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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY 9 parties oppose proposal Four Thai boys rescued on ‘Dday’ of tunnel operation for simultaneous elections Eﬀorts paused Four parties support move; BJP, Congress stay away from consultations late at night for CM’s residence trespass: at least 10 hours 7 policemen suspended SANDEEP PHUKAN PATNA NEW DELHI JD(U) to go Agence France-Presse Seven policemen, including Political parties were divided Mae Sai two inspectors, have been it alone in on the issue of holding si Four boys among a group of suspended over reports of ‘security lapses’ at Bihar Chief multaneous Lok Sabha and four States 13 trapped in a ﬂooded Thai Minister Nitish Kumar’s 1 Assembly elections during cave for more than a fort Anne Marg residence earlier consultations with the Law Special Correspondent night were rescued on Sun NEW DELHI this week. The Special Branch Commission of India. day, authorities said. of the Bihar Police, which is As many as nine parties Amid uneasiness over seat Rescue chief Narongsak responsible for security at the expressed their reservations adjustment talks between Osottanakorn said the four CM’s house, cracked the whip while four parties supported the Janata Dal (United) and had been taken to hospital Tough work: An ambulance carrying one of the rescued boys

on seven personnel on the move. its partner, the BJP, the and were “safe”. A Defence heads towards a hospital on Sunday evening. * GETTY IMAGES Saturday in connection with The two major national former announced that it Ministry official had earlier the ‘lapse’, sources said parties — the BJP and the would be fighting in limited told AFP six boys had “come the Tham Luang cave com time, with imminent mon NORTH Ī PAGE 2 Congress — stayed away from seats on its own in the out”. But Mr. Narongsak and plex after navigating a soon rains threatening more DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD the Law Commission’s delib upcoming Assembly polls in the Thai Navy SEALS report treacherous escape route of flooding. “Today is the D erations. The BJP has, ho Mizoram, Rajasthan, ed that only four were out of more than four km. day. The boys are ready to wever, written to the Law Madhya Pradesh and the cave. Later, he said that face any challenges,” said Couple ‘waylaid’ by Commission Chairman, Jus Chhattisgarh. efforts to bring out the re Racing against time Mr. Narongsak on Sunday drunk men in Gurugram tice B.S. Chauhan, stating The party’s national maining boys were paused Foreign divers and Thai Na morning. GURUGRAM that Prime Minister Naren executive took this decision for at least 10 hours. vy SEALS began the com A social media post by a dra Modi has always argued at its meeting in New Delhi The first two boys plex operation in the morn ‘RESCUE TEAMS HAD REHEARSED couple, who were allegedly in favour of simultaneous on Sunday. emerged at nightfall from ing as they raced against FOR SEVERAL DAYS’ Ī PAGE 12 waylaid by a group of drunk polls and sought time to sub “The Janata Dal (United) men near a liquor vend on mit their detailed response the move was against “basic were to happen, it is unclear will contest the elections on PataudiGurugram Road, later. tenets of the Constitution.” whether all Legislative As its own in selected seats in caught the attention of local Justice Chauhan is learnt semblies will also be dis Mizoram, Rajasthan, 2 BJPruled States resist health plan residents on Sunday who to have asked that all repre Impractical, says TDP solved to synchronise the Madhya Pradesh and took to Twitter to demand sentations be submitted by The Telugu Desam Party electoral process again.” Chhattisgarh,” party Press Trust of India ments are running similar already have the ongoing more security in the area. July 31. (TDP) said while the One Na “In a federal democracy spokesperson K.C. Tyagi New Delhi projects catering to a much Bhamashah Swasthya Bima DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 The Congress said it tionOne Poll may be a “good you cannot think of simulta said after the meeting. In a setback to the Narendra larger population in their Yojana, under which cash DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD would firm up its stand on idea”, it was “incompatible neous elections. This is a fu The party won one seat in Modi government’s ambi States. less health care services are the issue only after talking to with the Constitution and tile exercise. First and fore Nagaland in the recent tious Ayushman Bharat Na The ABNHPS is aimed at provided to around 4.5 crore allies and other political par impracticable.” most poll reform should be elections there and is part of tional Health Protection providing a coverage of ₹5 people.” ties. DMK Working President to put a ceiling on expendi the NDA alliance ruling the Scheme (ABNHPS), two of lakh per family annually and “Moreover, the contract Among the parties that M.K. Stalin’s letter, submit ture but no one's talking State. “Some people say we the BJPruled States — Rajas benefiting more than 10 with the insurance company met the Commission on Sun ted by party MP Tiruchi Siva, about it,” senior JD (S) leader help the BJP, some say we than and Maharashtra — crore poor families in the is till next year. So they are day, the Dravida Munnetra pointed out, “The Working Danish Ali told The Hindu don’t. We are a separate have expressed “reluctance” country. thinking of finding a way to Kazagham (DMK), Janata Dal Paper does not seem to have and added that the proposal political entity and take to implement the The official said though converge the two schemes (Secular), and Aam Admi considered that the Lok Sab was aimed against smaller decisions for ourselves,” programme. the Rajasthan government so that the ongoing scheme party (AAP) were strongly ha is also capable of being regional players. said Mr. Tyagi. According to a govern has welcomed the Centre’s is not disturbed,” the official EDGE Ī 4 PAGES opposed to simultaneous dissolved before its five year ment official, the Rajasthan scheme, “they are not sure said. DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES elections and argued that tenure. If such a situation CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 NITISH TO TAKE CALL Ī PAGE 10 and Maharashtra govern how to implement it, as they CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10

Deepa H. Ramakrishnan for the carcinogen, causing CHENNAI alarm. As many as 11 out of 30 sam Formalin causes irrita ples of fish species pur tion in the eyes, throat, skin chased from Chinthadripet and stomach. In the long and Kasimedu, the two ma run continued exposure jor fish markets in Chennai, causes harm to the kidneys, on two different days, have liver and can even cause tested positive for formalin, cancers. This is the first a cancerinducing chemical time samples of fish in Tamil used illegally to preserve Nadu have tested positive fish. for formalin. The fish were tested by scientists of the Tamil Nadu EXCLUSIVE Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University exclusively for Food Safety and Stan The Hindu. dards Authority of India A lowcost formalin de (FSSAI) officials have been tection kit developed by re tant. The tests were con markets tested positive at undertaking tests at fish searchers of the Staterun ducted on July 4 and July 8, the university’s referral lab markets and harbours university was used to test the days when the fish were oratory in Madhavaram. across the State to test for the samples purchased by purchased. However on Sunday as formalin following a scare in The Hindu for ascertaining Only one of 13 samples of many as 10 of the 17 fish neighbouring Kerala that if they contained the carci fish purchased last Wednes samples purchased from fish sourced from here were nogen that is used widely as day from the Chinthadripet, Chinthadripet and Kasime chemically contaminated. Street battle: CRPF jawans chase protesters in Srinagar on Sunday, a day after three civilians died in firing by security forces a preservative and disinfec Velachery and Neelankarai du markets tested positive CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 in Kulgam. A strike by separatists to mark the death anniversary of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani hit normal life.* PTI

the purpose. in the Andamans. * SPECIAL invention with the patent consumption of plastic has while being fulsome in his accepted pluralist view of justice,” he says. Friday. Discovered on the island ARRANGEMENT office under the title to be brought down, it can compliments, also hinted at nationalism and Indianness Their attainment is pre Officials of the Bharalu about two decades ago, this Reusable Straw and Its be done by promoting what he perceived to be a is now being challenged by mised on equality and fra mukh police station, said bamboo is characterised by Blair, said that in its natural Manufacturing, I took 5,000 natural products like certain inclination in my a viewpoint depicting puri ternity. Any dilution of this Mr. Bhattacharjee, found thin large hollow erect culm form, the bamboo species sample straws and bamboo and jute and other approach on account of my fying exclusiviness through principle will take it in the lying at the crematorium (stem) with long internodes. cannot be used as a straw distributed it during the such innovations,” he said. having spent, as he put it, the idea of cultural nation direction of an ethnic de for “the god of death to Lal Ji Singh, scientist and but after observing the World Environment Day Dr. Singh said the ‘straw both a good part of my pro alism. mocracy, implicitly or oth take him away”, appeared head of office at BSI’s plant’s appearance and Celebrations held in New bamboo’ is found all over fessional tenure as a diplo The idea of ‘cultural na erwise, and would bring to be mentally unstable. Andaman and Nicobar structure, he found that it Delhi earlier this year,” Dr. the islands and can be mat in Muslim lands and in tionalism’ is premised prin forth an illiberal structure, Regional Centre in Port was ideal to be turned into a Singh said. cultivated by farmers. postretirement period on cipally on a shared culture he says. DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 7 CM A ND-NDE YK downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

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DELHI Timings Three teens Monday, July 09 16 held for attempting RISE 05:31 SET 19:23 7 cops suspended in Bihar booked for RISE 01:56 SET 15:22 religious conversions Tuesday, July 10 Over security breach at Nitish Kumar’s 1 Anne Marg residence raping minor RISE 05:31 SET 19:22 RISE 02:40 SET 16:27 Incident reported from Jharkhand Press Trust of India cial residence three days ago havildar and two constables. Press Trust of India Wednesday, July 11 Patna without an appointment. ADG Headquarters S.K. Press Trust of India those arrested were Khajuraho Chhatarpur (M.P.) RISE 05:32 SET 19:22 Seven policemen, including Mr. Hargave allegedly en Singhal, however, said he Dumka (Jharkhand) women. A 14yearold girl was raped RISE 03:32 SET 17:33 two inspectors, have been gaged in a tiff with an ondu would be able to talk on the Sixteen members of an or Asked about the organi allegedly by three minor suspended over reports of ty policeman at the CM’s re matter only when a report in ganisation with alleged sation they were working boys, two of whom are her ‘security lapses’ at Bihar sidence during his visit, they that connection reaches his links to Christian missionar for, Mr. Kaushal said they cousins, in Khajuraho, the Chief Minister Nitish Ku said. office. ies have been arrested for were “associated” with police said on Sunday. mar’s 1 Anne Marg residence The CM, who was at his 7, Inspector General of Pol allegedly trying “religious Christian missionaries. The incident took place earlier this week. Circular Road home at that ice (Special Branch) B.S. conversions” in Jharkhand’s “We are investigating into on the intervening night of The Special Branch of the time, took serious note of Meena, too, refused to talk Dumka district, a senior the allegations. It is a sensi Friday and Saturday, Khaj Bihar Police, which is res Nitish Kumar * FILE PHOTO the incident and expressed on the issue, saying he was police officer said on tive issue. Mr. Hembrom, in uraho SubDivisional Offic ponsible for security at the annoyance over the ‘security not authorised to brief the Sunday. his complaint, had said he er of Police Irshad Mansuri CM’s house, cracked the matter, sources said that De breach’, they added. media. The arrests were made had been objecting to the said. whip on seven personnel on puty Superintendent of Pol Media reports, corrobo Nitish Kumar enjoys Z on Saturday, two days after attempt of these missionar “The three accused, in Saturday in connection with ice Roop Ranjan Hargave, rated by sources in the CM’s plus security cover. He is 25 “preachers”, including ies to convince villagers to the age group of 1416 the ‘lapse’, sources said. posted with the State Vigi house, said those suspended currently in Delhi in connec the 16 accused, were res embrace Christianity over years, two of whom are her Though police officials re lance Bureau, had entered include two inspectors, as tion with a JD(U) pro cued by the police from the the past few months,” he ex cousins, raped the minor fused to comment on the the VIP area of the CM’s offi many subinspectors, one gramme. clutches of “enraged” tribal plained. The SP also said girl,” the officer said. villagers in the area and de that posters and copies of “One of the accused en tained for questioning, Su religious texts have been tered the girl’s aunt’s perintendent of Police Kish seized from the accused. house, where she was stay 42 convicts being trained as paramedics ore Kaushal said. ing, and lured her outside. All 25 of them were held In violation of Act Then they raped her at a First-of-its-kind initiative in the country, says Bhopal Central Jail Superintendent hostage on Thursday night Manoj Kumar Thakur, the deserted area,” he said. Mild intensity quake by locals in the Shikaripara officerincharge of Shika The girl was living with hits Rajasthan Press Trust of India cluding four women inmates, palbased People’s Universi shown good behaviour in jail police station area of the ripara police station, said her aunt as her father, a JAIPUR Bhopal are taking a threemonth pa ty, the 42 prisoners were be were chosen for the course,” district for alleged deroga the police were trying to un construction labourer, had A mild intensity earthquake Fortytwo prisoners of Bho ramedical course which start ing trained to dress wounds he informed. tory remarks against tribal earth the “channel” behind gone to Delhi in connec jolted Jaipur and nearby areas pal Central Jail, several of ed on June 1. I haven’t ever and administer intravenous places of worship, he said. the conversion attempts, in tion with some work, Mr. on Sunday though no loss of them serving life sentences heard of prisoners doing this therapies among other life Classes twice a week Based on a complaint re violation of the Jharkhand Mansuri said. life was reported. The for murders, are undergoing course in any other jail in In saving measures. The group of 42 convicts at gistered by Phoolpahari vil Freedom of Religion Act, He said they have been epicentre of the earthquake, a paramedical course with dia,” Bhopal Central Jail Su “Most of these trainees are tend classes twice a week and lage gram pradhan Ramesh which came into force in also booked under relevant measuring 4.3 on the Richter the authorities claiming that perintendent Dinesh Nargava murder convicts, serving life get practical training on the Hembrom, 16 of the 25 the State in September 2017. provision of the Protection scale, was Jaipur and the it might be a firstofitskind said on Sunday. imprisonment. Only those other days under the supervi “preachers”, detained on It is the first major arrest of Children from Sexual Of tremors were felt at 9.43 initiative for any jail in the He said that as part of the who had cleared Class X, had sion of Premendra Sharma of Friday, were arrested and made by the police since fences Act. a.m., according to the Met country. paramedical course being served at least five years of the Bhopal Central Jail Hospi sent to jail, Mr. Kaushal the Act was implemented The girl is undergoing a Department. PTI “Fortytwo prisoners, in conducted for free by Bho their sentence and had tal, Mr. Nargava said. said, adding that seven of last year, he added. medical test. 11 killed, 40 hurt in road accidents in Rajasthan

Press Trust of India Jaipur Eleven persons were killed and 42 injured in three separate road accidents in Rajasthan’s Ajm er, Bikaner and Sirohi districts on Sunday. Eight persons, including a minor, were killed and 20 others injured when a bus collided with a dumper on Beawar road in Ajmer, the police said. The accident occurred near Tabiji area under Mangaliawas police station area, Ajmer SP Rajen dra Singh said, adding the State roadways bus was on its way to Jaipur from Pali when the collision occurred. Four of the deceased were identified as Tara chand (29), Dilip Singh (18), Nayra (1), Jishan (18), the police control room said. Another State roadways bus rammed a truck in Jamsar area in Bikaner in which three persons, in cluding two girls, were killed and 10 others in jured, the police said. In Sirohi, the driver of a bus lost control over the vehicle due to drowsiness. The bus went off road in which 12 passengers received injuries, they said. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje expressed con dolence on the deaths and directed the officers to provide proper treatment to the injured. downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI MONDAY, JULY 9, 2018 EAST 3 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Actor arrested for threatening co-star Insight into a transgender’s life Sanjay Mukherjee stopped actress’ car in the middle of the road; tried to forcibly open the door Cultural fest held to increase their acceptance in society Press Trust of India Staff Reporter Kolkata lodged a complaint alleg when she was heading to said. way), 323 (voluntarily caus der society in the State. make youngsters realise that ing that she was threatened wards Southern Avenue in When Sayantika’s assis ing hurt), 341 (wrongful BERHAMPUR Transgenders like Lovely third genders are also part of An actor has been arrested by the actor and her car her chauffeurdriven car. tant stepped out and tried restraint), 506 (criminal in A daylong cultural festival of and Bindiya, who were our society and day to day for allegedly threatening was stopped in the middle She has alleged that Joy, to pacify Joy, he was hit by timidation), 509 (word, the transgender community filmed in the documentary, life,” said Usharani Mohapa an actress by stopping her of the road. after alighting from his car, the actor, the police said. gesture or act intended to was held in Odisha’s Ber described their own expe tra of the Anwesha Kala car in the middle of the walked up to Sayantika’s Only after the passersby insult the modesty of a wo hampur on Sunday to in riences and turmoil before Kendra. road, the police said on ‘Assistant assaulted’ vehicle and tried to forcibly intervened, Sayantika man) and 427 (mischief ) of crease their acceptance in the audience. The evening at the trans Sunday. She also alleged that her as open the door, the police managed to leave the spot. the Indian Penal Code society. gender festival was colourful TV actor Sanjay Mukher sistant was assaulted by officer said quoting the ac Later in the evening, she (IPC). “We are collecting Transgenders from diffe Realising their travail as it included their perfor jee, popular in the industry Joy, they said. tress’ complaint. lodged a complaint with evidence and going rent parts of the State took The afternoon session of the mances. Mihir Kumar Tri as Joy Mukherjee, was ar According to Sayantika’s the Tollygunge police sta through the CCTV footag part in the cultural festival festival started with song pathy, the coordinator of the rested by the police from complaint, the incident Door handle damaged tion in this connection. es,” the police officer said. organised by the Anwesha and dance competitions festival, said they tried to the Tollygunge police sta happened on Friday after Joy could not open the Joy has been booked un Sayantika and Joy paired Kala Kendra, a cultural or among school students of showcase the talent of the tion area on Saturday after noon when Joy overtook door but his yanking dam der sections 279 (rash driv in films like ‘Target’ and ganisation of the city. Berhampur. Transgenders, third gender before a gener actress Sayantika Banerjee her and blocked the road aged the door’s handle, he ing or riding on a public ’Shooter’ The festival started with who are adept in dancing al audience. These included screening of a documentary and singing, judged the per solo and group dances, on a group of emancipated formances of these children. small skits and a fashion CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC third genders of Berhampur Children also mingled with show. In the fashion show, 10 kg gold city. The documentary was them and asked questions the transgenders wore han Flood fury smuggled into made by Anwesha Brahma. about their life and liveli dloom fabrics prepared in It was followed by a seminar hood. different parts of Odisha for India from on the state of the transgen “This was an attempt to their catwalk. Bhutan seized press trust of india Videoconferencing facilities in New Delhi The Directorate of Reve nue Intelligence (DRI) has Odisha jails by year-end: Naveen seized 10 kg of gold, which was smuggled into India from Bhutan, in West Ben ‘Part of govt. bid to improve the criminal justice system’ gal’s Siliguri area. Acting on inputs, the Press Trust of India ferent jails, he said. DRI officials intercepted a Bhubaneswar Mr. Patnaik said there was car at Fulbari in Siliguri on All jails in Odisha will have no overcrowding in Odisha Saturday and arrested two videoconferencing facilities jails because of efforts made persons, a statement is by this year end as part of the in the direction of providing sued by the DRI on Sunday State government’s commit legal aid to the inmates, pe said. ment to improve the crimi riodical reviews made by dis nal justice system, Chief Mi trict level judicial, civil and Of foreign origin nister Naveen Patnaik said jail administration for under The officials recovered 10 on Sunday. trial prisoners and biannual foreignorigin gold bars — “I am glad that videocon Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik review by State Sentence Re of one kilogram each — ferencing facilities have been view Board. from them, it said. established in most of the He advised the Prisons Di “I would expect that all The interception took jails with the corresponding rectorate to take full mea the guidelines and instruc place when the smuggled courts for speedy trial,” he sures in imparting quality tions on modern day jail ad gold bars were being car said. training to warders in prison ministration are followed in

Floodaffected villagers heading towards a safer place at a village in Morigaon district of Assam on Sunday. * REUTERS ried by the duo from Bhu “By the end of current administration and correc letter and spirit,” the Chief tan to Muzaffarpur, Bihar, year, all Odisha jails will have tional services so that they Minister said. the DRI said. videoconferencing facili perform their service orient He said continuous endea Interrogation of the two ties,” the Chief Minister said, ed duties responsibly. vour was under way to im intercepted persons re asking jails to follow the best prove the facilities inside Despite govt. order, Odisha schools vealed that they had smug practices in prison adminis Correctional services jails such as construction of gled the gold bars of fo tration and adopt the good Prison management and cor new wards for spacious ac reign origin from Bhutan practices of other States to rectional services, being im commodation of inmates, re charging fees from disabled students into India through Jaigaon transform the jails. Mr. Pat portant and integral part of novation of kitchens, drain Phuentsholling border, it naik was speaking after the criminal justice system, age, lighting, provision of Staff Reporter secondary schools, physi higher secondary schools stitutions of the State like said. handing over appointment assume great significance in purified and cold drinking BERHAMPUR cally challenged students stop collecting admission Ravenshaw Higher Secon The total seizure was va letters to 238 newly recruited reformation and rehabilita water, telephones and other Despite the Odisha govern are being pressed to pay up fee from blind students dur dary School, Cuttack, and lued at ₹3.18 crore. warders here. tion of inmates lodged in dif infrastructure. ment’s order to waive all admission fee during admis ing admissions. Khallikote Higher Secon academic fees for physically sion to +2 courses. In his representation, Mr. dary School, Berhampur. challenged students, several Satapathy has cited example “Dutikrushna Jena had to government and govern Immediate declaration of three visually impaired pay over ₹4000 to get ad mentaided higher secon Retired principal of Red students who have passed mitted in +2 first year of arts dary schools are collecting Cross School for the Blind in the tenth board examina course in Muniguda Junior admission fee from them. Berhampur, Nabin Chandra tion from Red Cross School College of Rayagada district. As per an order of the De Satapathy, has brought this for the Blind, Berhampur, Similarly S.Nahak had to pay partment of School and to the notice of the State and have got admitted in dif ₹961 for admission to higher Mass Education of Odisha Commissioner for Persons ferent higher secondary secondary arts course of Ra dated May 25, 2018, ‘all aca with Disbilities, Odisha. schools of the State. Re venshaw Higher Secondary demic fees, except mess Mr. Satapathy, who is ac ceipts of these students School, Cuttack. Prabhakar charges, will be waived in tively involved in issues re clearly state that admission Sethi paid ₹1,062 for +2 arts respect of students with dis lated to bind students, de fee was collected from admission in Khallikote abilities of 40% or more’. manded that the them. Higher Secondary School, But due to ignorance of government make some im This error has happened Berhampur,” said Mr. Sata authorities of some higher mediate declaration so that in top higher secondary in pathy. downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI MONDAY, JULY 9, 2018 SOUTH 5 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Karnataka may cut tax on fuel Sharath spoke to his father State’s hike in price is against the party’s national narrative, says Congress leader hours before the shooting Special Correspondent KPCC chief to BENGALURU He was working at a U.S. restaurant owned by a Pakistani Karnataka Chief Minister take over on H.D. Kumaraswamy is ex Abhinay Deshpande M.M. Jacob, Congress pected to cut at least 1% hike Wednesday Hyderabad leader, passes away in taxes proposed on fuel Even in his wildest dreams KOTTAYAM and electricity consumption K. Ram Mohan did not ima Special Correspondent Senior Congress leader, as the coalition partner Con BENGALURU gine that the phone call from former Union Minister and gress appears to be peeved his son Sharath Koppu on former Governor of with the budget proposal, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Friday morning would be Meghalaya M.M. Jacob has which would be a burden on Congress leader and MLA, the last. passed away at the age of 91. the common people. who has been appointed An hour after he spoke to Jacob, who was leading a Congress sources told The The budget had increased tax on petrol from the present 30% the president of the his father here, Mr. Sharath retired life at his residence at Hindu that the fuel price by to 32% and on diesel from 19% to 21%. * FILE PHOTO Karnataka Pradesh was shot dead by an un Ramapuram, had complained the State government would Congress Committee known robber in a restau of uneasiness early on go against the party’s nation Narendra Modi over fuel 9%. The party leader said (KPCC), will take charge rant in Kansas city of Mis Sunday and was soon taken al narrative, though the fuel prices, including the time the Chief Minister had not on Wednesday at Palace souri in the U.S., where he to a private hospital nearby prices in the State are lowest when he accepted India cap discussed the fuel hike pro Grounds here. had taken a parttime job. where he breathed his last. in comparison with south tain Virat Kohli’s fitness posal in detail in the State Along with Mr. Rao, Mr. Sharath, who moved to A widower, Jacob leaves Eshwar B. Khandre, MLA behind four daughters. ern States. challenge. Cabinet. The Congress had Kansas City in January, was With elections to the Lok To mobilise resources to not anticipated budgetary for Bhalki and former pursuing his master’s in Prostitution racket Sabha less than a year away, write off the ₹34,000 crore proposal on hike in fuel pric Minister, will assume office computer science from the busted, actor rescued the party would ask the loans from cooperative and es. Since the proposed hikes as the working president University of Missouri. HYDERABAD Chief Minister either to scrap nationalised banks, the bud were against the stance ta of the KPCC. A few days ago, the victim A 24-year-old budding the entire proposal or re get increased tax on petrol ken by the party at the na Deputy Chief Minister informed his father that he female actor was rescued by G. Parameshwara, who duce the hike in taxes by from the present 30% to 32% tional level, senior leaders of had got a parttime job at a Sharing grief: Telangana's IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao visits the Hyderabad police after has been serving as the 50%, a Congress leader said. and diesel from 19% to 21%. the party might ask the Chief restaurant owned by a Pa * they busted a high-profile the family of Sharath Koppu in Hyderabad on Sunday. PTI In fact, Congress president Tax on liquor has been in Minister to scrap the propo KPCC president, will hand kistan national and said the prostitution racket being Rahul Gandhi had repeated creased by 4% and consump sal or reduce the taxes, the over the party’s baton to owner was a gentleman. organised in a star hotel at Mr. Rao. Banjara Hills here. The west ly targeted Prime Minister tion of electricity from 6% to leader said. “Recently, he finished his Sushma offers all help zone task force team led by first semester and started inspector K. Nageswar Rao working at a restaurant till raided the hotel and Work to make Sabarimala the end of his academic ho to bereaved family apprehended an organiser Man gets life term 11 lidays,” said Mr. Sharath’s uncle Koppu Prasad, adding and a customer. Two persons Swachh Iconic Place begins Press Trust of India He died shortly after were arrested in this days after murder that he worked on the un New Delhi being taken to a hospital on connection. iversity campus after col External Affairs Minister Friday. Detailed project report to be prepared lege hours. Sushma Swaraj on Sunday “Kansas incident My Naidu showcases A.P. as Press Trust of India was committed,” Chitradur Mr. Sharath had pro Chitradurga condoled the killing of an heartfelt condolences to the investors’ destination ga Superintendent of Police mised his parents and fami Special Correspondent Indian student in Kansas bereaved family. We will VIJAYAWADA A court here has sentenced Srinath Joshi said. PATHANAMTHITTA ly members that he would City in the U.S. and assured follow this up with the a 75yearold man to life im Parameshwaraswamy Participating in the World visit India during Christmas all required assistance to police and provide all Cities Summit Mayors’ Forum prisonment for killing his was arrested within six The district administration vacations this year. the family of the deceased. assistance to the family,” in Singapore on Sunday, Chief wife just 11 days after the hours of the crime, the in here has started preliminary preparations for converting According to authorities Ms. Swaraj tweeted. Minister N. Chandrababu crime took place. Chitradur vestigating officer cracked ‘Hard to believe’ Sabarimala into a Swachh in Kansas, Sharath Koppu “We have offered that in Naidu showcased Andhra ga District and Sessions the case within two days Speaking to The Hindu here Iconic Place as part of the was fatally shot during a case a family member Pradesh as investors’ Court Judge S.B. Vastramutt and submitted the charge on Sunday, Mr. Prasad said Swachh Bharat Mission of suspected incident of wishes to go to Kansas, we destination. He began his on Saturday sentenced Para sheet before the court, he they got to know about the three-day visit with a meeting the Union government. robbery at a restaurant will facilitate the U.S. visa,” meshwaraswamy to life and said, adding the convict’s incident on Saturday morn with Minister of National A meeting of the heads of where he worked. she said in another tweet. slapped a fine of ₹5,000 on son Girish provided gave vi ing and everyone was in Development Lawrence various government depart him. tal leads to crack the case deep shock and having a Wong, who said Singapore According to prosecu quickly. ments chaired by District A view of Sabarimala was extremely selective in hard time to believe the erabad, said he was averse to Consulate in Chicago and Collector P.B. Noohu the * tion, the man had killed his “Girish told us that his Sannidhanam. LEJU KAMAL news. “We are unable to be sending his son to the U.S., the U.S. government to repa choosing their country-to- other day decided to pre 63yearold wife, Puttam father often picked quarrels lieve that he is no more. Sha but relented. “He was happy triate his son’s body at the country collaborations. “The pare a detailed project re clean and hygienic. ma, suspecting her fidelity, with his mother and con rath was a meritorious stu working here. He told about earliest. Earlier, Mr. Prasad only partnership we have in port and estimate in this re The Union Ministry of in Valse village on June 27. stantly accused her of hav dent, and relatives always his U.S. plans only after get said that around 9.30 p.m. India is with Andhra Pradesh,” gard. The project envisaged Drinking Water and Sanita “This is the first time in ing affairs with other men. sought his advice on matters ting the visa in December on Saturday they got official he said. The greenfield city development of the basic fa tion is the implementing Amaravati would provide a Karnataka that a man has In one such case, he lost his of career planning,” he said. last year,” said Mr. Ram Mo confirmation that Mr. Sha cilities at Sabarimala in an agency of the project in 100 golden opportunity for well- been convicted for murder temper and killed her,” the Mr. Ram Mohan, who han who was inconsolable. rath was shot and suc ecofriendly manner so as to major places across the planned growth, he said. just 11 days after the crime police said. works with the BSNL in Hyd He requested the Indian cumbed to his injuries. make the pilgrim centre country.

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Tirupati Urban Su A significant number of iciaries on whose names the perintendent of Police the cheques, a whopping cheques were issued were Abhishek Mohanty said on 1.17 lakh, were issued in the found to be residing outside Sunday that the raid was name of beneficiaries who the country. done based on the infor died and they remained un According to the details mation given by the ac distributed. Of these, Nal prepared by the depart cused L. Madhu, 35, who gonda stood on top with ment, 47.59 lakh cheques was arrested by Gajula 9,180 cheques issued in the out of the 57.88 lakh target mandyam Police on July 7. name of persons followed ed were distributed accord Further investigation re closely by Jagtial (8,980), ing to the records available vealed that the accused Kamareddy (8,922) and under the management in was regularly involved in Mahbubnagar (7,931). formation system, leaving red sanders smuggling and The prime reason behind around 9 lakh cheques yet pointed out to the facility, this, according to senior offi to be distributed. which was being used as a cials, is the beneficiaries did A little over 3.2 lakh godown by interState not inform the authorities cheques remained undistri smuggler Afsar alias Afroz. concerned about the death buted owing to revenuere The latter is wanted in of the landowner/pattadar lated issues while another six red sanders smuggling in time as a result of which 2.7 lakh cheques pertained cases registered across the names of the deceased to other reasons. Nalgonda Chittoor district. instead of the legal heirs with little over one lakh In another incident, Gaj continued in the official re cheques that remained un ulamandyam police arrest cords. distributed as of Juneend ed a smuggler S. Kumar, Similar was the case with topped the list followed by 34, and recovered 22 logs, the landowners who are re Sangareddy with 62,911 and For the lorry crew, the giant pipes are a temporary shelter. The men, who even cook food in these pipes, are waiting as the lorries stop temporarily at a petrol weighing 631.7 kg, along siding in other parts of the Suryapet with 52,972. bunk on the Nirmal-Mancherial road on Sunday. * S. HARPAL SINGH side a truck. Ryots strike gold with passion fruit Using virtual world to solve identity crisis Kerala government will introduce a mobile app to help transgenders The price per kilogram of the fruit in Kerala market is ₹45 this season R.K. Roshni App will be named bounds, the app will obviate gistered on the app. Social Giji K. Raman commercial cultivation be Thiruvananthapuram <> the need for transgenders to Justice Director Jafar Malik IDUKKI ‘Mazhavillu’ after the gan in the area only recently, The Kerala government will comprehensive visit any government office said the app, to be named Passion fruit is the new pas he said. roll out a mobile app for project for for registration; they could ‘Mazhavillu’ after the go sion for farmers of the high transgenders in the State. transgender do it on the app without any vernment’s comprehensive ranges here who were facing Rich in minerals The decision comes in the apprehension of their gen project for the transgender community a crisis following drop in Since the fruit was rich in wake of few registrations for der identity being revealed. community, would be deve prices of cash crops. minerals and vitamins and Jafar Malik the transgender ID card Social Justice Director loped by the Centre for De The easytogrow fruit could be grown without pes scheme. So far, only 300 or Verification process velopment of Imaging now gets good prices and the ticides, it had become a fa so transgenders have regis no clear data on the number Once they register on the Technology. hillproduce merchants at vourite of juice manufactur tered for the ID cards, many of transgenders in the State. app, the information will Kattappana procure the fruit ers. Last year, prices ranged being reluctant to reveal This is perceived to be a hur reach communitybased or Shortstay homes commercially grown by the from ₹20 to ₹25. The high de their identity. dle in the way of benefits of ganisations of transgenders The Social Justice Depart farmers. The price per kilo Passion fruit cultivated on a house premises at Ayyappancoil mand this season is said to The cards, which were is welfare and other schemes for verification that the ap ment is also pressing ahead gram of the fruit at the Kat village, near Kattappana, in Idukki. be due to the increase in the sued so far, had also drawn reaching them. plicants are indeed transgen with setting up shortstay tappana market is ₹45 and number of firms engaged in flak for not carrying the em To address these issues, ders. The rationale behind homes for transgenders in the companies that make edge in the market. without pesticide or fertiliz manufacturing valueadded blem of the government and the community members CBOs being entrusted with the districts. The homes will juice, jam and syrup collect K.V. Francis, a farmer ers. The only requirement is products. The fruit can be mentioning only the Social mooted the development of the verification is their grass aid rehabilitation of trans the fruits on a daily basis. from Kanchiyar, said that he a pandal for the vines to harvested in eight to nine Justice Department’s name a mobile app where they root level connections with genders, a chunk of whom Farmers grow both the had been growing passion spread. The soil and climatic months from sowing the and for identifying their gen could register themselves. the community members. have been thrown out of yellow and purple varieties fruit for the past three years. conditions of the high ranges seeds. The harvesting season der as ‘transgenders.’ With mobile phone pene Once the verification is their homes or have strained with the latter having an He cultivates it organically were most suitable, though s is from June to August. Also, the department has tration going up by leaps and complete, the data will be re ties with their families.

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Press Trust of India Gorakhpur A former cook of the In Yogi to felicitate dairy dian Air Force officers’ farmers next week mess has been booked by MATHURA the police under the Offi In order to encourage milk cial Secrets Act for possess farmers, Uttar Pradesh Chief ing confidential informa Minister Yogi Adityanath tion, including the takeoff would give out the ‘Gokul schedule of the IAF’s fight Puruskar’ in Lucknow on July er planes. 11, Minister for Dairying, A native of Banka dis Minority Welfare, Wakf and trict in Bihar, Shashikant Culture, Laxmi Narain Jha was initially detained Chaudhary said. PTI by the IAF and was later handed over to the police on being found in posses Youth shot dead sion of sensitive informa Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) over altercation tion about the Air Force, Forecast for Monday: Heavy to very heavy rains likely at a few/ BALLIA (UP) said Inspector Pradeep isolated places over the Konkan, Vidarbha, south Chhattisgarh, A youth was shot dead in Shukla of the Shahpur pol Gujarat, central Maharashtra, Marathwada, Telangana, Pakdi village when he entered ice station on Sunday. Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, east Uttar Pradesh, Madhya into an altercation with a rival “The Air Force officials Pradesh, subHimalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Assam group over playing of a song had detained Jha on Satur and Meghalaya. during a programme here, the day after finding him hav city rain max min city rain max min police said on Sunday. The ing information pertaining Agartala...... 0.8.... 32.4.... 27.0 Kozhikode ...... 14.2.... 29.0.... 23.4 Ahmedabad...... —.... 35.6.... 27.9 Kurnool...... 1.... 32.1.... 24.6 incident took place on to takeoff schedule of Saturday when some persons Aizwal ...... 16.... 30.2.... 13.1 Lucknow...... —.... 39.4.... 30.0 A view of the 105yearold Britishmade steam engine that was installed in front of Darbhanga railway station on Sunday.* PTI fighter planes inside the Allahabad ...... —.... 42.5.... 31.2 Madurai...... —.... 36.2.... 27.7 opened fire at Dinesh IAF station campus,” said Bengaluru...... —.... 26.4.... 20.3 Mangaluru...... 115.4.... 28.0.... 22.5 Prajapati (24) during a Bhopal...... 1.... 34.3.... 24.0 Mumbai...... 131.1.... 26.2.... 22.6 Mr. Shukla. marriage function, they said. Bhubaneswar .....14.8.... 33.6.... 24.9 Mysuru...... 3.... 24.0.... 19.3 PTI Chandigarh ...... —.... 37.7.... 27.2 New Delhi ...... —.... 40.1.... 28.5 Chennai ...... —.... 33.1.... 28.2 Patna ...... —.... 37.7.... 28.6 Coimbatore...... 1.... 29.6.... 22.3 Port Blair ...... —.... 30.3.... 26.3 Will make M.P. cities better Lecturer held Dehradun...... 1.2.... 34.5.... 26.6 Puducherry...... —.... 34.4.... 26.2 ₹9.80 lakh looted from Gangtok...... 15.2.... 23.2.... 17.8 Pune ...... 8.6.... 27.1.... 21.3 Goa ...... 6.4.... 31.0.... 25.5 Raipur ...... 37.5.... 33.7.... 26.2 ATM in Rajasthan on extortion Guwahati ...... —.... 34.1.... 27.5 Ranchi...... —.... 31.3.... 23.0 JAIPUR Hubballi...... —.... 24.0.... 21.0 Shillong...... 2.9.... 26.0.... 18.9 Five unidentified men Hyderabad ...... 15.8.... 26.3.... 21.7 Shimla...... —.... 23.9.... 17.5 than those in U.S.: Chouhan charge Imphal...... 20.8.... 30.0.... 20.8 Srinagar ...... —.... 32.5.... 17.3 allegedly looted ₹9.80 lakh Jaipur...... —.... 42.1.... 30.6 Trivandrum ...... 9.9.... 30.7.... 24.0 from an ATM machine in Pali Kochi...... 13.4.... 30.2.... 23.6 Tiruchi ...... —.... 35.0.... 27.0 district late on Saturday Inaugurates urban development projects worth more than ₹14,000 crore Staff Reporter Kohima...... 45.8.... 24.4.... 17.2 Vijayawada...... 33.2.... 29.0.... 28.0 night, the police said. They BERHAMPUR Kolkata...... 6.6.... 33.1.... 27.6 Visakhapatnam ...... —.... 32.9.... 26.2 also tried to damage another Press Trust of India said while inaugurating ur Strategic Partnership Forum A lecturer of a private engi (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) ATM by a gas cutter when ₹15 Sagar ban development projects in Washington on October neering college and an em Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday lakh in the machine caught CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE Drawing a parallel between worth more than ₹14,000 24 last year, Mr. Chouhan ployee of an Regional Rural Ahmedabad ...... 33 197 92 ..137 .....— ....* In observation made at fire. PTI the U.S. and Madhya Pra crore. had said that condition of Bank (RRB), who were in Bengaluru...... 4 .22 39 ....91 .....— ....* 4.00 p.m., Chennai ...... 9 .30 51 ..114 .....— ....* Muzaffarnagar,Uttar desh once again, Chief Mi roads in Madhya Pradesh volved in making threats Pradesh recorded an To be cleanest Delhi ...... 17 .74 24 ..121 .154 ....* overall air quality index nister Shivraj Singh Chou was better than those in the and extortion posing as Hyderabad ...... 3 .80 20 ....26 ...34 ....* (AQI) score of 286 Man thrashed for han has said that his He said: “Cities in Madhya U.S. Maoists, were arrested in Kolkata...... 2 .27 15 ....16 ...27 ....* indicating an unhealthy Lucknow...... 5 .11 50 ..190 .....— ....* level of pollution. In harassing girl students government would make ci Pradesh would become the “When I got down at the Odisha’s Koraput district. contrast, Haldia, West Mumbai ...... — ...— .— ..... — .....— ....— MUZAFFARNAGAR Bengal recorded a healthy ties in the State better than cleanest, prettiest and deve Washington airport and tra According to police Pune...... 37 .14 50 ....34 ...30 ....* AQI score of 30 A 23yearold man was those in the U.S. loped in the country in the velled on the road, I felt the sources, they were arrest Vishakhapatnam 14 .48 35 ....53 ...74 ....* thrashed by locals for Addressing a function in next five years”. roads in Madhya Pradesh ed on Saturday while try Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) allegedly harassing girl Sagar on Saturday, the Chief Shivraj Singh Chouhan This is not the first time are better than in United Sta ing to extort ₹10 lakh from SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, students in the Aryapuri area Minister also said that cities that Mr. Chouhan had com tes....I am saying this not Santish Kumar Swain, a se making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air here, the police said on particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues in the central State would “We are going to make pared the infrastructure in just for the sake of saying,” nior lecturer of the same and monuments. Sunday. The accused, emerge as the ‘cleanest, Madhya Pradesh cities bet Madhya Pradesh with that in Mr. Chouhan had said. private engineering college NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by Shaukeen, was beaten up by prettiest and developed ci ter than the U.S. Our govern the U.S. Subsequently, Mr. Chou at Phampuni near Koraput reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. locals on Saturday evening CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to ties,’ in the country in the ment has been continuously Addressing a business han had cited a report to town. when they found him critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause next five years. trying to make the cities roundtable organised by claim that 92% of the roads The other person was dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. allegedly harassing girls who PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, were returning from schools, Madhya Pradesh is going modern and we will conti the Confederation of Indian in Washington are in “poor” identified as Amir Kumar nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced the policesaid. PTI to polls later this year. nue to do so,” Mr. Chouhan Industry and the U.S.India shape. Behera. lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature death in people with heart or lung disease downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI MONDAY, JULY 9, 2018 NATION 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Arunachal stares No end to monsoon woes as at water scarcity Mumbai braces for more rain ‘Situation could be as grim as Shimla’ N.D. Tiwari’s condition Rahul Karmakar of animals, too, has been a extremely serious: son Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation flooded with complaints of waterlogging, rescue calls GUWAHATI NEW DELHI factor in the depletion of the The condition of former Staff Reporter va, Dombivali, Kalyan and Arunachal Pradesh is star State’s natural resources, Uttarakhand chief minister Mumbai Ambernath, were flooded ing at scarcity of water, the Mr. Rebia said. He added N.D. Tiwari, who was shifted Most of the Mumbai region due to the rain. very resource that is expect that the State government on Saturday to the ICU of a woke up to heavy rainfall on Unusually, parts of south ed to make the frontier State would ban hunting of wil private hospital here, is Sunday morning, which con Mumbai, including Hutatma India’s hydroelectric dlife. “extremely serious”, his son tinued through the day, caus Smarak, Churchgate, Cuffe powerhouse. Many communities hunt Rohit Shekhar Tiwari said on ing waterlogging at several Parade, experienced water On Saturday, the State’s birds and animals for food Sunday. According to Rohit places and submerging rail logging, with the BMC blam Minister for Environment and adornment of tradition Shekhar, his father has been and Forests Nabam Rebia al headgear. Wild animals put on dialysis “due to failure tracks on some routes. There ing ongoing Mumbai Metro were delays in suburban excavation. The civic body said more than 200 rivers such as Asiatic black bear, of his kidneys”. PTI trains, and over 70 bus had pointed out irregulari and streams across Aruna leaf deer and Mishmi takin routes had to be diverted. ties to Metro III contractor chal Pradesh have dried up. are considered delicacies. Dhule lynching case: one This, he felt, would soon M. Surya Prakash, the more suspect arrested Of the 26 weather stations on June 29, but until Sunday, in Mumbai and its suburbs, there was no compliance make the State face State’s Principal Chief Con PUNE shortage. servator of Forests, said pu The local crime branch on 14 recorded more than 100 leading to waterlogging. The scenario, he indicat blic cooperation was imper Sunday arrested one more mm rainfall since Saturday, Over 100 picnickers were ed, could be as grim as ative for conservation of person in connection with the the India Meteorological De stranded at the Chinchoti lynchings in the Dhule partment (IMD) here said, waterfall, near the Tunga Shimla, the capital of anoth forests and wildlife in a State district, where five persons of adding the city’s Chembur reshwar hill range at Vasai, er “presumably waterabun where much of the land is a nomadic community were area received the highest Palghar district. The local dant” Himalayan State that communityowned. bludgeoned to death on July 184.2 mm rainfall followed police, fire brigade, disaster underwent a severe water All, however, is not lost, 1 on rumours of child-lifting. by Goregaon (162.2 mm). management cell and Na crisis recently. officials said. They cited ex This takes the number of Mumbai Traffic Police tional Disaster Response Mr. Rebia attributed the amples of Hyer Habia Catch arrests in the case to 26. closed a road overbridge in Force (NDRF) personnel drying up of water bodies to ment Area Welfare Commit Authorities at the Pimpalner Ghatkopar area for vehicular swung into action and res rampant destruction of for tee in Papum Pare district, police station in Dhule traffic as a precautionary cued 97 people. The dense ests besides thinning gla and the Bugun community confirmed the arrest. measure after a crack was forest and hilly terrain made ciers in the Eastern Hima of the Singchung village in spotted in one of its pillars. some areas inaccessible, so layas due to climate change. West Kameng, whose mem No entry for non-Hindus bers take turns to protect a into shrine, say servitors Since longdistance and local the IAF was also called in as trains pass under the Ghat well; the crew of an IAF heli Forest cover 17 sq. km. biodiversity hot BHUBANESWAR “The State’s forest cover has spot. The water scarcity has Servitors of the 12th century kopar bridge, the decision to copter spotted five stranded close it was taken to avoid an people, an official of the decreased from 82% to 79% undermined the State’s Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri, and catchment areas of ma muchvaunted hydropower have opposed the entry of incident like the bridge col state disaster management lapse in Andheri last week, cell said. All five were res ny rivers are under threat potential, which the Parlia non-Hindus into the shrine because of jhum (slashand ment’s Standing Committee suggested by the Supreme an official of the Central Rail cued and flown to the Mum burn) cultivation and land on Energy said is 25,962 Court. A team on Sunday met way said. bai airport. slides,” he said at an official MW. But only about 405 MW Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to The IMD has forecast simi apprise him of the situation. No breaks lar weather conditions until function in the Papum Pare had been commissioned till Recently, a SC Bench had asked The suburbs reported inces Wednesday. “The cloud district. Largescale hunting 2017. the temple management to sant rainfall through the mass is the most towards consider if non-Hindus can be night and morning, but post northern side of Mumbai. allowed to enter the shrine. noon, the island city re Northwest winds over coast Fire breaks out on ceived more rain. In the 24 are giving rainfall over Mum RTI activist served Manipur varsity campus hours ending 8.30 am on bai,” a senior IMD official IMPHAL Sunday, the IMD’s Santacruz (Top) A woman walks on the footpath in a water-logged street in Siddharth Colony, Chembur; said. Monday’s forecast is eviction notice The office of the Assistant observatory recorded and people push a bus at Hindmata in Dadar, on Sunday. * PRASHANT WAYDANDE “Heavy rainfall at isolated Director of Sports, Manipur 131.1mm rainfall and the Co places in Greater Mumbai, University, was gutted in fire laba observatory recorded complaints of waterlogging The BMC’s Disaster man The city reported a total of 12 Thane and Palghar.” ‘Political conspiracy by the BJP govt.’ late on Saturday night, police 33mm. As of 8.30 p.m, Cola at several places, including agement cell received 20 other incidents of slabs col With 1240.8mm rainfall, Special correspondent mation (RTI) activist and sources said. The initial ba recorded 140.4 mm and Parel, Sion, Kurla, Khar, and complaints of trees or lapsing due to the rain. Mumbai has already re GUWAHATI leader of the Krishak Mukti suspicion was that the fire was Santacruz 66 mm. IMD has Bandra. 18 pump sets were branches collapsing until The lowlying areas of Pa ceived 49.34% of the sea A peasant leader at the fore Sangram Samiti (KMSS). connected to the 40-day-old forecast similar weather con operated in six major pump Sunday morning. A portion rel, Dharavi, Matunga and son’s average. The figure front of a movement in As The eviction notice was agitations demanding removal ditions until Wednesday. ing stations, apart from 111 of a threestorey building’s King’s Circle in Mumbai and stood at 28.6% this time last sam against the Citizenship served to the Kaziranga Na of the Vice-Chancellor. The Brihanmumbai Muni dewatering pumps used lo balcony collapsed in Kurla, towns in the neighbouring year. (Amendment) Bill, 2016, has tional Orchid and Biodiver However, the Manipur cipal Corporation received cally. but no injury was reported. Thane district, including Di (With PTI inputs) University Students Union said been served an eviction not sity Park on June 5 by the it had nothing to do with it. ice for encroachment on go Circle Officer of the Bokak vernment land close to the hat Revenue Circle. The not Kaziranga National Park ice came with a sevenday (KNP). deadline for vacating the On Sunday, Deputy Com park. Mr. Gogoi, who Rath Yatra to showcase Swachh Bharat Mission in Odisha missioner of eastern As opened the park at the Dur sam’s Golaghat district di gapur village in Kohora Centre urges the ‘worst performer’ in the country to spread the message at the famous Shree Jagannath festival rected Bokakhat’s civil range of the KNP in October SubDivisional Officer to 2015, said he had applied for Staff Reporter and usage. “Given the slow Chief Secretary A. P. Padhi ment declare the 2018 Rath IHHL coverage in Odisha has Free (ODF) villages are con “take necessary steps imme permission to set up a mu BHUBANESWAR progress of the Swachh Bha recently. Yatra as the Swachh Rath Ya been estimated at 57.82%. cerned, Odisha figures diately for removal of en seum on the piece of land With Odisha placed at the rat Mission (SBM) in Odisha, “Utilising the auspicious tra. Bihar has slightly better among five lowest perform croachment”. This was with the district authorities want bottom of Individual House which is our common con occasion with the twinpit coverage than Odisha with ing States. Only 23.42% vil reference to 6.1 bighas to be vacated. hold Latrines (IHHL) cover cern, this could be a signifi toilet usage messaging will Worst performer 58.9%. As many as 18 States lages in Odisha have quali (about 14,500 sq. ft.) of go “This is a political conspi age in the country, the cant opportunity to provide go a long way in helping Od Odisha has been the worst and Union Territories have fied for the ODF tag. vernment land “illegally en racy by the Bharatiya Janata Centre has urged the State muchneeded acceleration isha reach ODF status performer in executing the already achieved 100% cov While neighbouring croached for Orchid Park by Party (BJP) government in government to use the forth to the programme,” wrote through behavioural change SBM in the country. Since erage. Uttar Pradesh, a big Chhattisgarh has already Akhil Gogoi”. Bokakhat is Assam that nurses grudges coming Shree Jagannath Parameswaran Iyer, Secre of millions of rural citizens October 2, 2014, when the ger State, has achieved achieved the 100% miles the headquarters of the against me because of the Rath Yatra festival in Puri as a tary, Ministry of Drinking attending the festivities,” mission was launched, only 79.14% coverage of house tone, only two of Odisha’s 30 Eastern Assam Wildlife Divi touchy issues the KMSS platform to spread the mes Water and Sanitation, in a said Mr Iyer. The Ministry 38.08 lakh household toilets holds with IHHL. districts have been been de sion that lords over the KNP. takes up. I will go to court, if sage on twinpit toilet access letter addressed to Odisha suggested the State govern have been constructed, and As far as Open Defecation clared ODF. Mr. Gogoi is a Right to Infor necessary,” he said.

₹29.41 cr. spent on Assam constable found ‘awaiting AIMPLB for Shariat courts ferrying new notes death’ 15 years after disappearance in all districts He was found at Guwahati’s Bhootnath crematorium IAF flew 91 sorties to fetch bundles Press Trust of India Lucknow Press Trust of India ponse provided by the IAF, Special Correspondent sam Police Battalion in east tally unstable. New Delhi the C17 and the C130J Sup GUWAHATI ern Assam’s Sivasagar Officials of the police sta The All India Muslim Per Over ₹29.41 crore was spent er Hercules, undertook 91 An Assam police constable district. tion concerned took him to a sonal Law Board on using the Indian Air Forc sorties to transport bundles who went missing from duty He was found at the city’s Missionaries of Charity (AIMPLB), the highest deci e’s ultramodern transport of currency from security 15 years ago has been found Bhootnath crematorium on centre in the locality. A pol sionmaking body on Mus aircraft — the C17 and the printing presses and mints ‘awaiting death’ at a crema Friday. ice officer said Mr. Bhatta lim affairs, plans to open C130J Super Hercules — to to various destinations torium in Guwahati. Officials of the Bharalu charjee denied being either DarulQaza or Shariat ferry the new ₹2,000 and across the country after the Police officials said con mukh police station, said Mr. an alcoholic or suffering courts in all districts of the ₹500 currency notes post ₹1,000 and the ₹500 notes stable Gowresh Bhattachar Bhattacharjee, found lying from any psychiatric compli country to resolves issues demonetisation, according were demonetised by the jee went missing after he at the crematorium for “the cation. in line with Islamic laws. to an RTI reply. government on November was transferred to Karbi An god of death to take him “He seemed convinced he The proposal will come up According to the res 8, 2016. glong district from the 1st As away”, appeared to be men was dying,” the officer said. for discussion at a meeting of the AIMPLB in New Del hi on July 15. 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The objective of DarulQaza is to resolve Adityanath govt. for ‘compulsory retirement’ of staff found negligent; order sparks protests matters in light of Shariat laws instead of going to Press Trust of India other courts,” senior mem Lucknow heads by July 31, a senior of the U.P. Secretariat To make sure that the ber AIMPLB, Zafaryab Zila The Uttar Pradesh government official said. Employees’ Association order is implemented, all ni said. government is “You all (departmental Yadavendra Mishra, saying departments have been contemplating “compulsory heads) should complete such attempts were aimed asked to complete screening retirement” for employees screening of all the at harassing government of employees for the aged 50 and above if they employees above 50 servants. purpose of compulsory are found neglecting their years of age for “It will not be retirement by July 31., the duty — an order that has not compulsory retirement tolerated,” he said, order said. gone down well with the by July 31. For adding that a meeting The order, dated July 6, workforce. considering 50 years of would be held here on has been marked to the Around four lakh age, the cut off date will Monday to decide the additional chief secretary, employees out of a total of be March 31, 2018,” a future course of action, the principal secretaries and 16 lakh working with the government order issued by which might include going the secretaries in the State government would Additional Chief Secretary on strike. While such orders government. come under the ambit of the Mukul Singhal read. ILLUSTRATION: DEEPAK HARICHANDAN have been in vogue since Chief Minister Yogi new order and a detailed It also said according to 1986, they were not being Adityanath had ordered a report of their work and rules, any government The order has, however, implemented in letter and similar exercise last year to performance would have to employee can opt for not gone down well with the spirit by several screen IAS and IPS officers be submitted by department retirement. employees, with President departments, officials said. who had crossed 50. CM YK downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 8 EDITORIAL MONDAY, JULY 9, 2018 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The democratic mandate in Delhi India is fortunate that its courts have not had to resort to the doctrine of necessity ed its Constitution in 1950, Pakis constitutional coups. Cutting to Justice Ashok Bhushan while tan had not succeeded in framing the heart of all the political and broadly concurring with the other a Constitution. The Government of constitutional wrangling, the judg two judgments holds that the “LG No, Minister India Act 1935 and the Indian Inde ment unanimously affirms the has to be kept informed of all pro Jayant Sinha does his office a disservice by pendence Act 1947 continued to principle of an elected representa posals, agendas of meeting and de operate. When language riots tive being vested with the power to cisions taken. The purpose of felicitating cow vigilantism convicts on bail Sanjay Hegde broke out in East Pakistan in the administer democratically. It ne communication of all decisions is veryone is entitled to presumptions of the guilt or 1950s, Governor General Ghulam gates the bureaucratic usurpation to keep him posted with the admi innocence of a convict. And this applies equally Mohammed dismissed Prime Mi of power that sought to operate in nistration of Delhi. The communi ations fail when institu nister Nazimuddin, resorting to re constitutional interstices, at the in cation of all decisions is necessary to those who hold high public office as it does to E tions of governance fail. serve powers under the colonial stance of an inimical central go to enable him to go through the ordinary citizens. But it is one thing for Jayant Sinha , “NThe working of a demo scheme of the Government of In vernment. proposals and decisions so as to Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, to have se cratic institution is impacted by dia Act of 1935. When the Consti The majority judgment of Chief enable him to exercise the powers rious reservations about the verdict of the fast track the statesmanship (or the lack of tuent Assembly of Pakistan sought Justice Dipak Misra says: “There is as conceded to him under 1991 Act

court in Jharkhand that convicted, and sentenced, a it) shown by those in whom the to limit the Governor General’s RAJEEV BHATT no room for absolutism. There is and Rules 1993 … the purpose of bunch of people to life imprisonment in a cow vigilan electorate vests the trust to gov powers, he dismissed the Assemb vernors of Delhi, seemed to play no space for anarchy… Ours is a communication is not to obtain his tism case. It is quite another to felicitate those convict ern,” writes Justice D.Y. Chandra ly in 1954. Governor General. They overruled parliamentary form of govern concurrence….” chud in his concurrence to the Su The Assembly petitioned the the elected government of Arvind ment guided by the principle of Three and a half years of a five ed merely because they were let out on bail by the preme Court’s judgment in Sindh High Court, which ruled in Kejriwal (himself another former collective responsibility of the Ca year term have been lost in a con Jharkhand High Court. A release on bail, as Mr. Sinha Government of NCT of Delhi v. Un- its favour, but the decision was bureaucrat) on almost every issue binet. The Cabinet owes a duty to stitutional wrangle, caused as surely knows, is not an acquittal. The eight garland ed ion of India. A story from across overruled by a split decision in the of administration. They relied on a wards the legislature for every ac much by the bureaucracy as by the men he posed with for celebratory photos are still con the border illustrates precisely Pakistan Supreme Court by a proviso to Article 239AA of the tion taken in any of the Ministries politicians. Apart from administra victs, who were tried in a case in which a meat trad er what the judge means. bench headed by Chief Justice Mu Constitution, which provides that and every individual Minister is tion, what has suffered is the repu was savagely beaten to death on suspicion of transport hammad Munir. Justice Munir had “in the case of difference of opi responsible for every act of the Mi tation of the bureaucracy for im ing beef. That a Central Minister could have hobnobbed A cautionary tale held that it was necessary to go nion between the Lieutenant Go nistry… This principle of collective partial, apolitical governance. in such a public fashion with those convicted of murder The Indian company Mahindra & beyond the constitution to the vernor and his Ministers on any responsibility is of immense signif Bureaucrats have picked sides in Mahindra is today wellknown for common law, to general legal max matter, the Lieutenant Governor icance in the context of ‘aid and the political battle and have lost, in is inexcusable. As a lawmaker, he ought to have known its rugged vehicles. The enterprise ims, and to English historical pre shall refer it to the President for advice’. If a well deliberated legiti court and in public esteem. Admi that doing so would raise inevitable questions in the pu began when two brothers with en cedent. He had relied on Bracton’s decision and act according to the mate decision of the Council of Mi nistrative paralysis has been used blic mind about his commitment to the rule of law and gineering backgrounds and bu maxim, “that which is otherwise decision given thereon by the Pre nisters is not given effect to due to for political chokeholds. his lack of faith in the criminal justice system. In doing reaucratic careers quit to form a not lawful is made lawful by sident and pending such decision an attitude to differ on the part of what he did, he allowed his personal beliefs to trump company to manufacture the necessity”. it shall be competent for the Lieu the Lieutenant Governor, then the A telling pun his public responsibilities. Mr. Sinha has declared that American Willys jeep on license in An appointed Governor General tenant Governor in any case concept of collective responsibili I leave you with one last story of he is against any kind of vigilantism and all forms of vio India. That jeep has had several thus effectively became the ruler where the matter, in his opinion, is ty would stand negated.” Pakistan. In 1958 the President res avatars and its descendants, the of Pakistan. Ghulam Muhammed so urgent that it is necessary for Justice Chandrachud in his con ponded to a state of political chaos lence. His defence for his grave lapse lies in a fine dis Scorpios and the XUVs, still rule however fell ill, and appointed him to take immediate action, to currence holds that, “In a cabinet by declaring martial law, and call tinction. He believes there is a difference between t he Indian roads. The company ho another former bureaucrat, Iskan take such action or to give such di form of government, the substan ing out the army. A section of the eight who were let out on bail and some others who wever began as Mahindra and Mo der Mirza, as acting Governor Gen rection in the matter as he deems tive power of decision making public punned on the term ‘mar participated in the murderous assault. While it is t rue hammed. eral. In 1955 Mirza dismissed Ghu necessary.” vests in the Council of Ministers tial law’, saying, “Pakistan mein ab that the group of eight was released from prison on the The Mohammed in question lam Muhammed, to become with the Chief Minister as its head. toh mashallah ho gaya (by the ground that the available visual evidence showed them was Sir Malik Ghulam Mu Governor General himself. Later Sealed by the court The aid and advice provision con grace of God, things in Pakistan only as onlookers as opposed to assaulters, the Jhark hammed. A chartered accountant when Pakistan’s Constitution was Thus in almost all administrative tained in the substantive part of are well now).” We in India are for who looked after the financial side finally adopted in 1956, Mirza be matters of consequence, the Lieu Article 239AA(4) recognises this tunate that our courts have not hand High Court’s order is not a proclamation of inno of the enterprise, he was formerly came President. In 1958 he was tenant Governor acted as though principle. When the Lieutenant had to resort to the doctrine of ne cence. This depends on the outcome of the appeal — a civil servant of the Indian Rail overthrown by his own hand he was the final word and that it Governor acts on the basis of the cessity. Our politicians and bu something that Mr. Sinha did not care to wait for. way Accounts Service. After Parti picked army commander, General was not necessary for him to seek aid and advise of the Council of Mi reaucrats may have in this in From the string of statements he made on social me tion he left the company for Pakis Ayub Khan. When martial law was the aid and advice of the elected nisters, this recognises that real stance failed, but the Supreme dia, it is far from clear whether Mr. Sinha has so much tan and became its first Finance challenged in the Supreme Court government. A government for 20 decisionmaking authority in a de Court has, for the moment, deli as paused to consider, leave alone care about, what the Minister under Liaquat Ali Khan. in 1958, the doctrine of necessity million residents of Delhi was told mocratic form of government vered us from mischief. Amen to eight were doing at the scene of the crime. This streng When Liaquat was assassinated, was again used to repel the chal that it could not govern if the Lieu vests in the executive. Even when that, and may our quasifederal Pakistan’s Governor General, Kha lenge. Judicial interpretation thus tenant Governor chose to not let the Lieutenant Governor makes a Union long endure as a democrat thens the charge that narrow political consideration s, waja Nazimuddin, became Prime made necessity the mother of mar them govern. Last week’s Su reference to the President under ic polity. as opposed to a presumed miscarriage of justice, played Minister and Mohammed, Pakis tial law. preme Court judgment in the Go- the terms of the proviso, he has to a role in his action — to first champion their innocence tan’s next Governor General. In recent times, Najeeb Jung vernment of the NCT of Delhi has fi abide by the decision which is ar Sanjay Hegde is a senior advocate of the and then to celebrate their release. His clarifications Unlike India, which had adopt and Anil Baijal, as Lieutenant Go nally put an end to such rived at by the President.” Supreme Court notwithstanding, Mr. Sinha has lent the impression h e has been guided by the political exigencies that prevail in his Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency, where the murder took place. Wittingly or unwittingly, he has The tree as an urban coordinate opened himself up to the charge that he is indulging A mature tree creates a sense of civilisation in a way that a manicured green belt cannot cow vigilantism and taking sides on the basis of the par ty affiliation of the convicts. One of the convicts, Nitya tional park. Yet for urban activists they are. They argue that the age ised trees such as neem, banyan, nand Mahto, is a local leader of the BJP, and is known to protesting for their trees to be and very place of the tree is an im peepal, semal, arjuna, and siris . Mr. Sinha. For him to claim he did nothing more than saved, the fight is for the tree they portant fulcrum for their activism. These large, old trees have be can see near their front porch; not In a sense then, a mature tree come markers for Delhi. Yet, sev wish the eight well when they came to see him on their one that has been marked for tran creates a sense of civilisation. eral new constructions in the cities release on bail is neither convincing nor acceptable. splantation in unreachable parts belie these values even though Neha Sinha of the city. For them, it is the tree Shared habitat they look green or have green that situates a particular part of As India moves towards more ur belts. Buildings with basements the city by becoming an immuta banisation, can cities be looked at are made in ways that allow only No one wins he ongoing protests in some ble part of the integrity of the land more as shared habitats between shallow beds which would not The U.S.China trade war is on; unless saner of India’s largest cities (these scape. humans and biodiversity, rather withstand deeprooted, native Tinclude Delhi and Mumbai ) VIVEK BENDRE than a jungle of buildings? The trees. In sum, many new apart counsel prevails, it will affect others too to save natural and not built enti Trees outside a forest Forests and Climate Change Pra question, even if not consciously ment complexes have green belts he trade wars have finally begun. After exchang ties — trees in urban spaces ( see It is well known that forests are in kash Javadekar once remarked faced through planning strategies, that do very little for biodiversity ing several threats over the last few months, both picture) — are remarkable, even valuable as ecological entities. The that diversion of forest should be will need to be tackled in one form or the ecological idea of greenery. though we understand that cities UN’s REDD, or Reducing Emis seen as ‘reforestation’. As far as or the other as cities become pro Thus the fight for Delhi’s trees is the United States and China implemented a tariff T are centres of construction; spaces sions from Deforestation and For the issue of trees outside forest gressively more unliveable. With also a fight for the right kind of of 25% on imports worth $34 billion last Friday. Thi s curated and created mainly by the est Degradation in Developing areas is concerned — city trees — its yearround hazardous air quali species to be allowed to grow to marks the official beginning of what China dubs as “the human hand. Countries, programme lays em the situation is much worse. ty and an increase in cars and in the right size; this flies in the face biggest trade war in economic history”. While this Hundreds of Delhi residents phasis on planting and maintain Trees in cities usually come un habitants, Delhi is a tough city to of quickly manicured or manufac trade war is far from the biggest the world has seen , it took to the streets in protest ing forests as a means to counter der State Tree Acts; they can have live in. Trees in Delhi do no t just tured ‘green belts’. It outlines a has the potential to cause some significant damage to against a plan to have 14,000 trees climate change. In India, forests variable descriptions. In Delhi, for purify the air; they are also visual struggle for cities which have a ci the world economy. U.S. President Donald Trump, who cut for the “redevelopment” of go are governed under the Forest example, these are usually avenue relief. vilisation of shared meaning and vernment colonies in South Delhi. (Conservation) Act, 1980, State or colony trees. In the case of Aa The fact that cities need open relationships between people and began the year by imposing tariffs on imported solar In Mumbai, citizens have been laws, and the Indian Forest Act, rey, it is a green belt or green spaces and greenery is clear from nature. And clearly this relation panels and washing machines, has vowed to possibly fighting for years to save over 1927, which lay down elaborate patch. The monikers of ‘green the number of people crowding ship comes through size, age and tax all Chinese imports into the U.S., which last year ad 2,000 trees in Aarey, slated to be rules for the conservation and di belts’ or ‘green cover’ suggest a parks, be it Central Park in New the tree as an optic for a lived, na ded up to a little over $500 billion. Mr. Trump’s ta riffs felled for another kind of develop version of forests. Despite this, for transferable quality in manage York or Lodhi Gardens in New Del tive habitat for birds and wildlife. against China will likely resonate with voters who be ment — to make way for a metro ests are the first targets when it ment — that the city would not be hi. The earlier wave of tree planta Urban biodiversity then can be its lieve in his “America First” campaign and perceive the line car shed. comes to projects such as mining, worse off if another tree or green tion in Delhi which included Saro own form of civilisation — one that trade deficit with China as a loss to the U.S. econom y. The idea of an urban tree, one dams, highways, industrial pro belt comes up elsewhere, as long jini Nagar, Nauroji Nagar, and our air as well as our urban identi that is outside of a lush forest, jects and so on, to be offset by as it is green. Therefore, it is im Netaji Nagar, marked for redeve ty needs desperately. China, not surprisingly, has responded by targeting does not resonate ecologically as compensatory afforestation. portant that urban citizens are lopment, have trees beneficial for American exports like soybean and automobiles, a much as a forest or a ‘pristine’ na Former Minister of Environment, fighting to keep city trees where biodiversity — native and natural Neha Sinha is a wildlife conservationist move that could cause job losses in American states that accommodate Mr. Trump’s voter base. Other major LETTERS TO THE EDITOR U.S. trading partners such as the European Union, Mex Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. ico, and Canada have also slapped retaliatory tariffs on various U.S. goods. Controversial Minister has chosen not to unable to manage their Letter writing aided our their fading memory to Stunned, at Wimbledon In a globalised world, no country can hope to impose Nothing can be more act against such party board examinations and thinking skills and sharpened recollect the past. The difficulty of a highly tariffs without affecting its own economic interests. bewildering than having a members, which only these entrance examinations our communication. It is sad S. Rajagopalan, ranked player playing a Harvardeducated Union strengthens the perception simultaneously. It will also that the digital world is Chennai relatively unknown Apart from disadvantaging its consumers, who will Minister to claim that by that there is something give more space for the slowly obfuscating the opponent is that the latter have to pay higher prices for certain goods, tariffs will welcoming those convicted hidden in his silence. Central Board of Secondary importance of letter writing. ■ Living in a digital era, we has nothing to lose and also disrupt the supply chain of producers who rely on in a case of lynching, he, S.K. Choudhury, Education to improve its The joy of waiting for and seem to think that everything to gain (‘Sport’ foreign imports. So both the U.S. and China, which have the Minister, was only Bengaluru standards. Involving the NTA receiving post cards and smartphones and the page, “Hsieh casts spell on blamed each other for the ongoing trade war, are doing “honouring the due process will help ensure that the inland letters and reading Internet have replaced Halep, causes biggest shock no good to their own economic fortunes by engaging in of law” (“Honoured legal ■ Whether the BJP likes it or examinations are conducted their contents have become a popular and longstanding of the day”, July 8). With no this titfortat tariff battle. The minutes of the U.S. Fed process: Jayant Sinha”, July not, it is already on the back in a fair manner (“JEE thing of the past (“Post cards means of communication. expectation to win, there is eral Reserve June policy meeting show that economic 8). The killing of a Muslim foot as far as incidents of (Mains), NEET to be held still around, but nothing to But we seem to be wrong, as no pressure on such trader was barbaric. The lynching are concerned. Mr. twice a year”, July 8). write home about”, July 8). the humble yellow post card opponents whereas an uncertainty due to the trade war is already affecting Minister’s defence of his Sinha’s despicable gesture Asif Ali, R. Sridharan, and the blue inland letter established player needs to private investment in the U.S., with many investors de own reprehensible conduct has put not only him but also Roorkee, Uttarakhand Chennai paper still hold their own. win and move on to the next ciding to scale back or delay their investment plans. is even more condemnable. the BJP in a tight spot. He has There is still a demand for round. When seeded players China, which is fighting an economic slowdown, will be The Jharkhand High Court given the Opposition enough Humble postcard ■ That the post card is fast post cards and inland letters make an unexpected exit, it equally affected. The ongoing trade war also threaten s has only suspended their ammunition to attack the Oldtimers will recall the disappearing is a big loss in rural India. is not as though they have the rulesbased global trade order which has managed sentence while granting the government with. It is time eminence the Post and from an aesthetic and Both are brilliant tools of played below their potential; to amicably handle trade disputes between countries men bail. In the eyes of the the BJP takes firm steps Telegraphs Department once emotional point of view. communication and help it is because the carefree law, they continue to be before the ground beneath occupied in the Nothing can equal a one recall the whole system opponent had played with for decades. It could also isolate the U.S., which has re guilty. its feet slips away. communication network. handwritten letter. Recently, of communication built unrestricted freedom which fused to settle differences through serious negotiations, It is unfortunate that there N. Mahadevan, Heavy postal bags being while looking for old records around them — iconic red sometimes clicks. The only as other global economies strike trade deals on their are a few members of the Chennai handled by the Railway Mail I came across a post card postboxes that were once way for the favourites to win own. In March, for instance, 11 AsiaPacific countries ruling party who have Service on platforms were a written by my father decades close to our hearts and stood is to ensure that they take the went ahead to sign a transPacific trade deal while leav indicated their support for Big change common sight. It was a time ago that reflected his majestically at the entrance bull by the horns without ing out the U.S., which had pulled out of the TransPac hate speech and express The government’s decision when people took pride in affection and concern. to many a street. A hand waiting for the opponent to ific Partnership in early 2017. If global trade tensions solidarity with those who to entrust the National writing. Though mobile post Though I am old, it instantly written post card or inland commit mistakes. Simona have been accused of Testing Agency with offices may have been brought tears to my eyes. letter not only helps one Halep paid a price for not continue to simmer, however, it may not be too long be lynching. These are clear conducting the Joint revived, the fact is that very The current generation does develop a special bonding doing this and it is as simple fore countries resort to other destructive measures signs of the kind of vicious Entrance Examination few people buy letter forms not know what it is missing. with others, but such a form as that. such as devaluing their currencies to support domestic polarising the BJP may be (Mains) and NEET twice a and post cards. The might of In their twilight years, they can be preserved for years V. Lakshmanan, exporters. The world economy, which is on a slow path preparing us for in the year is a move that will leave the postal department has will only have an empty for nostalgia. Tirupur, Tamil Nadu to recovery, can do without such unnecessary shocks. runup to 2019. It is students less stressed eroded after the advent of screen on their smartphones R. Sivakumar, more letters online: worrying that the Prime Currently, many students are private couriers. and have to rely solely on Chennai www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/

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A tale of two economies FROM THE READERS’ EDITOR With slow growth and Brexit problems, the U.S. and the U.K. have reason to regard India with some envy The numbers don’t add up

checks and enable companies to pay We need a new investigative series to look at how numbers duties every few months rather than each time they crossed the border. are computed and what it really means to the people of India Both schemes are complex and lack clarity. More importantly, there is no at that stage would not have been a “molli indication that the EU will agree to fier” but a “multiplier of the distress”. About Krishnan Srinivasan either option, which in any case the lack of jobs, Mr. Modi said that the issue would not be ready by 2020 when was more to do with a lack of data on jobs, Former Prime Minister Manmohan the transitional period expires. and said that “our traditional matrix of mea Singh claims that India’s economy The EU wants the formalities com suring jobs is simply not good enough to has been “systematically disman pleted by October this year while Ms. A.S. PANNEERSELVAN measure new jobs in the new economy of tled” by the BJP government. He May is apparently counting on Brus New India.” should know that every nation’s eco sels caving in at the eleventh hour One of the ways to learn new tools for credi Professor Nagaraj asks, “Are the latest em nomy is only a glass half full. Two of rather than precipitating the mutual ble investigative journalism is to read the ployment estimates by the Central Statistics the world’s biggest economies, the damage arising from the absence of scholarly reflections in the opinion pages of Office (CSO) factually correct?” He finds U.S. and the U.K., are both facing un any deal. But the EU can afford a this newspaper. For a generation of journal them to be off the mark and confined to the certain economic times. waiting game while the U.K. cannot. ists who came into this profession before the economy’s organised sector, accounting at With a succession of defeats in the spread of journalism schools, one way was to best for 15% of the workforce. He says there Economic woes “The Theresa May government confronts the painful truth that leaving the Upper House, an uncertain majority scan for methodologies deployed by econo is probably no paradox in high output By next summer, U.S. President Do single market and the customs union will introduce barriers to buying and in the commons and the deadline of mists and statisticians, and then dig into the growth rates and the marginal effect on em nald Trump could claim to have bea selling with Europe.” Protestors take part in the People's Vote demonstration March 2019 for the U.K.’s exit from mass of published data to uncover the truth. ployment if one acknowledges that GDP esti ten the 10year growth period of 1991 against Brexit on June 23, 2018 in London. * GETTY IMAGES the EU fast approaching, the public Journalism textbooks tell us that the role of mates (after the latest revision a few years to 2001. Cutting interest rates, inject which voted to leave the EU might journalism is not only about finding and re ago) have “apparently overstated domestic ing billions of dollars into the econo EU businesses have cut back on their ween the Irish Republic and North well ponder how prepared they are porting facts, but also the truth about facts. output growth on account of the infirmities my, cleansing the financial system so investment since Britain decided to ern Ireland, which would remain for a future outside Europe. Ms. May Journalist Bill Kovach and author Tom Ro in the methods applied and datasets used”. that banks can resume lending, tax leave the EU. open, but the U.K. would not be able depends on the erratic tolerance of senstiel have repeatedly said that verification cuts by the Barack Obama adminis In the first quarter of this calendar to strike free trade agreements with her own party to survive . Discus is what differentiates journalism from other Providing the context tration, and spending increases year, the growth rate was slowest for other countries, which remains the sions and divisions have centred, forms of communication. Reliable data have On cursory reading, it may look like Mr. Nag helped the U.S. economy recover. five years. An expected interest rate exclusive mandate of the EU. A Free with considerable ambiguity, on been the bedrock for verification. araj and Mr. Modi are on the same page. But But average growth is still only 2.2% rise has been deferred amidst talk of Trade Area is one where there are no what constitutes a meaningful say for a closer reading reveals that the economist without a single annual increase of possible recession. Over the past tariffs or taxes or quotas on specified Parliament on any future Brexit deal. A challenge for data journalists pushes us to examine the numbers given by over 3% over the past 10 years. Half year, inward investment has goods and/or services from one Ms. May argues that Parliament can A recent lead article, “The paradox of job the government with caution and scepti the growth benefits during Mr. Oba dropped by $181 billion, outward in country entering another. The nego not tie her hands in the negotiations growth” ( July 5, 2018), by R. cism. In my earlier columns, ma’s tenure went to the top 1% of vestment has risen by $120 billion tiations to establish it can take years and should not act against the will of Nagaraj, who works for the In “Making sense of metadata” households, and the lack of real in and real income has fallen by 10% as and there are normally exceptions, the majority that voted for Brexit. dira Gandhi Institute of Deve (August 29, 2015) and “The data come growth for society’s lower le employers resort to lowpaid, low so agriculture and fisheries might be lopment Research in Mumbai, conundrum” (May 21, 2018), I vels led to the discontent that pushed skilled casual work. The services sec exempted, certain industries pro Consequences of leaving the EU shows that this method is also argued for the centrality of con Mr. Trump to the top position. Pro tor has become dependent on low tected, and some goods not covered Leaving the EU will affect Britain in under severe strain. It under text in interpreting data. Now it blems are likely to start with the fi end EU labour. If visas are required at all. many ways. It will be excluded from lines the difficulties of data is clear that the term context nancial sector, tightening policy by for these people after Brexit, the out The Theresa May government con the EU space project Galileo, and journalists in India. India is a with reference to government central banks, and overvalued asset come will be devastating. The only fronts the painful truth that leaving lose access to the EU global position country of paradoxes. The generated data should first ex

prices. The U.S. Federal Reserve has bright sign is that hightech compa the single market and the customs ing system that will challenge the Constitution guarantees fun GETTY IMAGES/ ISTOCK plain the changes in the metho the difficult task of raising interest nies that threatened to leave Britain union will introduce barriers to buy American GPS as a market leader. It damental rights and ensures dologies and parameters used rates without precipitating a down with the prospect of leaving the EU ing and selling with Europe. Ms. May will lose EU funding for scientific re separation of powers of various estates of the by the state agencies to put the numbers to ward slide when the impact of the fis have not yet shown signs of doing so. attempts to solve this dilemma by search. The U.S. is likely to drive a ve state. Legislation like the Right to Informa gether. It is now impossible to compare some cal boost is fading. If this happens, There is disagreement among the promoting her plan for a hybrid ar ry hard bargain for rights for British tion Act is supposed to empower people to of the old data, including the Budget figures, Mr. Trump will be seeking a second Conservatives over future links with rangement called a customs partner airlines. Britain will also lose its place access information without being subjected with the new data to arrive at any meaning term when the U.S. economy is in the the EU’s single market and customs ship, wherein on behalf of the EU, as a leading country in the EU’s cus to opaque bureaucracy and obsolete laws. ful conclusion. The creation of NITI Aayog doldrums. union. To summarise, a country like Britain would collect tariffs set by the toms union. This asset is to be re However, it seems that the state machinery and the abolition of plan expenditure posed Norway can be in the single market customs union on goods entering the placed by new trading relationships has become sloppy in producing, collating a huge challenge to a meaningful compari Brexit troubles but not the EU: this involves elimi U.K., and if those goods do not leave that will have to be painfully nego and processing data. As the country is cele son of the allocation of funds for various sec In the U.K., the situation is worse. nating tariffs, quotas and taxes on the U.K., and British tariffs on them tiated by Britain one by one. The brating the 125th anniversary of Prasanta tors as there are no corresponding figures Leaving the European Union (EU) trade, and allowing free movement are lower, companies could claim the growth model of inward investment Chandra Mahalanobis, the founder of the In with the same parameters. means getting into uncharted waters. of goods, services, capital and peo difference. This project has been crit based on Britain’s technology and ac dian Statistical Institute, the irony of not of Many economists see that the numbers Much of the acrimony is within the ple against payments towards the icised by hard line members of her cess to the world’s biggest free trade having a Chief Statistician for nearly six flowing from the new methodology de ruling Conservative Party over the EU’s budget, and accepting the juris cabinet who prefer a clean break area will disappear, and what will re months is disturbing. ployed by the CSO are no longer illuminating exit plan, leaving Prime Minister diction of the European Court of Jus with the EU. They had put forward main is an overpriced housing mar Two statements by Prime Minister Naren but misleading. The data conundrum is not Theresa May to negotiate both with tice. The EU is not only a single mar an alternative ‘maximum facilitation’ ket in danger of collapse. Both the dra Modi underpin the crisis in general, and restricted to the CSO alone but extends to the EU and her party simultaneously. ket, it is also a customs union. Thus a plan by which goods would be U.S. and the U.K. have reason to re as a corollary, its impact on journalism. In a other economic wings of the government. Britain’s growth rate over the past country like Turkey is in the customs tracked electronically and pre gard India’s economic prospects and recent interview to Swarajya magazine, he We need a new investigative series to look at year is half its average over the past union, which does not cover food, cleared with tax authorities. This political stability with some envy. said that the state of the economy in 2014 how numbers are computed and what it real 25 years, investment is stagnating, agriculture or services, but not in the procedure would work with an esta was much worse than expected and even the ly means to the people of India. mortgage approvals are down by single market or the EU. This option blished ‘trusted trader’ scheme to re Krishnan Srinivasan is a former foreign Budget figures were suspicious. He asserted nearly a quarter, and almost half of would solve the border problem bet move the need for physical customs secretary that a White Paper on the state of economy [email protected]

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The opinions of the En rently abled in admissions to M.Phil. and PhD courses. Simi glish Press wired by Reuter today [July 9], as well as those of larly, in the latest advertisement for faculty recru itment by effect Tokyo, underground Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and others which we have already the university, not a single post was reserved for differently Sociology been acquainted with by the same agency, show that forces abled persons. This matter too went to the Delhi High Court Memories of the 1995 attack, rumours of disappearances have been industriously set to work in England to se cure for after a plea was made by an NGO, Sambhavna. Also known as reverse sex the Reform proposals, a degree of enthusiastic approval and a This is not just one case relating to a single institution; it is ual imprinting, this refers Mini Kapoor the violence of the chemi views were also a way for state of public opinion which will preclude a critical examina the proverbial tip of the iceberg. Pervasive violations of dis to a scientific hypothesis cal attack. him to “understand Japan tion of the scheme on its merits, and will be calculated to dis ability reservation in the last two decades show a lack of which states that people Last week, seven mem Writes Murakami: at a deeper level” after liv count in advance all adverse criticism regarding it. progressive intent on the part of the authorities. 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Si nce the scientist Edvard Wester 1995. That attack, in which sense to him… I grew cu personal motive for my in Act came into force, there have been multiple instan ces of marck who proposed it in 13 persons died, became rious to learn more about terest in the Tokyo gas at persons with disabilities having to fight their cases in courts his 1891 book The History the subject of writer Haru the woman who wrote in tack is that it took place to ensure that government and educational institutions of Human Marriage. The ki Murakami’s nonfiction about her husband. I underground. Subterra comply with the disability reservation provisions. 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Many premier educational insti prevalence of first cousin Murakami in the preface, view the survivors of the kyo underground are also tutions and various State governments have been in viola marriages in certain cul he saw a letter in a maga attack.” highlighted in a recent tra tion of the prior Persons with Disabilities Act of 1995 and of tures has been used to ar zine from a woman whose The interviews reveal vel book, Beyond the Map: the RPwD Act, 2016. The system is designed such that dis gue that other cultural fac husband resigned from the different ways in Unruly Enclaves, Ghostly ability is seen as the inability of a person and therefore ma tors could offset the his job after failing to fall which individuals respond Places, Emerging Lands ny differently abled candidates are not recruited, additional influence of the effect. back into his work rou to, variously, the trauma and Our Search for New ly contributing to the mounting huge backlog of vacancies. tine. 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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 10 NEWS MONDAY, JULY 9, 2018 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Nitish to meet Amit Shah for crucial talks 9 parties oppose plan JD(U) empowers Bihar Chief Minister to take all decisions on seat adjustment, says BJP has made no ﬁrm oﬀer

for simultaneous polls Special Correspondent ceptable. We are against the NEW DELHI Nawada incident and we On the other hand, the Te the State Legislatures. The Ahead of BJP president Amit don’t think it is right that a langana Rashtra Samithi entire State and District le Shah’s visit to Patna to meet Cabinet Minister met the ac (TRS) and the Samajwadi vel administrative and se Bihar Chief Minister Nitish cused.” Party (SP) supported the curity machinery is very bu Kumar, the Janata Dal(U) na He said the JD(U) was a move though the latter qual sy with the conduct of tional executive on Sunday separate political entity and ified it’s stand by saying that elections twice in a period empowered Mr. Kumar to had independent views from move should be implement five years as per the current take all decisions on seat ad the BJP. ed from the 2019 Lok Sabha practice. Likewise, imposi justment with the BJP for the Mr. Tyagi recalled that the polls. BJP ally, Janata Dal tion of model code of con 2019 Lok Sabha election. Janata Dal(U) had pulled out (United), too expressed sup duct for such a long time is The move is aimed at pres of the Mahagathbandhan port for simultaneous polls hampering developmental suring the BJP to come out because of the Congress’s in and mentioned that the pro and welfare activities under with a firm offer to the JD(U) transigence over allegations posal was part of the politi taken by the State on seats. The JD(U) had ear of corruption against then cal resolution adopted at government.” lier contested 15 Lok Sabha Deputy Chief Minister and the party’s national execu During deliberations on seats in Bihar under an old Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) tive meet on Sunday. Saturday, the Trinamool arrangement in the NDA be leader Tejashwi Yadav. Congress and CPI strongly fore it walked out of the al Interestingly, he added Always in poll mode argued against the move liance prior to the 2014 polls. that till the Congress clari TRS chief and Telangana while NDA member Shiro The NDA won 31 seats in 2014 fied its position with regard Chief Minister K. Chan mani Akali Dal and the along with its new allies, the to the RJD and the allega drashekhar Rao’s letter to AIADMK backed the move. Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP) tions of corruption against the Commission said: “We The AIADMK, however, and the Rashtriya Lok Sama Mr. Yadav, there could be no know that four to six qualified its support saying ta Party (RLSP). Mr. Shah will talks on a return to the old al months of time is spent in that the move should be im be visiting Patna on July 12. liance. Two resolutions were conducting elections each plemented from the 2024 LS also passed by the Janata Dal

time to the Lok Sabha and polls. ‘No stance yet’ In focus: Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar garlanded by party workers in New Delhi. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT (U) national executive on Briefing the press after the Sunday, one supporting si meeting, party spokesper could be taken with regard to Minister Giriraj Singh’s visit “There is no question of said in the closeddoor meet multaneous polls and the se Fish samples test son K.C. Tyagi said Mr. Ku it. to Nawada jail to meet Baj any compromise with cor ing to his party men. cond opposing the Citizen mar, in his address to the na “We are in the NDA and in rang Dal and Vishwa Hindu ruption, crime and commu Later Mr. Tyagi too reiter ship Amendment Bill, 2016. tional executive, said that Bihar, Nitish Kumar will be Parishad activists who have nalism. Our government ated that position. “We are The party’s resolution positive for formalin “no firm offer had yet been its face,” Mr. Tyagi said. been lodged there for cases does not believe in shielding against communalism and said providing citizenship forthcoming” from the BJP Significantly, the party related to communal vio or framing anyone,” Mr. Ku Ministers going to meet the should be done without tak Fisheries Minister D. Jayaku octopus (pei kanava), pacu and therefore, no stance roundly condemned Union lence. mar was reported to have accused is completely unac ing religion into account. mar said use of formalin as a (eri vavvaal), cuttle fish (ot- preservative cannot be al tu kanava), and cat fish (ke- lowed at any cost. He said lithi) had formalin of around tests had been conducted in 5 ppm. Giriraj Singh meets Thoothukudi and other For the test, a two gram Can ally with BSP, says Congress places based on information piece of meat from the fish received by the department was taken and put inside kin of clash accused but none of those samples four ml of diluent and sha Party leader discounts Mayawati’s meeting with Jogi ahead of Chhattisgarh polls had any formalin. ken so that the formalin Asian News International would get into it. Then this Nawada Sobhana K. Nair there could be an alliance not vote for the Congress or Samples to be lifted diluent was poured into the Union Minister Giriraj Singh New Delhi between the BSP and Con the BJP; so it doesn’t affect “Since The Hindu has bottle containing the rea on Sunday paid a visit to the Last week’s meeting bet gress in the State. “At a time us. And if at all, it will impact brought the [Chennai] test gent that turned yellow re family of a man accused in ween Bahujan Samaj Party when all the Opposition par the BJP more than us, be results to our notice, we will vealing that it had tested Nawada clashes that took (BSP) president Mayawati ties are talking about build cause they won nine out of lift samples [from fish mar positive. place earlier this year. and former Congress leader ing a larger alliance at the na 10 reserved constituencies,” kets] and conduct tests. We “It is a very sensitive rea In March, tension had Ajit Jogi was at best a courte tional level, there is scope he said. will not hesitate to take gent and can detect up to 5 gripped Bihar after commu sy call; ‘theoretically’ the al for alliance between the BSP The Congress is hopeful of strict action against those ppm per kilo. The actual nal clashes hit several parts Giriraj Singh liance between the Congress and the Congress in the State trouncing Chief Minister Ra indulging in such acts,” Mr. test takes only 10 minutes,” of the State, including Bha and the BSP is still possible, too. At this moment, there man Singh, who has won Jayakumar said. explained S. Felix, Vice galpur, Aurangabad and Na vestigation in the matter Leader of the Opposition in have been no formal talks three consecutive terms, in Both big lizard fish (kez- Chancellor of the University. wada, after an idol was and called for speedy justice Chattisgarh T.S. Singh Deo Mayawati between the two parties,” he the Assembly polls later this hanga or panna) and small R. Rajaraman, Senior found vandalised. at the earliest. said on Sunday. said. year. The difference in vote lizard fish ( paarai) were Consultant in Surgical On After meeting the family, “They have always Ms. Mayawati had visited “They have known each share between the two par found to have formalin con cology, Apollo Speciality Mr. Singh was of the view helped in maintaining peace the ailing leader last Wed other for a long time and ‘Committed vote bank’ ties in the 2013 Assembly tent of above 20 ppm (parts Hospitals said: “Formalde that the accused had always in all situations. How can nesday. Mr. Jogi has floated have been in touch. So I Mr. Deo said that even if the elections was a mere 0.7%. per million). hyde has the potential to remained calm at the time you call them rioters? The his own party — the Janata think it is a courtesy call. I BSP and the Janata Congress An alliance with the BSP is Other varieties such as cause blood cancer in hu of crises in the region. He al administration should see if Congress — giving the Con doubt whether the BSP were to come together, the crucial for the Congress to hammer head shark ( sura), man beings.” so urged the administration they really incited violence,” gress reasons to worry as it would decide to ally with Mr. Congress’s own electoral for bridge the narrow gap. The to conduct a thorough in said Mr. Singh. looks for allies ahead of cru Ajit Jogi’s party,” Mr. Deo tunes will not be affected. party has already initiated cial Assembly and Lok Sabha told The Hindu. “The BSP has a committed informal talks with the CPI, Two BJPruled States elections. He said “theoretically”, vote bank. Their voters do which got over 86,000 votes. resist health plan India’s jump in wrong

The Maharashtra govern come on board and give direction: Amartya ‘Combat fake news against govt.’ ment has cited lack of their approval to the AB funds as the reason for not NHPS. However, despite ‘Country is second worst in the region’ implementing the scheme. disagreements, the West Amit Shah asks BJP members to use social media to publicise its achievements The State government al Bengal government has PRESS TRUST OF INDIA economist Jean Dreze. ready runs the Mahatma agreed to adopt the NEW DELHI Twenty years ago, of the Staff Correspondent He was addressing a gath party’s aims and objectives Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya scheme, the official said. Despite being the fastest six countries, — India, Pakis Pune ering of the party’s social must be clearly delivered Yojana, a flagship health in So far, 25 States and UTs growing economy, India has tan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Even a united Opposition media cell members at the through crisp and sharp surance scheme, under have signed MoUs with the taken a “quantum jump in Nepal and Bhutan — India would not be able to defeat city’s Balgandharva posts,” he said. which 2.2 crore people are Health Ministry for imple the wrong direction” since was the second best after Sri the BJP in the Lok Sabha Rangmandir. provided a cover up to ₹2 menting the scheme. 2014, and because of the Lanka. “Now, it is the se election, BJP president Amit Mr. Shah exhorted the ‘Obtaining results’ lakh. Meanwhile, the National backward movement, it is cond worst. Pakistan has Shah said on Sunday, while party’s social media cell to He stressed that “obtaining Odisha has already re Health Agency (NHA), the now the second worst in the managed to shield us from expressing confidence that gird up for the poll, and com results” and not frivolous en fused to implement the apex body for implementa region, eminent economist being the worst.” Prime Minister Narendra bat the spread of “false news tertainment was the real Centre’s flagship health tion of the ABNHPS, has Amartya Sen has said. He said the government Modi would win a second against the BJP government” purpose of social media. programme, saying it alrea launched a formal process He was speaking at the deflected attention from the term as Prime Minister. with the vigour of a “social The BJP president also dy has the Biju Swasthya to empanel public and priv launch of Bharat Aur Uske issues of inequalities and “Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Amit Shah media warrior”. called for the creation of a Kalyan Yojana with more ate hospitals to achieve un Virodhabhas, the Hindi edi the caste system. The needs party, which ruled the coun “Henceforth, elections ‘Smartphone Swayamsevak’ beneficiaries compared to iversal health coverage. tion of his book, An Uncer- of a whole group of people, try for seven decades, now the Congress’s dirt of 70 will be fought through the at the booth level in order to the ABNHPS. The Modi government is tain Glory: India and its who cleaned lavatories or demands an account of the years and will continue to re medium of social media. It is maintain the BJP’s rule from Two other States — Pun eager to roll out the scheme Contradiction, which he co sewerage with their hands, BJP’s rule of fourandahalf main in power for the next not enough merely to be the ‘Panchayat to the jab and Delhi — are yet to across India on August 15. authored with development were neglected. years... but we are cleansing 50 years,” Mr. Shah claimed. able to use social media. The Parliament’.

PDP MLAs Yatra suspended on rally behind Six bids to supply 110 ﬁghters for IAF Wani’s death anniversary

Mehbooba F16, Gripen, Boeing F18, Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon and MiG35 enter the contest Peerzada Ashiq cave temple. Srinagar A curfew was imposed at special correspondent Dinakar Peri Stringent security measures Tral, the hometown of Wa Srinagar NEW DELHI India rethinks Russia deal and a separatist shutdown ni, who was killed in an en At least 21 Peoples Demo Six global aircraft manufac marked the second death counter at Kokernag in cratic Party (PDP) MLAs on turers have responded to a Press Trust of India negotiations between the anniversary of Hizbul Muja 2016. Sunday pledged support to Request for Information New Delhi two sides have not yet been hideen ‘commander’ Bur The area witnessed spo party president Mehbooba (RFI) from the Indian Air India has conveyed to Russia shelved as India was ready to han Wani in Jammu and radic stonethrowing by lo Mufti just days after four Force to supply 110 fighter its unwillingness to go ahead have a relook at codevelop Kashmir on Sunday. cal youth. MLAs and one MLC public aircraft. The deadline for the with the joint development ment of the jet if an appro The authorities decided Mobile Internet service ly revolted against her. RFI was July 6. All six manu of a fifthgeneration fighter priate cost sharing formula against any movement of was suspended and train Speaking to The Hindu, facturers have earlier bid for aircraft, primarily because of was arrived at. Amarnath pilgrims from the service was stopped . Sepa senior PDP leader and Ms. the Medium MultiRole Com the high costs involved in the Sources said the cost of Valley for security reasons. ratist leaders, including Mufti’s loyalist Naeem Ak bat Aircraft (MMRCA), which project, official sources said the project has been estimat However, pilgrims stationed Syed Ali Geelani, Ashraf htar said several MLAs had was cancelled in 2015. here. ed at around $30 billion or ₹2 in the twin base camps of Sehrai, Mirwaiz Umar Fa called on Ms. Mufti “to dis Officials confirmed that New jets: The IAF is looking to replace the MiG-21s (in pic) They, however, said the lakh crore. Baltal and Pahalgam were rooq and Yasin Malik, were cuss the political scenario six bids have been received, and MiG-27s, which are being phased out. * V.V. KRISHNAN CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC allowed to trek towards the detained. assuming shape in J&K” af of which Lockheed Martin ter the fall of the PDPBJP F16 and SAAB Gripen are plans to buy 110 fighters jets, pressed confidence that the ing for a singleengine jet to cost lower than the twinen government on June 20. singleengine fighters, while of which 85% will have to be technical evaluation and replace the MiG21s and gine jets, both in unit and op “It was an informal con Boeing F18, Dassault Rafale, built in India under the trials can be completed very MiG27s being phased out of erational costs. sultation. The MLAs came Eurofighter Typhoon and ‘Make in India’ programme quickly, as all the aircraft service, but the RFI did not The move comes almost forward with their sugges United Aircraft Corporation in partnership with a “Stra have been extensively tested specify it, opening up the two decades after the IAF be tions,” he said. Sources MiG35 are twinengine ones. tegic Partner/Indian Produc earlier. contest to both singleand gan the last major effort to said the MLAs pledged sup “The bids will be evaluat tion Agency.” “Once the process starts, twinengine jets. Officials acquire fighters in large num port to Ms. Mufti as she ed after which the IAF will is The procurement will be from the technical evalua said both configurations bers. The effort culminated sought “a frank discus sue the Request For Proposal processed through the Stra tion to the down select of were equally competent and in the global tender for 126 sion”. At least eight PDP (RFP) with the exact specifi tegic Partnership (SP) model one aircraft, can be complet the final choice would de fighters under the MMRCA MLAs met Ms. Mufti at her cations of the aircraft to be under the Defence Procure ed in less than two years. Af pend on the price and extent deal which was cancelled in residence and pledged sup procured. The RFP is expect ment Procedure. However, ter that, it depends on how of technology transfer. 2015 after the Modi govern port. They advised Ms. ed by early next year,” an of the SP model itself needs fast the contract negotiations According to informal esti ment decided to buy 36 Ra Mufti “to explore all possi ficial source said. some clarification which can be completed,” a source mates, the entire cost could fale fighters from France un bilities” to reconcile with The RFI, issued on April 6, could delay the process. said. be worth over $15 billion. der a governmentto the dissident MLAs. states that the government Air Force sources ex Earlier, the IAF was look Singleengine aircraft will government deal. CM YK downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

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INTERVIEW | MANOJ SINHA ‘BJP sets the country’s agenda, and others merely react to it’ Union Minister says the defeat of the party in various bypolls in Uttar Pradesh cannot be a pointer to what will happen in the Lok Sabha elections in 2019

Nistula Hebbar ■ The bypoll results cannot the last 2530 years that elec But four BJP MPs, all from government going over Ayodhya; how will you Yuthika Bhargava be a pointer to what will hap tricity for irrigation was Uttar Pradesh and belonging board in marking the explain the delay to your Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Communications and pen in the Lok Sabha polls. available during daylight to the Dalit community, have anniversary of the voter base? Ghazipur MP, says a ‘mismatched’ Opposition alliance can- Our support base, especially hours. I have seen those days openly spoken out against Emergency this year? not provide an alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. among the poor, is intact. when farmers used to wait the government run by your ■ The BJP has clarified its Some people, of course, are late into the night that a bulb party. ■ From the time of Morarjib stand in its various manifes How do you look at BJP. It is for the people of the upset that the BJP — which would light up and power hai’s (former Prime Minister tos and on various occasions. Opposition unity, country to decide whether used to count on a specific would be available for turn ■ I had answered you, that Morarji Desai) government, There are two ways that the specifically the challenge they want the effective lea support base — is now usurp ing on motors to pump water none of these MPs had said we have been marking the construction of the temple posed by the Samajwadi dership of Prime Minister ing their space among the into the fields. The Yogi go the government was discrim anniversary of the Emergen can take place — either by the Party (SP) and the Bahujan Modi or this bemail [mis poor and the indigent, over vernment has made it possi inating on the basis of caste. cy, I do not see anything un order of the court or by mu Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar matched] alliance. I believe whom they (Opposition par <> As a party, we want ble for irrigation to be done They may have been upset usual in the way it was tual talks and agreement. Pradesh? the SPBSP alliance, once it ties) used to think they had the [Ram} temple to in the daytime. over other things, and I be marked this year. What is dif The Constitution is supreme happens, will, of course, be a thekedaari (contractual be constructed Secondly, there has been a lieve that it is to the credit of ferent is the way others are in this country, and we be ■ It is clear that the Opposi big alliance but by the time rights). That is why these constitutionally recordbreaking procure the party that these kind of perceiving it, and hoping lieve in it and our govern tion parties have acknow the Lok Sabha elections things are being said. ment of wheat this year, and complaints can be made that the country forgets. I be ment will not do anything ledged that the country’s come around, people will vernment on the basis of within five days, payments publicly. lieve that it should be unconstitutional. agenda is being set by the start to feel that it is a mis But it is being said that the caste discrimination. Uttar have been made to farmers. In most other parties, if marked with fervour so that As a party, we want that BJP, and others are merely match and cannot really pro U.P. government has Pradesh cannot be under Sugar mills had to run over you complain against the we don’t forget how democ the temple should be con reacting to it. The BJP is the vide an alternative. People engendered an upper caste stood from the perspective of time to process the sugar party’s own government, racy was murdered in this structed, not unconstitution most powerful political force will give us a second chance assertion that has alienated Delhi. Those who do know cane. It is true that we lost you cannot remain in the country and who was behind ally though. It is our job to ex now and a single political on the basis of the Modi go the Dalits and weaker U.P., know that farmers form the bypolls in Kairana, and party. It is a positive thing in it. plain to our voters about the party will not be able to com vernment’s work. sections; at least four Dalit the bulk of the population we have taken the lessons of favour of the BJP and Prime issue and our voter knows bat us. That is why the only MPs from your party in U.P. there, and they do not hail that election on board. It Minister Narendra Modi that Now that there is a BJPled that the BJP believes in the alternative that people can The alliance seemed to work have protested this. from only one caste — they may have been some organi we believe in this kind of in government at the Centre Constitution and will not go think up is an agglomeration well in the recent bypolls in have upper, lower and mid sational issues, but we will ternal democracy. and in U.P., what is the road above that. The government of forces, otherwise inimical Gorakhpur, Phulpur and ■ None of these MPs have dleranging castes in the apply our selves to correc ahead for the construction is making efforts in the direc to each other, to combat the Kairana though. raised questions on the go grouping. I do not recall in tion. Why is the BJP and the of a Ram Mandir in tion of resolving the issue. IN BRIEF Centre plans stronger Malaysian PM Rajnath Singh to meets Zakir Naik chair NEC plenary defences for key data Special Correspondent A brief, unscheduled meeting: report New Delhi Union Home Minister Raj nath Singh will chair a two Fuel prices hiked for Information Security Policy and Guidelines to be updated Press Trust of India fourth consecutive day Kuala Lumpur day plenary meeting of the MUMBAI Malaysian Prime Minister North Eastern Council The prices of petrol and Mahathir Mohamad on Sa (NEC) in Shillong on Mon diesel were raised for the turday met controversial day. The Governors and the fourth consecutive day on Muslim preacher Zakir Naik, Chief Ministers of the north Sunday in the wake of who is wanted in India for eastern States will partici increasing crude oil prices alleged terror activities and pate. Rajnath Singh and weakening Indian rupee money laundering , Malay For the first time since it against the U.S. dollar. Petrol sian media reported on was established in 1971, the of Arunachal Pradesh, As prices in Delhi rose to ₹76.13 Sunday. NEC would discuss topics sam, Manipur, Meghalaya, per litre from ₹75.98. The The meeting, which may related to security in the re Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim price of diesel rose to ₹67.86 not go down well in New People protest against the gion. An official said the and Tripura. Its chairman per litre from ₹67.76 in Delhi. Delhi, comes a day after Mr. Malaysian PM in Delhi on Armed Forces (Special Pow ship was recently trans Mohamad gave clear indica Sunday. * PTI ers) Act and the proposed ferred to the Home Minister. ‘Even Lord Ram cannot tion that the Malaysian go Naga accord were on the It was earlier held by the Mi curb incidents of rape’ vernment would not deport bumi Bersatu Malaysia agenda. nistry of Development of BALLIA Naik. (PPBM) has defended Mr. The NEC is the nodal North Eastern Region, head BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh’s “I can confirm that Naik Mohamad’s decision, saying agency for the development ed by Jitendra Singh. Bairia, Surendra Singh, who is went to see Tun (Mahathir) doing so would be akin to known for making Vijaita Singh (NSCS) under the Prime Mi that guidelines are complied this morning (Saturday),” deporting Uighur Muslims controversial comments, has New Delhi nister’s Office. The critical with,” the official said. Home Free Malaysia Today report to China. said that even if Lord Ram Worried about sensitive in infrastructure was moved to Ministry spokesperson Ash ed, quoting a source as PPBM strategist Rais Hus descended on earth, instances of rape cannot be formation making its way to the National Technical Re ok Prasad said the consulta saying. sin was referring to China curbed. “Bhagwan Ram bhi aa the Internet, the Home Mi search Organisation and the tion process to revise the It is unclear as to what pressing Malaysia for the ex jaayenge tab bhi balaatkaar ki nistry is upgrading policy to noncritical part to the Mi guidelines was on. Naik discussed with Mr. Mo tradition of 11 Uighur men ghatna per niyantran nahi ho secure government data and nistry of Electronics and In “Basically, the whole pol hamad, the report said. The who entered Malaysia ille paayegaa (Even if Lord Ram control access to it. formation Technology. icing system in India that be meeting, which was unsche gally last year after their dra descends, instance of rapes A senior Ministry official An official said the new gan in 1860 is now being re duled, was said to be brief. matic escape from a jail in cannot be curbed),” Mr. Singh said earlier the files were policy would cover issues plicated in cyberspace. It There had been intense Thailand. said here on Saturday. PTI locked in a cupboard and ac pertaining to the Official Se will evolve gradually. The media speculation in India He said he personally countability could be fixed, crets Act. new guidelines will also take that the Malaysian govern could see no wrong in Naik’s Hardik sounds the bugle but with the advent of Digital care of that,” the official ment would act on an extra activities and speeches. for ‘last fight’ for quota India, there was ambiguity Hardware issues said. dition request made in Janu Mr. Rais also took issue AHMEDABAD over a number of issues. “There are issues relating to “If 50 people are access ary. The Ministry of External with criticism of Naik on so Patidar quota agitation leader Home Minister Rajnath physical security of a com ing some data, it requires a Affairs had confirmed on cial media. He said the In Hardik Patel on Sunday Singh, who recently presid puter. Like what happens if wider security network. Au Wednesday that an official dian Islamic preacher had announced that he will sit on ed over a meeting to review the device becomes obso dit trail has to be left, red request had been made. his own way of articulating an indefinite fast from August the evolving cyberthreats, lete? What about the hard flags should be raised,” the his views through debates. 25 to press for reservation to directed that the National In disk, will it be destroyed be official said. Party defends decision Naik’s detractors — those the community members in government jobs and formation Security Policy fore the computer is discard Gulshan Rai, Chief Infor But on Friday, Mr. Moha with “a mob mentality” — education. In a video message and Guidelines (NISPG) be ed? Then there are issues re mation Security Officer in mad said that the govern should debate with him posted on Facebook, Mr. upgraded and updated for lating to the network as well. the Prime Minister’s Office, ment would not deport rather than asking for him to Patel said: “This is our last the government sector. If information is riding on said there were at least four Naik, who has been granted be deported to India, he fight. Either I will give my life In 2013, cybersecurity, own cybercable, then eve versions of NISPG. “We need Malaysian permanent resi said. He also questioned the or we will get reservation. I which was the sole preserve rything can be encrypted, to take cognisance of the dent status, unless he caus motives of the Indian auth need your support for this. of the Home Ministry, was but if it is riding on a com threats and accordingly up es trouble in the country. orities whose action, he The fight has come to the last moved to the National Secur mercially available one, then grade the measures,” Mr. Rai Meanwhile, a strategist of said, might not be grounded phase. PTI ity Council Secretariat you will have to make sure told The Hindu. Malaysia’s ruling Parti Pri in justice. India denies shifting pillars Ex-Minister’s son under along Myanmar border CBI scanner

Press Trust of India Reports baseless, no confusion about alignment: MEA official Jaipur A special court here has is Special Correspondent sued bailable warrants NEW DELHI against Ravi Krishna, direc India has not shifted pillars tor of Ziqitza Health Care demarcating the interna Pvt. Ltd. and son of former tional border with Myanmar, Union Minister Vayalar Ra the External Affairs Ministry vi, and two others in con said here on Sunday. nection with alleged cor The statement came after ruption in the running of media reports suggested ambulance services in that India had given up land Rajasthan. to Myanmar while carrying The CBI had named Mr. out a survey. Krishna, Mumbaibased “We have come across company’s CEO Sweta media reports stating that The divider: A file photo of a pillar along the IndoMyanmar Mangal, employee Amit certain boundary pillars in border at Moreh in Manipur. * RITU RAJ KONWAR Antony Alex and the Ziqit the Manipur sector of the In za Health Care as accused diaMyanmar international person explained that bilat tled international boundary, in the chargesheet filed on boundary have been alleged eral border surveys were has also been undertaken. June 4. “The CBI court has ly shifted. These reports are conducted in keeping with This has been done with the now summoned all the completely baseless and un the IndiaMyanmar Boun objective of apprising the lo named accused and the substantiated. This sector of dary Agreement of 1967. cal residents on both sides of company through its auth the international boundary the border of the exact align orised representative to is settled and there is no con Routine survey ment of the international face trial by way of bailable fusion as to its alignment,” “Recently, routine survey boundary,” the spokesper warrants taking cogni the official spokesperson of work has been carried out son said. Some reports had sance of the chargesheet the Ministry said. jointly by the Indian and suggested that India surren against the accused. All the The Hindu had reported Myanmar survey depart dered tracts of land to Myan accused have been direct earlier that Manipur Chief ments during which work on mar to please the country’s ed to appear before the Minister N. Biren Singh had construction of subsidiary proChina government. But court on August 23,” Jogen said that the border survey pillars in between already both the Chief Minister of der Singh Rajawat, counsel with Myanmar had not led to settled main boundary pil Manipur and the External for Jaipur Deputy Mayor surrender of Indian territory lars 81 and 82 along zero Affairs Ministry denied the Pankaj Joshi, who had filed to Nay Pyi Taw. The spokes line, that is, agreed and set same. the complaint, said. CM YK downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

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Thai rescue teams had rehearsed for several days Rescue chief Narongsak Osottanakorn says conditions must be stable for the operation to continue on Monday ‘Mom and Dad, please

Reuters foreign countries, he said. A pumping and our readiness Chiang Rai helicopter flew the four boys would drop. If that’s the don’t worry, I am fine’ Four of 12 Thai schoolboys to the nearby city of Chiang case, then we have to reas were rescued from a flooded Rai, where they were taken sess the situation,” he said. Associated Press to give them a lot of home cave on Sunday as divers by ambulance to hospital. “We can only carry on the Mae Sai work. launched a daring and Their ordeal has drawn operation once we are ready The boys sounded calm and In a letter of his own, the dangerous mission to free huge media attention in Thai and this will be done soon, composed in handwritten coach, Ekapol Chantha the children and their soccer land and abroad, and getting because the air tank and oth notes to their families that wong, apologised to the coach who have been the boys out safely could be a er systems have to be rein were made public on Satur boys’ parents for the ordeal. trapped underground for boost for Thailand’s junta stalled,” he told reporters la day. The notes were sent out An update earlier on Sa more than two weeks, offi ahead of a general election ter. “We have used it all... with divers who made an 11 turday from the Thai Navy cials said. next year. Once the team are ready, hour, backandforth jour said three navy SEALs were As night fell, the operation Bursts of heavy monsoon they will do so immediately. I ney to act as postmen. with the boys and their to rescue the remaining eight rain soaked the Tham Luang can’t give you an exact num One of the boys, identi coach, one a doctor. The 13 A letter that was handed boys — some as young as 11 cave area in northern Chiang ber but it should be more fied as Tun, wrote: “Mom were having health evalua over to divers by the children and weak swimmers — and Rai province on Sunday and than 10 hours but not ex and Dad, please don’t worry, tions and rehabilitation, and on Saturday. * GETTY IMAGES their coach was called off un storms were expected in the ceeding 20 hours. The condi I am fine. I’ve told Yod to get were being taught diving til Monday morning. coming weeks, increasing tions must be stable like to ready to take me out for skills. Food, electrolyte the risks in what has been day before we can continue fried chicken. With love.” you all,” wrote Night, in the drinks, drinking water, med ‘A big success’ called a “war with water and the operation.” Thai manner of referring to icine and oxygen canisters “[I]t’s a big success of all time” to save the team. An Australian doctor who ‘I’m happy here’ one’s self in the third per have been delivered to teams. We have thousands of The rescue teams had re is part of the rescue mission Hope and prayers: A collage of photos showing the boys and “Don’t be worried, I miss son. them. A major concern of

people helping us with the hearsed the plan for several checked the health of the their soccer coach at a church in Chiang Rai. * REUTERS everyone. Grandpa, Uncle, The most touching note the rescuers is that oxygen operation,” said Narongsak days, Mr. Narongsak said, boys on Saturday night and Mom, Dad and siblings, I came from one whose name levels in their safe space Osottanakorn, the head of and had managed to drain gave the allclear for the op divers team — mainly from submerged passageways in love you all. I’m happy being was not clear: “I’m doing could fall dangerously low. the rescue operation. the water level in the cave eration to proceed. Europe — three escorted the some places no more than here inside, the navy SEALS ﬁne, but the air is a little Rescuers have been un The rescue teams now considerably, but needed to The boys were discovered children, while the remain two feet (0.6 metre) wide. have taken good care. Love cold, but don’t worry. Alth able to extend a hose pump needed at least 10 hours to move fast. by British divers Richard der were positioned along Prime Minister Prayuth you all,” wrote Mick. ough, don’t forget to set up ing oxygen all the way to prepare for their next opera “If we wait and the rain Stanton and John Volanthen the dangerous ﬁrstkilo Chanocha planned to visit “Night loves Dad and my birthday party.” where the boys are, but have tion, involving about 90 div comes in the next few days, last Monday. metrestretch, where the the cave site on Monday, a Mom and brother, don’t Another, of indistinct ori brought them some oxygen ers in total, 50 of them from we will be tired again from Of the 13strong foreign boys had to navigate through government spokesman said. worry about me. Night loves gin, asked their teacher not tanks.

ELSEWHERE Mallya shrugs off Sharif’s son-in-law threat of asset seizure Safdar arrested Reuters Press Trust of India Silverstone Islamabad Vijay Mallya said on Sunday Former Pakistan Prime Mi that he will comply fully nister Nawaz Sharif’s sonin with court enforcement of law was arrested on Sunday ficers seeking to seize his as he dramatically resur British assets, but there was faced in Rawalpindi to lead a not much for them to take as rally of supporters, two days ‘Johnson was critical of May’s Brexit proposal’ his family’s residences were after being sentenced to jail LONDON not in his name. in a corruption case. Cap U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Speaking at the British tain (retired) Muhammad Captain (retired) Johnson strongly criticised Formula One Grand Prix, Safdar, his wife Maryam and Muhammad Safdar. Prime Minister Theresa May’s where he is principal and Sharif were given jail terms latest Brexit proposal in coowner of the Force India Vijay Mallya at Silverstone on Friday in the Avenfield ment sentence for non

typically colourful terms team, Mr. Mallya said that on Sunday. * GETTY IMAGES properties case. cooperation with the NAB. before agreeing with his he would hand over British The Islamabad Accounta Officials from the NAB colleagues to back the assets held in his name. But have to bother to come to bility Court had sentenced took Safdar into custody af compromise on Friday, a luxury country residence my house to seize them. I’ll Sharif to 10 years in jail for ter he appeared at a party reports said. Reuters belonged to his children and physically hand them over. owning assets beyond in rally in Rawalpindi. Around a house in London belonged Tell me the time, date and come and one year for not 3,000 people were around Trump admin. freezes to his mother. place’.” cooperating with the anti the vehicle in which the Obamacare payments “I have given the U.K. “I think the overriding corruption authority, the NAB officials took him away. WASHINGTON court on affidavit a state consideration that everybo National Accountability Bu Earlier on Sunday, in an The Donald Trump ment of my U.K. assets. dy seems to be missing is reau (NAB). The sentences audio message, Safdar said administration says it’s Which, pursuant to the that I have put $2 billion will run concurrently. that he would surrender freezing payments under an ‘Obamacare’ programme that freezing order, they are en worth of assets in front of His daughter Maryam himself to authorities be protects insurers with sicker titled to take and hand over the Karnataka High Court was given seven years for cause “honour demands it”. patients from financial losses. to the banks,” he said. which is more than suffi abetment, and one year for Safdar, who was to contest Making the announcement on “There are a few cars, a cient to repay the banks and noncooperation with the the upcoming polls, stands Saturday, officials said the few items of jewellery and I indeed everybody else,” NAB. Safdar was given a disqualified following his administration is acting said ‘OK, fine. You don’t said Mr. Mallya. oneyear rigorous imprison conviction. because of conflicting rulings in lawsuits filed by some smaller insurers. AP 10 killed in Death toll from Japan Iran detains teenager over rains rises to 57 Turkey train SAKA derailment The death toll from record Instagram dance videos rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose on Sunday Maedeh Hojabri acknowledged ‘breaking moral norms’ Agence France-Presse to at least 57, officials said, as Istanbul rescue workers and troops Associated Press ing blocking access to the Ten people were killed and struggled in the mud and Tehran water to save lives. The toll is site. 73 injured on Sunday when expected to rise significantly, Iran has detained a teenager Iran has already blocked a train derailed in north with local media already who posted dance videos on access to many social media west Turkey, the Health Mi putting the number of Instagram and attracted tens sites, including Facebook, nistry said. fatalities at 73, and dozens of of thousands of followers. Twitter, YouTube and the The train, with over 360 people still unaccounted for State TV broadcast a vi Telegram messaging app. people on board, was tra in the disaster. AFP deo on Friday in which gym But millions of Iranians con velling from the Edirne re nast Maedeh Hojabri, 18, tinue to use the sites through gion on the Greek and Bul Turkey sacks 18,500 acknowledged breaking mo proxies and VPNs. garian borders to Istanbul’s state employees ral norms while insisting Iran’s judiciary and secur Halkali station when six of ANKARA that it was not her intention, ity forces are dominated by its carriages derailed in the Turkish authorities on Sunday and that she was only trying Iranian gymnast hardliners who launch pe Tekirdag region. ordered the dismissal of more to gain more followers. It Maedeh Hojabri. riodic crackdowns on beha than 18,500 state was unclear whether her viour deemed unIslamic. Muddy due to rains employees, including police officers, soldiers and statement was made under many of which showed her The latest arrests came amid Reports said the surround academics, ahead of the duress. dancing in both Iranian and a series of protests against ing area was muddy due to expected end of a twoyear Shabooneh, a local news Western styles. She also ap the government’s handling recent rains and the state of emergency this website, said Ms. Hojabri peared in videos without of the economy. ground beneath the rails month. The Official Gazette and three other individuals wearing the obligatory Is In 2014, authorities sen may have subsided away, said 18,632 people had been had been detained on simi lamic headscarf. tenced six young men and causing the train to derail. sacked over suspected links lar charges in recent weeks Iranian police have said women to suspended prison The train derailed out to terror organisations that before being released on they plan to shut down simi terms after they appeared in side the village of Sarilar in “act against national bail. She had posted around lar accounts on Instagram, a video dancing to Pharrell the Corlu district of Tekir security”. AFP 300 videos on her account, and the judiciary is consider Williams’ song “Happy”. dag, reports said. CM YK downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI MONDAY, JULY 9, 2018 BUSINESS 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Govt. taps RBI to track all transactions SAT seeks review on practice of share sales Central bank asked to devise infotech framework to keep tabs on noncash financial transactions to select investors Manojit Saha ough the data will be cap nancial transactions is the Mumbai tured for all transactions latest in a series to curb black In a move aimed at widening irrespective of the size of the money and identify shell Aims to nip unfair edge that buyers get the crackdown on black mo transactions, the large ones companies, sources said. ney and following the money would be relevant for enfor Following the 2016 demone ASHISH RUKHAIYAR trail flowing in and out of cement purposes. tisation exercise that ren Mumbai Govt. may defer sops for thousands of shell compa Under the Prevention of dered more than 86% of the The Securities Appellate Tri GST digital payments nies, the Centre is planning Money Laundering Act, currency in circulation inva bunal (SAT) has asked the NEW DELHI to set up an information banks and financial institu lid, it was found there had capital markets regulator to A ministerial panel will technology (IT)based me tions are already required to been a significant spurt in look into the manner in recommend to the GST chanism to keep a tab on all alert the Financial Intelli the operations of shell firms which merchant bankers Council to defer by a year the noncash financial transac gence Unit (FIU), under the that typically have no assets and brokers market sales of proposal to incentivise tions in the country. Finance Ministry, to any sus or active businesses. shares, especially by listed digital payments under GST, Highlyplaced govern picious transactions, cash or The Centre has shut down companies, to select inves citing revenue implications ment sources involved in de otherwise. Cash transactions more than two lakh such en tors before an issue opens. of doling out a concessional vising the initiative said the Fragile status: Cash transactions of more than ₹10 lakh are of more than ₹10 lakh (in tities. More than two lakh The tribunal said it could tax rate. The panel has already required to be reported to the FIU. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK decided to wait for Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cluding a series of transac other firms that have not lead to sharing of inside in stabilisation of revenues had been asked to develop tions integrally connected to been carrying out operations formation giving such inves under GST in the current the IT infrastructure for this officials from the Ministries the enforcement directorate each other and exceeding have been sent notices. De tors an unfair advantage ov fiscal before considering purpose. of Finance and Corporate Af as a default. Such agencies ₹10 lakh in a month), need to pending on their responses, er others and hence the exercise done by Credit differential GST rates for fairs as well as RBI officials. may be required to make be reported to the FIU. a decision would be taken on Securities and Exchange Suisse Securities, which was people making payments RBI as sole repository Currently, the idea is to make specific requests to the cen All suspicious transac how many would be deregis Board of India (SEBI) must the merchant banker for the using the digital mode. PTI There have been a series of the RBI the sole repository of tral bank if they want infor tions need to reported to the tered. In FY17, the FIU had examine whether there is a OFS. interactions over the past such information, which will mation on a particular set of unit within seven days after received more than 15.9 mil need to bar such investors While SEBI found the IMPS fund transfers one month to discuss the is not be made available to oth entities. it is concluded that those are lion Cash Transaction Re from trading before the is fund guilty of unfair practic double to ₹3.23 lakh cr. sue, with these parleys at er agencies such as the in An official aware of the de suspicious in nature. ports and 4.73 lakh Suspi sue opens. es and ordered it to disgorge NEW DELHI tended by top government come tax department and velopment said that alth The move to track all fi cious Transaction Reports. This assumes significance more than ₹20 crore of al Transfer of funds through as popular fundraising leged unlawful gains, SAT Immediate Payment Service routes such as offer for sale quashed the order saying (IMPS) crossed ₹3.23 lakh (OFS) and qualified institu that the entity needs to be crore in the AprilJune tional placement (QIP) used given the ‘benefit of doubt.’ quarter of 201819, which is PSU banks mull raising Telecom firms oppose by listed firms are often almost double the amount pitched to select potential recorded in the yearearlier Conflict of interest? period. Different banks have ₹50,000 cr. in equity investors before the issue Legal consultants said SAT different limits for daily and TRAI’s public WiFi model opens. has nudged SEBI to look at monthly fund transfers To shore up capital, meet risk norms “We would like to bring it potential conflict between through IMPS. The IMPS to the notice of SEBI that the marketgauging exercises by offers an instant, roundthe PRESS TRUST OF INDIA already taken the approval ‘Move may impact debtladen sector, compromise security’ question as to whether in merchant bankers and com NEW DELHI clock, interbank electronic of their boards or sharehol vestors participating in the munication of inside infor fund transfer service that can Public sector banks are ders for raising capital PRESS TRUST OF INDIA proliferation of public WiFi marketgauging exercise mation, which is prohibited. be accessed through multiple planning to tap the markets through the equity market, NEW DELHI can provide $3 billion poten should be allowed to trade “While SAT seems to have channels. PTI to raise more than ₹ 50,000 as per the data compiled by Telecom operators have op tial revenue opportunity for in all segments of the mar considered the business crore this fiscal to shore up PTI. posed public WiFi model re telecom operators between ket prior to the [opening of need of merchant bankers GST Council to discuss their capital base for busi The combined value of commended by the sector 20172019, as it will help ad the] issue needs to be [for] market gauging, it returns’ forms on July 21 ness growth and meeting the share sale of these banks regulator TRAI, saying it will ding new customers and in looked into,” said the SAT. questions if investors [to NEW DELHI regulatory global risk is upwards of ₹50,000 adversely impact debt rid creasing data consumption The tribunal’s direction whom an issue is pitched to The format for annual norms. crore. den industry and compro by existing users. came while hearing a matter get an idea about valuation] returns and audits is likely to Capital is very much re Leading the pack is the mise national security. related to Factorial Master be allowed to trade in deriv be approved by the GST quired for these banks as Central Bank of India, which Based on existing rules User interest Fund, which, as per SEBI, atives prior to the opening Council at its meeting on July they are saddled with non has already got sharehol for cyber cafes, the Telecom The study by Analysys Ma indulged in “unusual and of the issue,” said Sumit 21 and industry expects that performing assets (NPAs) of ders’ approval for raising Regulatory Authority of In son, commissioned by Goo aggressive trading” in the Agrawal, a regulatory la there could be some about ₹10 lakh crore. ₹8,000 crore equity capital dia (Trai) had recommended cence, will be a complete by gle, found “a significant frac shares of L&T Finance Hold wyer and a former law offic reconciliation with annual IT that a new set of players to pass of present licensing tion of users” saying they returns as the government through various means, in ings ahead of its OFS. er at SEBI. aims to check tax evasion. NPA clean up cluding a followon public be called Pubic Data Office framework, detrimental to would be interested in pur According to SEBI, the “In most jurisdictions, The Goods and Services Tax According to analysts, their offer, rights issue or a quali Aggregator (PDOA) should massive investments already chasing a new mobile broad fund allegedly traded in de such activities by invest (GST) was rolled out on July first quarter results may not fied institutional placement be allowed to resell Internet made in spectrum, telecom band SIM card to continue rivatives contracts of L&T Fi ment bankers are consi 1, 2017, and this is the first be very encouraging despite (QIP). Canara Bank also pro services through yesteryear infrastructure...,” COAI DG accessing high speed Inter nance Holdings before the dered legitimate, not consti year when businesses will heavy cleaning up of books poses to raise up to ₹7,000 PCO type of setup that will Rajan S. Mathews said in a net, after having expe OFS on the basis of unpu tuting insider trading or have to file annual returns as the dust has not settled crore through various be called Public Data Offices. letter to Telecom Secretary rienced high speed Internet blished price sensitive infor improper disclosure of in (GSTR9) for fiscal 201718 on the NPA front. Out of 21 means, including rights is “...the proposal to sell in Aruna Sundararajan. through highspeed wifi ser mation that it received dur side information since it is a by December 31, 2018. PTI public sector banks, 13 have sue and QIP. ternet services without a li However, a report said vices from GoogleRailtel. ing a marketgauging business need,” he added.

‘Higher MSP Rupee may fall to 70 may spur against dollar on oil, CAD inflation, fiscal costs’ ‘Capital outflow, stronger dollar index also to impact rupee’ PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Oommen A. Ninan NEW DELHI Mumbai The government’s decision The Indian rupee is likely to to hike MSP for kharif touch 70 a U.S. dollar as crops is expected to impact weakness in the currency GDP by by 0.10.2% besides market is continuing with adding to inflationary pres the upward trend in crude sures, says a DBS report. oil prices and strengthening According to the global of the U.S. dollar index, aid financial services major, ed by a widening current ac higher MSPs carry inflation count deficit (CAD) and stea as well as fiscal costs. dy capital outflows which “For the fiscal math, im have weighed on the rupee, pact is likely to be in the according to experts. tune of 0.10.2% of GDP, The outlook for the In which might necessitate dian rupee, in the near term, Losing vigour: The accelerated depreciation of the rupee may higher revenue support or

would be dominated by the continue till May 2019, says Bhaskar Panda * V.SUDERSHAN lower capex spending to li sentiment towards the U.S. mit any risk to the 201819 dollar, the risk of trade wars, phase against U.S. dollar. growth would be closely deficit targets,” DBS said. movements in yuan, as well Probably, this trend might watched. Seeking to address farm as the trend charted by continue until May 2019,” “We believe that, for now, distress ahead of general crude oil prices, said Aditi said Bhaskar Panda, senior given the strength in oil and elections, the Centre on Ju Nayar, principal economist, regional head — treasury ad dollar, 70 is a fair possibili ly 4 hiked price paid to ICRA. visory group, HDFC Bank. ty,” Mr. James added. FIIs farmers for paddy by a re While the yuan move “Commodity prices have have become more reluctant cord ₹200 per quintal and ment would affect many had a sharp rally in the pre in Indian equities lately. CAD by up to 52% for other sum emerging market curren vious two to thee years along is also projected to edge mersown crops. cies, crude oil prices would with global crude prices. We higher, while inflation at The move is expected to have a substantial impact on have seen the 10year dollar both consumer and whole lead to higher inflation and the currencies of oil import benchmark yield going past sale level has reversed the widen fiscal deficit because ing nations such as India. If 3% mark this year and U.S. declining trend. “All of these of increase in food subsidy crude oil prices chart a sus Fed still on the way to get put pressure on rupee,” said bill to over ₹2 lakh crore tained uptrend, the negative more rate hikes,” Mr. Panda Mr. James. from ₹1.70 lakh crore pro sentiment related to a rising added. Looking at current scena vided in the Budget for current account deficit as Lately, the sentiment in rio, IFA Global research ad 201819, experts said. well as inflationary concerns the foreign exchange market vises traders that the pair As per the report, for may spur the rupee to inter had been further weakened has higher chances to move the rest of this financial mittently test the previous by the reported comments above the 69mark by July year, the impact on infla alltime lows. of government officials that end, but upside can be tion will be in the range of the rupee needs to retain capped below 70. around 2530 bps. ‘Swift reversal’ tradeweighted parity “In the near term, the dollar against competing exporter Index trading high ‘Signal for rate hikes’ rupee cross rate temporarily nations, especially in the The U.S. Dollar Index is mov Regarding RBI’s policy breaching 70 can’t be ruled face of a likely global trade ing in a band of 93.80 sup stance, the report said out, although it would likely conflict. port level and the 95.20 re higher MSPs will add to in record a swift reversal,”Ms. sistance barrier. flationary pressures, fiscal Nayar added. Private investment The price jumped to an al slippage and this might “The 70 level could conti Given the present scenario, most fresh oneyear high of prompt the central bank to nue beckoning Indian rupee said Mr. James, the pros 95.22 on June 28, 2018. The go for another rate hike. and U.S. dollar exchange pects of rupee hinges on the dollar internationally has “For RBI, MSP increase rate. Surging oil price is a extent of private investment clearly broken the down poses an additional risk to major worry,” said Anand that can come in, for which trend and now the index is their inflation view, be James, chief market strate the debt overhang had been trading high, said Abhishek sides fiscal slippage wor gist, Geojit Financial Servic a cause of big worry. Goenka, founder and CEO, ries and higher oil prices,” es Ltd. Brent crude price is Forecast for normal mon IFA Global. the report said adding “Au hovering at about $78 per soon may cool inflation ex Furthermore, rate hikes gust rate hike risks remain barrel in the international pectations for now, but the in the U.S. are very much on on the table“. market. pace of resolution of debt the cards and according to In June, the Reserve “It’s hardly surprising ridden companies as well as Mr. Singhvi, “the possibility Bank of India had upped its that Indian rupee is on an ac revival of capital expendi of the rupee hitting 70 soon retail inflation projection celerated depreciation ture cycle and lending is increasing.” by 0.30%. CM YK downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

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Food ﬁrms seek ﬁrsttomarket, premium tags ‘Current set up for Advance Ruling Highvalue products for the upwardly mobile help increase margins; R&Dled products bring in healthconscious users

Indrani Dutta with innovation, is one focus products, many of which tar Institutional Equities Re defeats its purpose’ KOLKATA areas, BIL said in a recent in get upmarket consumers. search said the trend will Rolling out innovative, pre vestor presentation. Besides “The strategy has been to continue and products with mium and, at times, firstto biscuits, it is innovating in launch new products in exist strong brands will continue ‘State AARs give opposite views’ market products is now a key segments such as rusk, cake ing categories while foraying to enjoy a premium over oth TCA Sharad Raghavan growth driver for FMCG food and snacks resting on the into newer ones... there is in ers. “Food companies have sues where there is am NEW DELHI companies. health or the convenience creasing focus on premiumi been spending a lot on R&D biguity in the law. These firms are increas platforms when offering mil sation to improve profitabili to innovate... The current structure of For example, a bottle ingly discovering that playing lennials foodonthego as in ty,” said B. Sumant, the advance ruling me can be classified as a a mere volume game may fat the case of croissants — a new president, FMCG business, Innovation from R&D chanism on GSTrelated storage container, or as a ten their topline, but a boost segment. ITC. “Britannia set up a new R&D issues is not only discou water bottle, among oth to profitability comes This fiscal, ITC entered the centre at Bengaluru and has raging assessees from ers, each of which could through highvalue products ‘Excel across dimensions’ cake segment with some pre systematically ramped up its approaching the author be taxed at different targeted at the upwardlymo “In the coming years, compa mium products and intro R&D spending over the past ities, but the rulings rates. It is in cases of bile ‘global desi’, or Indians nies will need to excel across duced new confectionery few years and its perfor themselves are also such ambiguity that as who are exposed to interna multidimensions such as variants at higher prices. “In mance is reflective of its stra causing confusion sessees approach the tional trends and are not sa product development, brand confectionery, we have re tegy. GSK Consumer Health among industry players, AARs. tisfied with runofthemill equity, distribution reach to cently launched many new care’s entire product profile according to tax analysts Another major issue products. succeed in a competitive variants which are priced at is researchbased.” and lawyers. with the current set up ‘Premiumisation’ of the market,” the food major said Rich tastes: Mixing the concepts of value and premium has ₹1 and is a part of ITC’s over Nestle, the report noted, Recently, a spate of of the AARs, according

product portfolio and deeper in a report to shareholders. helped Britannia, says Varun Berry. * ASHOKE CHAKRABARTY all premiumisation strategy,” has planned new launches seemingly contradictory to analysts, is their com penetration are the main In an earlier interview Varun he said. keeping in mind the health rulings by different Ad position since the offi prongs of the strategy of Berry MD, had told The Hin- calls FMCGOthers). Expan ₹11,328.6 crore. Profits Fabelle, ITC’s premium and the wellness theme. vance Ruling authorities cials passing the orders these companies as they eye du that mixing value with sion of its product portfolio jumped almost six times to chocolate, is available at lux The premiumisation story in various States have are from the tax a bigger share of the custom premium has helped BIL en and deeper penetration are ₹164.1 crore, with the fourth uryend retail outlets, at pric is no longer just linked to led to confusion in res department. er’s wallet in the fragmented ter markets in the Hindi belt. key aspects of its strategy. It quarter alone contributing es comparable with import brand equity, it said. The pective sectors, especial “The major problem FMCG sector. The trend of Although the recall of ITC is increasing focus on premi ₹91 crore. ed ones. Its multigrain atta core focus has shifted to ‘va ly for firms operating is that you have people rising incomes of customers is first as a cigarette compa umisation to improve and Master Chef spices are all lueup’ as well as main across States. from the tax department has accelerated the move ny, the diversified conglom profitability. Eyeing upmarket users similarly positioned. stream, for most firms. A “The Karnataka Auth sitting on the advance premium products. erate is pursuing its policy of Its noncigarette segment In 201718, ITC unveiled 30 In an analysis of four food higher share of these, ana ority for Advance Ruling ruling authorities,” L. Take the case of Britannia. growing its noncigarette closed 201718 with a revenue products, following it up in FMCGs — Britannia, ITC, Nes lysts said, would help im (AAR) recently held that Badri Narayanan, partn Premiumisation, combined FMCG business (which it growth of almost 8% to Q1 this fiscal with more new tle and GSK — Nirmal Bang prove margins. a contract for construc er, Lakshmikumaran & tion of a solar power Sridharan Attorneys, plant is not a composite said. “The AARs consist CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC EXPLAINER CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC supply and hence photo of one Joint Commis voltaic modules should sioner each from the For a slice of exotica be taxable at 5% and oth CGST and SGST. Get to know currency derivatives er items at their respec “Appeals are sent to tive GST rates,” said Abh the appellate AAR, From broccoli to zucchini, exotic crops charm farmers ishek Jain, tax partner, which has one chief Ashish Rukhaiyar contracts are cashsettled in Why were such derivatives EY India. commissioner each Mumbai rupees, the Securities and Ex introduced on exchange M. Soundariya Preetha mostly do not incur losses. “For the same tax from CGST and SGST.” Currency derivatives are con- change Board of India (SEBI), platforms? COIMBATORE As a result, exotic varieties payer applicant, recent sidered to be one of the best early this year, gave a go ½ Prior to the introduction For M. Kari, a farmer at Koo are increasingly finding fa ly the Maharashtra AAR ‘Not objective’ options to manage any risk ahead to start cross currency of currency derivatives on ex kalthorai area in the Nilgi vour with farmers. had held the contract to “Effectively, it is only a against foreign currency ex- contracts as well on eurodol changes, there was only the ris, cultivation of broccoli The areas under exotic be a works contract of departmental opinion change rate volatility. Here is lar, pounddollar and OTC – over the counter – mar and iceberg lettuce for the vegetable cultivation are in that is being given, and a low-down on this hedging dollaryen. ket to hedge currency risks past 10 years has meant an creasing across the Nilgiris <> If 8090% of the general trend in In instrument: and where forward contracts assured income from agri every year and the growth is rulings are against dia is that the depart How can one trade in curren- were negotiated and entered culture. On his fouracre steady, said Shiva Subrama assessees, people mental opinion will be What are currency cy derivatives? into. It was kind of an opaque farm, he grows carrot, bee niam Samraj, Joint Director in favour of the depart won’t appeal derivatives? ½ The two nationallevel and closed market where troot and also some varie — Horticulture (in charge), ment,” he added. ½ Currency derivatives are stock exchanges, BSE and the mostly banks and financial ties of exotic vegetables. in the Nilgiris. L. Badri Narayanan Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Among solutions sug exchangebased futures and National Stock Exchange institutions traded. Ex More than 100 farmers in Premchand, director, gested are the inclusion options contracts that allow (NSE), have currency deriva changebased currency de this village of Tamil Nadu three crops a year. Farmers Samberry Exotics Pvt. Ltd., immovable property of a judicial member in one to hedge against curren tives segments. The Metro rivatives segment is a regulat are into cultivation of exotic get seedlings from Udhaga an integrated grower and and taxable at 18%.” the AARs to lend an ob cy movements. Simply put, politan Stock Exchange of In ed and transparent market vegetables such as broccoli, mandalam or Bengaluru. marketer of exotic vegeta Another example is jective view on the issue. one can use a currency fu dia (MSEI) also has such a that can be used by small bu zucchini, iceberg lettuce, There are also large compa bles, said farmers were when the Andhra Pra Others include the set ture contract to exchange segment but the volumes are sinesses and even individuals brussels sprout, red cab nies that supply the see switching over from tea and desh AAR recently re ting up of a national one currency for an another a fraction of that witnessed to hedge their currency risks. bage and leek. dlings and have entered into other vegetables to exotic fused to comment on AAR, or the creation of a at a future date at a price de on the BSE or the NSE. One These are available at de buyback agreements with vegetable varieties. transitioning clean ener similar body within the cided on the day of the pur can trade in currency deriva Are the derivatives popular? partmental stores and the growers. This gives an The buyers are from ci gy cess on the premise GST Council that can chase of the contract. In In tives through brokers. Inci ½ The currency segment served cooked at star assured price and market,” ties such as Mumbai and that the issue is not co take a holistic view. dia, one can use such dentally, all the leading stock was unveiled in 2008 and hotels. he added. Kolkata and also include vered in the scope of The Centre seems to derivative contracts to hedge brokers offer currency trad since then, the volumes had The weather conditions some wellknown food AAR. However, the Mah be considering a nation against currencies like dollar, ing services too. registered a steady rise. In at Kookalthorai are condu ‘Low investment’ chains. Though there are arashtra AAR had allevel authority. Last euro, U.K. pound and yen. It is just like trading in June, BSE reported an aver cive for cultivation of these P. Ganesan, who cultivates supplies from places such as passed an order holding month, Dheeraj Rastogi, Corporates, especially those equity or equity derivatives age daily turnover of ₹33,961 exotic vegetable varieties. broccoli at Kappachi, said Pune, Shimla, and Nashik, that Krishi Kalyan Cess Joint Secretary in the with a significant exposure to segment and can be done crore on its currency deriva Hence, the yield is better farmers sell their produce at the demand from the Nilgi credit cannot be transi GST Council, acknow imports or exports, use these through the trading app of tives platform while NSE compared with other parts the wholesale markets and ris is high, especially bet tioned, thereby ruling ledged the problems due contracts to hedge against the broker. While a dollarru clocked ₹29,161 crore. MSEI of the Nilgiris, Mr. Kari said. to traders as well. ween May and October. on an issue the A.P. AAR to contradictory rulings their exposure to a certain pee contract size is $1,000, reported a daily average tur “The duration of the crop The investment is not The government should said was out of the scope and said a policy deci currency. one can trade by just provid nover of only ₹239 crore in is a maximum of 6070 days high compared with other support cultivation of exotic of such an authority. sion is likely on a cen While all such currency ing the 23% margin. June. and we are able to grow vegetables and farmers vegetables, he said. “Such decisions tralised authority. among AARs of different “People are now States opens a Pandora’s choosing not to file an GUEST COLUMN box for businesses with advance ruling since multiState presence on they feel it will anyway what final tax position to be decided against take, vindicating a re them,” Mr. Narayanan ‘Bad bank’ can help improve NPA resolution quirement for a National said. “If 8090% of rul Advance Ruling Authori ings are against the as ty,” he added. sessee, then people Separating bad assets from good ones and maximum recovery at the lowest cost are the tenets on which the ‘bank’ must be built The advance ruling won’t go; that defeats mechanism was set up the entire purpose of the ery and hence minimum burden managerial efficiency. The expe bank’ or an ‘AMC’ does not gua <> Critical to the success of to bring clarity on tax is set up.” or cost to the banks or the govern ‘bad banks’, globally, were rience in other countries offers rantee automatic success. Interna ment. These are the principles two key commonalities that were tional experience suggests that the accountability to the around which a new institution inherent in their respective institu success of the AMC will depend on should be framed. government and tions — accountability to the go three critical conditions: first, International experience shows managerial efficiency vernment or its agencies and man there should be a clear distinction that a ‘bad bank’ or ‘Asset Manage agerial efficiency. between the bad and good assets Santosh Kumar Das ment Company (AMC)’ has the po er, varied from country to country. As to financing , broadly, there (in other words, the definition of a tential to fulfil the above vital prin And, so also the outcome. Coun can be four ways of financing an bad asset has to be followed strict The limited success of the current ciples and can possibly address tries have had a variety of expe asset management company as ly; second, over time, the econo NPA resolution framework and its the NPA resolution challenge more riences in outcomes or grades of seen in several countries. These my should bounce back to high mechanisms calls for new forms of effectively. success in NPA resolution. include equity injection by the go growth trajectory; third, preven institutions which will be effective It is possible to conceptualise vernment, special loans from the tive measures must be in place so in dealing with the current NPA and set up an institution in India Governance and financing central bank, AMC bonds and pu that every new loan that is dis crisis. on similar lines. The new institution should be in blic offering of shares. bursed does not become an NPA The need for a new institution is Countries that have gone dependent and transparent in its Issuance of AMC bonds has too soon. warranted due to two basic rea through banking crises at different operation with high emphasis on been the major source of finance The fulfilment of the above con sons. The first is to do with the times have adopted the above two professionalism. in a majority of the countries. ditions will determine the degree principle of separation of good principles and have created specif While the government needs to Ideally, the government must in of success of the ‘bad bank’ or the and bad assets. The separation of ic institutions to deal with their own and oversee governance at vest first for the creation of such asset management company. bad assets helps banks to focus on NPA problem. While the essence the institution, the managerial an institution. (The writer is Assistant Profes- their business expansion. The se of the institution remained same, staff, however, can be outsourced Mere creation of a new institu sor, Institute for Studies in Indus- cond relates to maximum recov the operational structure, howev to strengthen operational and tion in the form of either a ‘bad trial Development, New Delhi) Raison d’etre: The advance ruling mechanism was to

bring clarity on issues where there is ambiguity. * PTI

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Agence France-Presse SOCHI Luka Modric admitted Croa tia was worn out after it end ed Russia’s World Cup hopes in another penalty shootout on Saturday and advance to its first World Cup semifinal since 1998, against England in Moscow on Wednesday. Ivan Rakitic scored the winning spotkick at the end of a draining and rollercoas ter lasteight clash that fin ished 22 after extra time. Brazilianborn Mario Fer nandes kept Russia’s dream alive when he headed home in the 115th minute to level the scores and force penal ties, but he and Fedor Smo lov both failed to convert their spotkicks and Croatia won the shootout 43. Denis Cheryshev had put Russia in front in the first half but Andrej Kramaric and Do magoj Vida scored for Croa tia before the late leveller from Fernandes.

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But it remains to be seen how Yayyy! The Croatian players are an ecstatic lot after making it to the semifinals.* AFP quickly the team — with Pre sident Kolinda GrabarKita Croatia will now look to go While Croatia coach Zlat lav Cherchesov. since the breakup of the So away from a Modric chal rovic watching from the one step further than the ko Dalic shed tears of joy at “The entire country is in viet Union. lenge before firing home a stands — can recover from its great side of 20 years ago, the end, for Russia love with us, they But Croatia was the favou superb shot from 25 yards. his shirt as he ran away in ce efforts, having also been ta which lost to France in the there was know what the rite. It dominated the match, Croatia was stunned. But lebration. ken to extratime and penal last four. “It makes us ex heartbreak. Russian national even if Russia contributed to the Russian lead lasted only However, Russia dug deep ties by Denmark in the last tremely proud and happy to But it can be team is worth.” another fantastic occasion in eight minutes before it drew to make it 22, substitute Alan round. have reached the semifinals proud of its ef The Russians, what has been an outstand level, Mario Mandzukic cut Dzagoev curling in a freekick “At certain moments we again,” Modric added. forts, with a run to riding a wave of ing World Cup. ting the ball back for Kramar for Fernandes to head home lacked power but that’s twice “We took a difficult route. the last eight ex euphoria after un The host went ahead ic to head home. in the 115th minute. in six days that we have We were unlucky at previous ceeding expecta expectedly knock thanks to a bolt from the blue Ivan Perisic hit the post for “For Croatia being in the played 120 minutes,” said tournaments but now we are tions for a side ing out Spain in just after the halfhour mark. Croatia in a second half it semis is a great success,” said skipper Modric. collecting those debts this written off as nohopers be the previous round, came to Cheryshev, back in the start controlled but it had to wait Dalic. “Of course there is “Of course this will leave a year, and hopefully we will fore the tournament. the Black Sea beach resort ing lineup, cut in from the until the 101st minute to go in some power left for the En mark on you. You have to pay go a step further than in “We just wanted to prove determined to carry on to a left, exchanged passes with front, defender Vida heading glish. We do not want to a price for such exertions.” 1998.” ourselves,” said coach Stanis first World Cup semifinal Artem Dzyuba and skipped in a corner before removing stop.”

Giroud keen to prove FROM THE TOUCHLINE Russia record holder Ignashevich retires Henry wrong Russia’s mostcapped player Sergei Ignashevich announced his retirement on Sunday after the hosts were eliminated by Says its bizarre to have a French Croatia. legend in the opposition camp The 38yearold defender, who spent his entire club career at Russian clubs, was a key Reuters yearold Giroud said. member of Russia’s run to the last eight. ISTRA The forward has been He earned a total of France will go into its World criticised by Henry in the 127 caps, scoring Cup semifinal against neigh past, but he said there were nine goals, and bour Belgium with a “hun no hard feelings — just his ‘Scapegoat’ Ozil should quit holding the record ger to win” and a desire to hunger to win. German team, says father for most show its 1998 World Cup “It has been a few years The father of Mesut Ozil said on Sunday his international winner Thierry Henry that since he said what he said son should quit Germany’s national squad appearances by he picked the wrong side, about me. My job is to be after he was “made the scapegoat” for Die any Russian player. forward Olivier Giroud said good on the pitch, to repre Mannschaft’s shock firstround exit. Ignashevich also on Sunday. sent France as well as possi On Thursday, Germany’s team boss Oliver captained CSKA Retired French striker ble. It is also a particular Bierhoff sparked a new round of outcry Moscow to the Henry is now a member of match for him. over a statement suggesting Ozil, who has 2005 UEFA Cup the Belgian coaching staff. “I really want to com Turkish roots, should have been dropped title. The two sides will meet on municate (to France team after his failure to publicly clear up the “This was my last Tuesday. mates) my hunger to win.” President Erdogan meeting. World Cup, my last “It is bizarre to have Giroud said his team “This statement is insolent. In my opinion, tournament and the last match of my soccer Thierry against us in this mates knew Belgium very it is aimed at saving one’s own skin,” said career. If it wasn’t for the World Cup, I think match,” said Giroud. “I well with many players from the midfielder’s father Mustafa Ozil. I would have ended (my career) earlier,” he would be very proud to both teams competing in “But when we lose, we lose because of said in a video posted on social media. show Thierry that he chose the English Premier League, Ozil? He is now getting whistled at and “The World Cup was a strong motivation. the wrong camp.” including himself. But he made a scapegoat. I can understand if he “I feel joy, a feeling of peace because I am “I would have preferred said France was talented feels insulted,” said the midfielder’s father. ending on a high note. I am playing at the to have Henry on our side, and experienced enough to “The hurt has grown too strong. And who World Cup. I am playing in the quarterfinals. to give me and the other break down Belgium’s de knows what’ll happen at the next match. In I am playing on a great team with a real French forwards advice, but fensive “wall” around keep Mesut’s place, I would step down. But that’s coach and with players who give themselves I am not too jealous,” the 31 er Thibaut Courtois. just my very personal opinion,” he said. fully to the game.” Rohit’s brilliance to the fore as India wins series-decider with a bang Hardik excels with a fourwicket haul and a delightful cameo; wicketkeeper Dhoni sets a new mark

INDIA IN ENGLAND supporting the visitors. <> “Guys came up with total until Hardik and Dhoni for no loss within four overs. Rohit produced his best the goods. You saw intervened and kept the Roy hit 67 from 31 balls, Agence France-Presse batting of the series and put the kind of energy chase total, on a small including seven sixes, which BRISTOL on 89 with his captain Kohli and attitude we had ground, realistic. equalled the most by an En (43), the other Indian bat on the field. It’s a gland batsman in T20. En Rohit Sharma backed up the sman with 2,000 T20I runs, Explosive start gland looked set for score of great way to start the heroics of allrounder Hardik for the third wicket as India The host got off to a flier over 240 before Hardik ap Pandya by hitting 100 not made the task look easy. tour.” thanks to Joss Buttler and Ja plied the brakes. out as India clinched the T20 Rohit also became the se Virat Kohli son Roy. He dismissed Alex Hales, international series on cond man, after Colin Munro Deepak Chahar’s first over Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes Sunday. of New Zealand, to score Earlier, England had in international T20 cricket, and Jonny Bairstow after Rohit became only the se three international T20 threatened to run away with and the first of the innings, conceding 22 off his first ov cond Indian batsman to pass centuries. the game and post a massive cost 13 and England was 43 er. 2,000 runs in this format as India chased down its target SCOREBOARD ENGLAND VS INDIA, THIRD T20I of 199 with eight balls and se ven wickets to spare. England: J. Roy c Dhoni b 40300. England, which was put Chahar 67 (31b, 4x4, 7x6), J. India: Rohit Sharma (not out) in, threatened to post a huge Buttler b Kaul 34 (21b, 7x4), A. 100 (56b, 11x4, 5x6), S. Dhawan Hales c Dhoni b Hardik 30 (24b, score before stuttering at the c Ball b Willey 5 (3b, 1x4), K.L. 3x4, 2x6), E. Morgan c Dhoni b Rahul c Jordan b Ball 19 (10b, end and finished on 198 for Hardik 6 (9b), B. Stokes c Kohli b 1x4, 2x6), V. Kohli c & b Jordan nine after its 20 overs. Hardik 14 (10b, 2x4), J. Bairstow 43 (29b, 2x4, 2x6), Hardik c Dhoni b Hardik 25 (14b, 2x4, Pandya (not out) 33 (14b, 4x4, Dhoni snares five 2x6), D. Willey b Umesh 1 (2b), 2x6); Extras (w1): 1; Total (for Hardik took four for 38, his C. Jordan run out 3 (3b), L. Plun three wkts. in 18.4 overs): 201. best figures in T20 cricket kett c Dhoni b Kaul 9 (4b, 1x6), Fall of wickets: 121 (Dhawan, and wicketkeeper M.S. Dho A. Rashid (not out) 4 (3b, 1x4); 2.1), 262 (Rahul, 5.2), 3151 ni became the first player to Extras (lb4, nb1): 5; Total (for (Kohli, 14.5). take five catches in interna nine wkts. in 20 overs): 198. England bowling: Willey 30 tional T20 and ran out Chris Fall of wickets: 194 (Buttler, 371, Ball 30391, Jordan 3.4 Jordan on the last ball of En 7.5 overs), 2103 (Roy, 9.2), 3 0401, Plunkett 30420, 134 (Morgan, 13.2), 4140 Stokes 20110, Rashid gland's innings for good (Hales, 13.6), 5177 (Stokes, 40320. measure. 17.4), 6181 (Bairstow, 17.6), 7 Toss: India. Then Hardik was promot 183 (Willey, 18.3), 8194 (Plun Man-of-the-match: Rohit ed up the order and his kett, 19.3), 9198 (Jordan, 19.6). Sharma. quickfire, unbeaten 33 got India bowling: Chahar 40431, India won by seven wickets India home in front of a Umesh 40481, Kaul 40 with eight balls to spare to take We did it! The Men in Blue are joy personified after claiming their sixth consecutive T20I crowd that was mostly fans 352, Hardik 40384, Chahal the series 2-1. series win. * GARETH COPLEY/GETTY IMAGES

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Agence France-Presse Gulbis, a former World survive the tournament’s The 36yearold Serena LONDON No. 10 who famously defeat giantkilling carnage. faces Russian qualifier — and German fourth seed Alexan ed Roger Federer on his way The status quo has been fellow mother — Evgeniya Ro der Zverev wilted in 33de to the French Open semifi challenged like never before dina in the last 16. gree heat and crashed out in nals in 2014, will be playing in the women’s singles, with Karolina Pliskova, the se the third round on Saturday. in the last 16 at Wimbledon nine of the top 10 seeds venth seed, is the only top 10 Zverev, playing for the for the first time at the 11th crashing out before the Wim ranked player remaining, but third day in succession, was attempt. bledon last 16 for the first she has never won a Major. shocked by Latvian qualifier The 29yearold will take time in the Open area. The Czech faces Dutch 20th Ernests Gulbis, ranked 138, on Japan’s Kei Nishikori who Federer’s 175th win from seed Kiki Bertens, who in a gruelling five sets, 76(2), registered his 350th career 200 career grasscourt stunned fivetime Wimble 46, 57, 63, 60. win with a 61, 76(3), 64 vic matches has seen him over don winner Venus in the Threetime winner Novak tory over Australian take Jimmy Connors third round. Djokovic made the last 16 of a Nick Kyrgios. as the most success Slam for the 44th time with a Gulbis’ win on Sa ful male player on THE RESULTS 46, 63, 62, 64 win over turday was his third the surface. Next, Kyle Edmund, the last re successive fivesetter the Swiss star faces Men: Third round: Karen maining Briton. having also played French 22nd seed Khachanov (Rus) bt Frances Despite being widely three matches in Adrian Mannarino Tiafoe (USA) 46, 46, 76(3), tipped to be a Grand Slam qualifying. for a place in the 62, 61; 12Novak Djokovic threat, it was another let Meanwhile, Roger Federer quarterfinals. (Srb) bt 21Kyle Edmund (GBr) down for Zverev whose run and Serena Williams will be Federer’s tie is one of 16 46, 63, 62, 64; 24Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt 15Nick Kyr to the quarterfinals at Roland expected to maintain their fourth round matches across gios (Aus) 61, 76(3), 64; Garros last month remains flawless progress as title fa the men’s and women’s Ernests Gulbis (Lat) bt 4Alex his best performance at the vourites head into the fourth events in a frenetic day of ac ander Zverev (Ger) 76(2), 46, Majors. round on Monday looking to tion at the All England Club. 57, 63, 60. Marathon man: Ernests Gulbis played his third successive fivesetter to eliminate fourth seed Alexander Zverev.* AP Vettel drives Ferrari to an emphatic win A golden return for Dipa Sagan takes second stage Hamilton’s quest for fifth straight victory at home wrecked, finishes second She takes the top honour in the Agence France-Presse women’s vault La Roche-sur-Yon BRITISH GP to find a way through.” The results: 1. Sebastian Vettel Sports Bureau itable fourth in balance World champion Peter Sa Agence France-Presse (Ferrari) 1hr 27min 29.784s, 2. MERSIN beam after tying on 12.1 with gan won stage two and SILVERSTONE Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) at Ace gymnast Dipa Karma Azerbaijan’s Yuliya Inshina. took the overall leader’s Sebastian Vettel opened up a 2.264s, 3. Kimi Raikkonen (Fer kar, who missed the Rio In the qualification, Dipa yellow jersey on the Tour clear lead at the top of the rari) 3.652, 4. Valtteri Bottas Olympics bronze medal by a was third with 11.85. de France on Sunday after drivers’ World Champion (Mercedes) 8.883, 5. Daniel whisker, took the women’s edging Sonny Colbrelli in a Ricciardo (Red Bull) 9.500, 6. Turkey’s Goksu Sanli ship on Sunday when he vault gold medal and reduced sprint finish after Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) bagged the gold with a score wrecked Lewis Hamilton’s 28.220, 7. Esteban Ocon (Force claimed the fourth place in of 12.55. a late crash in the peloton. home race party and India) 29.930, 8. Fernando balance beam in the Mersin Overnight leader Fer claimed an impressive victo Alonso (McLaren) 31.115, 9. Ke World Challenge Cup here Patra does well nando Gaviria came down ry for Ferrari in a thrilling vin Magnussen (Haas) 33.188, on Sunday. Rakesh Patra, another gym in a mass high speed crash British Grand Prix. It was 10. Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) The performance should nast who has been selected just 1.3km from the line, 34.129, 11. Sergio Perez (Force Ferrari’s first win in Britain propel Dipa, who was out of for the Asiad, placed fourth which Sagan and around 15 since 2011. India) 34.708, 12. Stoffel Van action for about two years other riders avoided to set doorne (McLaren) 35.774, 13. in Roman Rings finals after The fourtime champion due to a leg injury, to work scoring 13.65. up a frantic finish. seized the lead at the start Lance Stroll (Williams) 38.106, harder for the upcoming Champion Chris Triumphant ride: Vettel celebrates his victory. * REUTERS and fought back after losing 14. Sergey Sirotkin (Williams) Asian Games. Ibrahim Colak of Turkey Froome avoided a repeat of 48.113, 15. Max Verstappen got the gold with 15.1. the initiative during two sa was last after a collision with Ferrari teammate Kimi Raik (Red Bull) 6 laps. his first stage tumble, the fety car periods to register Kimi Raikkonen on the konen, who finished third. Topping qualification Patra was sixth in parallel Team Sky leader staying Drivers’ standings (top-5): 1. his second win at Silverstone opening lap — produced a Bottas was fourth. Dipa, who topped the vault bars with 14 points. Cana out of trouble as he goes in Vettel 171 pts, 2. Hamilton 163, dian Samuel Zakutney also and the 51st of his career. heroic drive to finish second “The safety car spiced it 3. Raikkonen 116, 4. Ricciardo qualification with 13.4, im pursuit of a recordequall Vettel’s win dashed Hamil for Mercedes. up,” said Vettel, wearing sup 106, 5. Bottas 104. proved her performance by scored 14 to take the fifth ing fifth Tour triumph. spot. ton’s hopes of taking a re His teammate Valtteri porting tapes on his stiff Constructors’ standings a few notches to garner 14.15 “Fernando won yester cord fifth win in succession Bottas, on older tyres, led neck. (top-5): 1. Ferrari 287 pts, 2. points and secure the top Andrei Vasile Muntean of Dipa Karmakar and day and now I’m the one and a record sixth overall, the closing laps, but was un “I had the advantage of Mercedes 267, 3. Red Bull 199, honour in her pet event. Romania won the event with coach B.S. Nandi. with the yellow jersey. It’s but the Englishman — who able to resist Vettel or his the tyres, but it was not easy 4. Renault 70, 5. Haas 51. Later, she finished a cred 14.9. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT been exciting,” said Sagan. Windies-A Rajiv Sethu sets fastest lap time yet again Dancing Dragon clinches feature holds on BENGALURU: Dancing Dragon Mr. Dinesh Kumar K. Trainer: G. Q: 45, Trinella: 236 and 81, Ex Leads championship with two titles in the second round (Trevor up) won the Maharaja’s Sandhu. acta: 787 and 332. Favourite: for a draw Gold Cup, the chief event of the R.M. PUTTANNA MEMORIAL Mansuetude. Owner: Mr. Hiro G. races held here on Sunday (July Matai. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar. Pro Stock 165, won the Hon 3 TROPHY (DIV. I), (1,100m), 8). The winner is owned by BORA Press Trust of India MOTORSPORTS rated 30 to 50, 4yo & over: GUINDY PLATE (1,200m), da India Talent Cup (CBR Manjri Horse Breed Farm Pvt Ltd BORA (Trevor) 1, Lady Barrington Beckenham Sports Reporter rep by. Mr & Mrs. S.P. Mistry & 6 rated 00 to 20: SMILE OF 250R class). (Suraj) 2, Tarini (N. Rawal) 3 and PEACE (Md. Asif Khan) 1, Rhapso CHENNAI Mrs. Anneka Darashah and Princeazeem (Koushik) 4. Nose, A splendid batting perfor The results (round two, day trainer by G. Nityanand. dyein Queen (Irvan) 2, Ramon (A. 1/2 and 1/2. 1m, 06.35s. ₹18 (w), Ramu) 3 and Indian Brahmos mance from IndiaA raised Rajiv Sethu of Honda Ten10 two): Super Sport 165 class: 1. THE RESULTS: 12, 12 and 42 (p), SHP: 29, THP: Rajiv Sethu [Honda Ten10 Rac (P.S. Chouhan) 4. Shd, 3 and 11/4. visions of victory before Racing emerged winner of DIVINE LIGHT PLATE (1,200m), 96, FP: 34, Q: 16, Trinella: 458 1m, 14.02s. ₹54 (w), 17, 13 and 66 ing] 00:15:37.026s; 2. Jagan West IndiesA managed to the second race in the Super 1 maiden 3yo only, (Terms): and 328, Exacta: 2,691 and 782. (p), SHP: 37, THP: 118, FP: 126, Q: LADY LEGEND Favourite: Bora Bora. Owner: Mr. hold on to a draw in the Sport 165 class on day two of Kumar [TVS Racing] (Sandesh) 1, Wings 56, Trinella: 2,975 and 3,643, Ex 00:15:40.465; 3. Sarath Kumar Of Desire (Trevor) 2, Candle Aditya P. Thackersey. Trainer: S. acta: 8,720 and 2,803. Favourite: fourday ‘Test’ that con the second round of the In lightqueen (Sai Kiran) 3 and Tio Dominic. [Honda Ten10 Racing] Rhapsodyein Queen. Owner: Mr. cluded here on Saturday. dian National motorcycle Rico (Zervan) 4. 3/4, 1/2 and 41/2. MAHARAJA’S GOLD CUP Sanjay Rai. Trainer: S. Dominic. 00:15:57.911. 1m, 12.48s. ₹38 (w), 12, 11 and 17 India’s batsmen posted a racing championship here 4 (2,200m), 4yo & over, Pro Stock 165: 1. Naresh Babu (p), SHP: 39, THP: 33, FP: 53, Q: (Terms): DANCING DRAGON (Tre R.M. PUTTANNA MEMORIAL massive 609 for six decl. in on Sunday. [RACR] 00:16:57.586; 2. Anish 23, Trinella: 275 and 177, Exacta: vor) 1, Lady In Lace (Suraj) 2, 7 TROPHY (DIV. II), (1,100m), the second innings. riding Familiarising himself with D. Shetty [Honda Ten10 Rac 552 and 145. Favourite: Wings Of Sana (Sandesh) 3 and Temerity rated 30 to 50, 4yo & over: Desire. Owners: Mr. P. Prabhakar (Neeraj) 4. 3/4, 13/4 and 21/2. MALAWI (Sandesh) 1, Helenka (S. on a splendid careerbest the new slick tyres, Rajiv ing] 00:17:03.115; 3. Senthil Ku Reddy, Dr. Peddi Reddy 2m, 15.40s. ₹28 (w), 14, 11 and 30 Shiva K) 2, Alberetta (Suraj) 3 and 188 from Prithvi Shaw, a 137 created a new fastest lap mar [Honda Ten10 Racing] Prabhakar Reddy & Mr. Rama Se (p), SHP: 32, THP: 68, FP: 54, Q: Mint (Koushik) 4. 11/4, 13/4 and by Ravikumar Samarth and time (1:55.392 minutes) for 00:17:07.286. shu Eyunni. Trainer: S. Attaollahi. 21, Trinella: 307 and 285, Exacta: 2. 1m, 06.33s. ₹30 (w), 14, 14 and 18 (p), SHP: 42, THP: 44, FP: 83, Honda CBR 150: 1. Mohamed PENDRAGON PLATE (1,400m), 666 and 186. Favourite: Lady In an equally useful 93 by the second time on the wee Q: 41, Trinella: 175 and 92, Exacta: Mikail (Chennai) 00:13:23.224; rated 15 to 35: LOOK OUT (S. Lace. Owners: Manjri Horse skipper Karun Nair. kend. Rajiv leads the cham 2 Breed Farm Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr & 400 and 217. Favourite: Helenka. 2. Krithik Vasan Habib (Karnata Imran) 1, Touch Your Destiny (T.S. Needing 360 to win in 76 pionship with two wins in Jodha) 2, Noble Splendor (A. Im Mrs. S.P. Mistry & Mrs. Anneka Owners: Five Stars Shipping Co. ka) 00:13:34.011; 3. Akshay V. ran) 3 and Able Master (Vinod Darashah. Trainer: G. Nityanand. Pvt Ltd rep by. Mr & Mrs. K.N. overs, West Indies was nev the second round. Dhunjibhoy and Mr & Mrs. Z.K. Murali (Kerala) 00:13:47.298. Shinde) 4. Not run: Memoriter. 1 P.V. SHETTY MEMORIAL CUP Dhunjibhoy & Mr. Vispi R. Patel. er in contention, managing Naresh Babu of RACR 3/4, 3/4 and 11/2. 1m, 26.76s. ₹708 (1,200m), rated 45 to 65: MAN- Honda CBR 250: 1. Anish D. 5 Trainer: S. Attaollahi. just 245 for seven. emerged winner of the se Shetty (Hubli) 00:16:48.671; 2. (w), 109, 16 and 12 (p), SHP: 45, SUETUDE (Trevor) 1, Gypsy (Suraj) cond race of the Pro Stock On the podium: Rajiv Sethu, centre, with Jagan, left, and THP: 49, FP: 2,905, Q: 2,348. 2, Tamara (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Jackpot: ₹1,690 (520 tkts); Run The scores: IndiaA 133 & V. Abhishek (Bengaluru) Trinella: 13,323 and 2,855, Ex Aeisir (Jagadeesh) 4. Nk, 4 and 1 nerup: 240 (1,568 tkts); Treble 609/6 decl. drew with West 165 class. Anish D. Shetty, 00:16:49.460; 3. Amit Richard Sarath, right, who took the top three spots in the acta: 1,47,090 (carried over). Fa 1/4. 1m, 12.73s. ₹22 (w), 12, 15 and (i): 1,888 (15 tkts); (ii): 374 (100 IndiesA 383 & 245 for seven. who finished second in the Toppo (Ranchi) 00:16:49.692. Super Sport 165 class. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT vourite: Noble Splendor. Owner: 22 (p), SHP: 46, THP: 55, FP: 94, tkts).

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TV PICKS Zaman stars Varsha case: Delhi HC Tour de France: DSport, Double delight for Bryan 6.30 p.m. for Pakistan Agence France-Presse leaves it to IOA CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Impressive performance by Karthik Tharani CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC\ ROUND-UP \ HARARE ‘Beyond the scope of judicial review’ Rayan Rozario Opener Fakhar Zaman Sankalp bats well Coimbatore cracked a careerbest 91 Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: Sankalp Negi Sri Lanka’s Bryan Perera did (46b, 12x4, 3x6) to help set NEW DELHI topscored with an not do anything big the oth up Pakistan’s sixwicket The Delhi High Court has di unbeaten 60 and picked er day. But he came back win over Australia in the fi rected the Indian Olympic up four wickets as VR strongly to score a deserving nal of the T20I triseries Association (IOA) to take a Academy beat Blaster XI double in the Euro JK 18 class here on Sunday. call on the selection of the The scores: Australia 183 for by two wickets in the Shri in the 21st JK Tyre National 49er FX sailing team for the eight in 20 overs (D’Arcy Ram memorial cricket Racing Championship at the Short 76, Aaron Finch 47, Asian Games in Jakarta, fol tournament. Kari Motor Speedway here Amir three for 33, Shadab two lowing a petition by Varsha The scores: Blaster XI 163 in on Sunday. for 38) lost to Pakistan 187 Gautham who had won the 32.2 overs (Suraj Gupta 52, The second race of Euro for four in 19.2 overs (Fakhar silver ahead of Ekta Yadav, Tanish Singh 41, Sankalp Negi JK 18, rescheduled for Sun Zaman 91, Shoaib Malik 43 selected by the Yachting As four for 26, Piyush Dureja day, saw Bryan making the n.o., Sarfraz Ahmed 28). sociation of India (YAI). three for 38) lost to VRA 166 best use of the grid position While admitting that the for eight in 34.5 overs to forge ahead. Chennai’s failure to include external (Sankalp Negi 60 n.o., Nitish Karthik Tharani, the first Brace by selectors from the Union Saini 37 n.o.; Zafir Khan three Varsha Gautham. for 40, Karan Kumar three for race winner, forced the pace Jhantu Sports Ministry, Sports 33). as well from the back and Authority of India and IOA, “It is apparent from the Varun, Dev shine spun a bit in the first corner. Special Correspondent “does not vitiate the selec record — and it is also not He recovered quickly Speeding away: Raghul Rangasamy of Chennai, left, powers to victory in Race 3 of the Kolkata tion process”, Justice Vibhu disputed — that the selection Varun Chauhan picked up enough but could not build it LGB Formula 4 in the JK Tyre National Racing Championship.* M. PERIASAMY Jhantu Prasad scored a Bakhru said: “this court is committee had considered five wickets for just 17 runs up from there. brace as East Bengal de certainly not equipped to only the selection event (re and Dev Chaudhary took Mumbai’s Nayan S. Chat Ashwin, after an exciting Perera (Sri Lanka) 15:22.568; 2. Rangasamy (MSport) feated ATK 30 in a Group evaluate the merits of their gatta in Chennai) for select three for 26 as CPS terjee and Chennai’s Ashwin tussle, finishing in that Nayan Chatterjee (Mumbai); 3. 21:56.544; 2. Chittesh Mando A quarterfinal league clash decision and the same is ing the sportsperson to re Academy beat SB Youth Datta looked determined to order. Ashwin Datta (Chennai). Race dy; 3. Vishnu Prasad. of the IFA Shield on Sun beyond the scope of judicial present India. It is also ex Club by four wickets in the 3: 1. Bryan Perera 14:15.491; 2. trouble Bryan, who kept a Later in the day, Karthik Suzuki Gixxer Cup: Race 2: 1. day. Lalchhanhima com review”. facie apparent that the said 3rd Indian Sports Star Nayan Chatterjee; 3. Ashwin cool head to take the che replied in a fitting manner Joseph Matthew (Chennai) pleted the tally. Varsha’s (Sweta Sherve criteria was not in conformi Premier League. Datta. Race 4: 1. Karthik Thara 14:16.799; 2. Syed Muzamil Ali quered flag with a timing of with a stunning win in the fi Steel Authority of India gar as crew) petition was the ty with the selection poli The scores: SBYC 154 in 29.4 ni (Chennai) 15:33.789; 2. Ash (Bengaluru); 3. Malsawmdawn 15:22.568s. Nayan and Ash nal race that went to the Ltd. (SAIL), Burnpur, out selection policy had cate cy...” the court noted. overs (Priyanshu Kumar 46, win Datta; 3, Nayan Chatterjee. gliana (Aizawl). wire. It was probably the Damanjeet 42, Varun win finished second and LGB Formula 4: Race 2: 1. Rohit Red Bull Rookie, Race 2: 1. smarted Mohammedan gorically mentioned that the However, the selection Chauhan five for 17, Dev third respectively. closest finish that one got to Khanna (Dark Don) 16:56.965; Zothanmawia (Aizawl) Sporting 40. Israfil Dewan team would be selected committee was of the view Chaudhary three for 26) lost The situation was pretty see in a long time. 2. Chittesh Mandody (Ava 14:36.129; 2. Jerome Vanlal (2), Sheikh Mohammad based on the regatta in that Ekta and Shaila Charles to CPSA 157 for six in 29.2 much the same in the third The results (provisional): lanche); 3. Vishnu Prasad rengpuia (Mizoram); 3. Andy and Avijit Mondal were the Chennai and the Asian were more consistent, the overs (Sushant Kumar 49). race with Bryan, Nayan and Euro JK 18: Race 2: 1. Bryan (Msport). Race 3: 1. Raghul Lalhmangaihsang (Aizawl). scorers. Championship in Jakarta. court noted. Snehit shocks Sharath in thriller A strong maiden impression by Ahura Lahiri slips Rakesh Rao But the youngster seized Rayan Rozario mixed it up with some ag but stays PANCHKULA his chance in the decider, Coimbatore gression today. The passing Three days before turning jumped to an 83 lead and The Ahura Racing women was a lot easy as well.” in contention 18, S. Snehit gave himself a won the last two points as took everybody by storm “We are getting better birthday gift by stunning Sharath pushed long. with their steely show in the with each passing day and Press Trust of India eighttime National cham LGB Formula 4 class of the JK don’t be surprised if we beat White Sulphur Springs (USA) pion A. Sharath Kamal in a Amalraj pips Kundu Tyre championship here on the boys. We will beat them Anirban Lahiri staged a ter sevenset thriller to reach Second seed Anthony Amal Sunday. In their maiden out for sure with some proper rific fightback after a disap the men’s prequarterfinals raj twice bounced back from ing, the ‘Women in Red’ han planning and training,” said pointing front nine to bring of the Nationalranking table a set down to pip Raja Kun dled their machines with actor Manisha Kelkar. home a card of oneover 71 tennis championship (North du 1012, 116, 117, 511, 1012, aplomb to earn a big ap “Motorsport in a real big in the third round of the Zone) here on Sunday. 117, 114 in the second round. plause from the crowd. community and I was happy Greenbrier Classic golf The Telangana teenager, Former National cham They showed good speed Here we go: The Ahura Racing team members strike a happy to be a part of it. I liked the here on Saturday. guided from the courtside S. Snehit. * AKHILESH KUMAR pion K. Shamini, returning and a strong race sense but pose. * RAYAN ROZARIO way they helped each one of by former National cham to the circuit following the the big boys of racing had us. It was like being in one Lahiri who bogeyed the pion S. Raman, scripted a balls. He deserved to win,” birth of her child, escaped them trailing right through. the start but that was only now have started to believe big family,” said Hansuja, the first, second, seventh and memorable 1210, 911, 113, acknowledged a gracious Sharath’s fate. It was still a great show con for a while,” said Coimba that we can do even better,” youngest in the team. ninth on front nine, 119, 511, 1214, 118 triumph. Sharath. She survived multiple sidering the fact that they tore’s K.S. Megaa, who she added. “We could feel the adrena stopped the leakage of Snehit did look vulnera matchpoints in the fourth had minimal track clocked the fastest timing Lea Daran said that she lin rush in us. It was a unique shots in the back nine as he Gracious in defeat ble after Sharath won the set to halt Frenaz Chipia 11 experience. among the girls on all three had lots of fun. “The feeling experience that we will re birdied 12th, 14th and 17th “Snehit really played well fifth and sixth sets to make it 13, 711, 711, 1917, 117, 117, The girls were thrilled as days. “We drove on the wet was great. I was a bit more member for our life time,” to take his total to 11under and landed some very good 33. 117. well. “I was really nervous at as well for the first time and cautious on the first day but said Dr. Ritika Oberoi. 199 and lied tied sixth. downloaded from : www.visionias.net downloaded from : https://t.me/Material_For_Exam

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DNA analysis of 8,000yearold skeletons shows new linkages, debunks earlier theories The Kiss Quotient is centred on an autistic woman’s love life Polanski’s wife rejects Alexandra Alter invite to join Oscars body Press Trust of India first, revealing a long sus PARIS London pected genetic link between Growing up in Minnesota, The wife of Roman Polanski, Southeast Asians derive an the two populations. Helen Hoang suffered from French actress Emmanuelle cestry from at least four dif In total, 26 ancient human crippling social anxiety and Seigner, said on Sunday she ferent ancient populations, genome sequences were stu struggled to make friends. had rejected an invitation to join the body that awards the say scientists who analysed died by the group and they She found refuge in romance Oscars in protest at its DNA extracted from 8,000 were compared with mod novels, frothy stories that al decision to expel her husband yearold skeletons and de ern DNA samples from peo lowed her to experience in over his historic statutory bunked two existing theo ple living in Southeast Asia tense feelings that were rape conviction in the U.S. ries about the origin of hu today. clearly spelled out on the The Academy of Motion mans in the area. “We put a huge amount of page, always with the pro Picture Arts and Sciences last Southeast Asia is one of effort into retrieving ancient mise of a happy ending. “It month announced that it had the most genetically diverse Poser to history: Samples included DNA from Hoabinhian DNA from tropical Southeast was like I found a pure, undi swelled its ranks by more regions in the world, but for huntergatherers. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Asia that could shed new luted drug,” she said. than 900 members. “How more than 100 years, scien light on this area of rich hu Many years later, as a can I pretend to ignore that tists have disagreed about model’, favours the view that remains from Malaysia, Thai man genetics,” said Eske Wil mother of two in her 30s, the Academy a few weeks which theory of the origins migrating rice farmers from land, the Philippines, Viet lerslev, who holds positions Ms. Hoang began research ago kicked out my husband of the population of the area what is now China replaced nam, Indonesia, Laos and Ja University of Cambridge in ing autism and realised she’s to satisfy the zeitgeist,” she was correct. the indigenous Hoabinhian pan dating back as far as the U.K. and the University on the spectrum, a condi said. AFP One theory believed the huntergatherers. 8,000 years ago was extract of Copenhagen in Denmark. tion that makes it difficult for indigenous Hoabinhian hun A study, published in the ed for the study. “The human occupation her to hold casual conversa tergatherers, who populat journal Science, shows that Scientists had previously history of Southeast Asia re tions, read emotional cues, Diversifying books: Helen Hoang, a romance novelist, at her ed Southeast Asia some neither theory is completely only been successful in se mains heavily debated. Our have an office job and meet home in San Diego on June 28. * NYT 44,000 years ago, adopted accurate. Researchers disco quencing 4,000yearold research spanned from the new people. She once again agricultural practices inde vered that presentday samples from the region. Hoabinhian to the Iron Age turned to romance. But this <> Publishers aren’t starring AsianAmerican fe pendently, without the input Southeast Asian populations The samples also included and found that presentday time, she wrote the story putting out books by male doctors in a group from early farmers from East derive ancestry from at least DNA from Hoabinhian hun Southeast Asian populations herself. So far, romance fans many people of practice. Asia. Another theory, re four ancient populations. tergatherers and a Jomon derive ancestry from at least have swooned over Ms. colour and they’re “Readers want books that Car vibrations make ferred to as the ‘twolayer DNA from human skeletal from Japan — a scientific four ancient populations. Hoang’s debut novel, The giving us limited reflect the world they live in, drivers sleepy: study Kiss Quotient, a multicultu space at the table and they won’t settle for a MELBOURNE ral love story centred on an book about a small town Rebekah Weatherspoon Vibrations of cars make Alzheimer’s autistic woman who has Romance writer where every single person is people sleepier, affecting Lithuanian couple win trouble navigating the white,” said Leah Koch, co their concentration and nuances of dating and court starting to change, as more owner of the romance alertness levels just 15 risk high for ship. Readers have flooded diverse writers break into bookstore The Ripped Bod minutes after they get behind the website Goodreads with the genre, and publishers ice in California. Last year, the wheel, a study has found. wifecarrying championship shift workers more than 7,000 positive take chances on love stories six of her store’s top 10 best With about 20% of fatal road ratings, and the book, which that reflect a broader range selling novels were written crashes involving driver Indo-Asian News Service was published in June, is al of experiences and don’t al by authors of colour, Ms. fatigue, researchers hope that 53 couples from 13 countries joined the competition London ready in its fourth printing. ways fit the stereotypical Koch said. For the past two their findings can be used by If you work in shiftbased girlmeetsboy mold. Forev years, Ms. Koch and her sis manufacturers to improve car Reuters jobs and easily get exhaust Breaking into the genre er Yours, an imprint at ter Bea have conducted a seat designs to help keep SONKAJARVI ed, then you may be at a The novel’s unexpected suc Grand Central, publishes Ka study of leading romance drivers awake. “We’ve found Fiftythree men slung their high risk of developing Alz cess is all the more astonish relia StetzWaters, who publishers, and found that that the gentle vibrations wives or partners over their heimer’s disease later, says ing given the striking lack of writes romances about les out of the 3,752 romance no made by car seats as you drive can lull your brain and shoulders and hurtled off on a study. diversity within the ro bian couples. Uzma Jalalud vels released by 20 major body,” said Stephen Robinson, an hourlong race in the It could be because mance genre. Romance no din’s debut novel, Ayesha at imprints in 2017, only RMIT University, Australia. PTI small Finnish town of Sonka working in shifts often dis vels released by big publish Last, takes place in a close around 6% were written by jarvi on Saturday, as thou rupts the circadian ing houses tend to centre on knit immigrant Muslim com nonwhite authors. “Some sands of fans cheered from rhythm, which can lead to white characters, and rarely munity in Canada, and fea publishers are showing the stands. sleep disorders and day feature gay, lesbian, bisexual tures an outspoken Muslim more interest in acquiring The World WifeCarrying time fatigue. This disrup or transgender people in heroine who falls for a more books from marginalized Championship, now in its tion causes the brain to de leading roles, or heroines conservative Muslim man, a groups, but there are still 23rd year, draws thousands teriorate resulting in with disabilities. Darcy to her Lizzie Bennett. barriers,” said Alyssa Cole, of visitors to the town of We’re the best: Vytautas Kirkliauskas of Lithuania and his wife memory disorder or Alz “Publishers aren’t putting Alisha Rai and Sonali Dev who has published romanc 4,200 and has gained follow Neringa Kirkliauskiene after winning the contest. * REUTERS heimer’s disease. out books by many people of have expanded the genre es set during the Civil War ers across the world. In the recent study, pu colour and they’re giving us with love stories that feature with AfricanAmerican pro 53-year-old Bahl eyeing There are official qualify carry sacks of grain or live kliauskas shouted happily af blished in the journal limited space at the table,” Indian and IndianAmerican tagonists. “Part of the pro mount McKinley in U.S. ing competitions in coun pigs over a similar course. ter the race, “She’s the best.” Sleep, scientists showed said romance writer Rebe protagonists. Priscilla Olive blem is some publishers say, JAMMU tries, including the U.S, the On Saturday, Lithuanian The couple first competed that a variation in the re kah Weatherspoon, who has ras, who is published by ok, we need more diversity, Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl, the U.K., Sweden and Estonia. Vytautas Kirkliauskas and in Sonkajarvi in 2005. ceptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene published some novels with Kensington, writes romanc we’ll just have white authors oldest woman from India to On Saturday, 53 couples Neringa Kirkliauskiene won Finland, which straddles combined with a lifestyle small presses and selfpu es with Latino characters. write more diversely.” conquer Mount Everest, is now eyeing Mount McKinley from 13 countries joined the the race, which involved the Arctic Circle and goes that disrupts the circadian blished others, including Jeannie Lin has published “We hear that readers in Alaska. She aims to realise competition, organisers running, wading through a through long, dark winters, rhythm — caused by shift Sated, which features a historical romances with want more diversity, but it’s her dream of scaling summits said. The idea of wifecarry slippery pool and getting is no stranger to strange job — can increase the risk black heroine and a dis Harlequin that are set in Chi still the case that the most across the seven continents. ing as a sport was inspired through an obstacle course. sports. It has also given the of Alzheimer’s disease. abled, bisexual Korean na during the Tang dynasty popular books are the least “I am looking forward to by the 19th century legend of The two defeated six times world the world boot throw The results showed that American hero. “It’s defi era. And Mindy Hung, writ diverse,” said Cindy Hwang, make it to Mount McKinley in Ronkainen the Robber, who world champion Taisto Miet ing, air guitar and mobile the link was only found in nitely not a level playing ing under the pen name Ru an editorial director of Ber June next year,” Ms. Bahl, 53, tested aspiring members of tinen, a Finn. phone throwing competi elderly but not in the youn field.” by Lang, has a series of con kley, a Penguin Random said. PTI his gang by forcing them to “It’s my wife,” Mr. Kir tions, to name just a few. ger patients. The landscape is slowly temporary romances House imprint. NY TIMES

Press Trust of India Among those that have ta New Delhi ken advantage of it are five Abu Dhabi is fast becoming Bollywood hits — Baby a prime destination for (2014), Bang Bang (2014), shooting Bollywood movies Dishoom (2016), Tiger Zin- as the support given is not a da Hai (2017) and Race 3 “onesizefitsall” one, but (2018) — which together tailored according to the spent $31 million on produc needs of every production, tion and postproduction in says CEO of the UAE capi Abu Dhabi,” she said. tal’s Media Zone Authority “The support offered by Maryam Eid Al Mheiri. the UAE Armed Forces is un Movies like Race 3, Tiger paralleled, and benefited Non-stop: Natalie Pekonen and Salli Degerman singing Zinda Hai, Saaho and Duv- numerous productions, during a ride to Turku. * REUTERS vada Jagannadham (DJ) be such as Tiger Zinda Hai, sides Hollywood’s War Ma- Race 3, War Machine, and Reuters playlist before the start of chine and Mission: Mission: Impossible — Fal HELSINKI the ride, which takes 10 mi Impossible — Fallout have lout. Driver Topias Uusipere has nutes one way, he said. If been shot in Abu Dhabi. “Not only do the Armed been giving rides to music the singing stops, so does Ms. Al Mheiri, who also Forces supply hardware, festival goers in the Finnish the engine. heads twofour54, which is such as Blackhawk helicop city of Turku since Friday — Around 1,00,000 people home to the city’s media ters, Oshkosh trucks, NIMR for a song. are expected to attend the and entertainment industry, military vehicles, and Hum A pilot taxi service in Tur Ruisrock music festival. said the ease of filming in vees, but also the expertise ku during the July 68 Ruis Fortum, a Finnish power Abu Dhabi is attracting big for productions to get the rock festival lets riders company which is sponsor studios of India. most out of them,” she said. “pay” for their trips in elec ing the singalong shuttle, “And of course, the 30% “Production companies tric cars by singing karaoke. says the aim is to draw atten rebate on production and benefit from having access “The car does not move tion to electric cars, which postproduction spend in to talented local crews, in without singing,” Mr. Uusip can help reduce emissions the Emirates is a huge incen cluding our pool of 580plus A moment to remember: Newlyweds posing on a zebra crossing for wedding photographers during the 2018 World Cup at ere said. Users can make a that cause global warming. tive for Indian filmmakers. freelancers.” Samara in Russia on Sunday. * AP Race to restore Myanmar’s film classics for a second screening

Agence France-Presse Mya Ga Naing (The Emerald 50year reign. As the creative blackandwhite pictures re progressed, it was like a new screenings at home in Myan Yangon Jungle), and its rise to inter climate withered, Myan main. Mya Ga Naing, origi birth for the film,” said Seve mar. While nearly all the ear The restoration of a 1934 national acclaim is perhaps mar’s merciless heat, torren nally a silent movie that later rine Wemaere, cofounder of liest movies have been lost, blackandwhite action mo as unlikely a feat as its lead tial rains and stifling humidi had music and printed title MEMORY! Cinema, which the successful revival of Mya vie, famed for highoctane role’s triumph over pythons ty took its toll on delicate cards added, is the oldest to oversaw the restoration and Ga Naing is spurring a move stunts including a hotair bal and bandits with his bare film reels in a country that have been found so far. raised funds from donors for ment to preserve what loon escape and a jungle hands. had neither the resources It languished in the State the $1,00,000 price tag. “It remains. shootout against teakwood The Southeast Asian coun nor knowhow to store them archives for decades before was very moving because we The next film to be res thieves, has energised efforts try’s once flourishing film properly. specialists in Italy spent one could tell that we were in a tored in 2017 was Pyo Chit to salvage more of Myan scene hit a major setback year painstakingly retouch country of cinema.” Lin (My Darling), a 1950 co mar’s decaying cinematic with the arrival of a military Only a few remain ing the film framebyframe, The classic has also played medy shot on such a tight heritage. junta in 1962 that enforced Some reels were recycled to screening the restored ver at festivals in Singapore, budget that director Tin My New birth: Actor Grace Swe Zin Htaik viewing the storage of The survival of Myanmar’s stringent censorship and save money and now only a sion in 2016. Thailand and Switzerland as int had to choose between old films, in this file photo, at the State archive, Yangon. * AFP earliest film still in existence, gutted the economy during a dozen of the country’s early “Each time the restoration well as enjoying regular sound or colour.

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