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Congress leader and former the Congress was just trying to %+ - +& and now they are trying to wipe Madhya Pradesh Chief hold the party to ransom by %$% !% ' , out the BSP through their ustice Ranjan Gogoi, who Minister Digvijay Singh, in an offering a few seats in the political conspiracy,” she said. Jtook over as the 46th Chief interview to a private news alliance. She even went to the sure,” she said. ny,” he told reporters, adding particular person, but not us,” The BSP president also did Justice of India on Wednesday, channel, alleged that Mayawati extent of alleging that the Congress chief spokesper- once the leaders have amicable, Surjewala said. not spare the BJP saying both did some plain speaking on his was reluctant to be part of an Congress was trying to finish son Randeep Surjewala said, respectable, fruitful relationship The BSP has already forged the Congress and the BJP were first day in office, telling the Opposition alliance as she had the BSP. “Mayawati has expressed her with each other, all other creas- a pre-poll alliance in two sides of the same coin. lawyers that fresh parameters succumbed to the pressure of Mayawati went on to allege sentiments and we respect that. es can be ironed out. Chhattisgarh with the Janata “The BJP has ditched the peo- would be worked out for the CBI and Enforcement that the Congress always tried She has reposed full faith in “In this yajna, those who Congress (Chhattisgarh), led by ple of the country by not ful- urgent mentioning of the mat- Directorate (ED). to corner the BSP and other Rahulji and Soniaji and we will support the Congress will former tribal Chief Minister filling any of the promises ters for hearing. “We will have no truck smaller parties. “They should respect that too. If there is har- move together with us and they Ajit Jogi last month. made during the 2014 Lok The CJI also came out with the Congress in Madhya know that the BSP is a party mony among Sonia Gandhi, are welcome according to the Talking about the sacrifices Sabha polls, besides demon- with a new roster allocating Pradesh and Rajasthan which came into existence who is our guide, and Rahul political situation. Those who made by the BSP and herself, etisation and GST have broken cases to various benches and Assembly polls and the party from struggle to represent the Gandhi, who is our leader, are unable to walk along are Mayawati said that she scarified lives of the people and the decided that the Public Interest will contest all the seats in both sarv samaj along with Dalits, and Mayawatiji, then no fourth free to choose their own path. her Government in UP in economy. Rising prices of Litigation matters will be heard the States,” Mayawati tribals and the poor. We have person can create a rift among But, that does not mean, the 2003 while later a few years petroleum products and by him and a Bench headed by announced in the national experienced several such bul- them. Congress’ pledge and fight back she resigned from the devaluation of rupee in com- Justice Madan B Lokur, who is * + % ' Capital on Wednesday. lying tactics in the past by the “If there are any creases left, against the BJP and in remov- Rajya Sabha for the cause of parison to dollar has created an next in seniority to him. ,- * ( Trying to play down the Congress and the BJP but have they will be ironed out mutu- ing it from power has weak- Dalits and sarv samaj. economic crisis in the country,” Justice Gogoi was admin- + . " development, the Congress never bowed down to any pres- ally among them with harmo- ened. It can be a thought of a “We have never compro- she added. istered oath of office by President Ramnath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on that some Rohingya refugees ! Wednesday morning after were on the verge of being !" which he attended the court deported and the matter and sat with Justice SK Kaul required urgent hearing. " and KM Joseph in court num- Making an exception he er than the cost of production ber 1, the CJI’s court. said, “If somebody is going to ranging from 50-112 per cent. “No urgent mentioning of be hanged tomorrow, then we head of the upcoming R #$%& As per the CCEA decision, the cases will be allowed”, except in can understand (urgency).” AAssembly polls in five MSP of barley has been ndia will deport seven Rohingya immigrants, who have been matters like execution of death The Supreme Court web- States, the Union Cabinet has increased by 30 per quintal to staying in Assam illegally, to their home country Myanmar on penalty and eviction till “para- site showed the roster of the ) " " - 3" I approved 105 per quintal hike &" +" + '( & 45 1,440 per quintal, while the Thursday. meters” are laid down for them, work for fresh cases notified in the minimum support price & /0-/12 + $& +% masur’s MSP has been raised by This is for the first time Rohingya immigrants would be sent the CJI said. “We will work out under the order of the Chief (MSP) of wheat to 1,840 per 225 to 4,275 per quintal. back to Myanmar from India. Snuffing out their last hope of pre- the parameters, then we will see Justice of India with effect quintal for 2018-19 season, an ) %% %+ # ) 3" $ The support price of rape- venting their deportation, the Supreme Court rejected urgent as to how mentioning will be from October 3 till further increase of six per cent. The + # '( & + seed/mustard has been hiked by hearing on this matter, raised by lawyer Prashant Bhushan. done,” he told lawyers led by orders. The CJI has decided to MSP of wheat was 1,735 per +"" & &" 6"7 &" 5-588 200 to 4,200 per quintal. The seven Rohingya immigrants will be handed over to Prashant Bhushan. keep with himself the PIL and quintal in the 2017-18 crop # ( 5-/08 % 9 Safflower MSP has been Myanmar authorities at Moreh border post in Manipur The Bench, also compris- the petitions based on the let- year. MSP of channa (gram) is increased by 845 per quintal to Thursday, a Home Ministry official said. ing Justices SK Kaul and KM ters received. also likely to be raised from 4,945,” Union Agriculture Continued on Page 4 Joseph, was told by Bhushan Continued on Page 4 4,400 to 4,620 per quintal, an Minister Radha Mohan Singh increase of 5 per cent. said after the meeting of the The move is aimed at giv- Cabinet Committee on ing farmers an additional Economic Affairs (CCEA) 3-4 income of 62,635 crore and headed by Prime Minister 3 5. 63 help contain their simmering Narendra Modi. $6" discontent over high input cost Despite patchy rainfall in !& & ,- and low sales realisation some parts, the Agriculture >+ +& & The Government Ministry has set a foodgrain ' announces MSPs for most crops production target of 285.2 mil- L %+$M yearly to set a benchmark, lion tonnes for 2018-19, a mar- +& # L"A although State agencies usual- ginal increase from the previ- +M & #+B ly buy limited quantities of ous year’s harvest of 284.8 mil- staples such as rice and wheat increased based on the recom- to provide farmers a 50 per cent lion tonnes. 35$3 3 at those prices due to a lack of mendations of farm advisory profit on the cost of production. The Modi Government has 5 6$ storage and funds. Market body Commission for “The decision will help faced four mega protests by the $6) & prices for many crops typical- Agricultural Costs and Prices farmers earn an additional farmers in the less than seven " ! + %" ly run well below MSPs. The (CACP) and is part of the income of 62,635 crore. The months this year. + support price has been Government’s announcement MSP for all rabi crops is high- Continued on Page 4 & + + & & & "B # # ' .-67- -- $ '( ) %#%#!%'%6 !,+ # %% " & % ' %" pocket better returns, analysts - said. Stocks also fell by more " & % $ he rupee on Wednesday than 1.5 per cent due to the '#" "%- Tplunged by 43 paise to rupee falling to record low 3" breach the historic low of 73/$ levels. The benchmark BSE "%" + level as soaring crude oil prices Sensex plunged by 550 points %" &B fuelled worries over capital or 1.51 per cent while the outflows and widening current broader Nifty tanked 150 $$/ account deficit. points or 1.38 per cent. 6.75-$ The domestic currency The RBI on Wednesday %%%"6& closed at a record low of 73.34, relaxed policy on borrowing &"O "+ - down by 43 paise. from overseas to allow state- P Rising US interest rates owned fuel retailers to raise up !$ )$ A and bond yields have encour- to $10 billion external debt for ! " # $ % P ' ( + aged investors to pull out funds working capital needs. " & &B from emerging markets to Related reports on P10 )(

wiped out from the area,” advocate Ritwick Dutta told the he Supreme Court asked Bench, which was hearing a % Tthe Centre on Wednesday matter related to the re-intro- to look into the mysterious duction of cheetahs in India death of 23 lions in Gujarat’s from Namibia in Africa. cab drivers and other motorists issued by the Union Ministry should be used for petrol/CNG has introduced grey colour for vision then only people will get Gir sanctuary in the past three The counsel said the man- were not of the SC order and of Road Transport and and orange colour for all other vehicles. to know,” said a businessman weeks, amid fears that the wild ner in which the lions have abs and private vehicles even those who had informa- Highways, the “self-destruc- diesel vehicles. The self- “I am aware of the new pol- who travels to Delhi from cats could have died due to died, there was a fear of the Cthat are entering the tion appeared confused as they tive type” hologram-based destructive type is for the secu- icy but confused where to go to Gurugram every day. virus infection. epidemic spreading to other national Capital are flouting the were not sure how to get these stickers of light blue colour rity purpose. The Government procure the stickers. The An executive with a multi- “Today, we are faced with animals. The Gujarat Supreme Court order which in coloured stickers. Government should advertise national firm, who travels from a peculiar problem. Lions are Government on Monday said August had ordered them to As per the recent advisory or announce on radio or tele- Ghaziabad to Delhi, said, “It dying. There seems to be some some of the lions died due to a paste hologram-based coloured seems the implementing kind of virus. We do not know. virus infection. It said it was yet stickers on vehicles on the #%%!&/ authority itself is not sure. Are It is coming in newspapers. You to identify the type of virus that basis of fuel they use — CNG, #"!%!## !" stickers available at petrol find it out,” a Bench headed by led to the deaths. petrol and diesel — in order to ! %"" #$K 4-8;-2/-;/< pump, regional transport Justice Madan B Lokur told An application was filed in control air pollution from 6 % + 14- 084<7 offices? Commuters are quite Additional Solicitor General the top court by the National October 2. !& '% !"#! confused.” ANS Nadkarni, who was Tiger Conservation Authority In a reality check by The #" # % "" When asked, Sanjeev appearing for the Centre. (NTCA), seeking a direction Pioneer, it was found that none ! ' !# %% " !& Singla, Sub-Divisional The Bench, comprising that the court’s 2013 decision of the vehicles — private or !0 !! '#!"#!(# Magistrate, Gurugram, said, justices S Abdul Nazeer and rendered in a wildlife case commercial like cabs, tempos " 1# #! $)## , “As of now, we have not got any Deepak Gupta, was informed does not prevent authorities and other four-wheelers — %%! "!#/ - !.K 3=( information or notification that 23 lions have died in the from taking steps in conformity that entered the national from the State transport %#"! %"%''%" %# K only abode of Asiatic lions in with the law to re-introduce Capital had the coloured stick- %!!! P#"#"# authority of Haryana regarding K + the world in the past three cheetahs from Africa to suitable ers pasted on their wind- ! !! !& the implementation of weeks. “If there is any kind of sites in India. screens. coloured stickers.” virus infection, all lions will be Continued on Page 4 Most of the vehicle owners, Continued on Page 4

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$ 0 4; " & R 01 &&+$ 1 $ + - ++ 0 ! 3!3! 33 paragliding ride proved to 33 Pradesh unit spokesperson. be a nightmare for a woman A The farmers said they have n a joint operation by Delhi when the paramotor she was reached an agreement with IPolice and National riding on met an accident dur- armers ended their 'Kisan the Central Government, Commission for Protection of ing an emergency landing. She FKranti Yatra' after arriving which, according to them, has Child Rights (NCPCR) on has sustained injuries on her leg. ! " at Kisan Ghat in the national accepted "most of the Tuesday night around 23 chil- The incident took place on # Capital on Wednesday. The demands". They said their dren, including 17 girls, were Monday at a resort "Best Central Government allowed prime demand of increasing rescued from national Capital's Western Country Club" located them to enter Delhi in the early the price of crops has been Shakur Basti area. at Manesar area. It was report- dren were not vaccinated were not vaccinated and 3 hours of Wednesday, ending agreed upon by the "We have arrested four ed only on Wednesday. against diphtheria." "We have were partially vaccinated. Most the prolonged standoff Government. person identified as Murari, A case under relevant sec- istration for the paragliding $% suspended the MS and new of the patients were admitted between the police personnel "A formal announcement Sarfaraj both resident of Bihar, tion of IPC has been registered activities. ! appointment has been made. four to six days later after the and protesting farmers. in this regard will be made Qutubmuddin and Ibrahim by police as the Paragliding "The resort management More action will be taken after onset of the illness," said the Within hours, thousands within six days by the govern- residents of Jharkhand. Company didn't obtain proper had a contract with Mumba avi- the final report," said Gupta. report. of farmers gathered at Kisan ment," Rakesh Tikait, nation- The rescue operation took licence or documents from the ation in the previous month. In According to the report, The Committee's report Ghat, the memorial of al spokesperson of Bharatiya place at J block in Shakur Basti district administration, a police which the aviation company the CRI made around 1400 further stated that patients renowned farmer leader and Kisan Union (BKU). area in on Tuesday night from official said. had assured that they will com- vials of serum available to the died due to heart complications former Prime Minister No farmers participating there seventeen girls and six The victim identified as plete the entire formalities with MS till November 13 last year. and airway obstruction. All Chaudhary Charan Singh, in the agitation are now in boys — mostly from Bihar Madhumita, is a resident of the administration. But without All of them were consumed by the patients received ADS which is located just adjacent Delhi, however, several of and Jharkhand, with some of Sector-69 in Gurugram who prior permission the aviation 5$ December 2 and the hospital which they procured from the to Raj Ghat between the banks them, including BKU chief them even from Bangladesh — on Monday along with Kuldeep company had illegally started did not have a single dose of market, the report added. of Yamuna river and Mahatma Naresh Singh Tikait are stay- were rescued," said a senior who was piloting the paramotor paragliding activity at the resort," ot a single dose of Anti- serum till September 22 this The report also mentioned Gandhi Road, also known as ing put near the UP-Delhi police official. met an accident in their bid to said Subhash Boken, Public NDiphtheria Serum (ADS) year. The consignment of 200 that the diphtheria wards were main Ring Road. They offered border — the spot for "During our initial investi- made emergency landing as Relation Officer (PRO) of was available in Maharishi vials was made available to the poorly lit and there were no tributes at the memorial. Tuesday's clash with security gation it was revealed that they some technical problem Gurugram police. Valmiki Infectious Diseases hospital by CRI on September anti-arrhythmic drugs available "The Delhi Police had men. Khatana said some of the were running an unregistered occurred while they were just 10 Meanwhile, the owner of the (MVID) Hospital between 23, said the report. in the wards. On inspection, it removed the barricades around farmers are still at UP Gate, the maid placement agency feet above the ground. aviation company Pamit Yadav December 2, 2017 and "SK Gupta, MS, MVID vis- was found that the operation 12.30 am to allow the farmers, intersection of Madan Mohan 'Sonakshi Enterprises' and According to police official, claimed that they had a contract September 22, 2018, however, ited CRI in the month of theatres were non operational, who were stopped Tuesday at Malviya Road in Ghaziabad were supplying maid on when Kuldeep was landing at with the resort in the previous the patients died due to heart February this year but he was the staff was less and the blood UP Gate on the Uttar Pradesh- with the Delhi-Meerut high- demand. the cricket stadium at the resort year. While the accused in the complications, said the interim apprised by the institute that bank facilities were not avail- Delhi border during the Kisan way getting their tractors The accused during inter- the victim's leg hit the ground matter Amit Yadav said they report of the Fact Finding the supply may be made with- able, said the report. Kranti Yatra, to enter the city," repaired. rogation said that they had and sustained injuries. both had started the company Committee set up by North in a year due to renovation of Nevertheless, the deaths said a senior police official. Thousands of farmers on recently started this Subsequently, she was and they had a contract with the Delhi Municipal Corporation the lab," suggested the report. continued even after the serum The farmers entered the Tuesday marched towards work," said the senior police immediately rushed to a hospi- resort management. (NMC). The supply from The report further said was made available answering national Capital riding their Delhi over demands ranging official. tal in Manesar by the resort "The incident was reported Central Research Institute (CRI), that quotations for the pro- which the new MS of the hos- tractors and trolleys and pro- from farm loan waiver to cut "We have registered a case management and was dis- by the hospital authority and Kasauli stopped after November curement of serum were made pital Dr Anil Sahni said, "The ceeded towards Kisan Ghat in fuel prices, pending under section 370, 342 and JJ charged after having first-aid. after a preliminary probe, a 2017, said the report. to five private firms out of serum can be used as medicine where heavy police deploy- sugarcane dues, allowing ply- act of Indian Penal Code (IPC). However, the woman did not case under relevant sections of North Delhi Mayor Adesh which three denied manufac- but it cannot cure the disease. ment has been made, the offi- ing of old tractors, blocking The accused were produced in reported the matter to police. the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has Gupta told The Pioneer, "We turing the serum. One of the The deaths that are occurring cial said. BKU leader Pawan traffic movement on arterial court today and were But while investigation, police been registered at Manesar found three main points in the firms asked for advance pay- presently are of the patients Khatana said police had roads leading to the national remanded for two days police came to know that the police station. Further probe into report. Firstly, enough efforts ment while the other one who are not vaccinated and are opened the barricades around capital. custody," said the senior police Paragliding Company didn't the matter is underway the were not made by former requested 6-8 weeks for con- being brought in later stages." 12.30 am. Police picketed the border official. obtain proper licence or docu- accused will be nabbed soon" Medical Superintendent (MS), firmation, the report said. Shockingly, two more "We reached the Kisan with Uttar Pradesh, imposing According to NCPCR offi- ments from the district admin- said PRO. SK Gupta to purchase the As per the report which deaths due to the highly infec- Ghat in the next couple of prohibitory orders banning cial, the mental evaluation of serum. Secondly, the produc- investigated death of 21patients tious disease were reported at hours. By 5 am the farmers had assembly of five or more peo- the children will be done, fol- tion at CRI stopped as the labs till last week of September, the the civic hospital on Wednesday started return journey to their ple and holding of any public lowing which they will be pre- were undergoing renovation as patients were either partially and toll reached upto 30 in the homes in Rajasthan, Haryana, meeting, usage of any amplifi- sented in front of the child wel- ) ,22 per World Health Organisation vaccinated or not vaccinated at month of September and first UP, Madhya Pradesh," er, loudspeaker, and similar fare committee and then would standard and thirdly, the chil- all. "18 out of 21 patients three days of October. Khatana, the BKU's Uttar instruments. be sent to shelter homes. 3

33 The 17-year-old is currently absconding," Joint n a horrific incident in Commissioner of Police INortheast Delhi's (Eastern Range) RS Yadav said. ! # Seelampur, a 4-year-old girl "The statement of the child was allegedly sexually mother has been recorded $%&' assaulted by a 17-year-old ten- and the victim has been pro- ant living in the same building vided with medical assistance. as the victim, police said on The victim is currently with 33 one-off incidents. These are Wednesday. her parents," he added. sickening individuals who trav- "The accused is a neigh- This incident comes just aking suo-motu cognisance el on that bus with the sole pur- bour who stays in the same days after a Class III girl was Ton media reports regarding pose of harassing young girls building. He took the child to molested by her neighbour in rampant eve-teasing and trying to get an education. a room and tried to assault her Northwest Delhi's Swaroop harassment on Delhi Transport Harass them to the point that by touching her private parts. Nagar on Monday evening. Corporation buses specifically my little sister dashed out of the on route no 544, the Delhi bus and into incoming traffic Commission for women than bear any more of it. She (DCW), on Wednesday issued lived to tell the tale, but are we a notice to the Delhi Transport waiting for a day when some Corporation (DTC), Delhi little girl doesn't?" Government and Delhi Police. Following the incident, the The DCW has also constitut- DCW has asked the Transport ed a committee to enquire into Commissioner, "to provide this and has asked the details on issues such as reasons Transport Commissioner and for these lapses, steps taken by Delhi Police to submit their the Commissioner for deploy- reply by October 10, the DCW ment of Marshals in DTC buses spokesperson stated. and installation of CCTV cam- A series of tweets went eras. The Commission has viral on the social media where sought detailed timelines by a woman alleged that her 19- which these issues shall be year-old was molested seven resolved." "Information has also times, while travelling in Delhi been sought from Delhi Police Transport Corporation buses, about action taken on the inci- within three months of her dent and steps taken by police to moving to Delhi. She alleged provide the safety and security that her cousin specifically to women and girls in buses," pointed out route 544 which is DCW spokesperson stated. targeted by molesters as it car- The commission also ries girls on their way to emphasised that even after the Kamala Nehru College and Cabinet in June 2016 had Gargi College. approved installation of CCTV The woman tweeted, cameras in all buses; it has not "These are not coincidences or been implemented till date.

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It gets 60 per cent to the revival of the iconic appointed monitoring com- Monitoring committee potable water during summers, ground water level is going (540MGD) of water from Purana Qila lake, the NBCC mittee conducting a sealing member Bhurelal rejected the Delhi Government has down and many areas in south Yamuna River. project manager said with silt- drive in the city of "running a Tiwari's charges and asked the started testing new technolo- Delhi, have already been Delhi is highly reliable on ing process, the lake will auto- racket" in collusion with "cor- BJP leader to approach the CBI gy tagged "Soil Bed Water marked as dark zone in terms Haryana to meet everyday matically regain its water lev- rupt officials", a charged rub- if he had any evidence."The Harvesting" . of ground water levels. water demand in Capital. els and there will be no dam- bished by the three-member committee is only trying to deal On Wednesday, the Delhi Presently, Delhi is getting According to DJB —Haryana age to the lake. plastic lining on its bed and has panel. Tiwari, against whom with the menace(violations of Government’s Irrigation over, 1050 cusecs of water has to supply 450 cusecs of "We are working in accor- rejected the claim that the pro- the Supreme Court has initiat- Master Plan) following in toto and Flood Control from Haryana. According to potable water daily to dance with the IIT scientific ject was being undertaken in a ed contempt action for break- the Supreme Court order. If he Departments tested this Government database, Delhi Jal Wazirabad barrage for supply study about lake," said the site manner which would damage ing the seal of a property in has any evidence against the new technology near Chilla Board (DJB) supplies 900 as per its 1996 order. project manager. Talking to The the environment. East Delhi, appeared in the committee, he can approach Sewage Treatment Plant, Million Gallon of water per It may be recalled Delhi Pioneer, the manager said with The NBCC had said draw- court on Wednesday. The Municipal Corporation con- the CBI or any other agency," Mayur Vihar. Day (MGD) against the Government had petitioned scientific approach, we have ings for development works at court posted the matter for cerned had issued any order for Bhurelal said. After treating sewerage demand of 1100MGD. Supreme Court in March of added some bacteria help in lake were approved hearing after 10 days. sealing the property in A day after Tiwari broke water, this technology will per- There are 24 lakh water this year and accused Haryana maintaining water clean. Rain by the Archaeological Survey of "I have clearly stated in my Gokalpur nor its owner was the seal of the property, the East colate treated water into soil connections in Delhi while 47 of not honouring the 1996 water harvesting also attached India (ASI) and it was affidavit submitted to the court served any notice. Delhi Municipal Corporation and help to increase ground per cent of water is leak and apex court's directives. with this lake. "We have added directed to seek expert advice that the monitoring committee "The monitoring commit- replaced the seal and filed a water table result in no drink- theft. 200 MGD of water DJB had mentioned that some bacteria helps in main- from a reputed institute such is not discharging its duties tee is running a racket in col- complaint against him. A case ing water scarcity in Delhi in extracts from borewells by pri- due to drop in the level of taining lake water clean," as IIT for laying of the judicially and adopting pick lusion with \corrupt officials," was registered against Tiwari near future. vate players. Yamuna, its water treatment NBCC official said. ethylene propylene diene ter- and choose (policy) to torture he alleged.The Delhi BJP pres- and the court issued a con- It is pertinent to mention Delhi gets its water from plants have either stopped The NGT accorded polymer (EPDM) membrane Delhiites," Tiwari said ident also alleged that a "seal- tempt notice to him based on here that, Delhi face water Munak canal and 80 MGD functioning or were operating approval for the revival of the in the lake and send the same reporters. ing industry" is thriving in the the monitoring committee's scarcity situation in every sum- water goes into Wazirabad below capacity. lake by laying impermeable to ASI. He claimed neither the city and "corrupt officials" are report. ! *+, , ) ' 4+ ' 3 '.( 33 scanned through records of all unidentified bodies and miss- 33 . alleging "lack of infrastruc- The demolition order by 23-year-old man has been ing person complaints, the girl ture" and "overburden" on the SDMC stated that the con- Aarrested for allegedly mur- was identified. istressed over police inac- nother controversy morning infrastructure, are struction is "unauthorized", dering his 17-year-old girl- During interrogation, the Dtion to arrest both the Acropped up at Dyal Singh the ones who want additional "not protected" and "liable to be friend in Delhi's Alipur area. accused revealed that they were assailants who killed 34 year-old College of Delhi University infrastructure for evening to be demolished". The order had Missing since Monday, the in a relationship. The victim Rupesh Basoya in Taimur Nagar, (DU) after a section of teach- demolished", said a teacher of asked for demolishing the body of the victim was found reportedly wanted to break-up residents of the area took out a ers made viral a two months Dyal Singh on anonymity. structure within 6 days. from Alipur on Tuesday morn- which led to an argument. The candle march on Wednesday old order issued by South Delhi The above mentioned Associate Professor PK ing, police stated. accused called her to Alipur to evening demanding to transfer Municipal Corporation block as of now has 14 rooms Parihar of Dyal Singh College The accused identified as resolve their differences, how- the case to Central Bureau of (SDMC) to the principal of with capacity to accommodate said that the evening principal Jitender was allegedly caught ever could not reach a common Investigation (CBI). evening college asking him to around 700 students and is act- not only ignored the SDMC after he activated his deceased ground, police revealed. "It has been more than 2 demolish the newly construct- ing as a semi permanent struc- orders but also constructed girl friend's SIM card to go In a fit of rage the accused days but so far police have ed 'illegal' building. ture (SPS) block. In addition to additional rooms to the illegal through her call records. Police allegedly dragged the girl to the failed to find any clue regarding Dyal Singh evening it a new academic block having infrastructure. officials traced the SIM to bushes and strangulated her. the assailants. We want the across the National Capital. In trying to manage the crowd. A college is now running as a day 4 floors is exclusively the part "We want that illegal con- Burari and nabbed the accused He even punched her face a few investigation to be transferred to Taimoor Nagar after Rupesh was policeman was injured in the college and the aforesaid struc- of evening college infrastruc- structed building should be on Wednesday. times so that she won't be the CBI. We also want the shot dead by two unidentified stone pelting. ture was constructed as a part ture, said Pawan Sharma, immediately demolished. How According to police, the identified, police said, adding Bangladeshi migrants to be assailants, locals on the inter- Residents alleged that illegal of infrastructure for accom- Principal of Dyal Singh can a college run in an illegal 17-year-old girl was missing that they are still investigating removed from the area as they vening night of Sunday-Monday immigrants from Bangladesh modating the students of (Evening) College. The SPS building?" said Parihar. since Monday and her parents the matter. indulge in drug peddling," said staged protests and accused the are residing in the nearby JJ clus- evening college. was constructed at the place While Pawan Sharma, registered a missing case at A preliminary probe ruled Umesh Basoya, brother of the police of being hand in glove ter and are involved in drug traf- "Ironically, the section of where the old canteen existed principal of Dyal Singh evening Burari police station on the out sexual assault, but senior deceased. with the accused. ficking. They alleged that illegal teachers who are opposed but was presently discarded said that he had already same day. A body was recov- officers said that they are await- The candle march was sup- Initially, locals burnt two immigrants are also involved in "tooth and nail" to the evening and was used as dumping approached the appropriate ered by Alipur police station on ing the autopsy report for fur- ported by various Resident motorcycles and pelted stones at petty crimes and are the ones college acting as a day college, ground. authority for relief. Tuesday and after police ther details. Welfare Associations' (RWA) the police personnel who were involved in sale of drugs. () ( *+ ,-./ ,

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The Hague: The International nel," said the press release applied only to legitimate vis- country with the intent of spy- New Delhi: The Supreme Court has with the company. "With respect to the handing over of Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold issued by the ICJ. itors and did not cover clan- ing and carrying out sabotage allowed National Buildings Construction The bench directed the Amrapali the documents by the statutory auditors public hearings in the The International Court destine operations. activities. Corporation Ltd (NBCC) to float tenders Group of companies and directors — Anil as well as by the Amrapali Group of Kulbhushan Jadhav case from of Justice (ICJ) on January 23 Pakistan had said that India has been maintaining for selecting the builder to complete the Kumar Sharma, Shiv Priya and Ajay Companies, we note it regrettably, that the February 18 to 21 next year at gave a timeline to both Pakistan "since India did not deny that that the trial of Jadhav by a mil- stalled projects of Amrapali Group. Kumar to submit the maps which clearly order passed by this Court has been vio- The Hague, a statement issued and India for filing another Jadhav was travelling on a itary court in Pakistan was "far- The top court also asked the NBCC delineate unencumbered portion of their lated and the documents have not been by the principal judicial organ round of memorials in the passport with an assumed cical". to prepare a detailed project report for individual as well as company properties handed over in spite of clear and cate- of the United Nations said on case. Muslim name, they have no Pakistan claims that its pending projects within 60 days. and other details which have been asked gorical direction to handover the docu- Wednesday. Both India and Pakistan case to plead." security forces arrested Jadhav A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and by the DRT. ments to forensic auditors within ten Jadhav, 48, was sentenced have already submitted their Pakistan said that India from restive Balochistan U U Lalit asked the NBCC to submit the The bench also directed the compa- days," it said. to death by a Pakistani military detailed pleas and responses in did not explain how "a serving province on March 3, 2016 detailed proposals along with their terms ny representatives and the directors to be Advocate Gaurav Bhatia, appearing court on charges of espionage the world court. naval commander" was travel- after he reportedly entered and conditions before the court and present before the DRT on each and every for Amrapali, said the statutory auditors and terrorism in April 2017. In its written pleadings, ling under an assumed name. from Iran. directed the existing architects of date, unless they are specifically dis- will hand over documents to the forensic India moved the ICJ in May the India had accused Pakistan of It also stated that "since Jadhav However, India maintains Amrapali Group of Companies to ensure pensed with by the tribunal. auditors. same year against the verdict. violating the Vienna was on active duty, it is obvious that Jadhav was kidnapped cooperation with the NBCC. The court allowed the DRT to move The bench then directed that all the A 10-member bench of Convention by not giving con- that he was a spy sent on a spe- from Iran where he had busi- The top court said non-cooperation ahead with the process of finding out the necessary documents from 2008 to till the ICJ on May 18, 2017 had sular access to Jadhav arguing cial mission". ness interests after retiring by existing architects of Amrapali with the encumbrances of the properties and per- now, which may be in possession of restrained Pakistan from exe- that the convention did not say Pakistan says its security from the Navy. Jadhav's sen- NBCC will be "viewed seriously". mitted the Bank of Maharashtra and all Amrapali Group of companies in addition cuting Jadhav till adjudication that such access would not be forces arrested Jadhav from tencing had evoked a sharp The bench was informed that pro- other such creditors who may have charge to statutory auditors be handed over to the of the case. available to an individual Balochistan province in March reaction in India. ceedings before the Debts Recovery on the unencumbered property to state forensic auditors "The hearings will be arrested on espionage charges. 2016 after he reportedly India had approached the Tribunal (DRT), Delhi for sale of the their claim before the DRT. "Let account books in whatever sta- streamed live and on demand In response, Pakistan entered the country from Iran. ICJ for "egregious" violation of unsold inventory of Amrapali Group has The bench noted that its earlier order tus they are, at present, be handed over. (VOD) in English and French through its counter-memorial In its submission to the the provisions of the Vienna started, valuation of properties has been of handing over of the documents by the We request the forensic auditors to send on the Court's website as well on December 13 told the ICJ ICJ, Pakistan had stated that Convention on Consular ordered, and the tribunal has directed for statutory auditors as well as by the their representative on the next date of as on UN Web TV, the United that the Vienna Convention on Jadhav is not an ordinary per- Relations, 1963, by Pakistan in production of original documents, sanc- Amrapali group of companies to the hearing to apprise us of compliance of this Nations online television chan- Consular Relations 1963 son as he had entered the Jadhav's case. PTI tioned plans and other relevant documents forensic auditors has been violated. order," the bench said. PTI 56 % - ' &" + ! I %+ H 4 782 #F ' " &&+

Puri/Bhubaneswar: Around experimental basis. Lion Gate) and ransacked the New Delhi: Army personnel of talion-brigade level. hief Minister Shivraj Singh 30 people, including 10 police Asserting that the stir would office of the Shree Jagannath India and the United States "The second part of the CChouhan along with BJP personnel, were injured in vio- be further intensified, Patnaik Temple Administration (SJTA), gained from each other's expe- exercise that ran concurrently vice president Vinay lence during a 12-hour shut- said the manner in which the police said. As the 'Bada Danda' rience in various fields of oper- was a simulation driven com- Sahasrabuddhe on Wednesday down on Wednesday by an new system was introduced virtually turned into a battle- ation during a fortnight-long mand post exercise. That was at met the Election Commission outfit to protest against the had hurt the sentiments of a ground, police lobbed teargas joint military exercise in my level and the brigade level," (EC) here and urged it to dis- introduction of queue system large number of devotees. shells and resorted to lathi- Uttarakhand, a senior US Army said Maj. Gen. William H play the polling percentage at for devotees in Jagannath Activists of Sri Jagannath charge to control the situation, official has said. Graham, Deputy Commanding all booths every two hour on Temple in Odisha's Puri district. Sena and the locals held a they said. The police outpost The annual exercise named General I Corps and Joint Base the day of election in the State The violence erupted dur- demonstration demanding the and an information centre near Yudh Abhyas was held from Lewis-McChord, in an interac- so that political parties can ing the dawn-to-dusk shut- immediate release of Patnaik. the 'Singhadwara' and the town September 16-29 in Chaubatia tion with PTI. The scenario that mobilise voters to boost the down in the seaside pilgrim They also blocked the 'Bada police station were ransacked by in Almora district. drove the command post exer- voting percentage if it is low. % .* town called by Sri Jagannath Danda' - the Grand Avenue fac- the unruly mob, which burnt The exercise witnessed par- cise was a UN-based humani- The BJP leader also made ! " + % ! Sena after the police picked up ing Jagannath Temple by burn- tyres and indulged in stone ticipation of an infantry battal- tarian peacekeeping scenario a slew of suggestions to the poll its convener Priyadarshan ing tyres in a number of places. pelting, a senior police official ion of the Indian Army and the set in a fictional country, he said. watchdog, including treating Patnaik and held him under A mob barged into the said. Around 30 people, includ- 1st Battalion 23 Infantry Describing the scenario as news reports based on false to malign the image of the poll- display of polling percentage- preventive detention. 12th century shrine, uprooted ing 10 police personnel, were Regiment of the US Army. "quite complex", he said it test- charges against his bound State. of both men and women vot- The outfit had given a call barricades erected on 'Baisi injured in stone pelting by "We had a series of objec- ed the ability of the soldiers from Government as "paid news". He Talking to the reporters ers is apparently aimed at using for 'Puri bandh' soon after the Pahacha', the 22 steps leading bandh supporters and subse- tives for this exercise. We split it both the countries to plan, demanded that action should after the meeting, Chouhan the organisational machinery queue system was introduced in from the main gate to the shrine quent police action to control in two portions: A field training organise and execute that com- be taken against the com- referred to Congress's recent in the State to mobilise its vot- the temple on Monday on an and near the 'Singhadwara' (the the situation, police said. PTI exercise from soldier up to bat- plex operation. PTI plainant where charges are allegation of fake voters in ers. With the Congress, spear- found baseless. The Chief electoral rolls and said that such headed by Kamal Nath in the Minister alleged that an allegation has been found state, attacking his Government Opposition is knocking the untrue. He said, such kind of over a host of issues, Chouhan ! 9 3 door of the EC and Courts to charges malign the image of the is seeking to turn the tables on create a bad perception against poll body as well as the ruling the Opposition party as the lat- the State Government. party. He demanded that action ter has often accused BJP lead- " . Chouhan also complained should be taken against the ers of using money to plant 4 that the Congress was making complainant where charges are propaganda items as news in false charges against the found baseless. the media, calling it a case of Madhya Pradesh Government His suggestion for regular paid news. Gandhinagar (Guj): Canine abode in Asia. When asked if the deaths of Distemper Virus (CDV) was State Forest and Asiatic lions in Gir would found in some of the 23 Asiatic Environment Minister Ganpat reignite the debate of trans- 6 " lions which died in Gujarat's Vasava told reporters that locating the big cats to Madhya Gir forest since September 12, Canine Distemper Virus Pradesh for safety reasons, the State Government said (CDV) was found in the sam- Vasava maintained that the Wednesday. ples of four of the eleven dead entire issue is pending before nion Minister Narendra The Government has lions by Pune-based National the apex court. USingh Tomar was admit- launched massive operations Institute of Virology. "There is no lapse on our ted to the AIIMS after he to ensure that the infection Canine distemper is a con- part in taking care of our lions. complained of uneasiness due does not spread to other big tagious viral disease that affects The matter of shifting them to to a sudden increase in sugar cats in their only abode in a wide variety of animal species, Madhya Pradesh is sub-judice. levels, sources at the hospital Asia. including dogs, coyotes, foxes, As per the IUCN (International said. According to officials, a pandas and wolves. It attacks Union for Conservation of He was admitted in the old deadly combination of the respiratory, gastrointestinal Nature) guidelines, a place has private ward of the AIIMS on Canine Distemper Virus and and nervous systems of ani- to be identified first. Only then Tuesday. Protozoal infection is respon- mals. the issue of relocation comes Madhya Pradesh Chief sible for the death of at least "Samples of four dead lions into picture," said Vasava. Minister Shivraj Singh 11 of 23 lions in the Gir sanc- examined by a Pune-based lab- Responding to a query Chouhan visited the hospital tuary. oratory (National Institute of whether the Forest department Wednesday to enquire about The condition of three of Virology) contained Canine has failed to detect the presence his health. over 36 lions currently under Distemper Virus," Vasava told of virus in lions in time, he said, His condition is being observation of Forest depart- reporters. "There are no visible symptoms monitored by a team of doc- )+ ) 0 ' + ment is critical, officials said. Additional Chief Secretary, of that viral infection. Lions tors, the sources. " )( Other lions in the sanctu- state forest department, Rajiv appear healthy despite the ary are being examined ran- Kumar Gupta said CDV didn't infection, as the virus attacks domly to find out if they are cause deaths but it affects their lungs". infected by the CDV whose immunity of infected lions after Meanwhile, Gupta said the # --- -'%#... outbreak had wiped out 30 per which the lions cannot survive government has taken a serious cent population of lions in if they have any small diseases. note of the presence of CDV From Page 1 Serengeti forest areas in East "Lions with CDV can be though its spread is restricted to From Page 1 Africa to India. The Bench headed by him will also deal with Africa in 1990s. infected by Protozoa infection four lions so far. During the hearing, the Bench The Bench, however, told the coun- the matters relating to social justice, elections, The mass deaths have jolt- which is spread by ticks. "We have urgently import- asked the ASG about the deaths of lions sel whether they have taken the consent company law, Monopoly and Restricted Trade ed the government which has Presence of both of these caused 300 (shots of) a vaccine from in Gir sanctuary and said, “What are of the IUCN in this regard. “You want Practices, Telecom Regulatory Authority of launched a number of measures es death. We have found CDV Atlanta, which we will admin- you doing on the issue of lions? It is very to re-introduce cheetahs from Namibia. India, Security Exchange Board of India, including importing 300 shots in four and Protozoa in seven ister to 36 lions, if needed, who serious”. There is a process. IUCN is involved in Insurance and Reserve Bank of India. of a vaccine from the US to pro- out of eleven dead lions," Gupta are under observation," he said. The ASG told the court that a mat- the process. You are saying that you Justice Gogoi has also kept with himself mat- tect the lions. said. Gupta said Forest person- ter related to lions in Gujarat was have complied with the process laid ters concerning arbitration, habeas corpus, The government has also Wildlife experts had nel will collect random samples already pending in the apex court. “I down by IUCN. Has IUCN said that criminal cases, contempt of court and ordinary sought national as well as inter- warned that presence of the last of blood and swabs of lions will find out (about the deaths of you have complied with it and they have civil matters. His Bench will also deal with the national help in saving the surviving Asiatic lions at one from other ranges of the Gir lions),” he told the SC. During no objection?.” the Bench asked. issues relating to the appointment of lions. place could be dangerous in forest, as a measure to ascertain the hearing, NTCA’s counsel said they NTCA’s counsel said that he would Constitutional functionaries, statutory appoint- Interestingly, Forest depart- case of a viral epidemic. their health status. have complied with the requirements of take instructions in this regard whether ments and appointment of other law officers. ment has been maintaining A case is pending before the "In the next seven days, we International Union for Conservation IUCN has given consent for re-location Besides the matters pertaining to the judi- that injuries caused by infight- Supreme Court to shift some of will vaccinate all the cattle pre- of Nature (IUCN), an organisation of Cheetahs from Namibia to India. The cial officers and Commissions of Enquiry, ing is the cause behind the the lions to forests of Madhya sent in surrounding areas of the working in the field of nature conser- Bench has posted the matter for hear- would also be allocated before the Bench deaths of big cats in their only Pradesh. Gir forest," he said. PTI vation, for re-location of cheetahs from ing on October 29. headed by the CJI.

agencies estimate there are Bench, adding that matters # $ 555 about 40,000 Rohingya people like execution of a death row % in the country. convict, eviction cases can be A Supreme court Bench, heard urgently. From Page 1 headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Initially, the Bench asked '(BBB The illegal immigrants Gogoi, which made it clear to Bhushan to file the plea and on have been staying at a detention lawyers lead by Prashant being told that the application From Page 1 centre in Silchar, Assam, since Bhushan at the outset that it has already been filed, it said, Earlier, the Government From Page 1 some reasons, so the depart- transparent plate/sticker pasted 2012, after they were detained will not allow urgent men- “We will peruse the file and the had increased the MSP of 14 However, Delhi will be the ment has decided to divide it in on their windshield which has by police. Consular access had tioning of matters till the fram- decide”. kharif crops this year. first to implement the colour stages. In the first stage newly the details of vehicle but now been given to Myanmar diplo- ing of “parameters” on such The fresh plea has been In the first four years of the coding policy. The transport purchased vehicles will be cov- the only new thing is color. mats, who confirmed the iden- cases, said it would take a filed challenging the decision of Modi Government, MSPs saw Department of the city ered and in the next stage Earlier it was transparent.” tity of the immigrants, the decision on urgent hearing in the Centre to deport seven only moderate increases, except Government has successfully which in process will cover the Currently there are a total official said. this issue after perusing the Rohingya immigrants. in the case of pulses whose implemented the hologram existing vehicles,” said a senior number of 1,07,56,768 vehicles, Another official said the application. The PIL was filed earlier by MSPs were raised substantial- based colour stickers on ranking official from the trans- including in the Capital up to confirmation of the The Bench, also compris- two Rohingya immigrants — ly to boost production. A lower Wednesday but that too for only port department. March 2018. Myanmarese citizenship of the ing Justices S K Kaul and K M Mohammad Salimullah and hike in MSP was also seen as a the newly purchased vehicles The official further said, “The process has just start- illegal immigrants came after Joseph, was told by Bhushan Mohammad Shaqir — chal- tool of fiscal consolidation. not for the older/existing ones. “The department has its own ed and the concerned depart- the Government of the neigh- that some Rohingya refugees lenging the Centre’s decision to “Unless the farmer receives “The policy has been start- authorised vendor which is ments should implement and bouring country verified their were on the verge of being deport over 40,000 refugees the higher MSPs announced by ed in Delhi from Wednesday assigned with the response of enforcement properly in order addresses in Rakhine State. deported and the matter who came to India after escap- the Government, he remains onwards but currently it is creating the stickers and also it to control air pollution as well Home Ministry told Parliament required urgent hearing. ing from Myanmar due to only a mute spectator of the implemented only for the new will issue the stickers to the as to make the policy success- last year that more than 14,000 “No mentioning. We will widespread discrimination and games played in his name in an vehicles not for the existing vehicle owners during the reg- ful,” said Anumita Roy Rohingyas, registered with the work out the parameters then violence against the commu- election year,” said Benod vehicles. The decision for istration. Moreover, the system Choudhary, Executive Director, UN refugee agency UNHCR, we will see as to how men- nity. Kumar Pandey of Rashtriya implementing it to the older is not new as if one will see, ear- Centre for Science and stay in India. However, aid tioning will be done,” said the Kisan Mahasangha. vehicles is pending due to lier also the vehicles had a Environment (CSE). () ( *+ ,-./ 3 # , 6*

mentioned in a reply in Parliament in 2016 that the price of each Rafale s controversy rages over the is 670 crores while Jaitley said A59,000-crore Rafale deal, IAF recently the NDA deal was nine per Chief BS Dhanoa on Wednesday cent cheaper than the negotiated termed the induction of the fighter price by the previous regime. jets as a “game changer in the sub- Besides charging the present continent and said along with the S- Government with buying Rafales at not offensive.” However, the IAF has number of these can be expected to 400 Triumf missile defence system, a very high price than negotiated by plans in place to meet any threat, be brought against us in the Tibet it will act as a “booster dose.” Russia it, Congress is also accusing the gov- he IAF is monitoring infra- Dhanoa said. Autonomous Region in case of and India are likely to ink the near- ernment of benefitting Anil Tstructure development in China He made this point when asked hostilities,” he had observed while ly five billion dollar deal for five S- Ambani’s Reliance Defence Ltd from and has plans to counter contin- about China building airports espe- addressing a seminar. 400 systems during President the Rafale deal. The BJP has dis- gencies, Air Chief B S Dhanoa said cially in the border regions at a The Air Chief also said though Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi missed all the allegations as false. here on Wednesday against the rapid pace thereby posing a threat India was facing a grave security later this week. Dhanoa also said the Asked about this issue, Dhanoa backdrop of reported presence of to India. Fielding another question threat, its combat squadron has cost of the aircraft arrived at after said he cannot “comment” on the more than 50 Chinese fighter jets in about the reported presence of come down to 31 from sanctioned negotiations was “reasonable and partnership adding as per offsets Tibet. Asserting they were not a more than 50 fighter jets in Tibet, strength of 42 which is a matter of adequate.” clause of Defence Procurement threat, he, however, expressed con- Dhanoa said “it is not a threat.” The concern. Each fighter squadron Defending the Government-to- Policy(DPP), the original equip- cern over the depleting strength of Air Chief also said India is also has 16-18 aircraft. Government deal with France for 36 ment manufacturer(OEM) chooses fighter jet squadrons of the IAF. undertaking infrastructure devel- “Indian armed forces are oper- Rafale jets, the Air Chief also assert- his Indian partner. In this case At present, the IAF has 31 opment hinting at better airports ating in a unique environment. ed that the IAF was consulted at the . ! $ Dassault opted for Reliance and squadrons(one squadron has 18 and advanced landing Presently, there are very few coun- “appropriate level.” This came in the ! " when former French president to20 jets) against the approved 42 grounds(ALG) in border areas fac- tries which are facing security chal- backdrop of allegations that the Francois Hollande’s claims came squadrons to fight a two-front war ing China besides strategic roads to lenges as grave as ours,” he said, IAF was not in the loop before the for buying 126 medium multi-role ing fresh tenders would have delayed out the French aerospace conglom- with Pakistan and China simulta- maintain logistical support to the referring to threats from Pakistan deal was announced during Prime combat aircraft(MMRCA) had the acquisition process of modern erate said it chose Reliance. neously. In this backdrop, Dhanoa armed forces. and China. “India’s neighbours are Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to reached an “impasse” in negotiations fighter jets by another five to seven Justifying the decision to buy 36 said “the depleting fighter jets is an A few weeks back Dhanoa had not sitting idle.... We have a unique Paris in 2015. The Air Chief also due to differences between HAL and years. jets, the IAF chief in the past too issue.” The induction of 83 indige- said China was significantly increas- situation of having two nuclear lamented delays in delivery sched- Dassault, manufacturer of Rafale, Claiming that the Rafale deal was India had gone in for such a step to nously developed and manufac- ing its air power including deploy- armed neighbours on our borders. ules of some frontline fighter jets by over issues like price, man hours and a “good package” and the aircraft will meet operational requirements. tured Tejas light combat air- ing fighter jets in Tibet and India No other country in the world has the Hindustan Aeronautics as to who will be responsible for 108 be a “game-changer” in the subcon- On question marks about the craft(LCA), 36 Rafale besides must modernise its air force to this kind of a situation,” Dhanoa Limited(HAL). jets to be manufactured by HAL in tinent, he said adding “we got a lot capabilities of the HAL to build lat- Sukhoi-30s will arrest the drop match the capabilities of its “adver- said. Fielding a host of questions of India. of advantages in Rafale deal.” The jet est generation aircraft, Dhanoa said down from the existing 31 saries”. China has significantly devel- over the Rafale deal during the The IAF had three choices. comes with modern sensors, latest he was grateful to HAL for support squadrons, he said. India was facing a unique situ- oped and upgraded infrastructure annual news conference ahead of the They included either to wait for the electronic warfare systems and India to the IAF. However, he flagged con- As regards China, the Air Chief, ation of having two nuclear armed in Tibet Autonomous Region and Air Force Day on October 8, Dhanoa ongoing negotiations and hope for specific enhancements, he said. cern over delay in delivery schedules while addressing annual news con- neighbours — China and Pakistan that fighter jets and surveillance jets said the IAF had given options to the the best or withdraw the Request for Refraining to put a figure to the of ongoing projects including six ference ahead of the Air Force Day — on its borders and the intentions have been permanently stationed in Government to address the issue of Proposal(RFP) or go in for emer- cost of each aircraft, he said Minister year time overrun for Jaguars, three on October 8, said “we are watch- of the adversaries could change airfields in the area bordering India, bolstering the dwindling fighter jet gency purchase of two squadrons, he of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre years for SU-30, two years for ing infrastructure development in overnight, he said. he said adding “We have to match squadron strength of the force. said adding the government took the and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Mirage-2000 and five years in case China. They have been saying air- “China has approximately 1,700 the force level of our adversaries so Giving the background, the Air “bold step”by going with the last had given the amount and “we of indigenously developed Tejas ports are coming up there for fighter aircraft of which 800 are that we can fight simultaneously on Chief said the earlier proposed deal option. The Air Chief also said issu- stick to same figures.” Bhamre had light combat aircraft(LCA). improved regional connectivity and fourth generation jets. A large two fronts.” )'%& /!&! 7 %1$2 ./R 1(11 .@ 575- .--4 #(% !# .# $6 *( % " ' %% ( India’s commitment to envi- &" ronment has only increased, he 8 + ""# $ ! clean and green environment said, adding that his Government + A+ & B (MoR) over a basket of stations. km comprising of 14 stations all ele- Ais at the root of his is working to bring down “emis- - %% Furthermore, redevelopment of rail- vated. As many as 23 lakh of Bhopal Government’s policies, Prime sion intensity” by 20-25 per cent *( + head of the coming Assembly way stations across the country will agglomeration area is expected to be Minister Narendra Modi said in the next two years against its %# & )- ($ Apolls in Madhya Pradesh this have a multiplier effect in the econ- benefitted from this project. here on Wednesday as he was pre- 2005 figure and by 30-35 per cent *$ & !, " year, the Union Cabinet on omy with increased job creation and The metro project in Indore sented the UN’s Champions of the by 2030. ( (# & (B Wednesday approved 14,441 crore improved economic growth. would run at 31.55 kilometres Earth Award by United Nations “We have also pledged to get fter having goofed up by easing out for metro projects in Bhopal and The idea of setting up metro stretch. It would cover most of the Secretary General Antonio rid of single-use plastics by 2022,” Atravel restrictions against the 17th 3- -- 3 Indore. Both the projects would be rails in Bhopal and Indore was con- city. The total cost of the project is Guterres. he said in his speech. Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje leading to 3=7 . . completed in four years. These two ceived in 2009. This is the first metro estimated at 7,500.80 crore and Modi and French President Citing ancient Hindu shlokas his flight to the US in April, 2017, the $6) 3" metro rail projects will impact at proposal, approved after the imple- would also take four years to com- Emmanuel Macron were jointly and texts, the Prime Minister Centre has now asked the Tibetan spiritu- %+ $ & + least three dozen Assembly seats in mentation of new Metro Rail poli- plete. The Ring Line will be from awarded the UN’s highest envi- also referred to India’s traditions al leader to return to India. & & LM + & the State. There will be 30 stations cy. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Bengali Square — Vijay Nagar — ronmental honour for their pio- to assert that respecting nature had Union Home Ministry officials said the # 0-888 % & each in both these metro lines and Prasad made the announcement Bhawarsala — Airport — Palasia — neering work in championing the always been part of Indian soci- Government has asked the Karmapa to ' '" 6''7 the per km is expected to be between after the Cabinet meeting and said Bengali Square. As per plan, num- International Solar Alliance and ety. return to India as his followers want him + # 182 crore and 200 crore. that the project in Bhopal would be bers of stations on the Ring Line are promoting new areas of cooper- The honour bestowed on him to stay in the country. O A %+ The Union Cabinet also a 50-50 arrangement between the 30. ation on environmental action. is a recognition of Indian tribes liv- The Karmapa was staying in India on O # - approved redevelopment of Railway centre and the State Government. The Ring line will connect In his address, Modi said cli- ing in forests who respect trees a refugee card since January 5, 2000 and has % + B) Stations by Indian Railway Stations The total length of Bhopal metro densely populated areas of the city mate and calamity are linked to more than their lives, its fishermen been negotiating with the Indian inter- " '+ !, 3 # Development Corporation Limited would be 27.87 kilometres while the with the new developing areas along culture, and it will be difficult to who capture only as much fish as locutors for parity of status with the 14th " $ (IRSDC) as Nodal Agency and main expenditure is estimated at 6,941.40 with Railway Station, Airport and avoid calamity as long as concerns they need to earn their living and Dalai Lama who has been granted politi- + !, * Project Development Agency, crore. The length of Karond to ABD under Smart City project. The for the climate do not become a farmers whose lives are inter- cal asylum since his arrival to India in 1959. %% '' +& ' ' B through simplified procedures and AIIMS corridor is 14.99 km, which financing of Indore Metro Rail part of culture. twined with the cycle of seasons, The Karmapa in collusion with the for longer lease tenure of up to 99 is mostly elevated and partly under- Project will be partly from Central From agriculture and indus- he said. Central Tibetan Administration has been .- .5 years. This program will help provide ground (at Bhopal Railway Station Government and State Government trial policies to building houses It is also an honour for Indian trying to sideline the 83-year old Dalai Lama, - 5 35-5 state-of-the-art amenities for pas- and Bus Station) and comprises of 16 of Madhya Pradesh on equal equity and construction of toilets, the women who have worshipped the tallest leader in the Tibetan Buddhism $6" sengers, generate additional rev- Stations (14-elevated and 2-under- basis and partly as loan from Asian need for a clean environment has trees as gods.”Reuse and recycle” hierarchy. The Karmapa, who is an accused %" $ enues and will be overall at least cost ground). The length of Bhadbhada Development Bank (ADB) and New been driving his government’s have always been a part of their in a money laundering case in India, has 3 neutral to Ministry of Railways to Ratnagiri Tiraha corridor is 12.88 Development Bank (NDB). programmes, Modi said. lives, the Prime Minister said. acquired a passport of Dominican Republic, & %+ # & considered to be a money laundering hub. "# - % Interestingly, the travel restrictions put ear- "+ % " lier Karmapa were relaxed despite the - # +"% ' 3) 2 34 Union Home Ministry having an advisor for ++& 5; + & (B Tibetan affairs Amitabh Mathur, a former Research and Analysis Wing officer. Mathur 3 A $$( was appointed for the job in October 2017 $ 35 - for a period of three-year term which ended $6 ) New Delhi: The Supreme Court all States and UTs have filed their on September 23. " >+ on Wednesday sought reports responses in two weeks. New Delhi: Noting that devotees’ sen- ourable Supreme Court,” RSS General a local temple tradition and faith to Currently, the Karmapa is allowed to 6'%+ (7 + within two weeks from State Petitioner in-person advo- timents “cannot be ignored” while Secretary Suresh Bhayyaji Joshi said which sentiments of millions of devo- travel anywhere in India, except the + & + ( Governments and Union cate Gaurav Bansal said that considering the Supreme Court ver- in a statement. tees, including women, are attached, Rumtek monastery in Sikkim but with prior %+ Territories on the status of setting more than 15,000 people are dict allowing entry of women into the On September 28, the apex court the RSS underlined that these senti- permission from the Union Home Ministry. # " # up rehabilitation homes for peo- forced to stay with the mentally Sabarimala temple, the RSS on threw open the doors of Sabarimala ments of the devotees cannot be The Cabinet Committee on Security, "- & + ple with mental illness. ill patients. Wednesday called upon all stake- temple in Kerala to girls and women ignored while considering the judge- headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, + & # Ten States and a UT have filed He said that except for few, holders to come together and address of all age groups by lifting the ban on ment. has also decided to allot a piece of land to % & B their response on the compliance many States and UTs have not the issue availing “judicial options the entry of those between the age of “There is an obvious reaction to the Karmapa in Delhi to construct his of the Centre’s guidelines for set- complied with the order of July also”. 10 and 50, holding this centuries-old the same by the devotees, especially monastery. The CCS has decided to allot 35$33 ting up of rehabilitation homes for 10, 2017, in which they were The judgement of the Supreme Hindu religious practice is illegal and women, who are protesting against the six acres of land to the Karmapa in Delhi, 6$ persons living with mental illness asked to implement the guide- Court should be honoured, the unconstitutional. forceful breaking of the tradition,” possibly in the Dwarka area, officials said. $6 ) & (who have been cured, or who do lines prepared by Centre within Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) “While the Supreme Court Joshi said. Despite repeated assurances to the " ! + %" not need further hospitalisation, one year period. maintained. judgement should be respected, RSS The RSS, which has wide presence Indian officials, the Karmapa has ditched + or who are homeless or are not The bench said it will take “The recent judgement on calls upon all the stakeholders, includ- in the Left-ruled Kerala and has to return to India that granted him a refugee & + + & accepted by their families). up the matter for hearing imme- Sabarimala Devasthanam has evoked ing spiritual and community leaders, been at loggerheads with the ruling card. Karmapa is the singular Tibetan spir- & & A bench of Justices U U Lalit diately after three weeks and reactions all over the country. While to come together to analyse and CPI(M), termed the state govern- itual leader recognized by both the Dalai "B and D Y Chandrachud which asked Bansal to prepare a chart we all respect the varied temple tra- address the issue availing judicial ment’s decision to implement the apex Lama and the Chinese government. He # issued fresh notice said that it will based on the replies filed by the ditions followed by devotees in Bharat, options also,” the RSS said. court’s order with immediate effect as heads the Kagyu sect of the Tibetan & + " & go into the merits of the case after state. PTI we have to also honour the hon- Emphasising that it is an issue of unfortunate. PTI Buddhism. + + % "- ++ " & .%#-1$)1 Q R4673 3 "" 637 + & R )++ + 6 ) 7B # 3 5 /5 3 2 ) ( $ 5 7 5 $6 && + ' " ', New Delhi: With Mayawati She accused the Congress " New Delhi: Minister of Railways through social media is continu- announcing to go alone, the of trying to “finish” the BSP, '+A3 Piyush Goyal has warned zonal rail- ously being received on daily basis. BJP on Wednesday took a dig saying the grand old party was 3 + $ 6 ways to stop data manipulation to MR (Minister of Railways) has at the Congress saying forging more interested in destroying + '+ + show improvement in punctuality, expressed his serious displeasure a coalition was not in its DNA her party than dislodging the &" +" +B New Delhi: The Maharashtra Granting relief to Navlakha, 65, the indicating that punctuality figures and directed that the practice must and it only gives importance to BJP. L$ + Government on Wednesday moved the high court also quashed the trial court’s provided by zones varied from stop forthwith. Please ensure strict the Gandhi family. BJP general secretary Ram & " "B Supreme Court against the Delhi High transit remand order which he had chal- passengers’ feedback. compliance to avoid any unpleasant “With whom the Congress Madhav also took a dig at the D' "', +" Court order allowing Gautam Navlakha, lenged before the matter was taken to the The national transporter had situation,” it said. allies is entirely their business, Opposition over its unity '3 D B one of the five activists arrested in con- Supreme Court. released figures that showed 76 per Punctuality performance of but in light of concerns and efforts. % + + nection with the Koregaon-Bhima case, The high court said Navlakha’s deten- cent trains were running on time, mail/express trains during the peri- pain of Mayawati, I can only “Mahagathbandhan (grand +" +- ' to be freed from house arrest. tion had exceeded 24 hours which was as compared to an average 60 per od from September 17 to say that coalition is not a part alliance) in ‘progress’. First &" & " The Delhi High Court freed “untenable”. cent all through. September 23 showed that the of the Congress DNA. They AAP and now BSP calling the -M %$% Navlakha from house arrest on Monday, The bench of Justices S Muralidhar In a letter to the zonal heads, Ranchi division in the South only give importance to the bluff. Mayawati says Congress ! " & five weeks after he and four other rights and Vinod Goel, while setting aside the the Railway Board last week warned Eastern Railway had achieved 100 family,” Union Minister Ravi arrogant, a new revelation for ',O " 3 B activists were arrested in connection with August 28 order of the chief metropoli- against such fudging of data. per cent punctuality and 21 divi- Shankar Prasad told reporters. her, and declares no alliance in the Koregaon-Bhima violence in tan magistrate granting Navlakha tran- “Wrong feeding of sions had recorded punctuality of The BSP supremo Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan .5@ Maharashtra. sit remand, had said there was non-com- arrival/departure of trains at ter- 90 per cent and above during the announced that her party will too. Chhattisgarh already $ B The plea challenging the order was pliance of basic provisions of the minals and interchange points con- period. contest Assembly elections in dumped,” he tweeted. $6"# , 3 % filed in the apex court registry Constitution and the CrPC which were tinues to be adopted by zonal rail- This is a major improvement Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Mayawati has announced +" Wednesday morning, Nishant mandatory in nature. ways and divisions falsify records to from the average 60 per cent punc- either on its own or in alliance that the BSP will tie up with Ajit # + ( & Katneshwar, counsel for the Maharashtra The bench also said the trial court improve punctuality. tuality being maintained just two with regional parties but not Jogi’s party for Chhattisgarh " + government, told PTI. order was unsustainable in law. PTI “Feedback from general public months back. PTI with the Congress. Assembly polls. PNS 6 7 & 084Hyderabad support of Dalits and EBCs. In the saffron brigade in would work along with some based Majlis-e-Ittehadul Saheb Ambedkar who gave problems and they will have to this series the party held a Dalit Mamata Banerjee’s bastion other Gujarat BJP leaders in Muslimeen and Dalit leader equality and fraternity”, he said. work together to solve them”, he & Mahadalit Sammelan here West Bengal by sending Bengal under the leadership Prakash Ambedkar was Giving entire credit of giv- said. He said that the alliance on Wednesday. Earlier a meet- senior Gujarat BJP leaders to of Thaker. launched with a bang ripples of ing right to liberty, equality and will work to win at least five Lok ing of Kushwaha society had train local party workers of The first batch of BJP which were felt across fraternity to each and every cit- Sabha seats from Maharashtra also been organised. *!;< . 0 the eastern State. workers from Bengal, who Maharashtra. The joint massive izen of the country “We will in the coming elections. Chief Minister Nitish = + % ' ! 2 " )( Sources in the state BJP took training in Gujarat also rally of the MIM and Bharep have to pay back the debt of Dr Prakash Ambedkar, who Kumar addressing the well unit said that already 20 travelled various districts of Bahujan Vanchit Aghadi in Ambedkar by sending Prakash was a popular Dalit leader in attended Sammelan declared 1,224 crore in 2018-19. The 12.5 Musahar community is ‘Vistaraks’ have been trained at Gujarat and attended meetings Aurangabad on Tuesday sahab to the Parliament”, he Maharashtra, said that the suc- that no power on earth could per cent out of school children, found?” asked former MLA Gujarat BJP’s headquarters of different committees and evening was attended by an said. Owaisi vowed to work to cess of the Alliance would snatch the reservation benefit mostly dalits, have been brought Arun Manjhi. And he ‘Shri Kamalam’ recently. morchas. estimated half a million people get him elected to Parliament depend on how closely and enshrined in the Constitution to schools, several hundred new answered, because of death in Now senior BJP leaders They also studied respon- from across the State. the same way as Muslims of harmoniously both the which was authored by B R schools opened and over a lakh this community at earlier stage handpicked by BJP president sibilities given to page-presi- The combine show of Bengal had elected Dr BR Muslims and Dalits work Ambedkar. “There are a lot of teachers appointed for the edu- due to boozing habit. Amit Shah would camp at dents during elections. They strength marked the coming Ambedkar to the constituent together on the ground. “It is rumour mongering that the cational push to dalit children. Earlier Sammelan convenor Kolkata and other cities to were given knowledge of together of the weaker sections, Assembly of India. for you to strengthen it and reservation benefit would be “The neglected and and JD(U) national secretary impart micro management sys- Gujarat BJP’s operations right which were largely pushed to “Who gave us this consti- make it successful”, he said. taken off but this is only a false oppressed class will not remain Shyam Rajak highlighted the tem of campaigning during from booth level. the margins of the State politics tution? Not the Sanghi organi- The rally was preceded by propaganda by vested interest- so,” declared Nitish and asked works done by Nitish for the dalit the elections. They were given chance over the decades. zation (RSS), not the Nehru a daylong convention, which who have nothing to do and the society to remain united and society. He said he gave a sense “The training sessions for to meet top brass of BJP Addressing the rally MIM Gandhi family. The constitu- was attended by delegates from only to creae confusion,” he maintain communal harmony of honour and dignity to the class Bengal BJP leaders and work- including state president Jitu President and Member of tion was given to us by Dr several districts of Maharashtra. said without elaborating. at every cost for the larger by elevating their social status. ers would be part of the party’s Vaghani, secretary organisa- Parliament from Hyderabad Ambedkar”, he said amid the The leaders of Bahujan Vanchit The reservation policy, the interest of the society and the The CM, Rajak said, has made long term plan and not limit- tion Bhikhu Dalasania Asaduddin Owaisi said, “This is slogans of “Jai Bheem Jai Aghadi from districts said that CM added, was to help the mar- nation and development. He a practice to invite the senior dalit ed to upcoming Lok Sabha and others. an alliance of all the oppressed meem” signifying the Dalit- the Dalit would have to dispel ginalised sections and to bring also claimed that the total pro- villager to hoist flag on polls. BJP is making its base Meanwhile, Gujarat BJP and suppressed sections of the Muslim alliance. the impression that any upper them in mainstream and this hibition enforced by his Independence and Republic broad in the state and the workers from Saurashtra region society”. He gave a call to the He recalled how the Dalits caste party can buy the over by policy could not be amended or Government was bearing pos- Days very year in a remote vil- party is also eying to win 2021 and northern parts of the State supporters of both the organi- were subjected to inhuman offering them a little money or diluted. “The country cannot itive results in the society par- lage. This was the second dalit assembly polls there,” said a to support their counterparts in sations to work tirelessly to treatment and the practice of a liquor bottle. prosper with the prosperity of ticularly the dalits and mahadal- conference, the first being at Barh senior BJP leader. poll bound Rajasthan. Trained ensure that Prakash Ambedkar untouchability before the con- The alliance and the rally a handful of people,” he said. its where boozing was part of a couple of days back, and the Amit Thaker, senior BJP party workers from central was sent to Parliament in the stitution came into effect. mark major step forward for the Nitish said when he came to their culture and civilisation and brain behind the organisation is leader and former national and south Gujarat would visit next elections. “Prakash sahab is “Who are the people who MIM in Maharashtra where it power in 2005 the budget for the the men were dying at lesser age. JD(U) top leader RCP Singh who president of BJP Yuva Morcha, Madhya Pradesh where assem- our elder brother. He is the are suffering the worst dis- had won 2 assembly seats in 2015 scheduled cases was only 12.5 “Do you know why no has planned to hold such con- the youth wing of the saffron bly polls would be held during grand son of the architect of crimination even today. Dalits and has presence in several civic crore which has jumped to man with grey hairs in ferences across the State. party has been appointed as the the current year. Indian constitution Dr Baba and Muslims have the same bodies of the State. .12120 .* / . 10*+1#2 ) :" @ Agartala: The ruling BJP on Wednesday swept the bypolls for the vacant seats in different 3C H ! Murthy’s death has come Panchayati Raj Institutions, even before the TDP could bagging 113 Gram Panchayat veteran Telugu Desam Party recover from the shock the seats, officials said. Aleader, member of Andhra death of another senior party The Bharatiya Janata Pradesh legislative council and leader N Harikrishna in a road Party's ally Indigenous People's former Member of Parliament accident in Nalgonda district Front of Tripura (IPFT) from Visakhapatnam MVVS near Hyderabad recently. secured nine seats in Gram Murthy was killed in a road acci- The latest in the series of Panchayats, Tripura State dent in the United States of many such tragedies hitting the Election Commission (TSEC) America on Tuesday. TDP men has left the party officials said. According to his family cadres wondering whether the The opposition Communist members in Visakhapatnam 76 party was hit by any curse. Party of India-Marxist (CPI- years old Murthy, who had The long list of party lead- M) and the Congress won four founded the renowned deemed ers who fell victim to the road seats each. university “Gitam” died when the accidents include former The BJP also won five Panchayat car he was travelling in collided Parliamentary party leader K Samiti seats while the CPI-M with a truck in Alaska. Murthy, $ )! Yerran Naidu who was killed on managed only two seats. The by- also famous as “Gitam Murthy” November 2, 2012 in when he elections to 3,386 seats — 3,207 2%#* and Gold Spot Murthy for suc- was returning to his hometown Gram Panchayat seats, 161 ) !G) (! %"" 6 cessfully marketing the soft drink twice in 1991 and 1999. Srikaulam from Visakhapatnam. + + Panchayat Samiti seats and 18 "" 2 of that brand, was in the USA to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister His car was hit by a truck. # Zilla Parishad seats — were he Kerala Government address an Alumni meet of the N Chandrababu Naidu He was one of the politburo scheduled for September 30, Thas told fishermen not to 6 university he founded. expressing deep grief and dis- members of the party. but polling was held in only 130 venture into the sea after ! Murthy and three others tress over the death of senior TDP general secretary and 8 Her desperate husband made Gram Panchayat and seven October 5 following warning 1 ! died when they were on their party leader directed the State former MP Lal Jan Basha, repeated calls for an ambulance Panchayat Samiti seats in 11 of a cyclone by India 76 way from Alaska to visit Government officials based in another key leader of the party to take her to hospital but blocks as over 96 per cent of the Meterological Department, " Anchorage wildlife sanctuary. New Delhi to make necessary died on August 15, 2013 while 3C H ! could not get any help, as there seats were won by the BJP can- Chief Minister Pinarayi Others who died in the acci- arrangements to bring the body going from Hyderabad to his was no navigable road linking didates unopposed. Vijayan said on Wednesday. dent include V of Murthy for funeral with hometown Guntur. n a shocking incident a the village to outside world. These seats fell vacant fol- The Government is mak- 1 !36 Basavapunnaiah, V State honors. MVVS Murthy His vehicle overturned Ifarmer had to carry his dying Finally the husband carried lowing large-scale resignations ing arrangements to inform # Shivaprasad, VBR Choudhary. was with the TDP since its for- near Narkatpally in Nalgonda wife on his shoulder for three Pushpa on his shoulder and of elected representatives of the people in the coastal areas of Telugu Association of mation by the film star turned district and he died on the spot. kms and also wade through a walked and also waded Left and other parties after the the state, he said. North America president Satish politician NT Rama Rao. It was in the same district river to take her to a through a river to reach the BJP-led coalition came to "The IMD has sounded a eventuality as landslides can Vemana said that all the four A successful businessman that another politburo of the Government hospital. But all spot where a vehicle was power in Tripura in March. red alert in Idukki, Palakkad be expected, said Vijayan. bodies were shifted to Alaska Murthy turned to education TDP N Harikrishna died on his frantic efforts went in vain arranged. But by the time she Some of the three-tier and Thrissur districts, as very "In view of the forecast, it's State Medical Examination when he founded Gandhi August 29 last when his vehi- and she was declared dead on was taken to Government pri- Panchayat seats were lying vacant heavy rains have been pre- better to avoid travel at night, Centre for postmortem. Institute of Technology and cle over turned after hitting reaching the rural hospital. mary health centre at Narnoor also due to the death of the elect- dicted on October 7, while especially in the hilly areas. Another person who was Management and worked hard divider at a very high speed. According to the police 30 she had breathed her last. ed representatives. Almost all several parts of the State are Starting Friday, travel towards injured in the accident was also to take it to new heights. The He was on his way to attend a year old Pushpa Rathod, a debt The heartrending tragedy parties, including the BJP's junior likely to get heavy rains on Munnar should be avoided until admitted to hospital. Institute was recognized by wedding. He was son of party ridden tenant farmer attempted took place just 300 kms away partner IPFT, had been demand- October 5," the Chief Minister further orders. Also, those living The news of his death sent the Government of India as a founder NT Rama Rao and suicide by consuming pesticide from the State Capital ing rescheduling of the told media here. along the banks of lakes and waves of shock in deemed university. brother in law of Chief after her cotton crop was Hyderabad, one of the fastest September 30 Panchayat elec- District authorities have rivers should not go out for fish- Visakhapatanam from where Another addition to a Minister N Chandrababu destroyed by the recent rains. growing and one of the most tions to ensure the participation been asked to be ready for any ing," said Vijayan. he was elected to Lok Sabha long list Naidu. Her husband Ram Rathod said developed city in India. This has of all parties following large-scale that they had borrowed a loan of come close on the heel of anoth- violence during electioneering. 1,00,000 from bank and private er incident in neighboring The Opposition CPI-M- "# ,8 moneylenders to grow the crop Andhra Pradesh where a tribal led Left Front, the Congress 0P ' 3( % but his wife went into depression woman had to deliver in the and the IPFT, a tribal-based .) R when the crop was destroyed by open forest area while she was party, had separately urged the the heavy rains recently. being taken by the local people State EC to reschedule the 7 5 57 3! tigated by the Karnataka Police. % 0 lenge", said Praveen Sood, " A resident of remote on a makeshift palanquin. election process as they claimed Infosys Foundation Director General of Police, Umbri village of Adilabad dis- The video of the incident that "massive violence pre- n a major initiative to com- Chairperson Sudha Murty said # %2$ CID, Karnataka. Thiruvananthapura: Rejecting trict, Pushpa consumed pesti- made by a tribal youth had vented their nominees from fil- Ibat cyber crimes, Karnataka CCITR is a project for the pre- “DSCI continues its com- the Opposition demand to file cide on Tuesday to end her life. gone viral on social media. ing papers. IANS Government has roped in sent and the future, aiming to 5 mitment to build the capacity a review petition in the Infosys foundation, the phil- build the state-of-the-art facil- 6 of law enforcement in handling Supreme Court against its anthropic arm of Infosys, on ities to tackle cyber and foren- ! cybercrimes through our Cyber order, allowing women of all Tuesday and signed a sic crimes in Karnataka. Forensics initiative. The age groups into Sabarimala, the Memorandum of "Once operational, it will " ! Cybercrime investigation man- Kerala Government Understanding (MoU) with be a proud milestone for CID uals developed by DSCI are act- Wednesday said it would the Karnataka Criminal and DSCI to curb misuse and ing as reference material for the implement the verdict in the Investigation Department unethical use of technology to - " police, prosecution and judi- coming pilgrim season itself. (CID) and Data Security create distress and uneasi- ciary in handling cybercrimes. A high-level meeting here Council of India (DSCI) for ness for fellow beings, "she investment for hardware, soft- DSCI is pleased to partner of the Travancore Devaswom setting up the Centre for said. “The CCITR is a project ware and working capital with Infosys Foundation in Board (TDB), which manages Cybercrime Investigation for the present and the future; requirements for conducting scaling up the capacity build- the Lord Ayyappa temple, also Training & Research (CCITR) aiming to build state of the art training programs, conferences ing efforts and setting up the decided to make necessary .As part of this MoU, the facilities to tackle cyber and and digital forensic analysis, Centre for Cybercrime arrangements for women pil- Infosys Foundation will sup- forensic crimes in Karnataka. Technological infrastructure Investigation Training and grims visiting the hill shrine port the establishment of the Infosys Foundation is proud by providing specialized tools Research at CID Headquarters when it opens for the annual pil- Centre that will house the to contribute to this project. and incurring relevant licens- which would enhance the grimage season on October 16. CCITR through a public-pri- Once operational, it will be a ing costs, Upgradation of the investigation capabilities of Opposition Congress vate-partnership model. proud milestone for the CID existing cyber lab for a period Karnataka State Police,” said termed the CPI(M)-led LDF The CCITR aims to train and the DSCI to curb misuse of five years. Rama Vedashree, CEO, Data Government's decision as 'uni- police, prosecution, judiciary and unethical use of technol- “Cyberspace has turned Security Council of India. lateral' and said it was against and other departments in han- ogy to create distress and out to be the world’s largest Deputy Chief Minister and the interest of a majority of dling technology investigations uneasiness for fellow beings, ungoverned space demolishing Home minister G Ayyappa devotees in and out- and create standard operating she added.” all geographical boundaries. Parameshwara, stressed the side the State. procedures (SOPs) in cyber- Under the MoU, the Crimes using cyberspace will need for such a lab to detect It alleged that TDB crime investigations. The cen- Infosys Foundation will sup- be the biggest organised crime crimes in an effective and President A Padmakumar, who ter will also be used to perform port the setup cost and associ- in the times to come. Law quick manner. The required earlier pitched for filing the research in digital forensics ated facility management and enforcement agencies need to training for the personnel review, had backtracked from and cybercrime investigation operational costs, including proactively get equipped in would be ensured by inviting his stand after Chief Minister % ' O ?3 that will improve the prosecu- maintenance of equipment and terms of hardware, software cyber experts from other coun- Pinarayi Vijayan 'chided' him. " )( tion of cybercrime cases inves- their fittings, the capital and expertise to face this chal- tries, he said. PTI () ( *+ ,-./ 7

2 . 6"=> 6 9 3 6' ' !?? 3 @ 4 ) conduct the investigation and # the Department will leave no A7 Mumbai: The Unit 3 of onsidering the “gravity” of stone unturned to unearth Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Cthe Nagerbazar explosion the reason behind the blast,” 5 bearing the new branch’s (RAPS-3) on Wednesday set a that on Tuesday rocked a con- the officer said remaining IFCS/MICR Codes. new record of continuous oper- gested residential area of South noncommittal about discovery oon after the Bahujan he loan scam-hit Bank of Simultaneously, the BoM ation of 766 days, by surpassing Dum Dum Municipality in of any clue. SSamaj Party dumped the TMaharashtra (BoM) has cautioned that since the old the earlier record of 765 days set northern suburbs of Kolkata A local 7-year-old boy died Congress and announced to announced a closure of 51 IFSC/MICR Codes have been by the Unit-5 of RAPS-5 in 2014. killing a child dead and leaving on Tuesday morning when a 4- contest the Madhya Pradesh branches across the country as spiked and shall be discontin- Another NPCIL reactor — at least 10 people battling for kg socket bomb resembling a and Rajasthan assembly polls 2 part of a cost-cutting measure. ued permanently from Dec. 31 the 220 mw Unit -1 of Kaiga their lives the State Home directional mine exploded alone, Samajwadi Party chief The BoM, which was in the this year, henceforth customers Generating Systems (KGS-1) Department on Wednesday severely injuring about 10 peo- Akhilesh Yadav gave a pep talk Lucknow: Following in the alliance only for UP will look news for the wrong reasons in should conduct all their bank- — has been operating continu- entrusted the Criminal ple. "It was a socket bomb to the Congress, asking it to be footsteps of Bahujan Samaj absurd,” SP general secretary June this year after its CMD ing transactions only with the ously for 873 days. “Our reac- Investigation Department to explosion,' officials said adding large hearted and inclusive Party, Samajwadi Party has also Kiranmoy Nanda said. Ravindra Marathe, his prede- new IFSC/MICR Codes. tors reactors have demonstrat- investigate into the matter. “a socket bomb is an impro- for carrying along all like- set terms for an alliance with The SP wants to spread its cessor Sushil Muhnot and four It may be recalled that nine ed continuous operation of The CID sources said a suo vised explosive device which minded parties. Congress in Uttar Pradesh for wings in the three Hindi- others in connection with the days after they were arrested in more than a year 28 years so far,” motu case had already been may have exploded due to “Congress was delaying the 2019 Lok Sabha election. speaking States of Madhya 2,043 crore DSK group scam connection with the 2,043 a NPCIL spokesperson said. registered against unknown pressure.” the issue of alliance for assem- The SP has conveyed to the Pradesh, Rajasthan and case, has begun to tighten its crore DSK group scam, the “The consistent, safe and persons for causing death and “It is not only about the bly polls in MP, Rajasthan and Congress that any electoral Chhattisgarh where assembly belt fiscally. BoM had on June 29 this year reliable of reactors for long destruction. boy who died yesterday. Chhattisgarh with like-minded alliance will be meaningful elections are due next month. Through an advertisement divested its Managing Director period s bears testimony to the “We are looking into all About 5 more people are in a parties. This was creating con- only if it is for three poll-bound Akhilesh has toured published in a Marathi news- and CEO Ravindra P. Marathe maturity achieved in nuclear possible angles,” a CID official very very serious condition fusion among smaller parties. States and Uttar Pradesh. Three Madhya Pradesh several times paper on Monday, the Pune- and its Executive Director R K power technology,” the said refusing to dwell on who with some of them getting It is the duty of the Congress to States, Rajasthan, Madhya in the last couple of months, headquartered BoM stated that Gupta “of all the functional spokesperson said. prompted the ground zero to their abdomen blown off lit- act as an elder brother in the Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will including a recent one to it had either closed or merged responsibilities of the bank According to the be cleaned up even before the erally,” a senior doctor said alliance but they seem to have go to polls in November. Shahdole district of MP. 51 branches across the country with immediate effect”. spokesperson, the experts in the probe team could arrive at the from RG Kar medical College other priorities,” Akhilesh A senior SP leader said Earlier, the BSP, too, demand- and by December 31,2018, it Simultaneously the BoM Operation Safety Review Team spot. “We have been asked to Hospital said. Yadav said in a statement issued that the party cadre wanted ed a pan-India pact with the would annul the IFSC and entrusted A C Raut, Executive (OSART) of the International in Lucknow on Wednesday. seats from the Congress in Congress as the two sides MICR codes of these branches. Director of the Bank with all Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), The SP president said that poll-bound Rajasthan, Madhya were negotiating alliance in According to informed the functional responsibilities following the peer review of due to the delay in the Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in poll-bound States. sources in the bank, all the 51 as the Managing Director and RAPS 3 and 4had stated: “Open @ 4 announcement of alliance, exchange for a pact in UP, BSP chief Mayawati even- branches are in urban centres CEO and other Executive Communication, enthusiasm, other parties were announcing where the SP already has an tually picked Ajit Jogi’s Janata and have been identified for Director of the bank. motivation and sense of own- their candidates. alliance with the Bahujan Congress over the Congress in the action as they were The reshuffle in the upper ership were observed at all lev- The SP chief defended the Samaj Party. Chhattisgarh, and announced declared unviable and incur- echelons of the BoM had come els during the OSART Mission. ,66 BSP saying, “A deliberate lie is “After fighting against each candidates for 22 seats in ring huge losses. after the Economic Offences These attributes have cultivated being spread that the BSP chief other in these States, an Madhya Pradesh. PNS While the BoM is in the Wing (EOW) of the Pune police an environment of safety culture is under pressure from Central process of cancelling IFSC and had on June 20 arrested at RAPS 3 & 4”. Currently, Kolkata: Fires do not seem to Apart from the firefighters Government or Central inves- slammed the Bharatiya Janata Lalitpur sub-divisional magis- MICR codes of these all the Marathe, Gupta, BoM’s former NPCIL has 22 nuclear reactors leave Kolkata. About 400 and the police, West Bengal’s tigation agencies. At the same Party Governments at the trate shot himself as he was Savings, Current and other Managing Director and CEO with a capacity of 6780 MW in patients admitted in Asia’s old- disaster management authori- time, I must say that the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh for under immense pressure. bank accounts have been trans- Sushil Muhnot and three others operation and eight reactors est Calcutta medical College ty officials have also reached Congress too is a good politi- ignoring the plight of farmers. “Governance in UP has ferred to the branches with in connection with the 2,043 with a capacity of 6,200 MW are and Hospital had a providen- the medical college. cal outfit.” “When farmers raise their slipped from bad to worse. The which these have been merged. crore DSK group scam case. under construction. “Work has tial escape when the cardiolo- There was chaos and panic Akhilesh Yadav has been voice for genuine demands, situation is such that now if The BoM has, meanwhile, The bank executives and been initiated on 12 reactors gy and intensive care units of after the fire broke out. Many visiting MP frequently and they are ‘honoured’ with lath- anyone travelling in a car does directed all customers to officials have been charged with total capacity of 9,000 the hospital caught fire on patients had to be taken out of addressing public meetings is by the BJP Government,” he not stop, then he/she may be deposit their cheque-books with advancing huge sums of MW—for which administra- Wednesday morning. the building in stretchers and there, and has asked the party’s commented. shot,” Akhilesh said, referring issued from the closed branch- loans to the fraud-accused tive approval and financial sanc- The fire that broke out in even bed sheets with their state leadership to select can- Reacting to the recent sui- to the murder of Apple execu- es with the old IFSC/MICR developer Kulkarni and his tion have been accorded by the the pharmacy nearly consumed saline drips. A large number of didates for the assembly polls. cide by officers in the BJP rule tive Vivek Tiwari by two con- Codes by Nov. 30, and collect companies in alleged violation Government," the spokesman the patients but for the instant patients were shifted to neigh- Meanwhile, Akhilesh in UP, the SP chief said that stables in Lucknow. their payment instruments of banking norms. added. TN RAGHUNATHA measures taken by the staff, boring medical colleges includ- doctors and the patients’ rela- ing RG Kar and NRS Medical tives who carried out the res- College and Hospital. cue work literally carrying ITU Sources said one patient ./ /8- patients rapped in bed sheets or died of asphyxiation though the simply by hand. hospital staff would not provide 7$ * didates are resorting to raking belonging to Jammu region Chief Ravinder Raina is He said if you people will ers to remain vigilant and not “We could not see any fire the reason of the death. up emotive issues to pin down and its poor performance in the addressing election meetings in repeat the same mistake these to treat these elections as rou- but smoke billowed out asphyx- This is the second fire in a s the campaign in the ongo- their nearest rivals. State Government. support of party candidates he 1 lakh Bangladeshi's will mul- tine elections. He said these iating the patients about 400 in fortnight the first one destroy- Aing Municipal polls in Instead of debating their To defeat Congress at any is raking up the issue of con- tiply in to 5 lakh and in next 10 illegal immigrants were allowed number and it took great effort ing the 150-year-old Bagri mar- Jammu & Kashmir is reaching own report card before the cost in the municipal polls the gress party's stand on terrorism. years local people from Jammu to encroach upon State/forest to bring them out in a matter ket, Asia’s one of the largest its crescendo, the common electorate the State BJP leader- BJP has gone to the extent of Addressing series of meet- would be forced to run away land on the outskirts of Jammu of minutes,” a security staff said whole-sale facilities. A few years issues of 'aam admi' hovering ship is still relying on the telling the voters in municipal ing in Jammu west Ravinder from Jammu to settle at any and these parties remained adding the fire brigade broke ago a similar fire at Kolkata’s around 'bijli', 'sadak' and 'pani' charisma of Prime Minister wards, "every single vote in Raina told voters, "when con- other place. He cautioned vot- mum and mute spectator. open a side wall and allowed AMRI Hospital choked to death have taken a back seat while slug Narendra Modi to bail them support of the Congress party gress party leaders issue a state- the smoke to billow out. about 90 patients. PNS fest between Congress and BJP out. On the other hand the will be a vote in favour of ment cadre of Lashkar-e- and other issues of national pol- opposition parties including Pakistan, and terrorist outfits Toiba, Hizbul Mujahideen, itics have taken centre stage. the Congress and Panthers like Lashkar-e- Toiba and Jaish- Jaish-e- Mohammad, Taliban, Almost all the parties in the party are cornering the BJP over e- Mohammad". and Hurriyat acknowledge it fray barring independent can- ignoring the plight of people Every where State BJP with loud clapping". In these election meetings Raina is frequently posing a direct question before the electorate" how can you support a party which is busy abusing jawans of the Indian army"? Insiders in the party claim that the State BJP Chief has adopted this approach in the final leg of the campaigning. "They have realised now that the Congress party candidates and party rebel candidates are throwing tough challenge to the BJP candidates on ground zero that is why they have started raising national issues of politics at the level of municipal polls to defeat them". More than 40 rebel BJP candidates in the fray are receiving good response from the masses as they remained in direct contact unless para- chuted party workers and those who chose back door entry to join the fray at the last minute. Cornered by angry voters on ground zero BJP is also raising the issue of settlement of Rohingyas and over 1 lakh Bangladeshi nationals in Jammu. Karan Sat Sharma, BJYM leader and son of former State BJP Chief Sat Sharma in his campaign meetings exposing the role of the Congress and National conference in allowing Rohingyas to settle down in Jammu. He told voters, "between 2008 and 2014 both National Conference and Congress facil- itated illegal settlement of one lakh Bangladeshi's in Jammu. 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Going by the latest ancing act in its relations with the US and will also seek to address the economic deficit these evocative expressions applied to India- & - + # B63 privileged strategic partnership in the foreign developments, India is set to pass this sover- Russia as well as with other major power cen- in the India-Russia relationship as it has Russia relations still remain resonant, but going + # % "% + +A policy calculus of New Delhi. The multifari- eignty test. India is also hopeful of a waiver by tres, like China and Japan, which remain hos- remained heavily security-centric. This eco- forward, it’s time to get real as India and Russia % " %+ # + % eset seems to be the reigning buzz- ous outcomes during President Putin’s visit will US President Donald Trump for the S-400 pur- tile to each other. This balancing act is part of nomic focus will be crystallised in the big-tick- will pursue their independent strategic inter- word, and strategic autonomy the not only galvanise multi-faceted India-Russia chase as it has been made clear to the US that the larger foreign policy paradigm of multi- et meeting of around 100 CEOs of India and ests and Third country relationships, which % & + & % " $ # ++ operative mantra in India’s diplomat- ties across the spectrum, but will also under- the missile system is needed to bolster India’s alignment pursued by the Modi Government, Russia will brainstorm to forge an action plan may not exactly converge. But even allowing " %A4JJ4 & +"+ &" %+B ic lexicon. In fact, it is set to be the line India’s strategic autonomy and sovereign- deterrence. which entails forging multi-pronged relations to upscale economic partnership. 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As such, a hinterland will not make the ($ $ + &" + " +"%B '+ protagonist of Gandhian values and ideals, change encompassing not only an existing need-based existence has never been stronger. a whole and maritime transport in the port sector play an important ports such as Le Havre, Rouen and substantial portion of their rev- minor ports financially viable. " which he blended with his own belief in social- regime but the prevailing fundamental social The same goes for the establishment of the pri- particular. They have reoriented role as the source of revenue and Barcelona in Europe are enue now comes from property Right strategy would be to create ; - " # % - $ & +" & %+A ism. Globally, there has been no striking appli- and economic relations. Marxism is one such macy of the principles of truth and non-vio- the working of minor ports in perform a key role in ensuring developing themselves as region- and facility leasing. economic epicentres around the +" + # ( 3" K " # 3' 8 - /1 +1 cation of Gandhian precepts and methods of ideology with its concept of the proletarian lence. The effort should be to formulate a strat- development and diversified the lasting economic growth of a port al logistics centres. The Port of Olympia has also minor ports with world-class ! ( revolution; as are the various nationalist ide- egy for achieving all this by October 2 next year and its hinterland. In the Port of Rouen, where developed a logistics centre and is infrastructure. ) ' "% K + + 25 % + , "% resistance after Aung San Suu Kyi’s epic sources of revenue to meet the ( & B 5-28-888 &+A&B "%- struggle against Myanmar’s military. ologies wedded to revolutionary praxis and which would be the Mahatma’s 150th birth challenges posed by these new This trend is true even in the most of the land set aside for logis- using it to its advantage. Though (The writers are associated As to the ground realities, truth has gen- forms of Islamist extremism propagating vio- anniversary. innovations. Let us elaborate on case of successful hub ports, like tics service has already been leased decreased ports-of-call means that with the National Council of /1+1 - ( "% "+ & ++ & /8 % + & # %% A erally received lip service since the beginning lent jihad. Whatever their differences, each (The writer is Consultant Editor, The their business model. 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!;4> ? ! ! =* 2 33 @=% !=2 ;:=:4 ;(=:76 ! # # ! :4 10 % 60 0 " 6 6 16 D> !> ' (=C$ 1%#+#' ' 451 # crude oil prices. A sharp rise in D crude oil along with steep A EE> 5 he rupee on Wednesday depreciation in the rupee might IL&FS holding company and Tplunged by 43 paise to push inflation higher in com- 86E its subsidiaries”. breach the historic low of 73 ing months,” Rushabh Maru - / 5$ he SFIO has started inves- “It was noted that the con- level as soaring crude oil prices Research Analyst, Anand Rathi Ttigations into the affairs of solidated financial statement of fuelled worries over capital Shares and Stock Brokers. crisis-hit IL&FS and its sub- IL&FS holding company and outflows and widening current The Reserve Bank refused tation from RBI. Sentiment On the other hand, Yes sidiaries amid concerns over its subsidiaries, associates and account deficit. to open a special window for oil for equity has turned tepid Bank continued its recovery hares of IL&FS group com- financial irregularities, accord- joint ventures projected a pic- The domestic currency marketing companies which he BSE benchmark Sensex given heightened volatility in for the second straight session Spanies continued to remain ing to a senior official. ture through highly exaggerat- closed at a record low of 73.34, affected market sentiments, Tplunged over 550 points on the domestic and global finan- and emerged top gainer in the in huge demand on In a rare move, the ed depiction of non-current down by 43 paise or 0.59 per VK Sharma, Head Private Wednesday to slip below the cial markets,” he added. Sensex kitty by surging 5.79 per Wednesday, surging up to 20 Government has superseded assets in the form of intangible cent at the interbank foreign Client Group & Capital Market 36,000-mark on heavy selling According to market ana- cent, followed by Vedanta rising per cent. the board of IL&FS on Monday assets amounting to over exchange here. Strategy at HDFC Securities. in IT, auto and telecom stocks, lysts, the outcome of RBI mon- 3.09 per cent, Coal India 1.60 The scrip of IL&FS against the backdrop of debt 20,000 crore,” it had said. In the day trade, the rupee Stocks also fell by more after the rupee collapsed to a etary policy, which is scheduled per cent, ONGC 1.45 per cent Engineering and Construction defaults by some of its group According to the ministry, crashed to its all-time low of than 1.5 per cent due to the new life-time low amid surging Friday, will provide further and Bajaj Auto 0.16 per cent. Company zoomed 19.79 per entities that triggered fears of there have also been serious 73.42 per dollar as crude oil rupee falling to record low crude oil prices. direction to the markets. Among sectoral indices, cent, IL&FS Transportation liquidity crunch. complaints on some of the prices breached the $85 per levels. The benchmark BSE After a weak start, The BSE The three-day RBI policy the BSE auto index emerged Networks surged 19.29 per The corporate affairs min- companies for which an SFIO barrel mark, leading to huge Sensex plunged by 550 points 30-share barometer plummet- review began Wednesday, and the worst performer by declin- cent and IL&FS Investment istry, on whose petition the investigation has been ordered. outflows of cash. or 1.51 per cent while the ed below the 36,000-mark to the Monetary Policy ing 2.90 per cent, followed by Managers soared 9.91 per cent National Company Law Among other factors, the Investors remained con- broader Nifty tanked 150 hit a low of 35,911.82, finally Committee (MPC) is expected teck shedding 2.38 per cent, IT on BSE. Tribunal (NCLT) allowed super- ministry said that due to exces- cerned over sustained foreign points or 1.38 per cent. settling 550.51 points, or 1.51 to go for a 25 basis points hike. 2.23 per cent, bankex 1.54 per Shares of IL&FS group seding IL&FS board on Monday, sive leveraging, there was capital outflows and soaring The rupee opened lower at per cent, down at 35,975.63. The rupee breached the 73- cent, FMCG 1.17 per cent, companies had surged up to 20 has ordered the SFIO probe. “deep-rooted mismatch in the crude oil prices, analysts said. 73.26 per dollar due to high The gauge had gained 299 mark for the first time to hit an consumer durables 0.83 per per cent Monday also. The official said the Serious debt-equity ratio”. After breaching the US 85 crude oil prices against the last points in the previous session all-time low of 73.41 (intra- cent, power 0.48 per cent and In a rare move, the Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) “The high debt stress was per barrel level, the benchmark close of 72.91 per dollar. The Monday after the Reserve Bank day) against the US dollar. healthcare 0.38 per cent. Government superseded the has started the probe into affairs clearly visible in the company Brent crude stayed near four- currency pared some losses to of India (RBI) announced mea- Meanwhile, Brent crude While, metal, oil and gas, board of IL&FS on Monday of IL&FS and its subsidiaries. and its main subsidiaries for the year high levels at $84.86 per touch a high of 72.90 per dol- sures to shore up liquidity. oil near $85 a barrel. PSU and capital goods indices against the backdrop of debt The agency has started gath- last so many years, but was barrel. lar on market speculation that The NSE Nifty, too, stayed in In the Sensex pack, M&M managed to end in the positive defaults by some of its group ering information and once the camouflaged by misrepresen- According to the provi- RBI may open special dollar the negative terrain through the was the biggest loser, tum- zone, rising up to 1.74 per cent. entities that triggered fears of hypothesis is ready, then a deci- tation of facts. Besides, the fact sional exchange data, foreign window for oil companies. session and hit a low of 10,843.75, bling by 6.66 per cent, followed In the broader markets, liquidity crunch. sion would be taken into what all that the company continued to investors withdrew 1,550 However, without any clear finally ending 150.05 points, or by TCS dropping 4.14 per cent. the mid-cap index fell by 1.47 As per its latest balance specific aspects need to be inves- pay dividends and huge man- crore on a net basis from cap- signals from the central bank, 1.36 per cent, lower at 10,858.25. Other laggards include per cent, while small-cap index sheet, IL&FS Group has infra- tigated, the official added. agerial pay-outs regardless of ital markets on Wednesday. the rupee crashed to all-time Market cracked as rupee Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti shed 0.40 per cent.Domestic structure and financial assets IL&FS had 24 direct and looming liquidity crisis...,” the Rising US interest rates lows before settling at 73.34. hit a new low due to increase Suzuki, Kotak Bank, Infosys, markets were closed on Tuesday exceeding 1,15,000 crore and 135 indirect subsidiaries in release had said. and bond yields have encour- Meanwhile, the FBIL set in oil prices and concern over Bharti Airtel, Hero MotoCorp, on account of Gandhi Jayanti. is facing tremendous debt 2017-18. In a release issued on During financial year 2017- aged investors to pull out funds the reference rate for the dol- balance of payment, said Vinod Reliance Industries, Asian Meanwhile, foreign funds pressure and struggling to ser- Monday, the ministry said the 18, IL&FS had 169 group com- from emerging markets to lar at 73.02 per dollar. The ref- Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Paint, PowerGrid, HUL, Wipro, sold shares worth a net of vice around 91,000 crore in decision to supersede the board panies. Out of them, 24 were pocket better returns, analysts erence rate for euro was fixed Financial Services. Sun Pharma, SBI, NTPC, Tata 1,842 crore, while domestic debt. was taken after considering a direct subsidiaries, 135 indirect said. at 84.57 against 84.37 previ- “Despite Government’s Motors, ITC, Tata Steel, institutional investors bought Meanwhile, the BSE 30- report from its Regional subsidiaries, 6 joint ventures and “The rupee has made a ously and for the British pound plan to cut borrowing in IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, equities worth 1,805 crore share barometer plummeted Director, Mumbai, that “clear- 4 companies were associate com- new record low today on the at 94.98 against 94.88 on H2FY19, yields continued to Adani Ports, and L&T, falling Monday, provisional data 550.51 points or 1.51 per cent ly brought out serious corpo- panies, the ministry’s petition back of consistent rise in the October 1. increase due to rate hike expec- up to 3.91 per cent. showed. to end at 35,975.63. rate-related deficiencies in the filed before the NCLT had said.

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% #- ) 3 $ = 3 . ! #% ' 867B ! $ #. 3 ;$ <3 % ! $= (+ ! '% %#),% ightening the norms for issuance of e-way bill, the GST " % 0< $ TNetwork has made it mandatory for businesses and transporters to mention PIN codes of places of loading and unloading of consignments. 3 A%" %F ' Quoting of PIN codes, according to officials, will help fter delaying salary to its in calculating the correct distance and determine the valid- Apilots and engineers along ity of the electronic way or e-way bill, which is used by with senior management, Jet ranking on B2G and G2B, and businesses to transport goods worth over 50,000 both Airways has now defaulted on comes third on C2G jointly within and outside a state. the payment of September ndia’s overall ranking on the with Argentina. So far, businesses and transporters are required to salary to other categories of IGovernment’s adoption of Norway leads the pack in broadly mention the distance and place of loading and employees as well, an airline e-payments has moved up to the 73-country ranking, fol- unloading of consignments for generating e-way bill. source said on Wednesday. 28th in 2018, from 36th in lowed by France and Denmark. As the validity of the e-way bill depends upon The Mumbai-based full-ser- 2011, but it needs to do more The 73-country survey, the distance mentioned by the businesses, it was vice airline, partially owned by on digital infrastructure access which was last conducted in feared that this could lead to tax evasion by trans- UAE national carrier Etihad and socio-economic factors, a 2011, looks at availability of gov- porters making multiple trips on the basis of same Airways, has been facing finan- survey said on Wednesday. ernment electronic transaction e-way bill. cial problems for quite some now. The country is taking “rapid services and the underlying The validity of the e-way bill is one day if the distance The Naresh Goyal-con- strides” in advancing govern- environment of mechanisms to be covered is less than 100 km. For every additional trolled airline is struggling to mop ment e-payments capabilities that support digitisation for all 100 kms or part thereof, the validity of the bill goes up up funds to meet its payment and is is one of the top- per- transactions in a market, such by one day. obligations, including salaries to forming countries in terms of as policy and infrastructure. Under the revised procedures for obtaining e-way bill, its over 16,000-strong workforce. citizen-to-Government (C2G), “(India) could further the GSTN has introduced the facility of auto population A query sent to Jet Airways business-to-Government (B2G) improve its standing by focus- of state name based on the PIN code entered at consignor on the issue did not elicit a writ- and government-to-business ing on expanding access to dig- or consignee addresses, an official statement said ten response. On September 6, (G2B) transactions, the survey ital infrastructure, investing in Wednesday. the full service airline informed by The Economist Intelligence socio-economic development, The move would further smoothen the experience of senior employees that their Unit commissioned by pay- and promoting a healthy, com- users generating e-way bill, the Goods and Services salaries would be paid in two ments company Visa said. petitive market,” the survey Network (GSTN) said. instalments till November. The country holds the top said. () ( *+ ,-./ ::

" $$% * "+ # # #+$ && % + 48 " 6 officers from Ministries and labour cost should be invited to the BSE auto index emerged Departments of Electronics, invest in India. ( 7#F7 ' the worst performer by declin- B Chemicals and ommerce and Industry MSME, Agriculture, Animal In the meeting, Commerce he BSE benchmark ing 2.90%, followed by teck JPharmaceuticals on CMinister Suresh Prabhu Husbandry and Defence Secretary Anup Wadhawan, Sensex plunged over 550 New Delhi (PTI): Investor wealth eroded by 1.71 lakh shedding 2.38%, IT 2.23%, Wednesday said its buyback has asked various ministries Production. informed the participants that Tpoints on Wednesday to crore Wednesday in tandem with a weak broader market where bankex 1.54%, FMCG 1.17%, offer worth up to 130 crore for such as textiles, MSME and “He urged the ministries to comprehensive efforts were slip below the 36,000-mark on the BSE benchmark Sensex plunged over 550 points. consumer durables 0.83%, over 33.33 lakh shares would chemicals to explore export work on tapping the opportu- being made for promoting heavy selling in IT, auto and Led by the sharp loss in the equity market, the market cap- power 0.48% and healthcare open on October 10. opportunities in South Asia nities with countries in this exports of merchandise and telecom stocks, after the rupee italisation of the BSE-listed companies plunged 1,71,287.84 0.38%. The company has offered with a view to promoting region, particularly in South services to improve and sta- collapsed to a new life-time low crore 1,43,71,351.05 crore. Metal, oil and gas, PSU and to buy back shares at a price of India’s outward shipments. Asia, as there is huge potential bilise the current account. amid surging crude oil prices. “Despite government’s decisive move about IL&FS, the mar- capital goods indices managed 390 per share, JB Chemicals The Commerce Ministry to increase India’s exports,” the He stated that specific short After a weak start, The BSE kets are under relentless pressure on the back of crude oil touch- to end in the positive zone, ris- and Pharmaceuticals said in a was focusing on nine sectors — ministry said in a statement. and long term goals, and terri- 30-share barometer plummet- ing multi-year highs and the rupee making fresh all-time lows. ing up to 1.74%. filing to BSE. “The buyback gems and jewellery, leather, The Minister also under- tory and commodity wise ed below the 36,000-mark to The precarious positioning of international macros is simply In the broader markets, the offer will open on October 10, textile and apparel, engineer- lined the need for exploring action points had been identi- hit a low of 35,911.82, finally not letting the pressure off the market. mid-cap index fell by 1.47%, 2018 and will close on October ing, electronics, chemicals and barter arrangements with spe- fied by the Commerce settling 550.51 points, or 1.51%, “The last-man-standing industries such as large cap autos while small-cap index shed 24,” it added. petrochemicals, pharma, agri cific countries as well as col- Department for export pro- down at 35,975.63. and IT have also started melting, almost leaving no place for 0.40%. The buyback of the shares and allied and marine prod- laborative exports in partner- motion. He also said that dis- The gauge had gained 299 markets to hide,” said Jagannadham Thunuguntla, senior vice- Domestic markets were is worth up to 130 crore ucts, an official statement said ship with other countries. cussions were on to provide points in the previous session president and head of research (wealth), at Centrum Broking. closed on Tuesday on account excluding costs such as fees, on Wednesday. Prabhu asked the line min- priority sector status to export on Monday after the Reserve of Gandhi Jayanti. brokerage, securities transac- The minister held a review istries to adhere to India’s credit to enhance the volume of Bank of India announced mea- markets,” he added. TCS dropping 4.14%. Meanwhile, foreign funds tion tax, goods and services tax, meeting of the Sectoral Export WTO commitments while credit and for enhancement of sures to shore up liquidity. According to market ana- Other laggards include sold shares worth a net of stamp duty etc, it said. Promotion Strategy last week. designing their export promo- allocation for interest subven- The NSE Nifty, too, stayed lysts, the outcome of RBI mon- Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti 1,842 crore, while domestic Shares of JB Chemicals The meeting was attended by tion policies. tion scheme and for SEIS and in the negative terrain through etary policy, which is sched- Suzuki, Kotak Bank, Infosys, institutional investors bought and Pharmaceuticals today Commerce Secretary, DG The Commerce Minister MEIS. the session and hit a low of uled Friday, will provide fur- Bharti Airtel, Hero MotoCorp, equities worth 1,805 crore closed at 299.10 per scrip on Foreign Trade, Secretaries of further said that industries Exports are up by 16.13 per 10,843.75, finally ending 150.05 ther direction to the markets. Reliance Industries, Asian Monday, provisional data BSE, up 2.41 per cent from its Textiles and Chemicals and which were relocating from cent to USD 136.10 billion in points, or 1.36%, lower at The three-day RBI policy Paint, PowerGrid, HUL, Wipro, showed. previous close. Petrochemicals, other senior China on account of rising April–August 2018-19. 10,858.25. review began on Wednesday, Sun Pharma, SBI, NTPC, Tata Mixed trend at other Asian Market cracked as rupee and the Monetary Policy Motors, ITC, Tata Steel, and European markets on weak hit a new low due to increase Committee (MPC) is expect- IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, global cues also accelerated in oil prices and concern over ed to go for a 25 basis points Adani Ports, and L&T, falling selling activity on bourses here, 3 =# balance of payment, said Vinod hike. up to 3.91%. traders said. Nair, head of research at Geojit The rupee breached the On the other hand, Yes Asian stocks ended mixed New Delhi (PTI): Tightening the by businesses to transport goods worth over ple trips on the basis of same e-way bill. The Financial Services. 73-mark for the first time to Bank continued its recovery for with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng norms for issuance of e-way bill, the GST 50,000 both within and outside a state. So validity of the e-way bill is one day if the “Despite government’s hit an all-time low of 73.41 the second straight session and falling 0.13%, while Japan’s Network has made it mandatory for busi- far, businesses and transporters are required distance to be covered is less than 100 km. plan to cut borrowing in (intra-day) against the US emerged top gainer in the Nikkei shedding 0.66%. Taiwan nesses and transporters to mention PIN to broadly mention the distance and place For every additional 100 kms or part there- H2FY19, yields continued to dollar. Sensex kitty by surging 5.79%, Index too fell 0.51%. codes of places of loading and unloading of loading and unloading of consignments of, the validity of the bill goes up by one day. increase due to rate hike expec- Meanwhile, Brent crude followed by Vedanta rising In the Eurozone, Paris of consignments. for generating e-way bill. Under the revised procedures for tation from RBI. Sentiment for oil neared USD 85 a barrel. 3.09%, Coal India 1.60%, CAC rose 0.44%, but Quoting of PIN codes, according to As the validity of the e-way bill depends obtaining e-way bill, the GSTN has intro- equity has turned tepid given In the Sensex pack, M&M ONGC 1.45% and Bajaj Auto Frankfurt’s DAX was down officials, will help in calculating the correct upon the distance mentioned by the busi- duced the facility of auto population of state heightened volatility in the was the biggest loser, tum- 0.16%. 0.42% in their late deals. distance and determine the validity of the nesses, it was feared that this could lead to name based on the PIN code entered at con- domestic and global financial bling by 6.66%, followed by Among sectoral indices, London’s FTSE up 0.38%. electronic way or e-way bill, which is used tax evasion by transporters making multi- signor or consignee addresses.

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Tehran sought the suspension As crude oil prices reach a involved in a trilateral arrange- Government in Pyongyang may %#%F O ) sanctions on Iran that affect “This is a meritless case of sanctions while the case four-year high, Trump repeat- akistan has announced that ment for infrastructure devel- be gathering steam. "% "O imports of humanitarian goods over which the court has no challenging their legality is edly has demanded OPEC and PSaudi Arabia will not be opment, Dawn online reported. US security firm FireEye % + &" 3') and products and services jurisdiction,” the ambassador being heard — a process that Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest made part of the $50 billion “Saudi Arabia is not to raised the alarm Wednesday & & +"% linked to civil aviation safety. tweeted. “Even so, it is worth can take years. US lawyers oil exporter, push prices down. China-Pakistan Economic become a collateral strategic over a North Korean group that # &" %B The ruling by the noting that the Court declined responded that the sanctions However, analysts are warning Corridor (CPEC) framework partner in the CPEC. This it says has stolen hundreds of International Court of Justice today to grant the sweeping are a legal and justified nation- prices could go up to $100 a bar- and the kingdom’s proposed impression is not true,” he millions of dollars by infiltrat- is legally binding, but it remains measures requested by Iran. al security measure that cannot rel as the world’s production is investments would fall under a said, adding that third country ing the computer systems of 7A 7 to be seen if the administration Instead, the Court issued a nar- be challenged by Tehran at the already stretched and Trump’s separate bilateral arrangement, participation in the CPEC was banks around the world since % # !#6 ' '+ & of President Donald Trump row decision on a very limited world court. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry days after Islamabad said not limited to Saudi Arabia but 2014 through highly sophisti- ' $ ("% will comply. range of sectors.” In its decision, the court take effect in early November. Riyadh will be the third “strate- other countries could also cated and destructive attacks ( $ " Trump moved to restore While imposing the so- said that the US sanctions Criticising America’s long- gic partner” of the project. become part of the business that have spanned at least 11 " * tough US sanctions in May called “provisional measures,” “have the potential to endanger standing military relationships Speaking at a joint news and investment ventures aris- countries. It says the group is - %$% after withdrawing from the court’s president, civil aviation safety” in Iran and with allies has been a hallmark conference with Information ing out of the project. still operating and poses “an ) B ("%- & A Tehran’s nuclear accord with Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, that sanctions limiting sales of of Trump’s presidential cam- Minister Fawad Chaudhry, “The framework between active global threat.” % &" +# / world powers. Iran challenged stressed that the case will con- goods required for humanitar- paign and his time in office. Minister for Planning and China and Pakistan is bilater- It is part of a wider pattern < *%- the sanctions in a case filed in tinue and the United States ian needs such as food, medi- Trump returned to that theme Development Khusro Bakhtiar al and Saudi Arabia is not of malicious state-backed cyber ' ,B July at the International Court could still challenge the court’s cines and medical devices “may Tuesday night in Southaven, on Tuesday said there was no entering that framework as a activity that has led the Trump of Justice (ICJ). jurisdiction. have a serious detrimental Mississippi, mentioning both decision to bring a third coun- third-party investor, rather the administration to identify O 5$5-7- In a preliminary ruling, the Iran’s Foreign Minister impact on the health and lives Japan and South Korea. try, like Saudi Arabia, under the base of CPEC will be broad- North Korea — along with 7- P court said that Washington Mohammad Javad Zarif of individuals on the territory Trump’s comments on Saudi framework of the CPEC. ened and its pace will be expe- Russia, Iran and China — as % # !#6) ' $ must “remove, by means of its praised the court ruling on of Iran.” Arabia implied the kingdom’s Al The CPEC envisages link- dited,” he said. one of the main online threats $ % & choosing, any impediments Twitter, calling it “another fail- The court said the Trump Saud monarchy, which oversees ing China’s Kashgar in Xinjiang Bakhtiar was responding to facing the United States. Last ($ arising from” the re-imposition ure for sanctions-addicted” administration must “ensure holiest sites in Islam, will collapse to Pakistan’s Gwadar port. The questions about the possibility month, the Justice Department # % of sanctions to the export to U.S. and a “victory for rule of that licences and necessary without American military sup- project — a key component of of Saudi Arabia becoming part charged a North Korean hack- & - Iran of medicine and law.” He added that it is imper- authorisations are granted” and port. “We protect Saudi Arabia Beijing’s Belt and Road pro- of the Joint Working Groups or er said to have conspired in ) "% " medical devices, food and agri- ative for the international com- payments not restricted if they — would you say they’re rich?” gramme — is opposed by India Joint Coordination Committee devastating cyberattacks, "# % &&+ & cultural commodities and munity “to collectively counter are linked to the humanitarian Trump asked cheering crowd. as its planned route goes on the CPEC. He expressed including an $81 million heist + " spare parts and equipment malign US unilateralism.” and aviation goods. “And I love the king, King through the disputed Kashmir ignorance when asked how of Bangladesh’s central bank B necessary to ensure the safety Iranian state television The court also told both Salman, but I said, ‘King we’re region. Many countries includ- the cost of the Main Railway and the WannaCry virus that of civil aviation. trumpeted the court’s decision the United States and Iran to protecting you. You might not be ing India suspect the project is Line (ML-I) had been reduced crippled parts of Britain’s 4-7. By limiting the order to in a scrolling graphic at the bot- “refrain from any action which there for two weeks without us. China’s geostrategic ploy. from $8.2 billion to $6.2 billion National Health Service. $- $5 .$ sanctions covering humani- tom of TV screens, “The vic- might aggravate or extend the You have to pay for your military, Bakhtiar said there could be as claimed by Railway Minister On Tuesday, US -#"#6 '+ + tarian goods and the civil avi- tory of Tehran over dispute.” you have to pay.’” AP many offshoots of the CPEC Shaikh Rashid Ahmed. Department of Homeland " #+ "" Security warned of use of mal- +- + ""+ ware by Hidden Cobra, the US %%+ & %" + Government’s byword for North + # . ' Korea hackers, in fraudulent %+&+ & #B ) @ ( 73,66 +- + " " ATM cash withdrawals from 8 banks in Asia and Africa. It said "" - + & ( :3 Hidden Cobra was behind theft "+ &# of tens of millions of dollars " N"O or some who survived the E/$ from teller machines in the past %+&+ + + Fmassive earthquake and two years, it said. AP # "+ &B tsunami on Indonesia’s Geneva: The UN Central ') G - ''B Sulawesi island last week, the Emergency Response Fund has memories and the horror of announced it will allocate $15 resident Donald Trump experiencing a disaster that million to help the victims, Pignited a crowd at a cam- ) has left more than 1,400 peo- especially women and girls, of paign rally in Mississippi by ple dead are both hard to erase the devastating earthquake and mocking a woman who has and understand. tsunami that rocked Indonesia’s claimed she was sexually Furniture maker Khairul Sulawesi island last week. assaulted by Supreme Court Hassan recalled working at a The twin disasters claimed nominee Brett Kavanaugh Stockholm: US scientists of the evolutionary process shop near the beach in front of over 1,400 lives, caused wide- decades ago. Frances Arnold and George and recreated the process in a row of warehouses when the spread damage by destroying The audience laughed as Smith and British researcher their labs,” the head of the ground came alive and shook homes, buildings and infra- Trump ran through a list of Gregory Winter won the Nobel Academy’s Nobel Chemistry violently. He ran to a nearby hill structure. According to what he described as holes in Chemistry Prize on Wednesday committee, Claes Gustafsson, and watched as the ocean Indonesian officials, an esti- Christine Blasey Ford’s testi- for applying the principles of told reporters. heaved up and hurled forward. mated 2.4 million people were mony before the Senate evolution to develop enzymes “They have been able to Now he can’t forget. affected. The number of dead Judiciary Committee. used to make everything from make evolution many 1000s of “I saw the waves come and was expected to rise amid ongo- She testified that biofuels to medicine. times faster and redirect it to sweep out everything — building rescue operations. Kavanaugh pinned her on a Arnold, just the fifth create new proteins.” Arnold, ings, factories, warehouses and + UN Under Secretary- bed, tried to take off her clothes woman to clinch chemistry’s 62, who has survived breast some people who were lost, ' General for Humanitarian and covered her mouth in the most prestigious honour, won cancer and is a single mother racing from the waves, some of " ing aid — clapping, cheering Wednesday, with thousands Affairs and Emergency Relief early 1980s, when the two were one half of the nine million to three sons, is a professor of them women and children,” he and high-fiving. injured and more than 70,000 Coordinator Mark Lowcock teenagers. Swedish kronor (about $1.01 chemical engineering at the said Wednesday. “Also, ware- where victims have become “I’m so happy,” said displaced from their homes, said funds will meet most Kavanaugh has denied million or 870,000 euros) California Institute of house workers who were increasingly desperate after Heruwanto, 63, who goes by said national disaster agency urgent needs of women and Ford’s allegations. award, while Smith and Winter Technology. Her method of trapped under goods, all swept being left without food, water, one name. He was clutching a spokesman Sutopo Purwo girls because “we know from “How did you get home? ‘I shared the other half. rewriting DNA to mimic evo- by the sea. It’s so tragic. It’s so fuel and medicine. In one box of instant noodles. “I real- Nugroho. He said the number experience round world (they) don’t remember,’” Trump said “The 2018 Nobel Laureates lution has helped solve prob- scary to remember.” neighborhood in the city of ly haven’t eaten for three days.” of dead would increase, but that are often particularly vulnera- at the rally Tuesday in in Chemistry have taken con- lems such as replacing toxic Five days later, aid was Palu, residents celebrated as The official death toll rescue crews had reached all ble in circumstances like this”, Southaven. “How did you get trol of evolution and used it for chemicals like fossil fuels. slowly creeping into areas they swarmed a truck deliver- increased to 1,407 on affected areas. Efe news reported. IANS there? ‘I don’t remember.’ purposes that bring the great- Meanwhile, Smith, of the Where is the place? ‘I don’t est benefit to humankind,” the University of Missouri, and remember.’ How many years Swedish Royal Academy of Winter, a 67-year-old genetic %HP % !"#'!#% ago was it? ‘I don’t know. I don’t Sciences said. The trio used the engineer at the MRC know. I don’t know.’” same principles of evolution — Laboratory of Molecular Kuala Lumpur: Wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Imitating Ford, he added, genetic change and selection — Biology at Cambridge, devel- Razak was arrested on Wednesday on money-laundering charges “But I had one beer — that’s the to develop proteins used in a oped an “elegant method” related to corruption scandal. Rosmah Mansor was arrested by only thing I remember.” range of fields. known as phage display, where Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission and will face several It marked the sharpest crit- “They have applied the a bacteriophage — a virus that money laundering charges, Efe news reported citing a statement. icism by Trump of Ford since principles of Darwin in test infects bacteria — can be used This was Rosmah’s third appearance in front of commission after she came forward publicly with tubes. They have used the mol- to evolve new proteins, the jury she was interrogated on June 5 and September 26. IANS the allegation last month. ecular understanding we have said. AFP ' /$% "1 '

Colombo: A mass grave with skeletal remains of around 151 people have been found in Sri Lanka’s former war zone where the government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels were engaged in a 30-year civil war, officials said on Wednesday. At least 14 of the skeletal remains found in the north- eastern district of Mannar were of children. The digging work at the old cooperative store site in Mannar was conducted for the 79th day Tuesday to establish if it was a mass burial site. In March, the construction workers had found remains when the ground was dug to build a new construction. Excavations were on since March. The remains have been kept in a special room of the Mannar magistrate court and will be sent for carbon testing. Amid international complaints of large numbers of missing in Sri Lanka’s conflicts since the 1980, the office of missing persons was set up this year. Various probes set up from time to time since the 1990s have found that nearly 25,000 people are missing as a result of the armed conflicts. Mannar was occupied by the LTTE during Sri Lanka’s civil war between 1983 and 2009. PTI :( () ( *+ ,-./

he first paying guests to the ground-floor studio flat newly Tposted on Airbnb were innocuous enough: A family, come to experience the joys of Paris, like many millions of oth- B-1 6C A3.61" ers. Franck Briand, who lives in the apartment directly above, now looks back on that moment as the start of what he calls his Airbnb “nightmare.” The ensu- $ " ing four years, he says, have been an incessant carousel of late-night parties, F 3 1-61"-:. drunken revelers and the rattle of newly arrived groups, sometimes 15 at a time, + 7$5-" dragging wheeled suitcases across the & cobbled courtyard. " & “I want to leave,” Briand says. “But I "% said to myself that it shouldn’t be the weakest, those under threat, who give in.” +"% Paris, long one of the world’s top des- # $% tinations, is still grateful for the billions & + B of euros that tourists pump into the % L %% French capital’s economy and the 300,000 %" jobs they sustain. But Parisians and &+ City Hall officials also are expressing deep - qualms about having so many visitors directly in their midst, no longer large- # " %% ly corralled in hotels but instead living, albeit temporarily, cheek-by-jowl with locals in properties rented online. & The backlash in Paris against intru- sive, on-your-doorstep tourism hasn’t yet # B reached the proportions of other heavi- " # ly visited cities. Venice and Barcelona, &" among other destinations, have seen ( & repeated protests. But concerns voiced in top European destinations are often the # same: That mass tourism and its online % platforms are hollowing cities out, driving didn’t start with Airbnb. But Airbnb is an & away locals with higher prices, higher In 2012, Airbnb had 4,000 Paris-area accelerator of gentrification,” he said. rents and sheer inconvenience. listings. That surged to more than 40,000 “The risk is that Paris becomes a city no Jacques Boutault, mayor of Paris’ cen- by 2015, when Airbnb CEO Brian longer lived in by inhabitants but solely $ # tral second arrondissement, is among Chesky was welcomed at City Hall. by tourists or foreign investors.” &"B those sounding the alarm. The rectangu- Three years on, Airbnb counts 65,000 list- In 2017, citizens of Venice and ) lar district he oversees, boxed in by some ings inside Paris alone. But relations with Barcelona had organised anti-tourism & of the city’s must-visit sites, including the City Hall have soured. marches. In 2016 alone, Spain, where the &" Pompidou art museum, has experienced Paris Deputy Mayor Ian Brossat, in protests had begun, had seen 75.6 mil- a precipitous population decline as charge of housing, says the capital has lost lion tourists, including 17.8 million " & +"A Airbnb has taken Paris by storm, with 20,000 homes in five years, “homes that from the UK. This had been the culmi- % K " more listings than any other city world- were lived in by Parisians but are now nation of years long price rise in prop- - - !, wide. populated by tourists. They are no longer erties because of companies like Airbnb ' " "B $ “The population is changing com- homes, they are clandestine hotels.” but the World Tourism Organisation "% pletely, from those who have been here “Airbnb has veered away from its other Paris residence they may have can't lic opinion, divorced from legal reality.” (UNWTO) had defended the tourism for years to one that is just passing original model,” he says. “We’ve gone be rented to tourists at all. It said renting out properties on Airbnb sector and called on authorities to make # $% through,” says Boutault, the district from a sharing economy to a type of But even with inspection teams helps Parisians “boost their income and sure that the growth was sustainable. -M !$B mayor since 2001. The second predatory economy, with professionals going door-to-door and fines for the most afford rising living costs in their commu- In India, the frenzy has not reached arrondissement has lost 3,000 inhabitants that bought homes, sometimes buildings, egregious violators, the rules remain nities, where housing capacity has failed to such heights and the company sees in the past four years, more than 10 per in bulk to transform them into cash scantily enforced. Brossat is now lobby- to meet demand for decades.” future growth in home-sharing than tem- cent of its total and many of them fam- machines. So our role is to restore some ing for a blanket ban on tourist rentals More pressure on Airbnb and simi- porary rentals. Currently, they are pre- ilies, he says. The district’s schools have order.” in central Paris, arguing that home own- lar sites is coming with a new housing law sent in 100 cities in the country with over O2 shut three classes as a result. To regulate the growth of Airbnb and ers in the first, second, third, and fourth about to get parliament’s final blessing. 35,000 properties. They have tie-ups with " 6 “I don’t want to be the mayor of a similar platforms, Paris has since arrondissements — “those most impact- It opens the door for large fines to be the Maharashtra Tourism Development museum, that’s to say pretty walls where December required proprietors who list ed by the Airbnb phenomenon,” he says levied against sites that host properties Corporation and the North East Tourism people spend a bit of time and then leave,” online to register. Parisians are only — should still be allowed to rent out spare not in conformity with French regula- Development Council and want to cre- Boutault says. “It’s important that town allowed to rent out the property they rooms but not their entire property. tions. ated 50,000 hospitality entrepreneurs, ! centers remain authentic and alive. In actually live in to tourists, and for a total Airbnb France, in a statement, called Brossat expects the law to mark a including 15,000 women, by 2020. fact, that’s what tourists come for.” of no more than 120 days a year. Any Brossat’s proposal “out of touch with pub- turning point. “The gentrification of Paris (With agency inputs) . =06 B2 ! ) C )) #+" P L * #

+ 7 7 + & && ) " + + A ith a radical tapestry of modern % +&A Whues and classic shades, an inter- + play colours and fabrics, Nitin Kohli + Home presents a right mix of interior designs and house decor for the festive + H' !* * G $ # % & collection through its display of home A%$ % '% $ %+B L O furniture made with vinyl and oak $ wood. "B ) G G # +B The collection titled Avant Garde ) 48 presents a wide range of shades that are ou can cut all the flowers but you We gelled and learnt more about it timeless in their existence. An efferves- Ycannot keep spring from coming;” together,” he said. #+$- $ #+$ -M cent style lends the furniture pieces a “I love you without knowing how, or What made this production more B + refreshing and futuristic vibe. when, or from where. I love you simply, interesting to put together was that it %$ & As one enters the Nitin Kohli without problems or pride.” Do these wasn’t enacted by a troupe of actors, but Home at the Ambavatta Road, near lines from Pablo Neruda not make you by singers, who have not acted before. Qutab Minar, one comes across furni- feel that love shall never perish? That it’s This, for Jadhav, who has been in the ($B tures and objects seen in our daily rou- unconditional and eternal just like the industry for more than 25 years, was the tines that we hardly pay attention to. He spring that might be forgotten for some most “surprising” aspect. follows themes for all kinds of spaces time, but would never draw its last “These are singers-turned-actors in the home — dining hall, living room, breath. and most of them do not know Spanish. O$ bedroom and even the conference The Republic of Love, a zarzuela, In fact some of might not even know room — and reveals the colours that directed by Yashraj Jadhav and Santanu how to speak English fluently, since we ! P lead the trend these days. Bose, is a production of the Neemrana are all Hindi-speaking people.” He As we walk with him to have a look Music Foundation in collaboration with added, “It’s difficult to balance the two ' %"A+ at the furniture display, he tells us that the Embassy of Spain in India and because for opera-singing, you need to $- the drawing room section follows a spe- Instituto Cervantes. They are bringing have a large vocal apparatus and work & $ cific colour pattern. From chartruese, used to be so simple once, with a sin- a saga of love to India, an operetta sung on a lot of high notes. You need to have emerald, sage, basil and fern to seaweed, gle-bed and a study table, is no longer in Spanish with scenes in English. the energy and timing to walk, dance, ""- the section has all shades of green. Nitin in vogue. Today, even children work While his other plays have been move, speak and sing, all together, and +" says, “It follows a very colourful and study on laptops and ipads, they based on different themes and subjects, on top of it, you have to sing in Spanish, +" approach. We have chosen all sorts of don’t want a huge tables or shelves for a Spanish zarzuela was a first for Jadhav. a language you are not even familiar # greens and blues.”As Nitin points out their books. In fact electronics have It is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that with. It’s like a combination of all kind - towards corners and rooms that are shrunk. You have a phone in your hand alternates between spoken and sung more for formal purposes, he states that so a TV in every room isn’t important. scenes, the latter incorporating operat- “in the formal section the colour trend The TV has become so small, it’s in your ic and popular song, as well as dance. that we are introducing are rose, pinks hands. A sleeker and trendier kind of This zarzuela production is a 1909 # and creams, which are a part of the soft- furniture is what people are shifting musical comedy by Vicente Lleo, set in )G er colour palette.” He adds, “It works towards.” For designers, it’s a boon since the Indian sub-continent, in the land of this way. For formal, we go for the soft- new collection, we have also moved they don’t have to design keeping Amalandia. It talks about a rare species - er colour palettes and for the informal towards a modern take on classic bulky electronics in mind. of trees that bloomed once in a century + # ones, a bit colourful and strong palettes designs,” he said. While eating on the floor has been and to let it happen the trees shed flow- * "B are preferred. In the conference room, The bedroom is littered with fab- known as the true Indian aesthetic and ers with a subtle dust that exerted a +# we keep it really simple through the ric panels, paintings and photographs culture we have shifted towards the din- mood of falling in love on the creatures of arts.” &A creams and the whites. Today even the of places and scenic landscapes clicked ing table, incorporating Western table that inhaled it. As the tree blossoms, Despite the challenges they put up conference rooms come with a kind of by Kohli, who calls himself “a passion- manners. Nitin refers to one such everybody falls in love and there is the production just over a month. dining setup, which is generally not ate photographer.” While some are in- example of blending Western cultures excitement and nervousness in the air. Jasmin Morotell, the voice coach, and AG+ seen.” house, other artworks and paintings and Indian home aesthetics, which is no In a garrison ruled by a disciplinarian, Nadya Balyan, the choir conductor, + "A He explains that it is because it canvas are done by renowned artist longer a challenge anymore since every- many will fall in love including the stick- who has been working in India for the + + needs to be very simple as well as Sunayana Molhotra who is currently thing is now “universal.” He says, ler for rules himself. past 12 years, believe that “it wasn’t that & A exquisite “because once we are sitting also displaying her works in Europe. “Even eating patterns are the same uni- “Santanu and I have only done the difficult to train the singers who were not with the clients there and discussing As technology and comfortable versally. People want to eat on the bed drama part and casting the actors. How familiar with the Spanish language. It " A certain things and colours, it helps us decors change the living habits, Nitin, all over the world. They would prefer they enter and exit, with what emotions was rather one beautiful journey of +B L) to actually see those colours in neutral- who is a veteran now, explains how the their beds more than tables while eat- and expressions they speak. Music is in spending time with some really fantas- % % " + ity. Hence, a place for informal meet- change has come about and how ing at home. Of course, it’s a different Spanish and is done by a different tic and talented troupe of singers.” &BBB ++ ings should be filled with more vibrant shrinking homes have given more set up when guests come over, but in team. It wasn’t as difficult as it seemed Among the performing singers were colours and formal spaces should be space for the designers to innovate daily routines, it’s their bed.” because once you get to know your Shambhavi Mishra, Jahnnobi Roy, Akash simple.” themselves. He says, “Things have With luxe materials and upholstery, teammates, about the play and its writer, Gadamsetty, Nishant Rana, Rajeev %% “People are really looking for really evolved over the years. Today, we and carefully-handcrafted furniture, you tend to get familiar with it. I have Sahore, Gabriel Harrison, Navneet Kaur, -M vibrant, beautiful and yet simple display not just furniture, curtains or the furniture at NKH is taking inspira- an inclination towards knowing about Pratikesh Bansal, Vaibhavi Singh, B designs. They do not want anything that interior designs, but we also present tion from the real world and local and different cultures, so it was easy for me Shivam Sharma, Subhankar Sharma, is filling and restraining to the eye. It how our way of living has changed. For global cultures to furnish an urban to understand the subject of the story. Oliva Kullu, and Rueben Mathew. should be elegant to look at. 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he IndiaSkills National It is the Prime Minister Narendra pete across 10 skill competitions in the =! $=P Competition 2018, the biggest Modi’s vision to make India the skill Abilympics and the winners will be Tskill competition of the country, capital of the world and the IndiaSkills felicitated at the closing ceremony on kicked off in New Delhi on Tuesday. Competition is another initiative October 6. These winners will then (=)G The five-day event which is being host- towards realising this. The participa- undergo the best-in-class industry ed from October 2 to 6 is being organ- tion of divyangs (Abilympians) is also training for the WorldSkills ised by the National Skill Development a wonderful addition to this event. The International Competition in Kazan, he largest Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) in the Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis perception of skill is changing, mak- Russia in August 2019. Tfertiliser sector—National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) of the Ministry of Skill Development ing it more aspirational. The landscape Commenting on the importance of recently hosted its 44th Annual General Meeting at New and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The of skills is undergoing transformation such a completion, Dr K P Krishnan, Delhi. The AGM was chaired by NFL’s chairman and competition has brought together and we are seeing the addition of more, the Secretary, MSDE, said, “We have managing director, Manoj Mishra, which saw various over 70 corporates and academic new-age skills. Innovation and technol- improved our performance at shareholders of the company in attendance. institutes, along with 22 state govern- ogy are going to play a major role in WorldSkills over the years and are at The chairman informed that during the financial year ments to realise the vision of establish- the 19th position today. The 2017-18, NFL delivered superlative performance. The ing India as the skill capital of the IndiaSkills 2018 promotes the aspi- company registered a record total income from opera- world. The event will witness over 400 rational value of acquiring skills. tions (standalone) of 9025 crore with a participants from across 27 states and The government has been offering Excellence won by the country, India beauty therapy and bricklaying to profit before tax (PBT) of 334.83 crore, union territories showcasing their tal- assistance to states and we have ranked 19th among 56 countries at the name a few. which is also the best ever in the last ent and competing in 45 skills, 10 tra- organised over 150 workshops to WorldSkills 2017 in Abu Dhabi. More Apart from the skill competition, 15 years. The company also earned a ditional skills and four demo skills. improve participation in these than 1,300 competitors competed in 51 the event is also hosting several engag- net profit (profit after tax) of 212.77 The competition was inaugurat- competitions. The difference can skills at this event. ing initiatives such as career counsel- crore for this financial year. NFL ed by Dharmendra Pradhan, the shaping the future of jobs and Skill be seen in the number of entries that In order to select the best talent to ing, a skill exhibition and try-a-skill has recorded the highest ever Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas India has taken several initiatives to has doubled this year. A platform like represent at IndiaSkills 2018, the event among others for the youth. Urea production of 38.10 lakh and the Minister for Skill Development train our youth in the emerging areas.” IndiaSkills inculcates a strong sense of MSDE and NSDC have competed at Several other events such as the State MT and a record fertiliser sale and Entrepreneurship. The minister The event will for the first time, see pride in the youth and goes a long way more than 500 district and state level Minister’s Conference, a Skill Conclave, of 43.09 lakh MT which com- said, “I welcome all those who have Abilympics—the ‘Olympics of Abilities’ in taking us closer to the vision of a and over 40 regional competitions in and an Industry Round Table will also prises the sale of 39.16 lakh MT made their mark at the regional lev- for persons with disabilities (PwDs). new India.” With one Silver, one 46 skills including 3D game art, aircraft be organised on the sidelines of the of Urea and 3.93 lakh MT of other fertilisers. els and have reached the national stage. As many as 60 participants will com- Bronze and nine Medallions of maintenance, autobody repair, bakery, IndiaSkills Competition. While highlighting the achievements of the company, Mishra said, “NFL has gradually transformed from a single product to a multi-product organisation in the n the occasion of completion of 150 years last few years by way of adding DAP, MoP, SSP and com- Oof Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, a P plex fertilisers, bentonite sulphur, seeds, new strains of Multimedia Exhibition was organised in New bio-fertilisers and agro chemicals in its product line.” Delhi which used new technologies to bring to The shareholders applauded the overall performance life the various aspects of the father of the nation “New technologies used in this exhibition have features like a quiz on the life of the Mahatma, of NFL and the milestones achieved by NFL under the to every citizen of the country. Organised by the brought the life of Mahatma Gandhi much clos- interactive timeline depicting his life, a photo leadership of Mishra. Bureau of Outreach Communication, the exhi- er to the people. This multimedia exhibition is booth with various backgrounds to choose bition was inaugurated by the Union Minister of more interactive and engaging.” He expressed that from, a 3D video wall and so on. On this occa- ( .$%0 State for Information and Broadcasting and this multimedia exhibition should be conduct- sion, Col Rathore released 11 books by various Sports and Youth Affairs, Col Rajyavardhan ed in various cities across the country to take the authors on the life of Mahatma Gandhi which -5 -5 - Rathore (Retd) in the august presence of the idea to a much larger audience. “The life of have been brought out by the Publications ) & % '+ 6 '7 Secretary of Information and Broadcasting, Gandhi is an example for all. He is a global cit- Division. He also released three short films on + '" (# Amit Khare, the Director General of Bureau of izen and the pride of every citizen. He dedicat- Mahatma Gandhi, produced by the Bureau of 18A3 "- & Outreach Communication, Satyendra Prakash ed his life for swachhata seva. The Prime Outreach Communications, Doordarshan and and the Director General of Publications Minister Narendra Modi has taken this as a chal- the Films Division respectively. A magazine & + %B ) Division, Dr Sadhana Rout among other senior lenge and now change is visible through Jan titled—‘Jan Connect’ with the theme of develop- + # officials of the ministry. Andolan,” added Rathore. ment of farmer’s livelihood was also released dur- ($ *$- Addressing the audience, Col Rathore said, The exhibition showcased many engaging ing the event. & ! %+ & " & '- '"B > + 48 40 ( .$%0 # 6,8;#<=Q<7= .4:> + #,+B + + + '$ " " 3 ("% # +B /::?.%#2.%64:4 + # # +B

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aulo Dybala scored a hat-trick as Juventus shrugged off Cristiano PRonaldo's absence with a 3-0 Champions League win over Young Boys on Tuesday to go top of Group H ahead of Manchester United who were held goalless at home by Valencia. The suspended Ronaldo watched from the stands after his red card during the Italian side's 2-0 win over Valencia in the first round of games. But Dybala, who has been over- shadowed since the arrival of $ 3 3 = @ Ronaldo from Real Madrid, ran riot in his first European appearance this season, volleying in the opener follow- ! ' ( ) ' > ) ing a Leonardo Bonucci long ball after five minutes. 3 ' He doubled his account on 33 minutes when he picked up a rebound from a Blaise oni Kroos' mistake proved costly as Matuidi shot, with Juan Cuadrado setting TReal Madrid's goalscoring problems up the Argentine for his third on 69 min- + = '3 3! !" 3 ! . 3 3% continued on Tuesday with a surprise utes. 1-0 defeat to CSKA Moscow in the The Swiss champions played the final Chilean for the weekend defeat at West Ham "This is one of the happiest days I have Champions League. quarter of an hour a man down after United — failed to pay off. had at this club as it will help us going for- Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos Guinean centre-back Mohamed Ali Camara "Our attacking players aren't in ward." were among a number of key players was sent off for a second yellow card pro- their best moments of confidence City next face Shakhtar Donetsk, missing at the Luzhniki Stadium but it voked by Dybala. and individual level," moaned who squandered a two-goal lead to draw was Kroos' dreadful backpass that 0 + "I wanted to have a game like this," said Mourinho. 2-2 with Lyon in France, in a game allowed Nikola Vlasic, on loan from 24-year-old Dybala. "We thought with played behind closed doors. Premier League Everton, to put CSKA with Isco and Marcelo out injured, but "Obviously, a player always wants to three or four chances we Brazilian forward Junior Moraes ahead after just 68 seconds. Bale and Ramos were left at home to play. Last season I had the opposite, as I start- would score and win the scored twice for Shakhtar, but Lyon Madrid searched for an equaliser rest and Luka Modric started on the ed with a lot of goals and then lost my way game." fought back to draw with goals from but, despite hitting the woodwork bench. a little. Moussa Dembele and Leo Dubois. three times, was resisted by a deter- Madrid were three down by half- "Being left out made me work harder 3 . 7 It was a good result for Lyon, whose fans mined CSKA defence. The reigning time against Sevilla last week and this and get back into shape, so I am taking full Guardiola saw Manchester were missing as a punishment for trouble European champions have now failed time they were behind within two min- advantage of that now." City come from behind to beat at a game against CSKA last season, and they to score in three consecutive matches. utes. Juventus confirmed their 100 percent Hoffenheim in Germany in now top the group. CSKA's veteran goalkeeper Igor It was self-inflicted as Kroos tried record after nine games this season — seven Group F. Akinfeev was sent off deep into added to half-volley a bouncing ball back to league games and two in the Champions David Silva scored three min- . time after picking up two yellow cards Navas but Vlasic read it and inter- League. utes from time to get the Premier Meanwhile, Bayern could not hang on for dissent but nothing could spoil the cepted. Raphael Varane was slow to It was Young Boys' second defeat from League champions back on track to the early lead given to them against Ajax hosts' victory which lifted them above react and the weaving forward finished two group games after they lost their open- after they started their campaign when Mats Hummels headed in Arjen Madrid in Group G. into the corner. er 3-0 at home to Manchester United. with a 2-1 home defeat against Robben's cross. Young full-back Noussair Julen Lopetegui's side lacked spark, CSKA coach Viktor Goncharenko Lyon. Mazraoui equalised to give the Dutch side thrust and cutting edge in attack. said biggest concern was that his play- - -$5 $ Ishak Belfodil had put a 1-1 draw. They missed Bale, Isco and, perhaps ers would slump after the high of a At Old Trafford, the pressure Hoffenheim ahead after just 44 sec- Those sides are level atop Group E even, the lethal touch of Cristiano remarkable victory. continued to build on Mourinho onds, but Sergio Aguero equalised in ahead of Benfica, who won 3-2 in a thriller Ronaldo. "We played agressively, boldly, we as United produced another the eighth minute before Silva's late at AEK Athens with Alfa Semedo scoring "Goals come when you keep cre- defended really well. Of course an early insipid attacking display in their winner. the deciding goal. ating chances and believe you will be goal helped us a lot," he said. goalless stalemate with Valencia. "This competition isn't always a red Czech champions Viktoria Plzen, who more accurate," Lopetegui said. "Now we will all enjoy the evening. They are now four games carpet. Manchester City is a fantastic club, were crushed 5-0 by Roma. "That is all we can do. 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$%2+%9%0%)$ ( ' #+" I 0J1 % )B 4< 10J ( ' #+" 41 % "$ 647::/.%2: ) # & B 0/ & 45 & + "+- ( ' " 454< & 2/B;0 & &&B 0 9 9 110 + ! 488 28 .22:=.67=<. : 45 0/ 454< 2/B;0 4<< ; 2 !*) & ++ &- $ )%%,% carred by yet another overseas debacle, India will once again seek home comfort #+$ %+ Swhen they take on an inexperienced West Indies in a two-Test series starting here on >8 !%&)' Thursday, aiming to get their combinations in order before the gruelling assignment in Australia. Yadav. India have endured series losses in South Hanuma Vihari, who had a made Africa and England over the last nine months gritty 56 on debut at The Oval against but have still managed to remain the num- England, has been dropped. ber one side in the longest format. Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant will A comprehensive beating of the West bat at six while Jadeja will be expect- Indies at this stage can only serve as a morale- ed to make vital lower-order contri- booster to the Virat Kohli-led side which faces butions in the absence of injured all- another stern test with the Australia tour rounder Hardik Pandya. beginning late November. The West Indies series presents a There is not much to gain for India against good opportunity for Shaw to make the eighth-ranked West Indies who, on their his case for the upcoming Australia part, will be trying their best to make an tour. impression in one of the toughest places to It will be a dream come true for tour and against a side which they have not Shaw when he walks out to bat here. beaten since 2002. The 18-year-old's India debut will The Indian team was criticised for mak- hardly be a surprise to those who felt ing too many changes in England and as it the supremely talented bastman was panned out, openers Murali Vijay and Shikhar destined to play for the country ever Dhawan lost their place in the side. since he started scoring bagful of runs Even Karun Nair, who warmed the in school cricket in Mumbai. bench in England, was ignored for the West And when Shaw led the India U- Indies, triggering an intense selection debate. 19 to the Word Cup title in New What is certain is that a brand new open- Zealand earlier this year, it was only ing combination will be tried in the next cou- a matter of time before he graduated ple of games with K L Rahul opening with to the highest level. exciting uncapped talent Prithvi Shaw. Another strong indicator of his But even if the move works, it will not be rare talent is his first-class record. In a decisive indicator of the partnership work- !*) 14 games, he averages 56.72 and has ing in Australia given the drastic difference ( ' ( 2" ( ) + %' made seven hundreds and five half in batting conditions. eenage prodigy Prithvi Shaw is set centuries including a ton on Ranji However, the series does provide a good )% ) $ Law, who is nearing the end of his stint Tto open alongside KL Rahul in the Trophy debut in November 2016. opportunity to Shaw and another uncapped %" #" $% with the West Indies, has high hopes from his first Test against the West Indies after And almost a year later, he became the player Mayank Agarwal, who had been 4,#(<=%( wards. The squad prepared in the Dubai India on Wednesday started the prac- youngest to reach three figures on knocking on the door for quite some time. ##"% 52 44 45 08 before playing a warm-up in Vadodara. tice of naming their final 12 before the Duleep Trophy debut. On the bowling front, India are expect- ".6 "- ."/ # !#" 5J ; 4/ 0/ "We have talked a lot but it is time now start of every game. There was an intense debate on ed to play three spinners -- R Ashwin, !% J5 4< 18 5/ to stop talking. It is time the boys show what The move of naming the final 12 the opening combination going into Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav - and they have got on the field. They are a great ahead of the game has more or less set- the first Test since India had dropped -% ! ! 2 1 A 0 Umesh Yadav will pair up with Mohammad bunch of guys who always give their 100 per- tled the debate on the playing eleven. Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan for Shami, who will be leading the pace attack in cent," Law had said. “Touring India has always Shaw, who earned a maiden call- young blood. The picture on whether the absence of the rested duo of Jasprit been tough for teams but we have to show the up midway into the England tour but Shaw or Agarwal will open alongside Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and an The others who have played on the Indian world that we can play the game and grab hold did not get a game, has been preferred Rahul only became clear after Kohli's injured Ishant Sharma. soil are Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, of those opportunities.” over Mayank Agarwal for the series pre-match press conference here. Jadeja will be expected to perform with Kieran Powell and Shannon Gabriel. opener. Both the uncapped openers had both bat and ball in the absence of an injured In fact, the West Indies will be playing a C5$ Agarwal had broken into the batted in the nets on Tuesday and even Hardik Pandya. After a successful ODI Test in India for the first time since November India Final 12: Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, team after scoring tons of runs in on Wednesday morning the mystery comeback with the Asia Cup, Jadeja will be 2013 when they had become part of Sachin Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya domestic cricket and at India A level. remained as Shaw took gentle throw raring to go on his home ground. Tendulkar's farewell series. Rahane, Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin, Ravindra What is also clear now is that India downs. Another man who would be itching to Under coach Stuart Law, the team has Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, will go in with five specialist bowlers Local hero Cheteshwar Pujara take the field will be Rishabh Pant, who rience required to be competitive in India. produced some stellar performances includ- Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur. and the most likely 12th man will be and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane expectedly retained his place after a memo- Only five players in the 15-man squad ing the shock win over England at Leeds last West Indies: Jason Holder , Sunil Ambris, Shardul Thakur. spent the maximum time in the nets. rable 114 at The Oval in his debut series. have played a Test in India and to make mat- year after Shai Hope smashed 147 and 118 not Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Three specialist spinners It all became clear with the It is not a full strength Indian team but ters worse, one among them - lead pacer out to set up an improbable victory. Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Shannon —Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra announcement of final 12 as India still capable of dominating an inexperienced Kemar Roach- will be missing the series-open- The West Indies come to India after draw- Gabriel, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav — have took the cue from the likes of West Indies. There is abundance of talent in er due to the death of his grandmother back ing with Sri Lanka 1-1 and beating Bangladesh Sherman Lewis, Keemo Paul, Kieran Powell, been picked and the pace pairing will Australia, who name their final eleven the Caribbean outfit too but it lacks the expe- in Barbados. 2-0 at home. Jomel Warrican. be of Mohammad Shami and Umesh before the start of the match. O" 8 '( P !*) with the batting order barring a couple of =)(G +G( P)1*G.4 9(+) guys who have not been in form. We have !*) ndia captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday utilised the conditions to the maximum Isaid top-order batting is the only aspect !*) about it and it is not my place to say. wherever we have gone," he said referring he current West Indies squad may not have left to be sorted in the Test team and There are selectors doing their job. You to the bowlers' good work in South Africa Tmuch experience of playing in India but its "enough space" would be given to young- ndia captain Virat Kohli on can conveniently merge everything and England. captain Jason Holder feels it can compete sters such as Prithvi Shaw to showcase their IWednesday asserted that it is not his and make it a circle where everyone is Kohli said the final XI is always against the world number one side like it has talent confidently. space to comment on the controversial doing their job and not focusing on picked based on the conditions that the done against other top teams such as England. Kohli said experimentation can only omission of Karun Nair from the Test what people are saying on the outside," team is facing. After a memorable win against England at be done in the top-order and has high squad and contrary to the growing Kohli said on the eve of the series-open- "We have been able to pick up 20 wick- Leeds last year, the West Indies have had a hopes from the 18-year-old Shaw, who will belief, all decisions are not being made er against the West Indies. ets because of the fact we played people decent 2018 as they drew with Sri Lanka at make his Test debut on Thursday in the from "one place". "If a person has spoken about it who are suited for the conditions. Batting home before beating the visiting Bangladesh opening game. Nair's exclusion from the two-Test already, it should not be brought in here has not been up to the mark and that is side. "We have a change at the top of the squad for the home series against the again. The chief selector has already why we have not done well in England. The unit is not short on talent but it has lit- order. We will give these guys enough space West Indies triggered a controversy as spoken to the player of what I know. I "No one wants to do something dif- tle idea of playing in India with only five mem- and enough chances to feel comfortable at he was dropped despite warming the don't think I need to comment on that. ferent every game. It is all about what is bers of the 15-man squad having featured in a that position. We want them to be confi- bench through the five-Test series "Selection is not my job. As a team in front of you and accordingly you pick Test in the country. dent of what they are doing," Kohli said against England. we are doing what we are supposed to. your best eleven," said the skipper. Skipper Holder, who himself has not played in the pre-match press conference. Hanuma Vihari, who was not orig- Everyone should be aware of their Kohli said the lower-order must per- a Test in India, remains confident. "The lower-order is all about contri- inally picked in the England-bound respective jobs." form better ahead of the Australia tour next "It is a great challenge and everyone is up bution, there is no change needed there. squad, pipped Nair to make his debut The skipper asserted that no joint month. for it. We have pushed top teams in the last few Rishabh (Pant) is new but Ashwin and in the fifth and final Test at The Oval. decisions are taken and all stakehold- "See in home conditions, we are not years. This group has shown what they can do. Jadeja have performed in so many games "Selectors have already spoken ers are aware of their respective jobs. bothered by it because we have done real- We are just focus at home they just need to replicate it ly well as far as lower-order contributions on playing good abroad. are concerned. But definitely we would like cricket and would "Apart from the top-order getting was slammed for making too many and people have conveniently taken oth- to take the West Indies series as a bench- not like to be cemented, I don't think with these Two changes in the playing eleven but Kohli jus- erwise. The bowlers that have sat out have mark we want to set. drawn in person- Test there is a lot we are looking at. Rest tified the decisions made. never felt they have been hard done by," "With a couple of new guys coming at al battles," said of the things are quite settled," he added. "...You need your best eleven on the said Kohli. the top, they have an opportunity to show- Holder ahead of After series losses in South Africa and park. In the past, most of the changes have "The motive has always been to pick case their skill sets and show why selec- the first Test England, the Indian team management 9 0 been made in the bowling combination the best eleven and we have hardly tinkered tors have backed them," he said. beginning here Thursday. The team is clear with its @ 9 *.4 game plans hav- - ) G, ing spent a week in Dubai before total capacity of the stadium must playing a two-day be put on public sale, which effec- after winning the toss, but frit- warm-up in isakhapatnam will host the tively leaves 10 per cent of com- tered away the opportunity by Baroda. Vsecond one-day internation- plimentary tickets left with state aryana defeated Gujarat by being bowled out for 196 in 46.4 "Patience al between India and the West units. H44 runs in the Vijay Hazare overs despite Smit Patel's enter- plays a massive Indies, the BCCI said on In this case, the Holkar stadi- Trophy Elite Group 'C' league prising knock of 60. role in India. We Wednesday, after a dispute over um has capacity to accommodate here on Wednesday while Tamil In response, N Jagadeesan need to stick to distribution of complimentary 27,000 fans and MPCA was left Nadu registered a crushing and Abhinav Mukund provided games plans and " '* @ passes moved the October 24 with 2700 complimentary tickets. eight-wicket win over Tripura. Tamil Nadu a flying start and not get into one game out of Indore. The BCCI also demands its In the Haryana-Gujarat added 135 runs in 122 balls for on one battles. We have discussed how we are The Holkar Stadium at share of free passes for its match, the former made 247 for the first wicket. going to score runs against their quality attack. Indore, which was sched- sponsors and thus the 7 in 50 overs with Himanshu Mukund was in superb One thing I spoke about was patience, capital- uled to host the match, lost bone of contention. Rana hitting 67 (4X4, 2X6). In touch as he got runs in style, ising on every opportunity to score. Not be reck- out due to a dispute The clamour for free reply, Gujarat lost opener cracking 13 boundaries apart less at the same time but have a clear game plan between the Indian board passes during interna- Priyank Panchal (2) off the third from six sixers to power the team to score," said 26-year-old, who has played 34 and the Madhya Pradesh tional games has always ball of the innings. home. Tests. Cricket Association over the been an issue with BCCI The Haryana spinners kept However, India Test discard Pace is West Indies' strength though they distribution of complimentary affiliated units. the Gujarat batsmen on a leash Murali Vijay failed to impress as have been hit by the absence of Kemar Roach passes. The match will now be held at and also took wickets at regular he was castled by left-arm spin- in the series opener with the lead fast bowler "The second Paytm ODI to be the picturesque ACA-VDCA intervals. India discard Jayant ner Harmeet Singh for just three rushing back home following the death of his played between India and Windies (Andhra Cricket Yadav (3 for 35) was the most runs. grandmother. The pitch here has bit of grass will now be held at Association/Visakhapatnam successful of the bowlers while In the other match, Jammu covering and Holder is not complaining. Visakhapatnam's Dr YS District Cricket Association) leggie Yuzvendra Chahal, who is & Kashmir put it across Team "It (pitch) was covered when I came today Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA ground, set on the outskirts of the aiming to break into the nation- Rajasthan by three wickets, but there seems to be a bit of grass. The prac- Cricket Stadium," the BCCI said port city amidst scenic hills. al Test squad, took 1 for 34 in his reaching the revised target of 179 tice facilities are brilliant. But like I said crick- in a press release. The West Indies and India will 10-over spell. in the 36th and final over after et is played on the day. It is about executing your As per the new BCCI consti- play five one-day internationals in In the Tamil Nadu-Tripura a rain interruption during the plans." tution, 90 per cent tickets of the the series. match, the former elected to bat ) * ;+< 9% @ lunch interval.

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