send the                   the more they remain the same.  #9%      O A right message to Pakistan and the   (   4               The Congress Working    %    #*  rest of the world that when it                   # S Committee (CWC) has stub-    ! %  #* %   comes to national integration, bornly refused to sever the  7  %       %%    #       India stands united.          5-678       ( umbilical cord that connects it to       # %    7   A N Nagarajan                    ( the Gandhi family. &    ! 7    %      !#       Via email    ,              Ironically, the veterans, who  I     %       !   %A   #  ! !   had been raising the pitch for a       %      !A        #" %  % A                        young leader at the helm, are      !   !          %A %%   #9      #               now hailing the appointment of %#* 7             %                 -  )     the septuagenarian Sonia %%#" A  !       %! # Sir — It is shocking that months Gandhi. Such is the unswerving    7%   !  * (%7 after the results of the general              S     4   loyalty to the Gandhi family.    7! A  A  election and a marathon meeting,  P Q         )      Would Sonia Gandhi dissolve the Congress has fallen back .                     CWC and hold polls? In such a     on the family rather than choos- scenario, would both Rahul selected speeches of MPs from the about Kashmir in 1966: “If we ing a livewire president. Why                   ( Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi grand old party. I wish he would continue to rule by force and sup- so much drama when the matter                 O     ( contest or find a place? There are Sir — This refers to the article, have read VP Menon’s book, The press these people and crush was already settled, as a proverb (( #               too many questions begging an “Congress’ dream fulfilled” Story of the Integration of the them or change the racial or reli- goes? instant response. We wouldn’t be (August 13) by A Surya Prakash. Indian States, which consists of gious character of their State by Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee   (             #    surprised if the “search” starts The writer seems to have clearly two chapters on how Jammu & colonisation or by other means, Faridabad                # ( and ends at her home. displayed his blind antipathy Kashmir became part of India. then I think that means political-                   Meghna A towards the Congress, which has The BJP, which swears by ly a most obnoxious thing to do.”    3+ / New South Wales made him reproduce extracts of Jayaprakash Narayan, had said If the Congress has failed the (( '(%%7 @9:&<%:   !"# $ ! $; ,%"-"&$$ ,#&1 /-067 %$ !%"   6 0         5     C D         !  $%!   5       A &        C   D 5     5 !      &  #       ? &       %    L    L           7 #     % #  5 #  !      7   %   " & $ $ 2 $      .    -*!     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In addition, New   P  Q #             9*(&@(& Delhi argues that it needs further access to the *(+(@("2""2(          4       ( Chinese market for its key sectors, including IT               ( products and services, pharma and agriculture. 20A*(/        D          Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal 0           backed out of the group’s ministerial meeting in 0&"& " &( F S          Beijing, which was largely seen as a symbolic ges- 0@(" (0"    4             ture, according to The Hindu. As a result, India *0,;C*D    01     #       was represented by Commerce Secretary Anup 0""@( ?        #        Wadhawan, who outlined the country’s demands  +""( at the meeting on August 2-3. Despite specula-   01             4 99"2039 tions of India’s possible withdrawal from the bloc,          011111     0/A 20 the country signalled on August 6 that it would &(+"90#  #              continue the talks, according to the Hindu        4        ( Business Line. *(039 0/(/                ( Amid the simmering US-China trade war, 04E=B"2(      * -    S      Beijing is pushing ahead with the RCEP, a pro- *0,+&3(+?         /     posed free trade agreement between the 10 ((0$&"            member states of the Association of Southeast 9"2(*(+"0/ 011111         #   ( Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as China, &9/$&9( " cent of which is claimed by the People’s in the financial institution after China. for countries like Turkey, Russia,                 01   Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New +"29 32"2( Republic. Additionally, India is one of the largest Indonesia and Thailand”, Garrie says.   Zealand that was formally announced in 2012. "19 Nevertheless, Beijing is seeking recipients of AIIB funds. “As such, the old expression ‘money Why India snubs China’s Belt and Road ini- India’s participation in its endeav- In February 2019, India and the talks’ is apropos when it comes to                (0/(@9 &&( tiative? 09"9& ++? ours: Being the world’s seventh-largest AIIB inked a $455 million loan aimed India’s position via-a-vis the AIIB. As                The RCEP is not the only China-led econom- economy by nominal gross domestic at improving rural connectivity in things stand, India already participates                  ic initiative prompting India’s concerns. The 9 "(/ product (GDP) and the third-largest by Andhra Pradesh. According to the in some BRI related projects but for             Beijing-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a purchasing power parity (PPP), India Indian Ministry of Finance, the pro- political reasons will not likely ever                 multi-billion infrastructure investment endeav- could give a significant boost to China- ject will “connect some 3,300 habita- sign up to BRI on the whole. That                  ( our unveiled by Chinese President Xi Jinping in led projects. tions with a population of more than being said, AIIB is one important area        4        2013, also raises questions in New Delhi. Thus, in July, Yang Yanyi, a mem- 250, and benefit around two million where India and China can minimise             O  While neither clearly rejecting nor endors- ber of the Foreign Affairs Committee people.” tensions through win-win financial                ing the initiative per se, New Delhi boycotted the of the Chinese People’s Political “India’s rural regions remain large- arrangement.”       4             ( first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for Consultative Conference, called upon ly impoverished and for the entire According to Amrita Dhillon, International Cooperation in 2017 over the India to join the BRI, arguing that nation to succeed that requires more “India is not opposed to China.” “In                 China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) “bilateral problems with Pakistan balanced regional development along- fact, it has always wished to promote               ( project. The proposed corridor passes through should not be turned into an India- side urbanisation, industrialisation mutual trade and shape relations         the Pakistani-administered Kashmir areas of China issue.” and modernisation campaigns”, between the two and join hands in                Gilgit and Baltistan, claimed by New Delhi. The Simmering contradictions do not McGregor presumes, adding that the focussing on innovative solutions for              -     implementation of the Chinese-Pakistani initia- mean that India and China are head- AIIB “can play a crucial role to help the Asian problems”, she points out.                 ( tive is tantamount to the recognition of ing towards a stalemate, according to eradicate poverty in the country.” However, the Indian journalist        -  S       Islamabad’s sovereignty over Gilgit-Baltistan in Adam Garrie, director of the Eurasia Having mentioned anti-China sen- notes that China, for its part, needs to           S   #  the eyes of India. Future think-tank and Tom McGregor, timent among Indian nationalist par- take India’s geostrategic interests into               “The BRI, which seeks to alter extant polit- a Beijing-based political analyst and ties, the Beijing-based journalist opines account in order to facilitate the devel-     -             ical geographies and economic models, is senior editor for China’s national that the improvement of India-China opment of the region. China’s most potent tool in this regard. India is broadcaster CCTV. ties could become a win-win solution “China and India share a long his-              not part of this due to the violation of its sover- AIIB is a way to soothe India- for both nations. tory of cooperation and AIIB is one of       ,         eignty in CPEC passing from Pakistani-occupied China contradictions: “Should [Indian Prime Minister the important roads which connects    -            ( Kashmir”, explains Amrita Dhillon, the found- Observers believe that the China- Narendra] Modi choose economic Beijing and New Delhi”, Dhillon       $         ( ing editor of a New Delhi-based magazine, The based Asian Infrastructure Investment expansionism, he must improve trade emphasises. “As of now, AIIB has                   Kootneeti. Bank’s (AIIB) initiatives may facilitate and investment ties with China and the approved six projects worth $1.2 bil-         >        On April 26-27, 2019, India did not attend soothing of India-China relations. US”, McGregor believes. lion in loans to India for infrastructure-                 the second BRF that took place in Beijing amid Being founded in 2014, the bank Adam Garrie echoes McGregor: related projects and an additional $1.9               ( the simmering India-Pakistani conflict follow- is largely seen as a part of the Belt and “Although India has been opposed to billion is under review. Similarly,      ing the Indian Air Force’s Balakot operation in Road project, although the two endeav- membership in the Belt and Road ini- India’s cooperation in the Shanghai               February 2019. For its part, India triggers ours are not formally associated. tiative, India can and likely will bene- Cooperation Organisation (SCO) with China’s unease with its growing involvement in While the Modi Government has fit from closer cooperation with the China is growing, rapidly making it a    ,               ( joint drills with the navies of Japan, Vietnam, made it clear that it is not inclined to AIIB”, the UK-based geopolitical ana- platform to tap the potential of the rela-                  ( Singapore and the Philippines as well as the US- participate in the China-led BRI, India lyst notes. tions India carries with the Central                led freedom of navigation operations (FONOP) remains the bank’s founder. New Delhi “It makes logical sense for India Asian Countries.”     in the disputed South China Sea, about 90 per enjoys the second-largest voting share to work with the AIIB just as it does (Courtesy: SputnikInternational) "  #                             /6-" =                   

sion. She even brought the party to Maharashtra, Goa and Telangana, realise that this is the only way it can power twice (2004-2014). Now that several Congressmen are leaving improve its chances. she is reluctantly back as the chief, the sinking ship. The question is Last but not the least, it is imper- what would be her challenges in the whether she will be able to stop them. ative to concentrate on reorganising coming days and months? Fifth, she should restore the the party and re-connect with the The first daunting challenge for position of the Congress as a chal- voters. The Congress scored zero in Sonia will be to restructure a demor- lenger to the BJP. For this, the need 17 States in the 2019 polls. In the past alised organisation. She commands is to repackage the party. She was five years, the BJP has considerably + "( &O respect, trust and loyalty from party successful in doing so earlier by hold- expanded its base and won even 12" 01(/9R * 5  8  leaders and workers across the gen- ing conclaves in Pachmarhi and those States where it never won in the       erational divide. After the Congress’ Shimla with brainstorming sessions past and has now emerged as the onia Gandhi is back again as the humiliating defeat in the 2019 Lok involving party leaders. The same principal pole of national politics, L 7!   M 7 Congress’ chief after almost a Sabha polls, where it won just 52 zeal is needed now, especially after replacing the Congress.  ! A  !  Sbreak of two years. She had seats, as also the leadership crisis it the party’s humiliating defeat in The Congress has to come up  !#*    taken a back seat during this period, faced for the past 75 days after Rahul 2019 polls. The party is yet to intro- with a new plan to revive the party  %% leaving the field entirely to her son Gandhi stepped down as party pres- put the right people for the right kind younger leaders are in talks with the spect and come up with corrections. in the northern and eastern States.    #2 Rahul Gandhi in 2017. But now, she ident, the morale of party workers is of job and strengthen the party BJP. She should be able to persuade Sixth, she must define the roles There are five years to do this until will be at the helm of affairs until the down. Many disgruntled partymen organisationally. There is factionalism them to remain in the party and give for her children, otherwise there will the 2024 polls although the interven-      party holds the next organisational have left the grand old party. She and erosion of workers and leaders. them importance. be three power centres. Rahul Gandhi ing Assembly polls are also impor-  7 #1 elections. needs to give a pep-talk to the She has to appoint strong general sec- Fourth, it is important to check has said that he will continue to work tant. The party should work with a !    % After going through the motions workers, who may have confidence retaries who can oversee election pre- the erosion. Sonia was able to do so for the party. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra missionary zeal to achieve this. For     of the consultation process, the in her, and boost their morale. paredness. Even if the party can win in 1998 when she took over from is already the general secretary from all these, Sonia Gandhi needs a good      Congress Working Committee Second and more importantly, just one State, it will go a long way in Sitaram Kesri. She did so at a time Uttar Pradesh but she is not just team. While the coterie might expect (CWC) has ultimately brought back Assembly elections are due in the boosting the morale of the cadres. when the party was in the another general secretary because of to grab all the power, she must have   Q %% Sonia Gandhi. But it is not clear States of Maharashtra, Jharkhand Third, Sonia has to keep her Opposition and many senior leaders her access to her mother. a mix of old and young Congress %     Q whether she will be able to restore the and Haryana in the next two months flock together. The old guard has had were leaving the party. The scenario Seventh, she must re-work her leaders in her core team. All these   7   party back to its health. Sonia had and the Congress is still not ready to its way, she must make sure that the is the same now. MPs like Sanjay coalition strategy and States where have to be taken up with utmost      %   made her political debut in 1998 face them. On the other hand, the disappointed younger lot do not look Singh and Bhubaneswar Kalita have the Congress is not strong, she must urgency as there is not enough time     # when the grand old party was in bad Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set for greener pastures. Already, there joined the BJP. More are likely to go. look at alliances with smaller and before the ensuing Assembly polls. shape and she was able to check ero- to win the three States. Sonia has to are rumours that some of the In most States, including regional parties. The party must (The writer is a senior journalist)        &$   !"# $

$,  ! (E&P) by investing in oil-rich Rzoomed nearly 10 per cent ments will prompt a fresh rush Tuesday recommended making onsumer price index- deflation was witnessed with a countries in the Middle East on Tuesday, adding 71,638 of buying the stock that can expenditure on CSR tax Cbased retail inflation eased print at 0.36 per cent, as against !  and Central Asia and acquiring crore to the company’s market take it to new highs in short- deductible as well as treat non- marginally to 3.15 per cent in a rise of 2.32 per cent a producing assets. valuation after the announce- term and may pass 2,000 lev- compliance with CSR require- July on the back of softening month ago. Its stakes in oil and gas ment of a host of investor- els in next 12 months,” Romesh ments a civil offence under the fuel and light prices, even as “The marginal dip in the  ) fields in 10 countries such as friendly proposals at its annu- Tiwari, head of research, companies law. overall food prices moved up, CPI inflation in July 2019 was Russia, UAE, the USA and al general meeting. CapitalAim on the AGM of Under the Companies Act, government data showed on led by fuel and light, which #   Venezuela, currently give 4.39 The oil-to-telecom giant Reliance Industries Ltd, said. 2013, certain classes of prof- Tuesday. recorded a disinflation in that million tonnes and the plan is saw its scrip jump 9.72 per cent Equity markets were closed itable entities are required to Retail inflation was 3.18 month, even as food and core #  to raise this to 7 million tonnes to close at 1,275 on the BSE. on Monday on account of spend at least two per cent of per cent in June 2019, while it inflation inched up. million tonnes per annum. It by 2023-24 and further to 11 During the day, it climbed Bakri Id. Reliance Industries their three-year annual average stood at 4.17 per cent in year- “The incoming trends in wants to maintain this leader- million tonnes by 2030, the 12.09 per cent to 1,302.50. chairman Mukesh Ambani on net profit towards Corporate ago period (July 2018). food prices need to be cau- #  0(1/(+2 ship position by raising the annual report said. Reliance was the top gain- Monday announced plans to Social Responsibility (CSR) in The overall food inflation, tiously watched, following the refining capacity to 150 million While continuing expan- er among the 30-frontline sell stakes in the firm’s oil and a particular financial year. measured on Consumer Food recent flooding in some states, he country’s biggest oil tonnes through greenfield and sion of its petrol pump and stocks on the key BSE index. chemicals business to Saudi oil The panel, headed by Price Index (CFPI), moved rising vegetable prices and Tfirm Indian Oil brownfield expansions. LPG distribution agencies, the On the NSE, its shares giant Aramco and in fuel retail Corporate Affairs Secretary up to 2.36 per cent during July continued lag in kharif sowing. Corporation (IOC) will invest Simultaneously, it wants firm will focus on retailing in gained 9.74 per cent to close at network to BP plc for 1.15 Injeti Srinivas, has stressed from the revised 2.25 per cent Moreover, an unfavourable Rs 2 lakh crore in next 5-7 years to raise petrochemical pro- rural markets to expand its 1,275.30 apiece. lakh crore and said its telecom that CSR expenditure should print for June 2019, as per data base effect is likely to con- to expand refining and petro- duction capacity to 13 million marketing. It will automate Billionaire Mukesh unit Jio will begin offering not be treated as a means of released by the Central tribute to a hardening of food chemical capacities in order to tonnes from the current 3.15 and modernise fuel stations as Ambani-led firm posted its fibre-based broadband services resource gap funding for gov- Statistics Office (CSO) under inflation in the ongoing quar- maintain leadership position, million tonnes. It is expanding well as set up electric vehicles biggest one-day gain of 9.8 per from next month. ernment schemes. the Ministry of Statistics and ter,” said Aditi Nayar, Principal its Chairman Sanjiv Singh said. Panipat naphtha cracking (EV) charing stations. cent in a decade in terms of Saudi Aramco will buy a 20 On Tuesday, Srinivas pre- Programme Implementation. Economist, Icra. The plan is to almost dou- capacity and plans to set up IOC said it also plans to stock price (the previous best per cent stake in the oil and sented the report to Finance and The rate of price rise in Retail inflation remains ble its oil refining capacity to new chemical projects in increase its overseas footprint was on January 14, 2009), the chemicals business of Reliance Corporate Affairs Minister vegetables softened to 2.82 subdued with most of the 150 million tonnes per annum, Gujarat, Paradip and Panipat. to 8 per cent of turnover with company said in a statement. including the 1.36 million bar- Nirmala Sitharaman. Apart from per cent during the latest components indicating not expand fuels and LPG retailing Also, the company is look- additional regional hubs in Riding on the massive rally, rels a day Jamnagar refining recommending that violation of month as against a rise of 4.66 much variation compared to network, jack up petrochemical ing at rapid expansion in nat- South Africa and Nigeria and the company’s market valuation complex in Gujarat, for an CSR compliance might be made per cent in June, while prices the earlier periods, said Joseph production capacity and pro- ural gas retailing by investing agents/distributors in 20 coun- advanced by 71,637.78 crore enterprise value of $75 billion. a civil offence and shifted to the of ‘pulses and products’ went Thomas, Head Research — duce more crude oil and gas. 10,000 crore over the next tries to scout for new business. to 8,08,233.78 crore on the BP will buy 49 per cent stake in penalty regime, the panel has up to 6.82 per cent from 5.68 Emkay Wealth Management. IOC is implementing a 2 eight years, the report said. “Besides the focus on refin- BSE. the firm’s 1,400 petrol pumps also pitched for “making CSR per cent. “But, we need to make lakh crore investment plan in IOC, which now has city ery expansions, new technolo- On the volume front, 20.92 and aviation fuel selling facil- expenditure tax deductible”, In case of fruits, the price allowance for factors like a next 5-7 years “to evolve into a gas license to retail gas in 40 gies for clean fuels and lakh shares traded on the BSE ities at 31 airports for another according to an official release. trend showed upside move- cheaper Rupee, loss of crops future-ready corporate that cities, sold 3.96 million tonnes enhanced outputs, and refin- and over 4.79 crore units on the 7,000 crore. Noting that the committee ment with an inflation print of due to heavy rains and the con- provides comprehensive ener- of natural gas in 2018-19. It ery-petrochemicals integra- NSE during the day. The twin deals along with has made far reaching recom- (-) 0.86 per cent as against (- sequent effects on prices, while gy solutions to diverse user wants to “triple current market tion, Indian Oil is aggressive- On market capitalisation, deleveraging of telecom arm mendations, the release said the ) 4.18 per cent a month trying to judge the future infla- groups in an exciting phase of share in gas business” and ly leveraging its R&D expertise the company’s statement said Jio’s infrastructure assets will main suggestions include intro- earlier. tion levels,” he added. energy transition and technol- expand its presence in city gas to move into horizon tech- this is the highest absolute help Reliance become “a zero- duction of impact assessment Prices of protein rich ‘meat Nayar said the core-CPI ogy disruptions,” he said in the to 60 geographical areas from nologies like 2G and 3G market cap gain in a single net debt company within the studies for CSR obligation of Rs and fish’ rose at nearly the inflation may not ease mean- firm’s latest annual report. current 40, it said. ethanol, bio-fuels, coal gasifi- trading day. next 18 months, that is by 5 crore or more, and registra- same level at 9.05 per cent ingfully from the current lev- The company currently is It wants to expand its pres- cation, H-CNG, hydrogen fuel “Reliance can further move March 31, 2021”, Ambani said tion of implementation agen- (from 9.01 per cent in June), els, as demand for services will India’s largest oil refiner with a ence in upstream oil and gas cells, battery technologies etc,” towards 1,300 soon. Going by at the company’s annual gen- cies on the corporate affairs however, inflation in eggs remain sticky even during an group refining capacity of 80.7 exploration and production Singh said. the track record of the man- eral meeting (AGM). ministry’s portal. eased to 0.57 per cent (against economic slowdown. 3    %=A 7      %0* 6& & . 1$ $! "" 7 .0=#  !  #  0(1/(+2 companies of IL&FS in vide one-time six months’ “At no time during the September last year. partial credit guarantee to period for exercise of the 1! & "1-$1$ &!1$ he Centre has issued To help the sector come public sector banks for first option to buy back the assets, (FC H<C'< Tguidelines on opera- out of the stress, Finance loss of up to 10 per cent,” she should the CRAR (capital to  &$#"& #8 ! tionalising 1-lakh crore par- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said. risk weighted assets ratio) go #  0(1/(+2 tial guarantee scheme under in the Budget announced sup- In pursuance of that the below the regulatory mini- #  0(1/(+2 of consumer disputes, with which public-sector banks can port for fundamentally sound finance ministry last week mum. The promoter shall strict penalties, including jail MDC has posted its Q1 purchase high-rated pooled NBFCs in getting continued released a detailed guidelines ensure this by infusing equi- he Centre will within three term for adulteration and mis- N2019-20 PBT & PAT assets of financially sound funding from banks. for this with the objective to ty, where required,” an official Tmonths frame rules and set leading ads by firms. which are 1,913 crore and non-banking finance compa- “For purchase of high- address temporary asset lia- statement said. As per the up an authority to implement “Before framing rules, we 1,179 crore respectively. The nies (NBFCs). rated pooled assets of finan- bility mismatches of otherwise guidelines issued, the window the newly enacted Consumer will hold consultation with company has seen 30% and NBFCs, including housing cially sound NBFCs, amount- solvent NBFCs/HFCs without for one-time partial credit Protection Act, Food and MPs later this month. We will 21% in comparison with the finance companies (HFCs), ing to a total of Rs 1 lakh crore having to resort to distress sale guarantee will be for a period Consumer Affairs Minister also call former consumer Q1 of 2018-19, i.e. 1,477 crore came under stress following during the current financial of their assets for meeting of six months, or till such date Ram Vilas Paswan said on affairs secretaries. We will make and 975 crore respectively. series of defaults by the group year, the government will pro- their commitments. The par- by which 1 lakh crore assets Tuesday. rules very cautiously to ensure Iron ore production in Q1 is tial guarantee would help get purchased by banks. The minister asserted that that consumers are safe,” he 8.43 MT against 6.98 MT in NMDC also bagged Certificate rework the Asset Liability Assets originated up to representation of all sections told reporters here. Q1 of 2018-19, registering a of Merit in Challengers cate- structure within three months March 31, 2019 will only be will be ensured while nomi- Highlighting the provi- growth of 21%. Similarly, iron gory of “Frost & Sullivan” — to have positive Asset Liability eligible under this scheme, it nating members of the author- sions of this law, Paswan ore sales has increased from The Energy and Resources Management in each bucket said, adding assets should be ity, and said rules will be termed the establishment of 6.78 MT in Q1 of 2018-19 to Institute (TERI) Sustainability for the first three months and standard in the books of framed after consultations with Central Consumer Protection 8.67 MT in Q1 of 2019-20, wit- 4.0 Awards. NMDC is embark- on cumulative basis for the NBFCs/HFCs on the date of states, members of parliament Authority (CCPA) under this nessing a growth of 28%. These ing on a digital transformation remaining period. sale. and other stakeholders. law as “revolutionary” step, are the best ever performance journey in the new Financial Earlier this month, giving much needed teeth to since inception for Q1 (exclud- Year, by adopting ERP through Parliament approved ‘The this legislation. ing Donimalai which was non- project titled ‘Kalpataru’. Consumer Protection Bill 2019’, He said the authority can operational in Q1 FY 20). N Baijendra Kumar, IAS, replacing the Consumer suo-motto take congnisance The sales turnover for the CMD, NMDC said it is a proud Protection Act, 1986. The law of any consumer issues, initiate Q1 of 2019-20 is 3,264 crore moment for the company to seeks to revamp the process of investigation and take class which is 35% higher than the excel and create new bench administration and settlement action suits. CPLY which was 2,422 crore. marks both in physical and In absolute terms, this is the financial performances inspite best result in last 5 years and if of closure of Donimalai Mine $1   % (   revenues from Donimalai are in Karnataka and challenges at excluded, this is the best ever Bailadila Complex in turnover for Q1 since inception. Chhattisgarh. He also        3  During the quarter NMDC expressed that with the kind of received prestigious S&P hard-work and commitment #  * latory environment for which Global PLATTS Metals Award demonstrated by the employ- regulators may (or may not) 2019 in CSR category for the ees, NMDC would surely sur- he RBI on Tuesday per- permit certain relaxations for second consecutive year. pass its targets for FY 20. Tmitted startups, banks and the limited purpose of the test- financial institutions to set up ing. The RS allows the regula- regulatory sandbox (RS) for live tor, innovators, financial service testing of innovative products providers and customers to in areas like retail payments, conduct field tests to collect digital KYC and wealth man- evidence on the benefits and agement. risks of new financial innova- RS usually refers to live tions, while carefully monitor- testing of new products or ser- ing and containing their risks. vices in a controlled/test regu- Releasing the ‘enabling framework for regulatory sand- box’, the RBI said the RS fosters ‘learning by doing’ on all sides and regulators obtain first- hand empirical evidence on the benefits and risks of emerging technologies and their impli- cations. This will enable authorities to take a considered view on the regulatory changes or new ! %1 +%   %% 0 #   3 ,  $ regulations that may be need- 80#,$:    !?(<C3   3D3  ed to support useful innova-  8   %(  %(%  %( %   :E0#,$  tion, while containing the %    FECDG    %(@E<

N! !   < $  E:F $  ,     2@      &A2B;;;      /"2%  &## D -.%  ?>C   !O #  * #  0(1/(+2 said. Seeking urgent govern- ment help, Mathur said, “We are New Delhi (PTI): Reliance SE benchmark Sensex on utomobile sales in India hoping that the government Jio’s bundled broadband ser- BTuesday crashed about 624 Awitnessed its sharpest would soon come out with a vices plans may leave DTH points dragged by heavy loss- decline in nearly 19 years in July, revival package... However, it is firms “most vulnerable”, and es in index heavyweights dropping 18.71 per cent, ren- still not clear what all elements work out to be “neutral to slight HDFC twins, Infosys, ITC and dering almost 15,000 workers would be included in it.” negative” for Bharti Airtel, as it ICICI Bank amid sell-offs in jobless over the past two-three The auto industry has raises competitive heat in cor- global equities. Bucking the months as the sector reels under sought reduction in GST rate, porate and home internet overall downtrend, shares of a prolonged slump, auto indus- introduction of vehicle scrap- space, a Bank of America Reliance Industries (RIL) ral- try body SIAM reported on page policy, revival of NBFC Merrill Lynch report said on lied nearly 10 per cent, capping Tuesday. As per data released by sector as sales are mostly depen- Tuesday. The view comes after the Sensex loss to a large extent. the Society of Indian dent on availability of finance Reliance Industries on Monday Apart from global con- Automobile Manufacturers and delay in implementation of revealed its plans for fixed line cerns, investors remained jit- (SIAM), vehicle sales across the proposed increase in vehi- broadband services ‘Jio Fiber’ tery over domestic macro chal- categories, including passenger cle registration fees, Mathur that will offer optical fibre- lenges amid slowing down of vehicles (PVs) and two-wheel- sales were down 35.95 per cent sales and to bring back the said when asked about the based ultra high-speed internet the economy and falling con- ers, stood at 18,25,148 units last at 1,22,956 units as against industry on growth path, he demands put forth by the indus- bundled with HD television sumer demand in various sec- in the firm’s oil and chemicals war, sell-off in Argentina and month as against 22,45,223 1,91,979 units in July 2018. added. Mathur said that almost try to the government. He said viewing at less than one-tenth tors. After diving nearly 700 business to Saudi oil giant Hong Kong markets,” said units in July 2018. The previous Besides, total two-wheeler sales 15,000 jobs, mostly temporary there was a consensus among of global rates. points in the fag-end of the ses- Aramco and in fuel retail net- Jagannadham Thunuguntla, biggest decline across overall last month declined 16.82 per and casual workers, have already the industry players for reduc- Bank of America Merrill sion, the 30-share Sensex set- work to BP plc for Rs 1.15 lakh senior VP and Head of domestic automobile sales was cent to 15,11,692 units com- been lost in the automobile tion in GST rate cut as it would Lynch said that direct-to-home tled 623.75 points, or 1.66 per crore, and said its telecom unit Research (Wealth), Centrum recorded in December 2000 pared to 18,17,406 units in the manufacturing companies over help in bringing the cost of buy- (DTH) companies could be cent, lower at 36,958.16. It hit Jio will begin offering fibre- Broking. when it fell 21.81 per cent. year-ago month. Commercial the last two to three months. ing vehicles down. “We are say- “most vulnerable” to Reliance an intra-day low of 36,888.49 based broadband services from Asian markets ended sig- Similarly, domestic PV sales vehicle sales were down 25.71 Besides, over a million jobs are ing that reduction in GST rate, Industries’ bundled broadband and a high of 37,755.16. next month. nificantly lower amid global also saw the biggest fall in near- per cent to 56,866 units in July on the line in the automotive even for a temporary time, and cable services as they are Similarly, the broader NSE Sun Pharma and trade war concerns and ly 19 years, slumping by 30.98 as compared with 76,545 units components segment, he added. would help in reviving the unlikely to offer dual services. Nifty slumped 183.80 points, or PowerGrid were other two increasingly violent demon- per cent to 2,00,790 units as in July 2018. “The data shows With plunging sales, near- sales... The more the industry It did not anticipate a direct 1.65 per cent, to 10,925.85. stocks that ended in the green. strations in Hong Kong. The compared with 2,90,931 units in how urgent the need is for ly 300 dealerships have been goes down, more difficult it impact on broadcasters but During the day, it hit a low of Auto stocks plunged after Hang Seng cracked 2.10 per the same period a year ago. revival package from the gov- forced to close down leading to would become for it to come said that indirect impact on 10,901.60 and a high of SIAM reported that automobile cent, Shanghai Composite Previously, the worst decline was ernment. There is urgent need loss of around two lakh jobs, up,” Mathur said. subscription revenue could be 11,145.90. Top losers in the sales in India witnessed its Index fell 0.63 per cent, Kospi registered in December 2000, for some kind do action. The Mathur said. Underlining the If the industry goes down, felt if DTH/MSOs (multiple- Sensex pack included Yes Bank, sharpest decline in nearly 19 0.85 per cent and Nikkei ended when wholesales had fallen industry is doing all it can to current grave situation of the the GDP will go down as auto- system operator) revenue are M&M, Bajaj Finance, Bharti years in July, dropping 18.71 1.11 per cent lower. Equities in 35.22 per cent. The fall in PV promote sales. I think this is the auto industry, he said that in the mobile industry accounts for affected. “Long-term impact Airtel, HDFC, Maruti, Tata per cent, rendering almost Europe were trading in the red sales in July was also the ninth time when the industry really previous downturns the sector half of the manufacturing GDP would be on ad spends if Steel and L&T, cracking up to 15,000 workers jobless over in early deals. Meanwhile, the consecutive month of decline. needs the support of govern- witnessed in 2008-09 and 2013- and employs around 3.7 crore advertisers focus more on 10.35 per cent. the past two-three months. Indian rupee depreciated by 49 SIAM said passenger car sales in ment coming out with a revival 14, at least some of the segments people directly and indirectly, he advertising on Over The Top On the other hand, RIL ral- “Markets have been tag- paise to 71.27 against the US July were also worst since package,” SIAM Director of the industry were growing. added. In PV segment, market (OTT) and spend more on pro- lied 9.72 per cent to become the ging-along global markets in dollar intra-day. Brent crude December 2000 when the seg- General Vishnu Mathur told “However, this time around leader Maruti Suzuki India post- ducing quality content to com- biggest gainer, after Mukesh palpable risk-off sentiment due futures, the global oil bench- ment had declined by 39.86 per reporters here. The revival pack- all segments of the industry are ed 36.71 per cent decline in its pete with Amazon, Netflix etc,” Ambani on Monday to multiple challenges of inten- mark, rose 0.51 per cent to cent. Last month, domestic car age is necessary to arrest fall in witnessing decline in sales,” he July sales at 96,478 units. it said. announced plans to sell stakes sification of US-China trade USD 58.27 per barrel.

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ICICIBANK 417 421.7 409.15 409.85 -10.3 RELCAPITAL 49.8 51.15 44.85 46 WHIRLPOOL 1540 1549.1 1498.95 1530.65 NHPC 22.6 22.85 22.3 22.5 FLFL 448.85 450.1 441.05 448.5 ECLERX 555 555 514.95 515 ULTRACEMCO 4,284.80 4,285.30 4,160.55 4,169.30 -112.05 INDUSINDBK 1414 1415.65 1352 1373.35 LICHSGFIN 503 503 481.6 485.15 ADANIGAS 156.3 157.7 151.35 152.55 CENTRALBK 20.15 20.2 19.1 19.2 COCHINSHIP 351 353.9 346.95 347.55 INDUSINDBK 1,415.00 1,417.15 1,352.20 1,375.25 -38.15 GRAPHITE 280 303.45 280 292.35 APOLLOTYRE 164.85 165 158.1 158.1 JINDALSAW 68.5 71.25 67.3 68.55 VIPIND 400 400 392.6 394.75 SHK 121.1 124.95 118.15 118.15 SBIN 290.9 291.55 282.5 283 -8.35 RELINFRA 47.55 48.55 44.3 45.05 INDIACEM 84.85 84.85 81.5 82.25 IRB 95.85 95.9 91.25 92.4 BASF 1047 1047 997.45 1006.4 HDFCLIFE 530 536.95 516.35 519.1 MINDTREE 753.6 753.6 716.4 719.25 RADICO 318.55 319.6 310.75 315.45 GODREJAGRO 469.15 469.15 451.2 459.95 TVTODAY 314.15 314.15 304 311.45 BRITANNIA 2,565.00 2,565.00 2,491.00 2,512.00 -76.15 JUSTDIAL 718 720 662.25 664.15 DELTACORP 159.7 166.8 159.7 165.2 MAHSEAMLES 402 402.9 390 399 ADANIGREEN 47 47.1 46 46.4 SUPRAJIT 147.3 152.2 146 148.8 INFY 784.15 786 760.15 764 -25.85 RPOWER 3.74 3.83 3.57 3.61 AUBANK 689 698.1 677.6 677.6 NATCOPHARM 545 551.9 536 547.75 KEC 293.05 296.7 286 286 TIINDIA 351 353.45 345.5 345.5 IOC 130.3 131.85 125.05 126 -4.5 BRITANNIA 2589 2589 2490.6 2510.55 MARICO 395 395.25 390.8 392.8 TIMKEN 705 734.85 685.05 685.05 AEGISLOG 199.7 204.05 197.4 198.05 ESSELPRO 127.9 127.9 112 114 TECHM 661.1 662.5 636 640.3 -23.05 BHARTIARTL 359.8 363.7 346.45 351.65 BIOCON 230 232.2 222.85 224.1 SIEMENS 1167.85 1173 1138.25 1141.85 NLCINDIA 55.6 55.65 54.5 54.9 ZYDUSWELL 1531.3 1549 1497.05 1515.45 LT 1,370.00 1,370.00 1,307.00 1,316.50 -48.1 GAIL 124 129.7 124 125.75 CGPOWER 18.25 18.7 17.85 18.1 IFCI 8 8.05 7.6 7.7 MOTILALOFS 535.6 536.65 522.5 527.05 FINCABLES 374 374 360 360 ONGC 130.95 133.5 125.5 126.3 -4.65 IBVENTURES 205 213.55 201.5 204.2 ENDURANCE 852.95 868.9 821 852 KAJARIACER 472 480.25 468 468.55 FORTIS 120.8 121.2 117.85 118.55 HSIL 221 222.85 217 217.65 NTPC 123 123 114.75 117.05 -4.35 BANKBARODA 100 102.3 97.15 97.7 RECLTD 145 145.95 140.1 140.9 KTKBANK 82 82 78 78.3 JSLHISAR 72.8 72.8 65.2 65.45 UCOBANK 16 16 15.5 15.6 ITC 253.8 254 244 244.65 -9.55 BHARATFORG 432 432 398.55 400.7 FORCEMOT 1140 1149.95 1060 1070.5 MFSL 398.05 405.15 393.25 399.05 EIDPARRY 153.75 153.75 149.7 149.7 EIHOTEL 160 160.2 155.2 155.4 TATASTEEL 361.7 367.6 345.35 347.8 -14.55 AXISBANK 666.9 668.95 645 650.15 GODREJPROP 910.9 918.2 877.5 904 VENKYS 1397.65 1407 1321 1327.75 TATACOFFEE 72.5 73.4 72 72.2 JSL 29.1 30.35 28.7 30.1 ADANIPORTS 376.4 379.55 359.1 360.5 -16.1 ZEEL 330 337.5 325.6 327.4 ACC 1575.05 1585.6 1540 1548.15 SHREECEM 20194.5 20194.5 19402.75 19625 KANSAINER 475 476.9 465 471 HONAUT 24000 24000 23200.05 23292.9 BHARTIARTL 361.2 365 346.15 353.55 -17.6 TCS 2250.2 2250.2 2195 2200.2 POWERGRID 201 205.4 196.85 202.15 GUJGAS 183 186.2 180.6 183.1 HEIDELBERG 195 195 187.65 188 ALLCARGO 96.95 97.4 94 94 HDFC 2,196.10 2,209.65 2,092.45 2,101.85 -109.8 DMART 1461.8 1487 1453 1460.05 DEEPAKNI 280 280.05 265 266.5 GICHSGFIN 241.45 241.45 238 239.85 3MINDIA 21164.1 21699.95 20600.05 21251.5 UPL 532 542.75 497.85 506.8 -26.65 MGL 778.25 814.7 778.25 785.7 RAYMOND 639.5 639.5 607.75 616.55 COROMANDEL 353.2 360.05 346.15 352.1 MAHLOG 368.8 370 360.9 360.9 MARUTI 6,099.70 6,123.00 5,791.55 5,792.00 -307.9 M&M 549.8 549.8 510 512.3 CENTURYPLY 130 135 127.65 135 GLAXO 1212.2 1213.75 1199 1203.7 ZENSARTECH 212.5 218.45 210.6 211.15 GRASIM 748 750 705.7 707 -39.5 ASHOKLEY 64.7 64.7 61.3 61.55 SCHNEIDER 75.5 78 75 75.9 JYOTHYLAB 155.9 156 151.9 151.9 CENTRUM 26.85 26.85 24.85 25.25 EICHERMOT 17,600.00 17,649.85 16,547.75 16,645.90 -941.35 HEROMOTOCO 2625 2651 2545.2 2565 GSPL 222.2 225.5 215.55 215.65 KRBL 223 224.4 220.5 220.65 GSKCONS 7880 7880 7762 7812.05 INDOSTAR 288 289.2 285 286.5 BAJAJFINSV 7,510.00 7,545.00 7,066.05 7,088.00 -416 BEML 816.65 820.5 697 714.6 JAMNAAUTO 35.6 36.6 34.1 34.6 GREAVESCOT 117.45 119.4 116.3 117.85 BAJAJHLDNG 3435.65 3435.65 3353.1 3380.1 M&M 545 545 510.25 513.55 -32 NTPC 123 123 114.9 117.3 PFIZER 3028 3097.7 2950 3058.95 JSWENERGY 69.8 69.95 67.55 67.75 ALKEM 1764.25 1805 1757.75 1805 BAJFINANCE 3,419.70 3,424.00 3,208.05 3,212.00 -207.7 VEDL 141.55 142.85 136.4 139.65 SUPREMEIND 1085 1094.75 1071.2 1082.2 TNPL 161.1 163.1 157.75 159.4 SAIL 38.25 39.1 35.85 36.4 CASTROLIND 119 119.4 114.9 115.65 JPASSOCIAT 2.44 2.49 2.35 2.45 LAURUSLABS 342.9 343 328.5 338.15 YESBANK 84 84.2 72.85 73.2 -8.95 SUZLON 4.51 4.56 4.15 4.23 GODREJCP 654 657.75 636.35 644 ABBOTINDIA 9050 9275 8905.75 9130 FDC 163.65 163.7 161 161.2   AUROPHARMA 596 617.4 592.05 601.2 SUDARSCHEM 328.6 336.9 323.45 326.5 HIMATSEIDE 138 142.5 133.65 135.5 MHRIL 220 220 211 214.4 SUNTV 450 454.45 420.2 421.4 SADBHAV 132.95 139 130.5 130.7 SONATSOFTW 340 340.05 326.9 331.9 WABCOINDIA 6116 6116 6036.1 6055 KOTAKBANK 1534.9 1534.9 1506 1507 VGUARD 222.05 228.9 222.05 224.9 MAXINDIA 60 61.5 57.9 60.85 BLUEDART 2299.7 2313.75 2255 2255 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE FEDERALBNK 89 89 83 83.25 APLAPOLLO 1317.6 1323.5 1264.7 1285.1 BALMLAWRIE 172.9 176.45 172 172.95 IOB 10.57 10.57 10.2 10.34 NIFTY NEXT 50 26,228.30 26,228.90 25,583.05 25,636.10 -600.5 UFLEX 222.5 225.75 220.65 223 ADANITRANS 218.6 218.6 213 213 ALBK 36.9 37.05 36.1 36.45 AKZOINDIA 1738.35 1738.35 1704.4 1708.05 PAGEIND 18,188.80 18,629.50 17,533.00 18,099.00 417 L&TFH 105.95 105.95 100.15 100.75 WELCORP 115.65 120.7 113.1 113.1 JKLAKSHMI 334.3 336.6 322.5 322.85 KNRCON 256.1 256.1 245.25 251.9 NHPC 22.75 22.9 22.3 22.45 0.4 HINDALCO 175 180.2 173 176.3 NH 232.1 238.45 227 231.3 BLUESTARCO 722 724.95 701 701 CREDITACC 521 524 509 509.55 AUROPHARMA 599 617.6 591.3 602 3.15 HINDUNILVR 1841 1841 1802.8 1825.3 AMARAJABAT 637.8 646.4 618.2 627 PRESTIGE 283.45 286.35 280.75 281.85 ELGIEQUIP 245.05 248.1 240 248.1 DMART 1,458.85 1,484.25 1,452.00 1,457.00 6.2 NCC 68.9 70.75 63.45 63.8 GESHIP* 222.65 232.8 220.6 230.9 LEMONTREE 52.85 52.9 48 50.25 GILLETTE 7150 7183.35 6915.55 6966 PETRONET 240.7 241.7 237.25 239.25 0.65 NBCC 35.35 36 34.15 34.4 CHENNPETRO 194.85 197.3 193.5 194.05 MINDACORP 88.55 88.55 85.85 87.95 SOLARINDS 1111.7 1120.85 1097 1114.65 MARICO 395 395.5 390.1 392.5 0.45 COALINDIA 208 211.4 202.8 204.2 BBTC 820 821 773.6 777 MAHSCOOTER 3972 3972 3695 3718 BAYERCROP 3250 3250 3091.25 3091.25 PIDILITIND 1,349.00 1,371.00 1,337.30 1,349.00 -2.75 PVR 1420 1450 1345.8 1406.15 TRENT 451 453.35 446 446.4 GAYAPROJ 136.25 141 130.15 130.15 LUXIND 1028 1032.65 1010.35 1013.45 PGHH 10,400.00 10,400.00 10,230.00 10,295.00 -27.5 ICICIPRULI 395 399 370 374.9 INDHOTEL 140 140 134.65 136.2 TATAINVEST 819 819 799.45 804.65 TCNSBRANDS 685 695.3 655 693 ICICIGI 1,154.00 1,190.55 1,140.30 1,150.00 -3.9 HINDPETRO 251.95 251.95 239.15 240.9 DEEPAKFERT 91.9 91.9 85.05 86.1 GHCL 207.5 208.1 201.1 201.1 CERA 2501 2560 2450 2500 HDFCAMC 2,239.00 2,261.00 2,200.00 2,221.00 -7.55 BEL 98.2 98.45 93.5 94.25 GUJALKALI 441.85 442 406.3 413 DBCORP 157.25 158 155 156 GULFOILLUB 827 827 796 799.3 MRF 56,601.30 57,390.90 56,011.10 56,620.45 -414 TITAN 1060 1087.7 1056 1057.9 THOMASCOOK 182.9 182.9 166.25 169.2 VMART 1898.75 1898.75 1759.05 1763 GPPL 79.05 80.25 79 79.8 NMDC 102 104.95 100.45 100.9 -0.95 RNAM 232.05 259.65 232 246.25 TVSMOTOR 388.75 388.75 365.65 369.05 EMAMILTD 313 314.15 296.65 301.65 MOIL 131.5 132.45 129.6 130.15 BAJAJCON 264.3 264.3 257.75 261.2 UBL 1,380.00 1,381.30 1,352.00 1,360.85 -15.7 MUTHOOTFIN 648 648 594 599.85 HAVELLS 663.8 665.1 643.5 643.75 IFBIND 688.75 689.55 635 642 NIACL 117.05 117.35 113.4 113.4 APLLTD 545.5 545.5 526.75 529.2 DLF 175.2 179 172.3 173.3 -2.35 HEG 959 991.5 940.55 948 SOBHA 532.4 532.4 493.5 498.25 ASHOKA 119 120.75 116 120.4 PERSISTENT 540 540 529 530.1 JKCEMENT 994 994 962.9 970 GODREJCP 653 659.1 635.45 644.5 -8.9 ADANIPOWER 61 61.25 58.2 58.4 SWANENERGY 101.4 103.7 98.9 101 HATHWAY 20.4 23.5 20.4 23.5 MAHLIFE 383 385 367.4 372.1 TEAMLEASE 2702.85 2702.85 2625 2632.55 LUPIN 758 762 746 747.5 -11.2 HDFCAMC 2230 2261 2200.1 2218.1 PHILIPCARB 118 120.8 112.55 120 ITI 74.75 75.35 71.35 71.7 SANOFI 6198 6389.45 6198 6245.5 JCHAC 1521 1527.95 1475 1489.4 INDIGO 1,531.05 1,539.80 1,498.00 1,507.00 -23.95 ASIANPAINT 1575 1593.5 1567.6 1572.75 LTI 1640 1640 1569 1586.35 HINDCOPPER 32.25 32.4 31.45 31.75 CARBORUNIV 285.75 287.2 274.1 274.1 ERIS 398.5 398.5 394.8 397 HAVELLS 655.8 665.6 644.4 646.6 -10.35 ABCAPITAL 90 90 85.5 86.3 FCONSUMER 31.15 34.2 29.9 32.95 SOUTHBANK 11.92 11.92 11.51 11.62 OBEROIRLTY 550 552.1 532 538.3 NAVINFLUOR 665 669.3 661.15 662.65 ABB 1,391.80 1,407.00 1,372.00 1,374.00 -22.7 IOC 130.75 131.9 125.1 126 HSCL 82.8 86 78 82.85 LTTS 1588 1605.4 1580 1594.15 FINOLEXIND 525.4 530 510.1 527 PGHH 10325 10325 10239.05 10260 BANDHANBNK 499.8 505.7 489.15 491.2 -8.25 CIPLA 486.9 490.2 472.95 475.4 WESTLIFE 269 278.95 264 278.95 CHAMBLFERT 151 151 143.95 145.4 GRINDWELL 547 552 531.65 539.7 GEPIL 752.25 759.2 731 739.3 AMBUJACEM 212.95 213.75 207.2 209.4 -3.55 TORNTPHARM 1665 1665 1592.15 1658.25 OIL 154 155 147.2 148.15 HFCL 19 19.7 18.75 18.75 WELSPUNIND 49 49.15 47.8 47.95 CCL 248 248 239.8 243.1 COLPAL 1,234.95 1,239.75 1,205.00 1,208.00 -21.5 INDIGO 1531.65 1539.75 1498.9 1506.95 TV18BRDCST 20.75 23.4 20.55 21.75 JKTYRE 58 58 55.85 56.2 CHOLAHLDNG 471.1 473.15 454.5 469.5 TVSSRICHAK 1604 1680 1572 1634.2 GICRE 192 195.65 188.05 189.7 -3.5 MANAPPURAM 125.9 125.9 115.55 116.3 RAIN 88.35 88.35 81.6 82.65 HINDZINC 215 215 204.1 204.5 VTL 937.65 937.75 903.05 921 SHOPERSTOP 393.1 396.1 387.35 395.3 HDFCLIFE 529.7 537 516 516.9 -9.85 DISHTV 22.7 23.5 21.45 22.6 NAUKRI 2209 2220 2145 2150.8 PNCINFRA 204.7 209.2 198 202.05 EVEREADY 81.7 84.45 81.4 81.4 AAVAS 1522.15 1544.5 1521.2 1525 ACC 1,573.40 1,586.80 1,538.35 1,542.60 -32 PCJEWELLER 33 35.35 32.25 34.15 BERGEPAINT 358.75 364.8 355.9 363.5 PIIND 1116.75 1129.9 1115 1115 SUNDRMFAST 422.15 422.15 412.2 415.5 MONSANTO 2010 2118.35 2010 2020 DABUR 438 438.5 427 429.25 -9.8 UPL 534.9 542.4 498.05 503.25 HCLTECH 1087.5 1089.4 1067.3 1071.5 MINDAIND 329 329 315 318 PRSMJOHNSN 81.7 83.4 79.2 79.55 TATAMETALI 500 503 495.4 499 BANKBARODA 100 102.4 97.1 97.6 -2.25 PEL 1793.05 1803.1 1715 1728.4 ENGINERSIN 100.55 103.75 99.8 103.2 AVANTI 308.1 308.45 299.15 301.5 ISEC 209.65 211.1 205 209.5 ITDC 180 180 163.55 164.8 BIOCON 230.6 232.25 222.8 223.7 -5.2 IPCALAB 967.15 970.4 930 932.25 PAGEIND 17650 18616.95 17534.1 18003.4 BDL 293.4 300 286.6 291.5 LAKSHVILAS 42.6 42.8 42 42.8 SFL 1165 1228 1127.15 1133.5 PEL 1,781.65 1,804.00 1,714.00 1,730.15 -40.45 ONGC 130.95 133.55 125.7 128.3 STAR 422 422.6 414.7 416 ASTRAL 1224 1224 1201 1201 SJVN 24.95 24.95 24.3 24.4 GMDCLTD 65.6 66.25 65 65.25 SIEMENS 1,172.00 1,174.45 1,136.65 1,138.80 -27.75 DABUR 439.6 439.6 427.2 429.2 SRF 2903.4 2903.4 2805.1 2829.1 JAGRAN 65 66.5 63 66.25 ATUL 3650 3684.95 3607.3 3618.1 PHOENIXLTD 635.3 660.3 635.3 657.95 CONCOR 488 488 470.55 474 -11.6 CADILAHC 232.7 233 218.55 219.65 VINATIORGA 2060.75 2130 2057 2070 GMRINFRA 15.02 15.42 14.88 14.97 THYROCARE 470 478.65 464.15 467.3 COFFEEDAY 69.7 69.7 69.7 69.7 OFSS 3,168.30 3,168.30 3,040.00 3,072.00 -80.55 BAJAJ-AUTO 2708 2740 2644.85 2666.05 CHOLAFIN 272.1 274 260.25 261 TEJASNET 92 92 86.55 88.25 GDL 99.9 101.6 96.5 98.2 DHANUKA 331.45 333.9 326.25 326.25 BAJAJHLDNG 3,453.70 3,453.70 3,350.00 3,363.05 -90.65 TATAELXSI 633.35 633.6 606.6 610.65 TATAGLOBAL 266 268 262 263.65 TRIDENT 57.9 57.9 54.7 55.05 INOXWIND 47 49 46.5 46.95 HERITGFOOD 353.65 353.65 341.75 341.75 SHREECEM 20,000.50 20,078.00 19,401.45 19,689.95 -580.05 EICHERMOT 17578.7 17614.95 16548.85 16646.05 AJANTPHARM 946.3 995 922.5 926.45 PGHL 4688 4688 4547 4555 ASTERDM 120.7 123 120.05 121.25 UNITEDBNK 9.55 9.74 9.35 9.74 HINDPETRO 248 251.7 239.1 239.2 -7.9 PNB 66.9 67.55 65.1 65.35 IGL 303.1 314.2 300.1 309.85 GICRE 193.9 195 188.05 189 ADVENZYMES 154 154.4 150.2 150.2 ITDCEM 73.6 73.6 70.5 71.5 SBILIFE 797.25 801.7 761.7 775.15 -26.55 FRETAIL 410.15 443.35 406.5 408.4 DRREDDY 2587 2598.6 2544 2551 INFIBEAM 44.2 44.5 42.35 42.35 RALLIS 159 159.45 157.3 159.05 VARROC 444 445.1 431 432 L&TFH 104.35 105.35 100.2 100.5 -3.45 BPCL 344 357.65 342.3 343 PETRONET 238.4 241.65 237.45 240 MPHASIS 952 968 932.2 958.4 SOMANYCERA 320.1 320.1 305.2 310 IBULISL 99.7 100 98 100 HINDZINC 212 213 204.3 204.7 -7.45 ADANIENT 133.8 134 128.7 129.65 NMDC 105 105 100.6 101.15 TIMETECHNO 68 70 64 69.15 LINDEINDIA 483.95 491.5 481.4 485.1 STARCEMENT 101.65 101.65 98.95 99.2 MCDOWELL-N 610 610 578.55 582 -23.1 SPARC 155.85 162.6 154.65 160.8 NATIONALUM 43.7 43.7 42.55 42.9 GRANULES 98.4 98.4 92.45 93.2 LAOPALA 168 168 152 159.4 FINEORG 1424.25 1450 1424.25 1432.65 ASHOKLEY 64.5 64.65 61.3 61.8 -2.5 ICICIGI 1155.15 1189 1141 1155 ABFRL 211 211.9 200 200.35 FSL 48.1 48.25 46 46.7 RELAXO 433.15 433.2 421.6 422.45 HATSUN 632 632 617.3 620 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But a few hours after her TTuesday voiced concern Kong's airport Tuesday, causing He pointed for instance to Scottish judge on Tuesday ro-democracy protesters Kong's streets, has become the press conference, thousands of hinese intervention in Hong over force used against further travel chaos a day after the firing of "tear gas cannisters Afast-tracked a legal chal- Pblocked passengers at Hong biggest challenge to Chinese rule protesters returned to Hong CKong would be a "catastro- protesters during massive triggering an unprecedented into crowded, enclosed lenge mounted by a cross- Kong's airport Tuesday, causing of the semi-autonomous city Kong airport with many sitting phe" and British Prime Minister demonstrations in Hong Kong shutdown. areas and directly at individual party group of British MPs over further travel chaos a day after since its 1997 handover from down in front of security gates at Boris Johnson should be more and called for an The 10 weeks of unrest, protesters on multiple fears that Prime Minister Boris triggering an unprecedented Britain. Hong Kong's pro-Beijing the departure hall. "outspoken" in putting pressure impartial probe amid increas- which has seen millions of occasions, creating a consider- Johnson could suspend shutdown and defying the city's leader, Carrie Lam, gave an at- "I want to shut down the air- on Beijing, former governor ingly violent unrest in the key people take to Hong Kong's able risk of death or serious Parliament to push through the leader who warned against head- times emotional press conference port just like yesterday so most Chris Patten said on Tuesday. financial hub. streets, has become the injury." UK's exit from the European ing down a "path of no return". on Tuesday morning in which of the departure flights will be Patten told BBC Radio 4's UN High Commissioner biggest challenge to Chinese The UN rights office, he Union by the October 31 dead- The new rally came as she warned of dangerous conse- cancelled," a 21-year-old stu- Today programme that Hong for Human Rights Michelle rule of the semi-autonomous said, was urging Hong Kong line, without any deal in place. Beijing sent further ominous quences if escalating violence was dent who gave his surname as Kong was "close to the abyss", Bachelet is "concerned by the city since its 1997 handover authorities to investigate Lord Raymond Doherty signals that the 10 weeks of not curbed. "Violence, no matter Kwok told AFP at the rally. because its leader Carrie Lam ongoing events in the Hong from Britain. all such incidents "immediate- ruled on a petition filed by unrest must end, with state-run if it's using violence or condon- The protesters set up a long refused withdraw a controver- Kong Special Administrative The protests began in ly". around 70 MPs and peers at the media showing videos of securi- ing violence, will push Hong barricade made of luggage trol- sial extradition bill and hold an Region and the escalation of opposition to a bill that would Authorities should Court of Session in Edinburgh ty forces gathering across the bor- Kong down a path of no return," leys at one of the main security inquiry into the reasons for the violence that has taken place in have allowed extraditions to the also "ensure security to set a September 6 date for a der. Lam said. "The situation in Hong gates, then stood up to block pas- ongoing demonstrations and recent days," her spokesman mainland, but quickly personnel comply with the substantive hearing to rule on The crisis, which has seen Kong in the past week has made sengers who sought to get the way they have been policed. Rupert Colville told reporters evolved into a broader bid to rules of engagement, and whether suspending the House millions of people take to Hong me very worried that we have through. "I think there is a degree of in Geneva. reverse a slide of rights and where necessary, amend the of Commons to allow the UK frustration and anger at the gov- The UN rights chief, he freedoms in the southern rules of engagement for law to leave the 28-member eco- ernment refusing to give any said, was calling for a "prompt, Chinese city. enforcement officials in nomic bloc without a deal sensible ground at all, which independent, impartial inves- Colville said the UN rights response to protests where would be "unlawful and uncon- probably provokes more vio- tigation" into alleged excessive office had reviewed "credible these may not conform with stitutional". lence," said Patten, the last force by police against the pro- evidence of law enforcement international standards," "It's a case that requires British governor of the region. testers. officials employing less-lethal he said. expedition but there is a requirement for fairness to both sides," noted Doherty. 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Gabbard has also taken two Such a process is termed as announced that she will leave the cam- Monday. weeks off to report for active service in proroguing the Parliament and paign trail for two weeks of training exer- Gabbard is the first ever Hindu law- 2017."I love our country. I love being able would require the permission cises in Indonesia that include counter- maker in the US Congress. She is also the to serve our country in so many ways of Queen Elizabeth II. terrorism. first ever Hindu to run for presidential including as a soldier," she said. Gabbard, who has deployed to the elections. Currently, there are nearly 20 Middle East twice in her time in the Army Democratic presidential aspirants in the National Guard, heads to active-duty race to challenge incumbent Donald training during a crucial time in her 2020 Trump for the 2020 elections. presidential campaign. 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Wfield of tourism, it has been ment and the experiential aspect of people to compete with for those Customarily, those enrolled in an realised that employees are the the industry. While the institutes of careers! With so many choices, this programme are often sent out biggest assets in keeping the guests repute do take care of this aspect but finding the right course to enroll is as interns. This provides MBA stu- delighted and the business prof- off late there have been a lot of small not a cake walk — but if it’s in the dents with yet another way to meet itable. institutes mushrooming in different area of business you got to figure out potential employers. The consoli- The increased recognition of the parts of the country so there should the management degree which is the dated network of people you will economic importance of tourism be a strict control by the regulato- perfect choice. Despite the fact that meet while studying is sure to prove has made it necessary for tourism ry bodies to check their delivery as an MBA can be an expensive choice beneficial in the future. education to be more dynamic and it hampers the image and standard it is a richly rewarding undertaking Worldwide recognition understand the industry’s demand of this profession. with great career potential. We deep After completing an MBA better. A primary concern is the lack The colleges and institutes may dive into the real reason to choose degree, a graduate is certified in all of suitable and trained manpower want to collaborate with industry a management degree. known core areas or at least some which will create a crisis in the and have hotel partner with them in Be your own boss major managerial roles within an industry and also impact the cus- their training. This is extremely With a Master in Business establishment. This degree is one tomer experience thereby nega- helpful as the professionals from the Administration, many graduates that is highly recognisable through- tively impacting the image created hotel help the students in fixing the become young entrepreneurs. By out the world. It can be used to pur- through promotions and advertis- right expectations and also make the enrolling in an MBA programme, sue other career fields since it is ing. hotel available as a live learning you can acquire the requisite knowl- highly compatible with other degree Going by the present market ground to the students. This will edge and practices needed to poten- port develop T shaped managers, their minds. programmes. scenario, there is a major shortfall also streamline the way internships tially develop and operate your who are well equipped to fit into Ideal for networking Enhances communication of appropriate manpower for the are undertaken and give students own businesses. You will be adept wider category of roles with high Networking is the key to success skills industry even though there are The hospitality industry is the freedom to discover career with business management, plan- specialised knowledge in their of any business venture. Business As part of the programme, par- educational institutions in both essentially a blend of skills, attitude opportunities first-hand within the ning and even financial handling. respective fields. There are several school provides a great base for ticipants are taught how to speak public and private sector operating and communication. Educational comfort of their education. These skills will put you in the per- core areas covered within the pro- MBA graduates to meet people. The clearly and distinctively. They are at national and international levels. institutions therefore need to focus Last but not the least, a right fect position to manage your own gramme, including human resource, sort of people you can meet while taught the art of language, how to This industry is very dynamic and on all these areas in order to have balance of the faculty is important business effectively, while con- statistics, technology and informa- studying your MBA programme add meaning to their words, how to therefore the education in this field the right balance. Along with know- as they are the ones who are actu- tributing to the economic develop- tion systems, economics, and include recruiters, key note speak- develop effective and exceptional also has to match the requirements. ing the job, one also needs to have ally the role models and deliver the ment of the country. finance. All these areas qualify an ers, old-school businessmen, new presentations, and overall, how to One of the major issues which a basic level of communication learnings to the students. So keep- Better career opportunities MBA graduate to pursue a career in entrepreneurs, the list is almost interact with others in and out of the the industry is facing is the employ- and ability to work with others in a ing the above views in mind, An MBA programme provides multiple areas and business sectors endless. And then you have your fel- classroom setting. These commu- ability of students who aspire to team. Hospitality education can be made a more diverse and wider field for as well as the public sector. With the low students that are also ambitious nication skills are invaluable in the make their career in this field. Institutions must review the more meaningful and would hit the graduates to dabble in and hence the different core areas penetrated, in the business world. It paves the business world and for continuous There are a lot of students who may curriculum along with the industry right chord with the industry. choice of career prospectus is wide MBA graduates are provided with way for you to interact with future career enhancement. possess the required skills to do the experts and include all areas which %  * =(*  0   (0  as compared to any other pro- more and better opportunities to business managers and executives. %  =  (%  1 ( job but suffer in the area of soft are important in the operations $%        $  %  gramme. The programme will sup- expend themselves and develop When the course is finished, these ; 2 skills. including soft skills. The curriculum   0 $       )0'   !     77 0%   #  0(1/(+2 #  0(1/(+2 trading should be with trust and #  0(1/(+2 and were faster than a calcu- uldeep Singh Dhatwalia, DG, Indian transparency. lator in solving the problems. KInstitute of Mass Communication and he ICSI is celebrating Capital CS Ranjeet Pandey, President, he SIP Academy India, Dinesh Victor, MD of SIP Principal DG (Training) of the Ministry of TMarkets Week on theme ICSI shared his thoughts on Thas announced its SIP Abacus Academy said: “These Information and Broadcasting inaugurated Redefining the Indian Capital emergence of new capital markets Abacus and Mental Arithmetic competitions develop their the month-long Training Course in book Market-Vision 2022. The pro- and role of professionals. He stat- Regional Prodigy 2019 competitive spirit among each publishing organised by National Book gramme at the Commercial ed various initiatives and recog- Mumbai — A Battle of and every student of SIP Trust (NBT). Forty participants from across Capital of India was hosted by #   (    3  nition taken by ICSI for members Intelligence — which was held Abacus and they improve their the country are participating in this course. 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Every child becomes a digital pro far more usually enjoy working with quickly than the older generations can ever other cultures and have an hope to be at a single digital application. assertive nature to get things Yet, the 2017-18 NCERT report on edu- done. cation in India says that less than 50 per cent International trade encom- of teacher trainees are comfortable with passes a variety of jobs that play using word processor, graphic software, blogs, an integral role in the import Twitter, LinkedIn, podcast and mobile learn- and export of goods and ser- ing applications; majority of the trainees have vices. This field has immense not done any online course and attended job opportunities in different online seminar; 34 per cent of trainees never industries, from the use PPT for teaching and the majority of the 1 == $$% Government to private the sec- trainees never communicated with students # '    #2(. 2   , tor, financial organisations to regarding lesson during internship. manufacturing companies. If the situation is such with present tor. Apart from increasing the time-period of Specialists are usually respon- teacher trainees, what of the existing teach- the teacher-training programmes on a nation- sible for analysing foreign trade ers? They are trained to prepare students for al level, the Government has put a lot of information, evaluating the college and careers using a one-size-fits-all emphasis on the upskilling of teachers via tech- market and economic factors learning model that is tailored to the past. integrated training programmes, regular that may impact trade and par- Moreover, owing to their meagre IT skills, they refresher courses, workshops and fellowship ticipating in developmental can’t upskill themselves continuously via programmes. A huge repository of e-learning programs. readily available e-learning platforms. As a material for professional development, with International trade special- result, students are leaving schools with the subject-level pedagogical instruction and is ists, similar to world econo- competency necessary for 21st-century work- available on SWAYAM, a free, online platform mists, work full-time, although place requirements, and consequently, are ill- initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource irregular hours may be required edge that the specialist has, he the in-depth type of research and letters of credit are accord- programmes and regulations, prepared for the future. Development. because of time changes around is expected to make presenta- and the analysis they’ll need to ing to trade laws. The special- knowledge of international While some educators believe that to bring The premier institutes like IIT-Bombay the globe. They usually work by tions, provide interpretations of do regularly. ist gets the opportunity to work trade issues and tariff structures, education to the digital age, teachers have to and IIT-Kanpur have conducted MOOCs to themselves in an office setting. the data and make recommen- As part of the education, on the variety of field’s concept, and familiarity with foreign upgrade their skills to adapt to the tech-inte- help teachers brush up their IT skills and inte- Depending on the project, some dations and work efficiently the student should focus on a practices and procedures giving market research and grated learning techniques that attract young grate technology into day-to-day pedagogy. collaboration with other spe- and effectively with the available curriculum highlighting great professional exposure to import/export laws are some of learners now. However, this is difficult with Starting from April 2019, Next Education cialists in related fields may be resources for the growth and advanced mathematics and sta- them. The officer closely works the added advantages for the about 70 per cent of our population in the started its own MOOCs for various sectors and necessary. profitability of the organisation. tistics, as well as general prin- with managers or the head of a students seeking a career in this rural areas which lack basic technical equip- subjects for K-12 educators like early child- ciples of business and finance. unit/department. He is expect- field. ment to facilitate this. But the Government and hood education, and subjects like Computer JOB DESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS You’ll likely want to engage in ed to have a wide degree of cre- the private edtech sector have joined hands to Science, EVS, Maths and English. The cours- The international trade offi- The student needs to gain internships and related entry- ativity and latitude of work. REMUNERATION bring this vision to fruition. es not only ensure greater knowledge on for- cer studies the development at least a bachelor’s degree. A level business positions while Banking and Trading is a The primary course of action is, of mulating effective learning objectives, instruc- and distribution of a wide array bachelor’s degree in a field you prepare for a career as a SKILLS REQUIRED highly lucrative field. After course, to make sure that the necessary digi- tional strategies and methods of assessment of goods and services for which related to international trade, trade specialist. To pursue a professional completion, of course, the can- tal infrastructure is available everywhere. The in their respective subjects, but also open doors transactions take place between such as international business, career in this field, a student didate earn around 50,000 Digital India scheme, with more than 3 lakh to collaboration in various aspects of teach- countries. The person in seek- global public policy, political ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES should have some basic skills. A per month and after taking the common service centres, is aimed at bringing ing and learning. ing opportunity in this field will science, international trade, The officer has major person must have excellent experience in this field the can- digital infrastructure to every nook and cor- Teachers are pivotal in delivering quality have to spend their bulk of time business administration, eco- responsibilities for coordinating written and verbal communi- didate also earn over 8 lakh ner of the country. The Government intends education and upskilling them in meaningful analysing the impact of global- nomics or marketing is added credit and financial activities. cation skills. Some other skills per annum also the salary level to build a lakh digital villages with internet technology integration for better instruction isation. The job requires benefit to working as an inter- The professional has to obtain required for an excellent career you could earn as an interna- connection and digital devices in the next few is the best way to ensure better learning out- analysing the financial market national trade specialist. payments for import/export in this field are like strong tional trade manager can vary, years so that the education sector is especial- comes. A looming problem is the — one solu- very closely and also has to A master’s degree or doc- operations. The employee acts problem-solving skills, ability to typically depending on profes- ly benefited from this. tion for all strategies in teacher-training pro- work with the different tax torate may be required for more as an advisor on matters of tar- prioritise and multitasking, sional qualifications and the According to the New Education Policy grammes. Better strategies need to be in place policies of the countries the prominent positions in the field. iffs markets, federal and foreign organisational skills. scope of your job duties. drafted this year, the Government intends to to develop professional skills in the technol- organisation is working in. Employers often desire candi- regulations. 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# *(&+0 There was just time for club record #  *(&+0 Germany. Bayern are one of the biggest signing Hernandez to come off the clubs in Europe. We don’t want to just win obert Lewandowski was on the score- bench to make his competitive debut and undesliga champions Bayern Munich the league and cup, we also want to attack Rsheet and Lucas Hernandez made his for Berkan Taz to score a consolation Bhave signed Inter Milan and Croatia the Champions League,” said Perisic. club debut as Bayern Munich eased into penalty for the hosts. winger Ivan Perisic on a one-year loan He also played under Bayern coach the second round of the German Cup “My team played well today. I would deal, the club confirmed on Tuesday. Niko Kovac during the later’s two-year with a 3-1 win over fourth-tier side have liked to bring Hernandez on earli- “Ivan will help us immediately with spell as Croatia coach between 2013 and Energie Cottbus on Monday. er than the 89th minute, but he has a long his many years of international experi- 2015. Amid pre-match fears of a double- injury behind him,” coach Niko Kovac ence,” said Bayern sporting director “I am sure that Ivan will integrate figure scoreline, Cottbus proved their told Sky. Hasan Salihamidzic. quickly as he already knows the doubters wrong by holding Bayern off for Elsewhere on Monday, Wolfsburg “He is technically gifted and flexible Bundesliga and Niko Kovac,” added half an hour before Lewandowski opened needed two goals in extra time to win an in attack.” Perisic, 30, is widely considered Salihamidzic. the scoring from close range. eight-goal thriller against third division to be Bayern’s back-up option after their Perisic’s current contract at Inter Lewandowski and Kingsley Coman side Halle. bid to sign Leroy Sane was derailed by the runs until 2022, but he was reportedly set both hit the bar before half-time, but it The underdogs twice came from Manchester City winger’s recent knee to play less of a role under new coach wasn’t until the 65th minute that Coman behind, scoring an injury-time equalis- injury. Antonio Conte. doubled the lead with a fizzing long- er to make it 3-3 before Robin Knoche According to Bild newspaper, Bayern Perisic is a familiar name in Germany, At Bayern, he will provide much- range effort. and Josip Brekalo sealed a 5-3 victory for have paid five million Euros ($5.6m) for having won the Bundesliga title with needed reinforcement on the wing follow- Lewandowski then deflected in Leon Wolfsburg in extra time. the Croatian international, with the Borussia Dortmund and the German Cup ing the departure of veteran club icons Goretzka’s shot six minutes from time to Second division clubs Karlsruhe and option to buy him outright for around 20 with Wolfsburg earlier in his career. Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery at the complete a comfortable win for Bayern, Stuttgart also reached the second round million Euros at the end of the season. “I am very happy to be back in end of last season. who have not lost in the first-round of with wins over Hanover and Hansa the competition since 1994. $ 3 ,   +  3      Rostock. 1 %  0         . +

#  0 00" could do better,” said Murray, (7/1). #  /&/ who nevertheless said after the Seven-time champion hree-time Grand Slam match that he did not intend to Roger Federer will start his arcelona officials headed to France on Tuesday for talks Tchampion Andy Murray play singles at the US Open. campaign in the second round Bwith Paris Saint-Germain to seal a return to the Spanish said he “did OK” in his first sin- “I’m not going to play the against Argentine Juan Ignacio club for Brazilian star Neymar, reports said. gles match in seven months — US Open singles,” he confirmed, Londero, who defeated Italy’s The club’s director for football, retired French inter- a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Richard adding that US Open organiz- Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7/3), 6- national Eric Abidal, and two other top club officials few Gasquet at the Cincinnati ers had wanted to know 3. to Paris to meet with their Paris Saint-Germain counter- Masters here. by Monday if he was Australian Nick parts, Catalan radio Rac1 and Catalan television TV3 “I don’t really know what I interested in a wild card Kyrgios slammed a ball reported. was expecting, to be honest,” said invitation. skyward in a moment of “The breakthrough is significant as Murray on Monday, sidelined “I felt like I wanted distracted anger to earn a PSG had up until now refused to since January by a career-threat- to maybe try and get a warning but buckled down meet with Barcelona emissaries ening hip injury. “I did Ok. couple of matches in to post a 7-5, 6-4 win over but it does not mean that the deal “There were a lot of things before making a deci- Italian Lorenzo Sonego. is close,” Rac1 wrote on its website. I would like to have done bet- ! 0   &>   sion like that,” added Murray, In the women’s draw at the The deal which the Barcelona ter in the match, but you also who knows the best-of-five set ATP-WTA event, 2011 winner officials will propose could include have to be somewhat realistic in won the title in the US Open format at Grand Slams will be Maria Sharapova, who last other players such as Philippe terms of what you can expect, in warm-up in Cincinnati in 2008 even more of a challenge. played here five years ago, came Coutinho or Ivan Rakitic, it added. terms of how you actually play and 2011. The return of former world back from a pair of first-round Paris Saint-Germain and hit the ball.” Gasquet, who had groin number one Murray dominat- defeats at Wimbledon and revealed on Saturday that Murray said he “felt fine, surgery in January, ended a ed an opening day that saw Toronto, defeating Alison Riske Neymar transfer talks are physically,” during the match. five-match skid against the another former US Open cham- 6-3, 7-6 (7/4). “more advanced than Murray hadn’t played a sin- Briton, now ranked 324th. pion, Marin Cilic, join Murray Venus Williams defeated before” after the gles match since a five-set first- on the sidelines with a 6-4, 7-6 fellow American Lauren Davis Brazilian was dropped round exit at the Australian  #   (8/6) loss to Radu Albot. 7-5, 6-2 to snap a four-match for the French champi- Open, where he tearfully He was optimistic he can US wild card Sam Querrey losing streak. ons’ opening Ligue 1 acknowledged he feared his improve further. booked a second-round date Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson match. career was over. “I think with a few more with top seed Novak Djokovic, defeated Britain’s Jo Konta, a  B     Sporting director Gasquet, however, was too weeks of practice and hopeful- defeating France’s Pierre- 2017 quarter-finalist, 6-3, 3-6, 7- Leonardo confirmed strong for the 32-year-old, who ly some more matches, then I Hugues Herbert 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 5.  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He was also named give their approval” Q8# # $   R $ Tplayer Wesley Sneijder in the Euro 2008 Team of the for the transfer. announced on Monday his retire- Tournament despite his team’s Real Madrid or a ment from football, bringing quarter-final exit at the hands of return to Barcelona down the curtain on a trophy- Russia. are the most likely )  < 05 laden career that spanned 17 His run to the 2010 final with destinations for the years. the Netherlands came after his world’s most expen- #  +90/90 Championship and saying 'no' to other The 35-year-old, who played finest season in club football, as sive footballer, won .   !  ! offers — bigger offers than the one I 134 times for his country, made the number 10 led Inter Milan’s two La Liga titles and afael Benitez says unfulfilled promis-     recently accepted with Dalian Yifang, by the announcement while speak- charge to a Serie A, Coppa Italia the 2015 Champions Res from Newcastle owner Mike # )  ! D the way," he wrote. ing to the YouTube channel of his and Champions League treble League in four years with Ashley played a key role in his decision "If I was only interested in moving hometown club FC Utrecht after under Jose Mourinho. the Catalan side. to quit the Premier League club for       ) 'for money', as Charnley stated, I could having bought a corporate box at An Ajax academy graduate in Sports newspaper AS Chinese Super League team Dalian   D  # !!  have done it much earlier. their stadium. 2002, Sneijder won the Eredivisie has reported that Neymar Yifang. (     #  "Newcastle's board had a year to sort “My connection to the town title and two Dutch Cups in his has been offered to Madrid Benitez left Newcastle when his con- out my contract but, when we met after is big. Now I’ve retired from foot- five years in the capital club’s first by PSG, who are open to tract expired during the close-season after   !  !  the end of last season, they didn't make ball I want a nice place to share team before moving to Real selling if they can either a testing three-year spell at St James's me a proper offer. my memories,” he said. Madrid, where he linked up with recoup the 222 million Park marred by numerous spats with the game against Arsenal that the former "They told me they didn't want to Sneijder, who made his inter- countryman Arjen Robben. euros ($249 million) they controversial Ashley. Liverpool and Real Madrid boss made a invest in the academy or the training national debut in 2003 aged 19, He won the La Liga title in spent on him in 2017 or The Spaniard’s lucrative move to money-motivated decision. ground — if they like, I can explain the picked up a World Cup runners- 2008 before making the move to receive half that amount Dalian, on a reported $14.5 million per But, in a column for The Athletic, reason why Mike Ashley refused to do up medal in 2010 as the Oranje Inter a year later, winning that with players included in year deal, has fuelled accusations from Benitez made it clear he felt let down by that. were beaten by a dominant Spain famous treble before a succession the deal. 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But the hosts will be no cause of concern as he threw but the left-arm spinner went Test rankings have added rele- pushover, as they showed by winning away his wicket on numerous for some runs and he would be vance with the new, two-year ICC their recent 2-0 series in South occasions. Any team would hoping for better display in World Test Championship now under Africa — becoming the first Asian prefer a level-headed batsman terms of economy rate. way, culminating in a 2021 final at nation to do so. And they have some for that crucial position and by Although teams don’t pre- Lord’s between the top two teams. tough choices, and in all depart- his knock on Sunday, Iyer has fer changing their winning Sri Lanka will be wary of provid- ments. made a strong case for himself. combinations, Kohli might ing a rank turning wicket in the first Fernando, one of the brightest Elsewhere on the batting give Navdeep Saini a run in the Test here after being outsmarted by prospects to emerge in recent times, front, Kohli would look to last ODI by resting Shami. England in the most recent encounter is set to miss both Tests with the carry on with his good batting West Indies, on the other at the venue. return of Angelo Mathews, who was form after hitting a brilliant hand, would be desperate to England overcame the battle injured for South Africa. 120 off 125 balls in the second save the series with a win. with a variety of off-, leg- and left-arm Former captain Dinesh ODI. 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For now, Nchampionship campaign against Sri Dhawan’s comeback post agement, especially skip- Man of the Series perfor- it is about making it to the team Lanka today and captain Kane Williamson injury has been far from ideal. per Virat Kohli but his Amance in the just concluded in the next series and then do said that vying for a place in a world final Troubled by in-coming repeated failures and Iyer’s T20I series against West Indies well. If I manage to keep per- will add to the competitive edge in future deliveries, Dhawan twice lost 68-ball 71-run knock in notwithstanding, Krunal Pandya forming, the goal of playing in series. his wicket to pacer Sheldon the second ODI has made isn’t willing to rest on his laurels. the World T20 in Australia will “It’s a welcome addition to the Test for- Cottrell. things different. It is this very quality that has seen obviously be fulfilled. However, mat, bringing that context into every Test Since Dhawan is not part Pant’s temperament is him make a steady progress on for now, the focus is the next match that you play,” Williamson told the cricket field. From being an series against South Africa. reporters. integral part of the Mumbai Always important to take it one “Every time you play any team it’s very, Indian outfit in the Indian at a time,” he explained. competitive, but now there’s that added car- Premier League (IPL), Krunal is While Krunal is still new to rot where in two years time everyone is now an important cog in India’s the international circuit, he is a vying for an opportunity to play in a Test T20 outfit. But the focus for the pro on the T20 circuit, having Championship final, which will be a real- all-rounder is to take the next played for Mumbai Indians under ly exciting thing to be a part of.” step and break into the Indian Rohit Sharma. Asked about the New Zealand are currently ranked ODI side. difference in the approach of number two in Tests and a 2-0 series win Speaking about it, Krunal Rohit and India skipper Virat over Sri Lanka will help them claim top spot said that he never wanted to be Kohli, Krunal said he doesn’t see from India. known as a one-format wonder much difference. “If that happens, that would be great. and after the recent success in the “They are both very success- The thing with rankings is that they fluc- On paper, New Zealand are the stronger shortest format of the game, he ful captains and they are all tuate throughout a season, and are purely side having two players each in the rank- wants to break into the Indian about standing by the teammates. a reaction to the cricket that you're play- ings for top bowlers and batsmen. team in the ODI format. They are both brilliant leaders ing,” said Williamson. None of the Sri Lankan players feature “The Windies series was a big and be it Mumbai Indians or “For us, we’re just focused on the crick- in the top ten bowling or batting rankings. confidence booster. It was the Team India, I always look to give et because that gives us the best chance of Sri Lanka will be looking to build upon first series of the season and to dence that I can rise to the chal- it my 100 per cent. Have not real- success. We’re looking forward to the their improvement since Dimuth do well against some quality lenge. ly found much difference as they challenge here against Sri Lanka.” Karunaratne took the captaincy in February players always helps. This is just The World T20 is just a year both go out to win,” he explained. The tourists’ hopes could be hit by bad and they became the first Asian nation to the beginning and I will look to away and like skipper Virat Kohli He is considered a bowling weather as rain is predicted on the first two win a Test series in South Africa. carry this forward into the next said ahead of the series against all-rounder, but Krunal loves his days of the Galle match. “We did our basics right in South Africa series. West Indies, the preparation has time with bat in hand. “I do look Neither team could train on Tuesday and that’s the reason why we won. We are “Looking to stay true to my begun. For Krunal though, it is to spend equal time with bat and because of rain. in a good position now and we are excit- goal and play across formats. about taking baby steps to the ball. I feel that I should be able to “In the 10 or 12 days we’ve been here, ed to play tomorrow,” said Karunaratne. That is an area of focus and I ultimate goal of booking a seat on contribute across all departments about eight of them have been rained out. “What I have done is to give freedom have played one-days for India ‘A’ the plane to Australia in 2020. and if I am able to do that, it helps It’s just one of those things that you try and to all players and they have gone onto in the last two years and the “The dream is to represent the team at the end of the day,” he prepare mentally as best as you can,” said express themselves with their perfor- experience has given me confi- India in the World T20. Every said. Williamson. mances,” he said.

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ECollingwood believes Joe Root in the three-Test series that fol- Pacer Anrich Nortje fea- England have only twice won the and Co should not put too much lows the T20s, with Temba tures in both the squads, bats- Ashes after losing the opener — when pressure on Jofra Archer and can- Bavuma named his vice-cap- man Bavuma, spin bowling all-rounder Ian Botham turned the not afford to rely just on him in tain, Cricket South Africa all-rounder Bjorn Fortuin will 1981 series on its head with several their bid to level the Ashes series. announced. feature in the T20 squad. superb solo efforts, and in the With James Anderson ruled “I would like to stress that Wicketkeeper Rudi Second thrilling 2005 contest which they out of the Lord’s Test, Archer is set Faf du Plessis remains an and spin-bowling all-rounder edged 2-1. to make his Test debut. important part of our plans for Senuran Muthusamy were Defeat at Edgbaston was made “We can’t say ‘look Jofra, you white-ball cricket,” said CSA handed Test caps. worse for England by the fact that tain Tim Paine told reporters at future is in really good shape,” he are coming in to answer all the Acting Director, Corrie van CSA also said Aiden James Anderson, their all-time lead- Lord's on Tuesday. added. questions Australia are asking’,” Zyl. Rassie van Der Dussen Markram, Theunis de Bruyn ing wicket-taker, broke down after “We’re really happy with the Left-arm quick Starc was the top BBC Sport quoted Collingwood. will play deputy to de Kock in and Lungi Ngidi were not bowling just four overs with a calf group of fast bowlers we’ve got. We wicket-taker at the recent World “He is going to add what we the T20 squad. considered for the T20s as they injury that has ruled the 37-year-old think all of them can play a really Cup, with 27 scalps, while right-arm have already,” Collingwood said. “The T20 Series gives us will be preparing for the Test swing specialist out of a Lord’s England are also set to field left- important role in this series. We’ve Hazlewood was left out of the tour- “We have got a very good the last chance to have a look series by playing in South encounter starting Wednesday. arm spinner Jack Leach, who scored spoken to them about making sure nament to get him fit and ready for seam attack and he gives us differ- at our leadership and batting Africa A’s four-day matches Anderson’s absence means a career-best 92 in the one-off Test we have that core group of bowlers the Ashes. ent options. options as the next edition of against India A. England are set to give a Test debut win over Ireland at Lord’s last month, for the next two or three years.” Hazlewood returned figures of 3- “He does have the confidence the T20 World Cup is now lit- “We feel we have covered to Archer, who will be returning to after Moeen Ali was dropped follow- With Pattinson’s long-standing 34 in last week’s tour match at and X-factor about him but I don’t tle more than a year away all the options for the condi- the ground where he bowled the dra- ing the off-spinner’s lacklustre display fitness problems and the next two Worcester but the final decision as to want the team to rely on a young which is why we have gone tions we are likely to encounter matic Super Over that sealed a at Edgbaston. Tests coming back to back, the deci- who plays in the second Test will not lad coming in and expecting him with an inexperienced leader- on the sub-continent with thrilling World Cup final win over sion to leave him out appears to be be revealed until the toss. to beat the Aussies. It doesn’t ship group. This is our last Muthusamy and Dane Piedt, New Zealand last month. STARC, JOSH VIE FOR SPOT a case of workload management. “They (Hazlewood and Starc) are work like that,” he added. chance to do this before we set- who was far and away the lead- But the 24-year-old, coached at Australia have left pace bowler “James has come back off a real- both world-class bowlers and when Meanwhile, former England tle on an established squad,” he ing wicket-taker in our Four- Sussex by former Australia paceman James Pattinson out of their 12-man ly long lay-off, a really serious oper- you leave guys like that out, partic- skipper Michael Vaughan said he added. Veteran fast bowler Day competition, providing Jason Gillespie, has played just 28 squad, with Mitchell Starc and Josh ation. We want to make sure he’s ularly two of them at a time, you can expects Archer to “have an impact” Dale Steyn, who recently the back-up to Keshav first-class matches. But a defiant Hazlewood both vying for a recall. cherry-ripe for the next three or four see what sort of people they are and at Lord’s if he is given his debut. retired from Test cricket, was Maharaj.” Archer insisted he was ready for the Pattinson was part of the team years,” said Paine. we’ve been really impressed with both overlooked from the T20 series South Africa will travel to challenge, having proved his fitness that won at Edgbaston, taking two “We’re really lucky we’ve got two of them,” said Paine. by the CSA. India for a three-match T20 for Sussex in a 2nd XI match against wickets in his first Test in three years. bowlers on the sidelines who are “Whichever one of those two we Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Steyn expressed his sur- series starting from September Gloucestershire during which he But the 29-year-old will sit out world-class.” unleash tomorrow, they are certain- Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matthew prise at not being picked. In a 15. The two sides will then took 6-27 in the first innings and then the Lord’s Test, leaving Starc and “He’s available for selection but ly ready to go.” Wade, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, critic Twitter conversation compete in a three-match Test scored 108 after a side strain ruled Hazlewood to push their claims. we’ve decided to rest him for this Squad for second Test: Tim Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Josh with a local journalist, the 36- series. him out of contention at Edgbaston. “It’s nothing new,” Australia cap- game to make sure his long-term Paine (capt/wkt), David Warner, Hazlewood.