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chief said the BJP Government Both leaders are in touch district while they were return- had crossed all the limits of with their Opposition parties’ ing from a meeting.      #   “intolerance towards the counterpart like Congress Blockades were staged at Opposition parties and the president Rahul Gandhi, for- Midnapore, various places in 
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 the KMP Expressway, the entire icant day for Haryana and it of public money,” Modi said. been registered at Karol Bagh and the RBI, followed a is 9.69 lakh crore, and inde- M  stretch of 135-km highway, will bring about a transport During a public rally at police station and investigation marathon nine-hour meeting pendent director and Swadeshi (
     which is intended to ease con- revolution in the State. He also Sultanpur, the PM recounted is underway,” said Amit of the central board that dis- ideologue S Gurumurthy and     gestion by bypassing Delhi on blamed the previous Congress the achievements of his Sharma, Additional Deputy cussed threadbare issues that the Finance Ministry have been 
    its western border, is now open regime in Haryana for creating Government in developing Commissioner of Police had brought the RBI and the wanting it to be lowered in line L    M   for traffic. obstacles and delaying devel- infrastructure in the country. (DCP), Central district. Finance Ministry at logger- with global practices.     * Addressing a public gath- opment projects. Continued on Page 4 Detailed report on P2 heads. Continued on Page 4                "
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!    tional songs. Police arrested 69        (+""%, devotees, threw down their holy “Irumudikettu”, (the bun- he Kerala High Court on dle containing offerings to the   "+/'+0(, lawyer Abdul Moneim sub- TMonday came down heav- deity which could be opened mitted documents showing ily on the State Government only inside the sanctum of the top Dubai court on that courts in Switzerland and while hearing a series of peti- temple) and assaulted them for AMonday ordered the extra- Italy had ruled not to extradite tions filed by various Hindu reciting Ayyappa hymns. dition of British national and his client. organisations challenging the They were taken to a court alleged middleman Christian “The judicial authorities restrictions imposed at in Pathanamthitta, and were Michel, who is wanted by there concluded that there was Sabarimala, the holy shrine in remanded in 14 days custody the Indian investigative agen- no criminal element in the the Western Ghats. under non-bailable sections cies in the 3,600 crore case,” the lawyer argued. Earlier, Justices Ramachandra of the IPC on Monday and sent AgustaWestland VVIP chop- he argued at Dubai’s highest Menon and N Anil Kumar to Central Jail at Thiruvananth- pers deal case. court that the extradition lambasted police for “blatant apuram. This led hundreds of Michel, 54, is currently in request procedure of Michel violation of human rights” Ayyappa devotees to undertake jail in Dubai since he was would be a “violation” of the against women devotees and Nama Japa Yatra (rallies in arrested and sent to custody Judge Abdelaziz Al international treaty signed children who were taking rest which the participants recite pending the legal and judicial Zarouni, who headed the between the UAE and India. at the covered walkway at the hymns and devotional songs in procedure in the UAE. bench, pronounced Continued on Page 4 shrine on Sunday night by praise of Lord Ayyappa) The Court of Cassation the decision in the pumping water to make them at police stations across upheld on Monday a lower presence of member leave the spot. the State. court order which ruled that judges Musabeh The State had a sleepless The rallies concluded Michel could be extradited, Thaaloub, Mostafa Al night on Sunday following the peacefully but not before some %&%  
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$ 85% # 7$5 9'* 4( ) *'&* ) 7$5 (4*5& A 25-year-old man, named was concuted. We have illegally in a house at central 4* 4*$4 5: 9#;;5& 5 9* $4 75 #; 4( Ajeet, was injured and is still registered a case under district of Karol Bagh. What is :54$48 undergoing treatment in the section 304 of Indian Penal even more painful is the fact hospital. “We received a call Code (IPC) at Karol Bagh these lives could have been around 12:23 pm regarding 0    +           1 , 2  police station and further saved, had the civic authorities the fire incident in a house investigation is going,” said sealed this illegal unit. at street number-3 in ders were rushed to the spot,” (DFS) adding that two fire “The victims were rushed Amit Sharma, Additional “This is not the only illegal Beadonpura area near Karol said Atul Garg, Chief Fire tenders brought the fire under to the nearby hospital where Deputy Commissioner of unit in the area. Gali (street) Bagh following which fire ten- Officer at Delhi Fire Service control by 12.50 pm. four were declared brought Police (DCP), Central District. number-30 — cramped, dirty and jumbled — at Beedanpura area in Karol Bagh of national Capital have several small ille-  !"#$
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#  '/  All these units exist in cials, most of the breed- extremely small premises, ith 710 fresh cases ing detected in waste which are mostly stuffed with Wof dengue report- products left in open. goods, not allowing any venti- ed over the last one Domestic breeding of lation into the room. Most of week in the national mosquitoes is one of the the buildings do not have a Capital, the total num- main reasons responsi- sanction plan and have illegal- ber of people diagnosed ble for people contract- ly added a third or a fourth with dengue this season ing these diseases, he floor to the already existing has reached to 5,623, said. structure. according to the latest Noticing increasing According to a senior report released by cases of vector-borne north corporation official, most Municipal diseases, all three civic of these unregulated industry Corporations. However, the holds during the inspection bodies had issued an advisory hubs have emerged in low- number of cases reported last and served 181970 legal notices on prevention and control of middle class residential areas, year till the time was 8,549. for developing the favourable vector-borne diseases and unauthourised colonies and The report also stated that atmosphere for breeding in called for prevention of breed- slum clusters. %   %     +     +   2 three new cases of malaria their houses or premises. ing at the source and made it      "+/'+0(, the passenger resulted in the “These illegal hubs are not    1 , 2  have also been reported, taking According to the data clear that taking precaution is recovery of $58,400 and Euro a part of the conforming indus- the total number of cases to 870 released by all three corpora- the only effective tool for pre- elhi Customs officials on 65,100 equivalent to 96.2 lakh trial areas and hence do not fol- Nagar, Nilothi, Swarn Park Development Corporation this year. However, the numbers tions, which are grappling with vention and control of these DMonday claimed to have which the passenger had con- low labour laws or fire-safety and Tikri Kalan. The licensing (DSIIDC) to three municipal of Chikungunya cases stand at rising number of cases of the diseases. arrested a 45-year-old man at cealed in the falls of sarees norms. The workers here also team of corporation had corporations in June this year. 375 with no new cases have vector-borne diseases, the areas Dengue and chikungunya Indira Gandhi International (being carried by him),”said the sleep inside,” said a senior offi- already sealed 516 factories in Farhan, a worker in the been reported this month so far. falling under the three munic- are caused by the bite of Aedes (IGI) airport for allegedly trying custom official. cial of NMC. The official fur- Shahbad Daulatpur, area told The Pioneer he had The municipal corpora- ipal corporations, the cases of agypti mosquito, which breeds to smuggle foreign currency “We have seized the forex ther said that in an intensive Prahladpur and Pooth Khurd been working here in a denim tions had put all the possible breeding reported were 71552 in clear water, while Anopheles worth nearly 96 lakh into the and the accused is arrested survey carried out in different for running factories in non- factory in the area for last five efforts to contain the vector- in areas of North Corporation, mosquito, which causes malar- country. According to customs under the provision of section residential areas by the north conforming areas, he said. The years. “I work on daily basis borne diseases and that yield- 94208 and 62058 cases under ia, can breed in both fresh and official, the accused was inter- 104 of custom act. The accused corporations, thousands of pol- action would be initiated and earn Rs 400 per day. This ed a positive result, a senior areas fall under south and east muddy water. In one of the cepted on Saturday when he was had disclosed that he had luting and non- polluting units against all these units soon, he incident is shocking for us and corporation official said. The corporation respectively. worst outbreak, a total of proceeding to board a flight to smuggled foreign currency for producing plastic bags, said. I agree there is no provision for dengue breeding checkers of Further, the three civic 12,221 chikungunya cases were Dubai. amounting to 80 lakh during rubber or chemicals and oth- Action was taken on the us to escape if there is some the municipal corporations bodies have also launched reported in Delhi till December “The man was stopped by his past two visits adopting the ers found running in non- basis of a list of 51,837 industries tragedy or a fire incident but for have found mosquitoes breed- 25731 prosecutions after breed- 24, 2016, out of which 9,749 customs official and a detailed same modus operandi,” said the confirming areas such as Karol provided by the Delhi State living we have work,” said ing in nearly 227818 house- ing was found, the report said. were confirmed. baggage and personal search of custom official. 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The Government with the HoDs twice a month A total of 2,59,512 com- said, "It has to be the top most Forecasting (SAFAR), the over- is considered 'good', 51 and 100 to ensure to end the nexus of Kejriwal also directed that feels that some corrupt officials to personally review the func- plaints have been received in priority of all the HoDs to all air quality index (AQI) was 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 touts to earn money from peo- time limits prescribed for the delay a particular application tioning of the PGMS. The government departments dur- ensure that no grievance recorded at 326, which comes 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', ple by being mediator. During delivery of the services under or request intentionally to department heads have been ing the same period. remains unattended and after under 'very poor' category. 301 and 400 'very poor', and the initial days of DSD the scheme must be adhered to force the applicant to pay in asked to review the cases of It stated that 94,205 com- a grievance is resolved there The Central Pollution 401 and 500 'severe'. launched, the total number of in totality and strictly. Rthe lieu of getting the job done those individuals who are plaints were received at all the should be no dissatisfaction of Control Board (CPCB) data Air quality is very poor and calls connected was 71,637. Chief Minister had also made quickly. unsatisfied with the grievance three municipal corporations the citizens with the concerned said 20 areas in Delhi record- expected to increase gradually Chief Minister Arvind redressal done by the respective ruled by the BJP. department." ed 'very poor' air quality and 13 in next two two to three days Kejriwal had directed that no department", it said. "The chief minister will According to the state- recorded 'poor' air quality. but well within 'very poor' case submitted by the 'Mobile %&'     $ No complaint should be hold meetings with the HoDs ment, the CM told the officers On Monday, the PM2.5 - limit, the SAFAR said in a Sahayaks' to any of the depart- left unattended and it must be on 15th and 31st (or whichev- that figures of those not satis- particles in the air with a diam- report. ments be rejected by the resolved within the time limit er will be the last working day fied with the redressal of their eter of less than 2.5 microme- "At present, winds are department without the SD is a 24x7 helpline and camera visits home , and this (15 days) specified by the of the month) to personally grievances must be brought tres - level was recorded at 174, unfavourable for dispersion approval of the Minister-in- Dany citizen of Delhi can is how a delivery process department, it stated. review the PGMS functioning," down by the Delhi government while the PM10 level was but it may slow down any time charge. dial 1076, the call centre takes starts, the applicant gets a The government shared the statement said. departments. recorded at 320, the CPCB data with fall in temperature which "The present Government all details and inform about confirmation text. department-wise complaint In the meeting, Kejriwal "Priority of the government said. is expected. feels that various cases are the required documents for DSD includes certificates data according to which 39,449 told the HoDs, "Since the gov- and its officers has to be towards The air quality in Humidity is still high rejected at the lower levels on further procedure. By paying for marriage, birth, caste, complaints were received ernment stands committed the public and their grievances Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida which is unfavourable. Fire the pretext of one or the other 50, an appointment would be income and disability, besides against the Delhi Police towards public welfare, it is cannot be left unresolved at any and Greater Noida was 'poor' counts from stubble burning 'discrepancy' in the application booked. driving licences, ration between February 2015 to important that individual cost," the statement quoted while Gurgaon recorded 'mod- declined and will have marginal for the purpose of taking bribe A Mobile Sahayak carry- cars, domiciles and water con- November 16 this year at the grievances of the residents of Kejriwal as saying. erate' air quality, it said. impact," it said. in lieu of getting the job done ing a biometric machine and nections. 
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%&   the EC's enquiry into the anarchic nature. The commis- were detained immediately in crime are also being taken, he alleged deletion of names from sion should ensure action both the cases he added. said. the voters' list in Tughlaqabad against them," Tiwari said. "The woman in the first "The staff has been      "+/'+0(, M *(*+$$( deployed for mechanical clean- as "farcical". An AAP delegation had case belonged to Jahangir Puri deployed in shifts, so ing if needed by civic bodies. The EC had conducted a met the chief election and was caught red-handed by nobody gets tired and everyone elhi Bhartiya Janta Party ,&) The mayors gave their nod door-to-door survey in Lal commissioner earlier this police while trying to steal  is alert. Also, we have several D(BJP) president Manoj *(*(*)$*& for ensuring mechanical clean- Kuan and Harikesh Nagar areas month, alleging that names of 4,000 from a visitor's wallet. In police officers patrolling in Tiwari asked party-ruled *((**) ing of septic tanks and drains. of the Tughlaqabad over 10 lakh voters, mostly sup- the second case, the women civil dress. Also, we have all the municipal corporations on *'&($*+ The sewer cleaning job in Assembly segment to verify porting the AAP and the belonged to Rohini Sector-24. information about the people Monday to purchase machines ,$)+*( the national capital is a respon- AAP's claims that "over one Congress, were deleted in Delhi They were also detained," he who were arrested in previous for cleaning of septic tanks and sibility of city government's lakh votes were deleted in since the 2015 Assembly elec- said. years, so if they enter, our eyes sewers to prevent deaths due to ))%*+ agency Delhi Jal Board. East South Delhi since the last tions. This year, no case of eve- are on them and we are keep- manual scavenging in the city. )1)(* Delhi mayor Bipin Bihari Singh assembly elections in 2015". The District Election teasing has been reported so ing an eye on all such suspects," Speaking at an event (
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)%)%N Bharat fund. They have got lakhs of less" and said the verification reports were registered during SWAT teams, Anti terrorist Toilet Day, Tiwari said His South Delhi counter- names deleted from voter lists. exercise on the complaint of the the Trade Fair out of which two measures, Bomb Detection although sewer cleaning comes Sulabh International for part Narendra Chawla also Hope EC wud take immediate party was conducted in a trans- were for eve-teasing. The rest Teams (BDT), Observation under the Delhi government order as soon as possible pur- mechanical cleaning of sewers stressed on the need for action (sic)," Kejriwal said in a parent manner. were registered for minor Towers, Morchas, patrolling but municipal corporations chase of machines for cleaning and septic tanks was launched mechanical cleaning of drains tweet. The officer also denied thefts, he added. parties are there. CCTV cam- need to equip manual scav- of septic tanks and sewer to on the occasion. and sewer saying Delhi gov- In a letter to Chief Election the AAP's charge that a list "The size of the fair has eras have also been installed engers. prevent deaths due to manual Founder of Sulabh ernment should release pend- Commissioner O P Rawat, of deleted votes was not pro- been reduced to 25 per cent of everywhere in the area for sur- "Mayors of the three scavenging," he said. International Bindeshwar ing funds of corporations Chadha demanded a fresh vided to political parties in its capacity this year due to veillance, he added. municipal corporations should A machine purchased by Pathak said the machine will be enabling them to do so. inquiry into the alleged dele- Delhi.    ()  *+ ,-. ,-/0 )*)> *    8 0$1   :  $     % 
   %  New Delhi: The Australian Indian national facing court It said the long running +(-  #  Government has cautioned over his alleged role as the main operation by the ABF also result- Indian nationals who want to facilitator. ed in 164 foreign nationals hav- live permanently in Australia Four Australian citizens ing their applications for a "part- & .    against organised contrived too are facing charges of con- ner visa" refused after they were    &  marriage scams targeting South vincing individuals to fraudu- linked to the syndicate. Asians. lently marry non-citizens seek- None of the participants in New Delhi: The Supreme The warning came after ing to obtain permanent resi- this scam obtained permanent Narsinghpur/Betul/Dewas over identification of infiltra- Court on Monday said it had Australian Border Force (ABF) dency, the Australian High residency. Some of these clients (MP): BJP chief Amit Shah on tors. "We have done the job of quashed an FIR against BJP MP shut down a contrived mar- Commission here said in a paid significant amounts of Monday trained his guns at the identifying 40 lakh infiltrators Anurag Thakur and others in riages syndicate operating out release titled 'warning about money, for no immigration saffron party's political rivals, in Assam. On this, Rahul and a case related to alleged of Sydney, with a 32-year-old fake marriage scams'. outcome, it added. PTI saying they were suffering company have raised a lot of encroachment of land for the from "Narendra Modi phobia", hue and cry. They saw in it a construction of the and sought votes for the ruling violation of their (infiltrators') Dharamshala cricket stadium represented the devotees said failed in making any kind of party to throw "infiltrators" out rights. But they do not care for by "mistake". / --- the Court told the Government basic arrangements at the tem- of the country. others," Shah said. the rights of the martyred A bench of justices A K and police that they have no ple. “It is to cover up the failure Addressing a series of ral- He lauded the Centre for countrymen," he said. Sikri and S A Nazeer was told From Page 1 rights to fix the schedule for the of the Government that police lies ahead of the November 28 the Army's surgical strikes on "Should infiltrators be by the counsel appearing for “On what ground you devotees to pray at the temple. were being used to scare away Assembly polls in Madhya terror launchpads across the thrown out or not?," he asked former Himachal Pradesh Chief Senior advocate P S passed orders making it illegal “The judges were taken the devotees. It is pathetic to see Pradesh, where campaigning Line of Control (LoC) post the the crowd, adding, "Vote for Minister Virbhadra Singh, who Patwalia, appearing for Thakur for the devotees to stay in the aback when they were told that infants have to sleep near has picked up momentum, Uri terror attack in 2016. Shivraj (Madhya Pradesh Chief has been arrayed as a respon- and others, told the bench that walkway during night hours? that devotees were sent back heaps of garbage where wild Shah said Congress president "When the Uri terror Minister Shivraj Singh dent in the case filed by the there was no need to recall the How can you pump water and from the temple without per- boars and pigs come in search Rahul Gandhi was raising a attack took place, the entire Chouhan) in 2018 and the Himachal Pradesh Cricket order as the main FIR was make the walkway wet to keep mitting them to offer the of food,” said Sasikala. hue and cry over the issue of country was angry. Modi Modi Government in 2019. We Association (HPCA), that the already quashed by the court. old devotees and tiny tots away Irumudykettu at the sanctum, But Chief Minister Pinarayi identification of "infiltrators" in ordered the surgical strikes we will flush them out com- November 2 order of the top The counsel representing from the walkway? Do you have They also asked the Vijayan said at Kozhikode that Assam, but ignoring the rights and made India the third pletely from Kashmir to court should be recalled first. Singh said the November 2 made alternate arrangements Government to implement the the RSS and the BJP were of martyrs. Speaking at country in the world after the Kanyakumari." On November 2, the apex order should be recalled as the for their stay in the apex court verdict permitting behind all the troubles at Narsinghpur, he asked the US and Israel to avenge the "For us, the nation's secu- court had quashed two FIRs apex court had by mistake Sannidhanam after the closure women of all ages in the tem- Sabarimala. “The Government Congress to give an account of killings of its soldiers," Shah rity comes first," Shah said. against Thakur, his father and quashed a separate FIR against of the temple doors every ple peacefully and without is duty bound to implement the what did the four generations said. During the days of former Taking a jibe at Gandhi for former Himachal Pradesh chief Thakur and others in connec- night?” asked the judges to the upsetting the other devotees,” Supreme Court order allowing of the Nehru-Gandhi family do Prime Minister Manmohan the Congress not declaring its minister Prem Kumar Dhumal tion with a case related to Government advocate. said Ramkumar. women inside the temple. when they ruled the country. Singh's Government, terrorists chief ministerial candidate in and others in two separate alleged encroachment of land, The court said it is not con- He said there was blatant What is important is to protect "The Opposition is suffer- from Pakistan would sneak Madhya Pradesh, he asked, cases — one related to alleged where staff quarters of the tent with the explanations given violation of human rights at the rights of the devotees. But ing from Narendra Modi pho- into India and escape after car- "Who is your commander? irregularities in granting land education department of the by the advocate general and Sabarimala. the RSS and the BJP are foment- bia. They just want to get rid rying out explosions, he added. Why have you not declared on lease for the construction of state was situated. asked the State Police Chief to K P Sasikala, leader of the ing troubles all over the State,” of Modi from the Prime At another rally in Betul, him? How will they do it as the Dharamshala cricket sta- He said no argument was file a comprehensive report by Hindu United Front told said the Chief Minister while Minister's post, while we want the Bharatiya Janata Party they have a raja (king), a dium and another pertaining to advanced by them in the sec- Thursday. reporters after her darshan at inaugurating the annual meet of to get rid of poverty, insecuri- (BJP) chief slammed Gandhi, maharaja and a tired industri- alleged encroachment of ond FIR, which was quashed by K Ramkumar, the septua- the temple on Monday that the the Kerala Union of Working ty and air pollution among saying he had created a furore alist." PTI Government land. the court "by mistake". PTI genarian senior lawyer, who CPI-M led Government has Journalists at Kozhikode. 2& %    %999           666 From Page 1 has become final but it will lier this year for his extradition, warrant against him. Contesting the lower need approval from the UAE based on the criminal investi- The ED investigation From Page 1 court’s ruling, according to Minister of Justice for the gations conducted in the case found that remittances made Verma’s reply will deal with  .!"   which his client could be extra- extradition procedure to start. by the CBI and the by Michel through his Dubai- the CVC report, which was cat- dited, the lawyer argued that The extradition procedure Enforcement Directorate (ED). based firm Global Services to egorised into four parts by the the Indian authorities did not is executed in coordination The ED, in its chargesheet a media firm he floated in apex court as “complimentary, From Page 1 toll plazas 64 pedestrian cross- models. Fountains, historical follow ‘the proper procedures’ with the Interpol and the filed against Michel in June Delhi, along with two Indians, very complimentary, not so “Development of infra- ings. and cultural monuments con- when requesting the extradi- Criminal investigation 2016, had alleged that he were made from the funds complimentary, and very structure plays a very impor- The exact toll rates for nected to Shrimad Bhagwad tion, the newspaper reported. Department. received EUR 30 million which he got from uncomplimentary” for the CBI tant role in raising the standard various vehicles are yet to be Gita and Yoga have been placed “The request should have Since the appellate court (about Rs 225 crore) from AgustaWestland through Director. of living of the people of this revealed but it will be about at various locations to improve been filed by India’s Ministry ruled on September 2 that he AgustaWestland. ‘criminal activity’ and corrup- The SC on November 16 country. Highways, railways, 1.25 times more expensive the aesthetic look of the of Home Affairs rather than its could be extradited, in The money was nothing tion being done in the chopper had directed Verma, Attorney airways, waterways, as well as than regular national high- expressway. Ministry of External Affairs,” response to a request filed by but ‘kickbacks’ paid by the firm deal that led to the subsequent General KK Venugopal and electricity-related infrastruc- ways. The expressway, which was Abdul Moneim was quoted as the Indian authorities to the to execute the helicopter deal generation of proceeds of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta ture, our focus areas of this Similarly, the Manesar- conceived in 2002, was to be saying. He contended that the UAE in connection with cor- in favour of the firm in ‘guise crime. --- who were also supplied Government,” the PM said. Palwal stretch is over 52 km originally completed in July procedure was ‘flawed’ since it ruption-related charges, of’ genuine transactions for Following allegations of with the confidential report of During the occasion, long and has 32 underpasses, 2009. However, on account of did not comply with the claus- Michel lost his bail condi- performing multiple work con- corruption, India on January the CVC --- to maintain secre- Haryana Chief Minister three intersections and four toll litigation and various contro- es of the treaty signed on the tions, the paper said. tracts in the country, accord- 1, 2014 scrapped the contract cy, saying it was needed to Manohar Lal Khattar said the plazas. The design speed of the versies, the project continued to issue, the paper said. Michel, whose passport ing to the chargesheet. with Italy-based ensure people’s faith in the expressway would lead to more expressway was 120 kmph for hang fire during the 10-year “Accordingly, the lower court had been impounded by the Michel is one of the three Finmeccanica’s British sub- CBI as an institution. development of the National light vehicles and 100 kmph for rule of the previous Congress order should be reversed,” he judicial authorities in Dubai middlemen being probed in sidiary AgustaWestland for Earlier, the apex court had Capital Region (NCR) here. He heavy ones. government led by Bhupinder argued. and had been granted release the case, besides Guido supplying 12 AW-101 VVIP said the CVC had made some also blamed the previous Furthermore, commuters Singh Hooda. Michel filed his appeal on bail, became ‘wanted’ on Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, by choppers to the IAF over “very uncomplimentary” find- Congress regime of delay in the travelling on the KMP will The PM was accompanied before the Dubai Court of September 2, following the the ED and the CBI. Both the alleged breach of contractual ings in its probe on corruption KMP project. pay for the distance they trav- by Chief Minister Manohar Cassation within 30 days after decision issued by the Dubai agencies have notified an obligations and charges of allegations against Verma and He said the 83-km Kundli- el and not for the entire corri- Lal Khattar, Union Ministers the lower court’s ruling. With Court of Appeals. Interpol red corner notice paying kickbacks to the tune of wanted further investigation Manesar section was complet- dor. Rao Inderjit Singh, who is a Dubai’s top court upholding India officially made the (RCN) against him after the Rs 423 crore by it for securing into some of the charges which ed four months ahead of the Seven toll plazas have been Gurugram MP, Haryana the lower court’s decision, it request to the Gulf nation ear- court issued a non-bailable the deal. required more time. revised deadline. set up on the 83-km stretch of Governor Satyadev Narayan Union Minister for Road the six-laned KMP Expressway, Arya and PWD Minister Rao Transport and Highways Nitin which is access-controlled to Narbir Singh was also present $
  666 dent members like S under Prompt Corrective quacy ratio, and the govern- which empowers the govern- Gadkari had formally inaugu- charge the commuters accord- on the occasion. Gurumurthy to arrive at a Action (PCA), it was decided ment is in favour of this prac- ment to issue directions to the rated the 53-km Manesar- ing to the distance travelled by Khatttar said the inaugu- middle ground on some of the that the matter will be exam- tice being adopted for the RBI Governor. Palwal section of the express- them. ration of the KMP expressway From Page 1 contentious issues. ined by the Board for Financial domestic banking sector as RBI Deputy Governor way, which was opened to traf- Of the seven toll plazas, and extension of Faridabad The expert committee to According to sources, no Supervision (BFS) of the RBI. well. Viral Acharya had in a speech fic in 2016. two of the toll plazas will be in Metro Rail by PM was the be set up will now decide voting on any proposal took Of the 21 State-owned The Board, while deciding last month talked about the The expressway will pro- Sonepat district at Abbaspur beginning of the 2019 Lok about the adequate size of cap- place and a detailed presenta- banks, 11 are under the PCA to retain the capital adequacy independence of the central vide an alternative route to and Pipli villages, while anoth- Sabha polls. ital base. tion was made by Deputy framework, which imposes ratio or CRAR at 9 per cent, bank, arguing that any com- vehicles headed for Uttar er two will be in Jhajjar district Khattar said he was sure The central board headed Governor NS Vishwanathan lending and other restrictions agreed to extend the transition promise could be “potentially Pradesh and Rajasthan and is at Mandholi and Badli. The the BJP will win as much as 350 by RBI Governor Urjit Patel, to the board. Vishwanathan is on weak lenders. These are period for implementing the catastrophic” for the economy. expected to help ease traffic remaining three toll plazas will Lok Sabha seats in the 2019 which met amid the on-going the incharge of banking regu- Allahabad Bank, United Bank last tranche of 0.625 per cent In his first public com- flow, especially that of heavy be in Gurugram at Sultanpur, general elections. He said under tussle between the Finance lation and supervision. of India, Corporation Bank, under the Capital Conservation ments since the spat between vehicles. It is estimated that it Patli-Hazipur and Mokalwas. the guidance of the PM, the Ministry and the central bank The Board also advised IDBI Bank, UCO Bank, Bank Buffer (CCB), by one year, the RBI and the Finance will divert 50,000 vehicles. There are also weigh-in- Party would win all the ten Lok over various issues, discussed that the RBI should consider a of India, Central Bank of India, that is up to March 31, 2020. Ministry came out in the open, The total cost of the project motion machines installed at all Sabha seats in Haryana. the Basel regulatory capital scheme for restructuring of Indian Overseas Bank, Oriental CCB currently stands at Gurumurthy had last week is Rs 6,400 crore, 3,846 acre was entry points to stop the entry The expressway will pro- framework, a restructuring stressed standard assets of Bank of Commerce, Dena 1.875 per cent and remaining said the stand-off “is not a acquired at a cost of Rs 2,988 of overloaded vehicles on the vide an alternative route to scheme for stressed MSMEs, MSME borrowers with aggre- Bank and Bank of 0.625 per cent was to be met by happy thing at all”. crore. The expressway will super expressway. Amenities vehicles headed for Uttar bank health under Prompt gate credit facilities of up to Rs Maharashtra. The PCA frame- March 2019, as per the dead- Gurumurthy, who was appoint- reduce 30 per cent pollution for users include one ambu- Pradesh and Rajasthan and is Corrective Action (PCA) 25 crore, subject to such con- work kicks in when banks line fixed by the RBI. ed to the board of RBI a few and ease 40 per cent traffic jam lance, one crane and one police expected to help ease traffic framework and the Economic ditions as are necessary for breach any of the three key reg- According to sources, the months back, had said the in Delhi. patrolling vehicle with a flow, especially that of heavy Capital Framework (ECF). ensuring financial stability. ulatory trigger points — name- next meeting of central board capital adequacy ratio pre- The significance of the six- helpline number has been sta- vehicles. It is estimated that it Patel and his deputies came Most of the RBI’s 10 inde- ly capital to risk weighted assets of the RBI is scheduled to be scribed in India is 1 per cent lane KMP expressway is that it tioned in every 20km for will divert 50,000 vehicles. face to face with government pendent directors, including ratio, net non-performing held on December 14. higher than the global Basel will connect four major nation- speedy response in case of nominee directors — Tata Sons Chairman N assets (NPA) and return on Amid growing tensions with norms. He also pitched for eas- al highways (NH), NH-1 accidents or emergencies. Economic Affairs Secretary Chandrasekaran, attended the assets (RoA). the central bank, the Finance ing lending norms for small (Delhi-Ambala-Amritsar), The Haryana Subhash Chandra Garg and meeting that had drawn intense Globally, PCA kicks in Ministry had sought discus- and medium enterprises, which NH-2 (Delhi-Agra-Varanasi- Government has announced Financial Services Secretary media and market attention. only when banks slip on a sin- sions under the never-used- account for 50 per cent of the Dankuni), NH-48 (Delhi- plans to develop five new Rajiv Kumar — and indepen- With regard to banks gle parameter of capital ade- before Section 7 of the RBI Act country’s GDP. Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Mumbai) cities over an area of 50,000 and NH-10 (Delhi-Hisar- hectares on each side of the Fazilka-Indo-Pak border). KMP (KMP) expressway. Director did not give immedi- Special Cell of the Delhi Police cussed Moin Qureshi’s case. on November 8, Sana was The length of the Kundli to Apart from this, near ate permission and reverted on the mobile of Investigating As per Sana, in the year 2011, advised by Law Secretary Manesar stretch was over 83 the toll plaza, a world-class --- that the NSA has not permit- Officer AK Bassi, DSP, CBI, Gorantla Ramesh sold some Suresh Chandra to save km. The stretch has fourteen Art and Culture Gallery has ted the same,” said the affidavit. who did not take the call. Later land and gave around Rs 4 Asthana from the Supreme major and minor bridges, four been set up to depict the pro- The CBI DIG in his affi- another Inspector of Special crore out of the said sale con- Court monitored CVC probe. railways over bridges, 56 ject development history FromPage 1 davit also said that during Cell called up and sought to sideration to Sana, in the He said that IAS officer Rekha underpasses, 7 intersections, 7 through 3D Holographic “Regarding genuineness of interrogation they found that know if Manoj has been arrest- same month, in which Sana Rani met Sana to contact the this claim of Manoj, no attempt Manoj Prasad and brother ed. Enquiries revealed that the had given Rs 50 Lakhs to Law Secretary. The woman was made to verify the claim Somesh Prasad were in regular query had originated from the Moin Qureshi. Therefore, IAS officer was owner of Sana’s regarding NSA Doval,” said touch with Rakesh Asthana and Cabinet Secretariat.” Gorantla Ramesh was exam- office premises. According to the affidavit filed by Sinha. He Somesh Goel. He said that Further, the interesting part ined by CBI in the Moin Sana, Chandra told him that he said later he found that Manoj there were several WhatsApp is how a Minister in the Modi Qureshi’s case. was talking to him on behalf of Prasad’s information about messages to prove this “dubious Government intervened with “As per Sana, subsequent- Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha. India opting out from Interpol links.” The officer further said the DoPT to protect Asthana. ly, CVC Chowdhary called “Sana spoke to him on was factually correct. his team has records of con- “As per Sana, Shri Haribhai Rakesh Asthana to his resi- WhatsApp on the evening of “When the IO, AK Bassi, versation between Rakesh (Minister of State) had inter- dence and made enquiries. November 8. The Union Law came to know that Samant Asthana and Samant Goel, vened with the senior officers Asthana informed the CVC Secretary, Suresh Chandra, said Goel/ Somesh had stopped when Manoj Prasad was in of CBI through the office of the that there is not much in evi- he was in London for some talking and were exchanging their custody. Minister of Personnel, Public dence against them. There is no work related to the Nirav Modi WhatsApp messages, he insist- The affidavit filed by Sinha Grievances and Pension, to illegality in this, but the same case, that he was trying to con- ed that we need the cellphone brings to light the role of the whom, apparently, the CBI is put on record here for the tact him for last 4/5 days in sets of the public servants as the Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha in Director reports to,” said the sake of completeness. No ver- order to convey message of evidence is likely to be stored protecting Astana. “In the CBI DIG. ification was undertaken and Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha on the device and that search morning of October 17, 2018, He also said that CVC the same is based on disclosure that the Union Government be conducted. The CBI a call came from the DCP of Chowdhray also met Sana to made by Sana” will offer full protection to save his relative from these “On October 23, 2018, the him, that there will be a dras- issues. The officer said that applicant herein was informed tic change on Tuesday (13th) the CVC and Asthana were by DIG/DD (SU) that someone and that he (Sana) should meet also in touch during these spoke to Samant Goel (who him (Suresh Chandra) on days. “Sathish Babu Sana also was in Chandigarh at that Wednesday(14th),” the peti- disclosed that he met CVC time) and asked to help him to tion says. 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Speaking at an event here, sanitation is aimed at address- will be at Lawngtlai in the failed to notify RERA due to tion of RERA, but the Ministry been registered under RERA, Hailing the HUA Ministry, HUA Secretary Durga Shanker ing challenges in the urban san- morning followed by Joint land and other issues. officials cleared all their doubts while 26,018 agents have been Modi said India is proud of the drive. World Toilet Day, cele- Mishra said 19 states and UTs itation space thereby enable YMA playground, Vairengte The development comes in the last month's workshop. registered across the country. remarkable speed with which brated on November 19, is were already Open Defecation participating states and cities in later in the evening. The battle after a team of the Union The Act, which provides Maharashtra tops the list of sanitation coverage has about taking action to ensure Free (ODF) in their urban proactively implementing for votes in Mizoram is a direct Housing and Urban Affairs proper protection to home States with 18,392 projects reg- increased in the last four years that everyone has a safe toilet areas. viable, affordable and sustain- fight between ruling Congress (HUA) Ministry visited the buyers, was enacted by the istered. and reiterated his by 2030. "This has been achieved by able sanitation solutions for a which has been in power since northeastern States on October Parliament in 2016. The States Instead of implementing Government's commitment to "Today, on World Toilet the construction of nearly 60.53 Swachh Bharat. 2008 and Mizo National Front 26 and held a workshop with were given powers to notify RERA, West Bengal had noti- enhancing sanitation facilities. Day, we reiterate our commit- lakh individual household toi- The Swachh Bharat (MNF), the biggest regional their representatives and dis- their respective rules and fied its own real estate law — The Prime Minister said the ment towards enhancing clean- lets (against a mission target of Mission (Clean India Mission) outfit. An optimist BJP which cussed the issues coming in the appoint regulatory authori- the Housing and Industrial drive for a cleaner India and liness and sanitation facilities 66 lakhs; i.E. 91.7% construct- aims to achieve 100 per cent already penetrated North-East way of notifying the Act. ties. Regulation Act, 2017 (HIRA). ensuring better sanitation facil- across the nation. 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They held the shelter home in Bihar's there, but could not recover drought in 17 districts, which state, with an estimated loss of Deve Gowda has blamed a "nama japam" (chanting the Muzaffarpur district. anything from there. have been declared drought-hit. 8,000 crore. section of the media for nion Minister Alphons name of Lord Ayyappa) Their post-mortem exam- Last month, a shelter home Farmers from Meanwhile Chief Minister Sunday’s incident in Belgaum. UKannanthanam on protest against the police inations were conducted at a employee Krishna Ram, who Ramanagara, Mandya, Mysuru, HD Kumaraswamy had creat- Meanwhile Chief Minister has Monday hit out at the Kerala restrictions. The police had Government hospital, police also ran the press of Brajesh Kodagu, Kolar, Gadag, ed a controversy by calling called for a meeting of the agi- Government for turning the also taken into custody 68 pro- said on Monday. Thakur — the main accused — Tumukuru, Shivamogga, farmers goondas and also tating farmers on Tuesday to Sabarimala temple complex testors on Sunday night. The CBI, probing the alleged told the CBI sleuths that some Hassan, Haveri, Hubballi, allegedly abused a woman resolve the issue. "I appeal to into a "war zone" and treating The CPI(M)-led LDF rape of 34 girls at the shelter bodies were stuffed in gunny Belagavi and Bagalkot came to farmer who was protesting in the farmers to be patient as the the pilgrims like "dacoits". Government is making life dif- home, on Sunday searched doc- bags and disposed of in the Bengaluru to protest against the Belagavi. This has severely hit Government is committed to "They have imposed ficult for all the pilgrims com- uments at Shri Krishna Medical Burhi Gandak river a year ago. anti-farmers policies of the the pro farmer image of the find solutions to their prob- Section 144 (prohibitory ing here, the Minister said. College and Hospital and found However, the CBI could JD(S)-Congress Government coalition Government led by lems. I held meetings with orders). The pilgrims are being N(+*%+ 2>+."+" "This is like the Stalin era of the that the post-mortem examina- not recover anything from the in the State. Kumaraswamy and also officials and stakeholders on treated like dacoits. Where is (%*-."+'(+ Soviet Union," he said. tions of five girls of the shelter river. According to the CBI, "Farmers from all over the angered the coalition partner demands of sugarcane growers. the basic infrastructure...This is +30+230+D "Sabarimala is one of the home were conducted there. Ram disclosed that Brajesh state have come to force the the Congress.After Jayashree I have directed the district pathetic," the Minister, who biggest pilgrims centre in the According to the hospital Thakur had ordered the dis- State Government meet our Gurannavar, a woman farmer deputy commissioners to arrived here to take stock of the ,"2%/%.=2"+  country. Here, everyone lives register, the post-mortems of two posal of the bodies. He revealed demands on loan waiver, high- who was leading the agitation, resolve their issues," said the facilities at the hill shrine, (+'+>2++*%.+"2 peacefully. This Government is girls were conducted in 2013, that two inmates of Thakur's er price for sugarcane and called Kumaraswamy “a good statement citing the Chief told reporters. +..2.,** (+E%.+ determined to ensure that peo- two in 2015 and one in 2017. NGO, Seva Sankalp Ewam Vikas compensation for kharif crop for nothing CM”, the CM hit Minister. Though debt waiver "The State Government ple do not have the right to The CBI officials are now Samiti, had died under mysteri- loss due to drought this year," back calling them “goondas in was not a solution to the farm- has turned the temple complex 3,0 .,* O(+*%,' their belief," the Minister said. trying to find out as to whom ous circumstances and their Karnataka State Farmers the guise of farmers”. After his ers' woes, Kumaraswamy said into a war zone. The devotees Pointing out that there was the bodies of the girls were bodies were dumped in the river Association President statement farmers were angry the State Government was are not terrorists, they are pil- "The state government no basic facilities at Pamba, he handed over after their autop- from Akharaghat Bridge with the Chamaraj Patil told reporters . and intensified their agitation working hard to waive off farm grims," he said. must take responsibility...The said there were no toilets and sies and also whether cases help of Guddu, another employ- "Though Chief Minister across the State. loans taken from cooperative, Restrictions have been Union Tourism Ministry had all the three sheds at Nilackal were registered in the matter. ee of the shelter home, and H.D. Kumaraswamy Later the farmers’ anger scheduled and State-run banks. imposed at the temple complex given 100 crore...They have are waterlogged. "A team of CBI officials is Vijay Tiwari, Thakur's driver. announced farm loan waiver in forced Kumaraswamy to "I hope the waiver will enable following protests by activists not spent even a rupee..," "What is the intention of likely to soon interrogate some Of the 42 girls lodged at the June, the banks have not writ- retract saying that his statement the farmers to seek fresh loans of the BJP, RSS and right-wing Kannanthanam said. the Government? They want to hospital doctors to collect more short-stay home run by Brajesh ten off a rupee even after five was misinterpreted. for the next crop. The loan outfits over the State The Union minister visit- make sure the pilgrims are not details about the case," a district Thakur's NGO, 34 were found months. Except for making “My intention was not to waiver will begin soon as the Government's decision to ed Nilackal, the base camp, provided with basic facilities. police officer said. to have been sexually assaulted. announcements and giving hurt anyone. My statement has process is at the final stage," implement the September 28 Pamba and Sannidhanam What is happening with law The CBI had earlier found The crime came to light after a assurances, nothing has hap- been misinterpreted by the said the Chief Minister. Supreme Court order allowing Monday morning, hours after and order? Section 144? Is this human bones at a cremation social audit by the Tata Institute pened. "We are also unable to media. I apologise if the farm- Claiming that the Janata the entry of women of all ages police removed around 200- a democracy?" Kannanthanam ground on October 4 following of Social Sciences, Mumbai, five take fresh credit as old loans ers are hurt,” Kumaraswamy Dal (Secular)-Congress coali- into the shrine. odd people who had gathered said. a tip-off. It had also carried out months ago. IANS have not been waived off yet," said. Coalition partner tion Government was pro- Patil added. Congress has criticised farmer, Kumaraswamy said a Bengaluru City Police Kumaraswamy for making permanent solution was being stopped hundreds of agitators such a statement against the worked out to ensure that   !    from marching towards the farmers. Deputy Chief Minister farmers would not have to Vidhana Soudha from G Parameshwara said that he protest or resort to an agita- Freedom Park as prohibitory would apologise to the farmers tion. +   +  orders were in place. for the CM’s angry statement. "I have been always on the The Sugarcane farmers are “I don’t know in what context side of farmers and don't demanding payment of 1,500 he has used the word ‘goondas’. have bias against those from crore dues from state-run and But he should not have said the northern or southern    $  private sugar mills for fiscal that. The Congress party has regions of the State. 2017-18; 3,000 per tonne always been with the farmers “All are equal and same   *.,"% %. The outfit accused the higher minimum support price and I personally apologise to for me. As the loan waiver youths of providing informa- (MSP) for sugarcane from them,” Parameshwara said. amount is about 48,000 he Jammu & Kashmir tion about militants to the 2,500 per tonne fixed last The BJP was quick to crore, we need time and TPolice on Monday threat- security forces. year; fresh loans from cooper- demand an apology from chief workforce to verify each ened action against those Pani also said that the ative and state-run banks for minister for his remarks on the account. I want farmers to be uploading videos on social police were investigating the the rabi crop, supply of seeds farmer. Yeddyurappa said “The patient and not be desperate," media of executions carried out role of two overground women and fertilisers. Gowdas call themselves a fam- said the Chief Minister. by militants. workers arrested recently. Inspector-General of Police While one woman was (Kashmir Zone) SP Pani told arrested along with ammuni- "  8  the media: "Action will be tion during the search of a    +  " taken against those who upload vehicle in Lawaypora on the these videos on social media." outskirts of Srinagar,    Videos of executions of another, from Sumbal in two youths carried out by the Bandipora district, had been   $   #  ! Hizbul Mujahideen outfit in detained for luring youths to south Kashmir were recently terrorism through her     uploaded on the social media. Facebook account.       &     %         #$  +     -/%(%, ormer Assam Minister and $*&($ Fsenior Congress leader *) *'(<+(, Chandan Kumar Sarkar died at ((*($(%%) a hospital at Bongaigaon on &(*$6$
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          police arrested five more activists 1 * announced the formation of the the formation of a political community came together and nearly six hours to press for -%,<-FF%," Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonsalves MKM and said that it would party by the MKS should be floated Maratha Kranti Morcha reservations and other demands, and Arun Pereira, Sudha  L:0* contest the forthcoming Lok seen in the context of massive to demand among other things compelling the BJP-led saffron move by the Pune police to Bharadwaj and Gautam Sabha polls and subsequent mobilisation of Marathas as demanding reservations in alliance Government to come Aquestion senior Congress Navlakha for their association 8::%   Assembly elections in the State. part of as many 58 mammoth education and jobs to with a package for Marathas, leader Digvijay Singh in con- with the Elgaar Parishad held in Addressing a news confer- silent morchas organised by Marathas, scrapping of the including concessions in educa- nection with the investigations Pune ahead of the January 1,   ence at Kolhapur in western MKM in various district head- “misused SC and ST tion along the lines of Other into the activities of the banned 2018 Bhima-Koregaon riots and Maharashtra, Patil said: “Our quarters and major towns and (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Backward Classes (OBCs) and CPI (Maoist) took a political their alleged links with the party Maratha Kranti Sena will cities across Maharashtra to initiation of stern action against announce its readiness to accord turn on Monday with the rul- and the State Government to Maoists. However, the Supreme     -%, contest all the 48 Lok Sabha demand reservations for the culprits behind the gang- reservations to the community in ing BJP making an issue in the arrest me”. Court ordered that the five seats and 288 Assembly seats in Maratha community which rape of the Maratha girl. education and Government jobs. campaign for the Madhya On their part, the Pune arrested activists be placed under n an apparent attempt to cash Maharashtra. We are conven- accounts of 32 per cent of the The MKM took out silent Mumbai’s was the 58th Pradesh Assembly polls and police claim that they have house arrest till September 6. Iin on its popularity gained dur- ing our party’s first convention state’s total population. morchas in one and district silent morcha that the MKM daring the Congress leadership ascertained the mobile number In a charge-sheet filed in ing its crusade for Maratha at Vadgaon in Hatkanangale It is mainly because of the headquarter or major town took out every since the mem- to expel Singh from the party mentioned in the incriminating a Pune special court on reservations for the past two town in Kolhapur district on tremendous pressure mounted after another to press for its bers of Maratha community for his alleged Maoist links. letter was that of Singh. November 15 against 10 per- years, the hitherto social outfit November 25. At this con- by the MKM – which enjoyed various demands. Despite came together and floated the After news reports emanat- It may be recalled that five sons, including five activists Maratha Kranti Morcha (MKM) vention, we will devise a strat- the support of the Opposition being without a prominent outfit in August 2016. Later on, ed from Pune that the local Maoist-linked activists Human arrested for their alleged on Monday floated a political egy mobilise cadres for our new Congress, NCP and ruling Shiv leader to head the outfit, the MKS also became a party to the police planned to question Rights activists Rona Wilson Maoist links, the investigators party, Maratha Kranti Sena — political party in the run-up the Sena — on the ruling BJP that MKM became a force to public interest litigations in the Singh over the finding that his Jacob, Surendra Gadling, Sudhir had said that accused number (MKS) and announced that the Lok Sabha polls to be held in the Devendra Fadnavis reckon with in the following Bombay High Court which on mobile number was mentioned Dhawale, Prof Shoma Sen and two Rona J. Wilson had col- new party would contest all the May next year”. Government has now decided months. August 7 2018 directed the in one of the letters claimed to Mahesh Raut were arrested by luded with Shoma Sena and 48 Lok Sabha and 288 Assembly As a first step towards rop- to accord reservations to the The tremendous response Maharashtra State Backward have been seized from the the Pune police on June 6, in Prashanto Bose, secretary of seats in the forthcoming elec- ing in a prominent political Maratha community under an that the MKM evoked for its Class Commission (MSBCC) arrested Maoist sympathisers, connection with the Elgaar the outlawed CPI (Maoist)’s tions in the State. personality into their party, independent SEBC category. massive silent morchas would submit its report to the BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra Parishad and subsequent Eastern Regional Bureau, A day after the Patil urged Maratha warrior During the winter session of the benumbed the Maharashtra State Government on the socio- targeted the senior Congress Bhima-Koregaon caste riots. along with other under- Maharashtra Government Chhatrapati Shivaji’s descen- Maharashtra Legislature that Government and various polit- economic status of the Marathas leader for his alleged Maoist Subsequently on June 8, ground activists hatched a accepted the recommendations dant and NCP MP from Satara began on Monday, the State ical parties. What captured the by November 15, so as to expe- links. the investigators had claimed conspiracy to kill the Prime of the Maharashtra State Udayanraje Bhosale to contest Government is likely to intro- attention of the state govern- dite the process of according Talking to media persons at that they had recovered from Minister of India. “All the Backward Class Commission the forthcoming Lok Sabha duce a bill according reserva- ment, various political parties reservations to Marathas. Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Patra the laptop of Wilson an alleged- five (arrested) arrested accused (MSBCC) and announced that polls on a MKS ticket. “Since he tions to Maratha community. and people across the state was It remains to be seen if the alluded to the reported recovery ly incriminating letter, which were part of the conspiracy to it would grant reservations to has extended his blessings to It may be recalled that the disciplined and peaceful new political outfit MKS would of a letter allegedly linking Singh uncovered an alleged plot by the wage a war against the nation Maratha community under a our political, we would like to after a 15-year-old Maratha girl manner in which an apolitical evoke as much response from to the CPI (Maoist) and charged Maoists to carry out “Rajiv with illegal bombs and arms to new Socially Educationally contest the Lok Sabha polls on from their community was outfit like MKM organised its the people in the run-up to the that the senior Congress had Gandhi-type” assassination of topple the government with Backward Class (SEBC) cate- MKS ticket. We will call on him gang-raped and murdered various silent morchas. Lok Sabha as the MKM evoked links with the outlawed Maoists. Prime Minister Narendra Modi. violent means,” the charge- gory, MKM convenor Suresh tomorrow at Satara and discuss allegedly by three Dalit men in On August 9 last year, more during the course of its 58 silent He dared Congress president On August 28, the Pune sheet said. Patil, along with the outfit’s issues relating our political Ahmednagar district of west- than five lakh Marathas owing morchas taken out in various Rahul Gandhi to expel Singh senior leaders Bapusaheb party,” Patil said. ern Maharashtra on July 13, allegiance to MKM virtually parts of the State for a period from the party. Shirsat and Nanasaheb Moshre, The significance behind 2016, members of Maratha laid seize to south Mumbai for spanning one full year. “Now that it has become clear that Digvijay Singh has links with the Maoists. The   &  ) !

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Kolkata: The CPI(M) on he body of an arrested that the team investigating the Monday attacked Chief TIndian fisherman, who died Bhima-Koregaon riots, which Minister Mamata Banerjee for in a Karachi jail, is expected to has so far arrested ten human   !  F%- banning the CBI from Bengal. be sent back to India on rights activists from various   Wondering as to why the November 29, an activist said parts of the country for their scalating tension between State Government made a prior on Monday. alleged links with Maoists, EIndia and Pakistan is keep- permission mandatory for the Nanubhai Kanabhai might question the senior ing border residents worried  . !LM6: 
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     order itself smacks of some- was ailing for some time before The investigations by the the line of control and thing fishy.” his death on September 20. Pune police have revealed that International Border in Jammu Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri Speaking to The Pioneer, He said, “When we were in "Solanki hailed from Una in a letter written on September division, the border residents Mohd Aijaz told The Pioneer, Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, power we had given a “gener- tehsil of Gir Somnath district 25, 2017, one ‘Com Prakash’ are spending sleepless nights. "the construction of bunkers is Rohit Khajuria said, "majority al consent order” allowing the of Gujarat. His body was kept purportedly tells one ‘Com Over 14,000 community expected to begin soon after the of contractors who have been CBI to conduct any kind of at Edhi Foundation's morgue Surendra’ that Congress leaders and individual bunkers were fixation of rates in the district". awarded contracts are not ade- probe in the State because we in Karachi for couple of were “very much willing to approved at a cost of 415.73 He said talks are going on quately equipped to take up were sure of our clean records months. It is expected to be assist” in their efforts to “inten- crore for border residents fac- to resolve the issue with the con- construction work of these and were not afraid of the CBI,” sent back to India to his fam- sify nationwide protests using ing Pakistani shelling in Jammu tractors. He said an estimated bunkers in one go". He said adding “why this Government ily on November 29," Pakistan students”. The letter allegedly division. number of over 5000 bunkers they lack experience and do not had to withdraw that order India Peoples' Forum for Peace mentions a mobile number A total of 13,029 individual were sanctioned by the central even possess capacity to exe- making it mandatory to seek and Democracy activist Jatin that ‘Com Surendra’ can contact bunkers and 1431 community government for the frontier cute the task on this scale. the Government’s permission Desai said. “in this regard”. This is report- bunkers were sanctioned to district. Under a pilot project as He said despite repeated from the State before a probe.” Besides, another 460 Indian edly Singh’s mobile number. accommodate border residents estimated 100 bunkers were reminders they have failed to This meant that “they have fishermen continue to languish ‘Com Surendra’, according during cross border firing. constructed in the district dur- start construction work on something to hide from the peo- in Pakistani jails for years, as to the investigators, is a refer- On ground zero, the the ing peak hostilities last year. ground zero. ple,” Mishra said adding “the rea- against 90 Pakistani fishermen ence to Surendra Gadling, a border residents of most vul- Meanwhile, Executive J&K Chief Secretary is son why they have stopped the in Indian jails, he said. Nagpur-based lawyer who was nerable areas, falling in the engineer, Public works monitoring the construction entry of CBI is that the Agency "Both countries need to arrested on June 6. ‘Com direct line of firing of Pakistan Department (R&B) Division, work of bunkers on weekly is catching new faces every day work out a mechanism through Prakash’ is said to be one of the army, continue to wait for start Kathua Monday issued a warn- basis. These contractors have and getting information regard- which - if someone dies in the top CPI(Maoist) commanders. of construction work. ing to the contractors to start been directed to execute the ing the involvement of senior custody of the other country - The purported letter, in "We are now tired of hear- construction of bunkers with- task within stipulated time TMC leaders who flank the his body should be immediately which there is alleged reference ing big announcements regard- in seven days time and com- period failing which fresh ten- Chief Minister.” returned to his country. The sad to the senior Congress leader, ing sanction of bunkers from plete the construction by ders will be floated,official These leaders’ involvement reality is it takes minimum became public after the Pune Central Ministers and local December 2018. sources said. could jeopardize the entire one month for this process. In police submitted it in court as BJP leaders but on ground zero At least 3076 individual Out of 14460 bunkers, Government and the TMC Solanki's case, it took over two evidence of the links between the construction work is yet to and 243 community bunkers 7298 bunkers would be con- which was why the CBI had months," Desai added. the arrested activists and the begin in frontier Rajouri dis- were sanctioned for Kathua. structed along the LoC in the been blocked in Bengal, Mishra He said both countries top Maoist brass trict", border residents of worst According to official twin districts of Poonch and said adding the TMC was also must immediately revive the Singh had earlier dared affected villages in Nowshera sources, the construction work Rajouri, and 7162 underground afraid of the way the BJP was India-Pakistan Judicial the Centre and statement to sector told The Pioneer. of bunkers were sanctioned on bunkers would be constructed utilizing its leaders’ involve- Committee on Prisoners com- arrest him. Singh was earlier Confirming the status of political considerations,without along the IB in Jammu, Kathua ment in corruption to make prising retired judges of high- quoted as saying: “If I am construction work of bunkers, ascertaining their credentials. and Samba districts. them leave that party. PNS er judiciary on both sides. guilty, I challenge the Centre + 0% .    ,  &  +   &  % 

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Indonesia and rising power India and expertise, lived experiences and profes- Asian literacy is not just about lan- ry. The Ken Henry report has cut lit- Commission data in New Delhi, there shape the future of the region. sional linkages. In the intermediate guage proficiency. It is about under- tle ice in building Asia-oriented univer- is a 20-30 per cent increase in the enrol- The Varghese report, too, said that term, lessons must be drawn from the standing values, customs, traditions, sity curriculum, at least from the ment of Indian students, totalling engaging with India was no more an recommendations of research works socio-political and cultural nuances to Indian viewpoint. There appears a dis- 70,000 in 2017 at Australian universi- option but a necessity. Importantly, both and Government reports, notably, the decode how a nation thinks and acts. connect between national and institu- ties. But this is good news for Australian 9   reports recognised that policy-making Melbourne Declaration on education- It requires familiarising oneself with tional visions which can be melded by literacy in India, as many will return as is not a purely Government-task but a al Goals for Young Australians, 2008, Asian history, values and culture early introducing core and elective courses Australia’s brand ambassadors and resident Ram Nath Kovind’s joint exercise involving academics, which noted, “India, China and other in school, alongside developing lan- on India with integrated field study for help nurture the constituency of maiden visit to Australia comes scholars, analysts and institutions, who Asian nations are growing and their guage skills and undertaking country gaining in-country experience. Australia champions in India. At      Pclose on the heels of the release possess knowledge and expertise on the influence on the world is increasing. visits as a part of immersion pro- Most importantly such courses Indian universities, Australia remains    ! of Peter Varghese’s report, ‘An India region and regional matters. Varghese Australians need to become ‘Asia liter- grammes or other study visits. would serve the domestic Australian a passing reference in courses on Asia- Economic Strategy to 2035: Navigating went a step ahead to posit that the ate’, engage and build strong relation- Unfortunately, a steady decline across students more on whom leadership Pacific. New centres are emerging but 3    from Potential to Delivery’, a compre- Australian Government neither had the ships with Asia”. In the long-term, Australian primary and secondary may be thrust upon at various institu- Australian literacy in India remains far  
  hensive and incisive India strategy to capacity nor the inclination to imple- schools and universities must be schools in Asian language and history tions for developing or leading India from satisfactory. In the absence of * 0    be commissioned by any Prime ment a strategy of its own. Let us be encouraged to introduce courses and teaching has made Australia knowl- strategy. The Commonwealth country champions and specialised   Minister till date. While the report mindful that the report is largely an eco- programmes on India, not only sup- edge-deficient on Asia, especially, India Government funds several fellow- institutions, overnight experts assume bodes well for economic ties, the nomic strategy. Business and trade porting existing institutions specialis- and Indonesia. During school ships, such as the New Colombo Plan, policy-making responsibilities, which      
  future of India-Australia relations strategies remain susceptible to period- ing in India-Australia studies but also dropoff/pickup hours, it is common to which supports over 10,000 research is worrisome. During an interview at    hinges on reinventing the 3Cs — ic market volatility, domestic politics creating new ones. The US and see Asian kids conversing with their fellowships in 40 Asian countries, a high-profile federal department in     Curry, Cricket and Commonwealth — and ever altering policy priorities. Singapore are two examples where peo- Asian parents in English than in native including India, producing around Canberra, once a ‘expert’ in the panel     with a new 3Cs approach — nurturing Therefore, for a long-term future of ple and institutions, possessing coun- language. While English learning is 900 Australian undergraduates under- asked this writer whether he spoke  
  Constituencies of Country Champions bilateral relations, creating try expertise, have played a vital role in vital, developing Asian multi-lingual taking research, study and internships ‘Hindu’, unaware of the distinction — that requires investing in people and Constituencies of Country Champions shaping strategic thinking, lobbied as proficiency and country knowledge will in India during 2015-16. The Australia between Hindu and Hindi. Such  &  institutions. Six years ago, Australian is paramount to shape strategic think- peace advocates during testing times trigger intellectual curiosity in young India Council grants, Australia-Indian knowledge gaps can only be filled by  
 economist Ken Henry was delegated by ing, influence policy-making and facil- and bolstered a vibrant and well- minds, which can be tapped and sati- Strategic Research Fund and investing in people and institutions on     the then Prime Minister Julia Gillard itate people-to-people interaction. informed Constituency of Country ated by universities. Endeavour Leadership grant also fund both sides, and creating Constituencies   
 to develop the ‘Australia in the Asian This requires a three-pronged Champions. Australia must solve its But most Australian universities research projects on India-Australia of Country Champions.         Century White Paper 2012’, which rec- approach. In the immediate term, Asian literacy conundrum, which has don’t offer India studies in their curricu- issues but they develop subject exper- (The writer is CEO and Founding ommended Australia to expand its focus must be on people and institu- fuelled debate among academics and lum, an indication of how they perceive tise, not necessarily country expertise. Executive Director, Institute for Australia  strategic net in Asia, engage with tions who possess requisite country policy-makers. Australia’s interests in the Asian centu- As per the Australian High India Engagement, Brisbane)         ()  *+ ,-. ,-/0 ,*)!

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 People Too and reiterate in my new book chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)). Ultimate Grandmother Hacks Too. There is more The disease is one of the most common cancers in the world acceptance for this way of gaining health (and affecting approximately 3.5 lakh people and killing about 2. 65 losing weight). Millennials, although a little con- lakhin 2012. Great strides, however, have been made in our abil- &!((!!&+' (. *'+'!+ 0' ##+ !#"+ Q+' fused, are driven by logic and looking to put ity to better treat and manage certain forms of the disease, includ- health first. ing in children. 

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Nutrition science Radiation therapy: It is most often used to prevent leukaemia transplanted into him in November erto unreachable geographies and Gastroenterologist, Dr Anupam is simply trying to catch up with many age-old from spreading to, or treat leukaemia that has spread to, the cen- 1998. In doing so, Kandasamy and populations.” Sibal said: “Today marks a special nuggets of wisdom and observation-led beliefs tral nervous system (CNS). It is also used to prepare the bone his doctors created history in the Cricketer Gautam Gambhir, a day for Indian medical sciences. It that we have been following since yesteryears. marrow for stem cell transplant. annals of Indian medicine as the long time proponent of organ was over 20 years ago that India Targeted therapy is offered for some types of leukaemia. country’s first successful liver trans- donation was also present at the finally entered the hallowed exclu-     J Watchful waiting is a treatment option for some people with plant surgery. Remarkably, not only occasion. “Every three minutes a sive club of countries that carried There’s also now far more understanding chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). has Sanjay done exceedingly well, person gets added to the list who out liver transplants. This pioneer- about the importance of protein in our diet and Supportive therapy is given to he is now training to be a doctor need a transplant. Today, over two ing work and the awe-inspiring atti- thus, I see a renewed push for protein. Plus the &1,*) manage the expected complica- himself — a testament to the exper- lakh Indians are on the list while tude of patients like Kandasamy has talk has moved from just protein quantity to pro- tions of the leukaemia and its tise of the treating team and the less than 10 per cent get a trans- ensured that over the last 20 years tein quality — the kind of amino acids the food *+$,* treatments. tenacity of Sanjay and the family. plant. We have to work as a nation the Apollo Institutes of Transplant delivers, and this is good news, as quality always *,,*))( Treatment for leukaemia is On the 20th anniversary of the to increase our organ donation rate. has performed more than 3200 liver scores over quantity. )$*( given with the intent to achieve era-changing operation that I pledged my organs in 2011 and transplants in patients from over 50 remission. Remission means changed the face of medical sci- encourage the youth to raise aware- countries of which 302 have been  . ++)%(*&) when no more leukemic cells can ences in India, Indraprastha Apollo ness on organ donation and children. We endeavor to offer our We will see a perceptive shift towards eat- <0B1$*I be detected in the blood or bone hospitals showcased the evolution become donors themselves. This ,    ""  "" & expertise to patients from all over ing a more plant-based diet, and mindless gorg- 1)%'*&0EB marrow and the bone marrow is that liver transplants have gone needs to become a national move- the world who seek liver transplant ing on meat will become a thing of the past. I functions normally again. through over the last two decades ment,” Gambhir said. developed at Apollo, Dr Neerav services.” foresee a rise in the numbers of part-time veg- 1$)! In patients treated for acute as well as felicitate Kandasamy Kandasamy said: “I would like Goel, Senior Consultant, Liver By performing 1,200 solid etarians, who will reduce their meat consump- leukaemia, remission may last and his family for the bravery to thank the doctors at Apollo who Transplants, said: “Over the past 20 organ transplants in 2013, the pro- tion. And that is a good way to eat and live. many years, and then they are shown since the surgery. gave me a new lease of live 20 years years our expertise has greatly gramme is amongst the largest considered cured. CLL is still incurable but treatment can relieve Speaking on the occasion, Dr back. I would not have made it this developed. Today, we are doing Solid organ transplant program in    symptoms and induce long-lasting remissions. Some people with Preetha Reddy, vice-chairperson, far without this help. My parents ABO incompatible and combined the world, a position which Apollo Some local trends that gaining strength are: acute leukaemia were told they had achieved remission after their Apollo Hospitals Group, said: “Liver and family have always encouraged liver-kidney transplants. We are also has held for six consecutive years Local staples and grains like amaranth, ragi and first course of chemotherapy, but treatment was continued to disease is a major cause for concern me to make the most of this second operating on babies as small as four now. sattu will become more commonplace. The destroy any remaining leukemic cells and give the best chance in the country with as many as two chance at life. Seeing the work that kg. We intend to further develop While there is still a lack of younger generation is now getting interested in of a long-lasting remission or cure. lakh people dying from it every doctors do from such close quarters our program to help an even larg- infrastructure for life-saving organ them, as their health benefits are hard to ignore. year. While around 1,800 liver made me determined to become a er section of the population in the donations and transplants, the Brown rice may become passé, instead more    transplants are done annually, as doctor myself. I want to contribute future.” numbers in the country are show- red rice and local lesser-known varieties will gain Many factors contribute to the leukaemia survival rate includ- many as 20,000 people need a liver towards saving the lives of our Ashok Bajpai, Managing direc- ing some improvement in the prominence. ing patient’s age at the time of diagnosis; whether the cancer cells transplant at any given point. The countrymen and also set an exam- tor, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, country. Out of 301 hospitals Organic jaggery, coconut sugar and healthi- have spread to the brain or spinal cord; whether the leukaemia fact is around 10 lakh people are ple that any challenge in life can be said: “As we mark this historic day, equipped to handle the process, 250 er, unrefined sugar options finding more accep- is a recurrence of a condition for which the patient was previ- diagnosed with the liver disease overcome.” we would like to thank our patients have registered with National tance and becoming a part of grocery shopping ously treated and the patient's response to treatment. every year, making it the 10th Kandasamy was born with a and families who have entrusted us Organ and Tissue Transplant lists as a norm. Current research is aimed at developing novel therapies that most common cause of death in rare condition called Biliary Atresia. with their faith. Our transplant pro- Organization (NOTTO), showing It’s time to slow down a bit and choose how address an unmet medical need in acute leukaemia therapies to India as per the World Health This is a disease that affects one in gram is today a beacon of hope for that in order to conduct an organ we want to live our life. Our health will become obtain disease control, maintain remission, prevent relapse, and Organisation. While India has 12,000 babies with the only lasting thousands thanks to the expertise transplant, there exists one fully a priority only when we make it a priority. prolong survival. The evolution of therapy from stem cell trans- come a long way since the first remedy being a liver transplant and commitment of our specialists equipped hospital for around 43 #           D   plants and chemotherapy to the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors operation, there is still a huge gap surgery. Highlighting the expertise and staff. We intend to dedicate the lakh people. 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ho is an ideal superman? Why has it always been a Wman-centric world? Don’t we need to consider other perspec- tives than that of the human to view this cosmos? Defying Friedrich Nietzsche’s theory of a superman, artist Gigi Scaria brings together sculptures that remind one of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. “When one thinks about a superhuman, one shouldn’t go beyond Christ,” says 
%  Scaria. He believes that our bodies are a bridge between the animal and three chests. The drawings remind the Nietzschean superman. And one of the urban life that is ruled by Christ is the process of that eleva- the internet and social media. tion. A video Disclaimer was inspired Christ, who faced a lot of trou- by the news of the recent lynchings. bles in his life and yet remained a   In it the magician is playing Three very humble person throughout, is Cup Shuffle in which one places dif- an ideal man for Scaria. “A man like buildings and broken homes ferent objects under different bowls could go weak, but can go higher to with wings on his shoulders. Icarus and the viewer has to guess what is control everything if he wishes to was known to be the creator of the placed underneath each as the and without even causing any harm labyrinth. His wings signify a bowls are shuffled. “I made the to any other being,” says Scaria. “labyrinth of possibilities” that life video in such a way that it seems it The exhibition of sculptures, could be if seen through the per- is the magician who is doing all paintings and video works, titled spectives of beings other than just these tricks,” says Scaria. Ecce Homo: Behold the Man or humans. His small sculptures are placed How One Become What One is, is While one bronze sculpture   -  0  on the walls. “I knew that I wanted taken from German philosopher takes two to three months to be pre- sculptures but on the walls of a Friedrich Nietzsche’s final book. pared completely, Scaria reveals gallery because it is the high-relief The philosopher believed that a that the biggest one, Human Pull, that hit Europe during the time, tak- style that I really like,” says Scaria. superhuman has the ability to con- took approximately five months to /(,0+2"+.2"=+ ing numerous lives. The sculpture The bronze sculpture titled quer through all the challenges he be finished. shows women holding hands and Human Pull displays the figure of a is going through. However, Scaria Another sculpture titled Fall *-03-.+%1+* standing in a circle, who are all man with one wing. Scaria says, questions, “One can have everything shows a man lying on a mattress /22(.++ “Indian women supporting each “Human beings do so much effort s/he wants but at what cost?” There that, as per Scaria, shows the “unset- other during difficulties.” to reach the top but what if they find could be consequences that a man tled” plight of a human today. “It is 2"(*2+ Striking a symbolism through nothing at the top. They are some- could go through and suffer while a mattress, the surface of which 3.+3%.+' images and commenting on the times just trying to grasp the empti- following the Nietzschean model. shows the instability of the human urban lives, Conviction is a set of ness. All these ideas are my own History has inhabited various race as it is always in a hurry, pack- 230++0E (+ three drawings that shows the torso anxieties and my personal issues versions of man yet we stand at the ing their bags every now and then,” , +*2"+ of a man resembling the torso of which are actually reflecting through cusp of time anticipating a post- says the artiste. Hindu deity Hanuman who split his images.” human cyborg in the future. His sculpture Ringa Ringa Roses ()  *($$+ 221 chest open to show an image of Ram Scaria’s works embody the exis- The sculpture, Hesitant Attempt, would remind someone of the %33.2D,%+0E residing inside his heart. However, tential angst about the future of shows Icarus, a Greek mythological famous nursery rhyme, but to Scaria’s drawings interpret the torso human body and humanity at large. character, standing at the top of var- Scaria, it reminds him of the brutal- ?,>+2"(* 1  1  1  that doesn’t show Ram, rather but- (The show is on display till ious crooked urbanised structures ities of World War II and the plague tons of play, pause and play on the November 24 at Vadehra Art Gallery.)

chance at a separate text work by itself. When I was younger, it would be to play a trick on your sensibilities, to label a $   &% % cheap red rubber ball as human spirit, some fun and game to get thrown out of Bible studies class and go fishing. Now that I am older and more accommodat- ,,!  +<=   + ing, the role of the title would be to gen- + !    +   tly guide the spatial experience of the per- son without having to drop too much of cultural appropriation,” he adds in sheer humility. .+%1(.2- ( “When I first conceived The Phantom Orchestra, I knew for sure that ●Israeli filmmaker Dan Mehta and Vishesh Bhatt, the dead members of the local military Wolman will be presented together with Tanuj Garg, will brass band wouldn’t be playing music as with a lifetime achievement share from their experiences award and will give a on their work-visit to Israel.      % &   you traditionally knew it. I was keen to make a piece on the climate, mostly the Masterclass session on On this occasion, Israel’s sounds of ecological disaster,” elucidates November 25. Consul General in Mumbai, Navin. “It was beginning to sound more ● The Country of Focus will H.E Mr. Ya’akov Finklstein like a Hollywood science fiction film be opened with a gala evening said: “Israel is proud to be in dinner, hosted by the Israeli focus at this year’s IFFI, and is score. I trashed it and finally came back 1 +  

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to a question of representation and that’s consulate in Mumbai, where glad for the opportunity to be how I arrived at the ping pong ball — a the Indian-Israeli singer Liora able to present to Indian cin- smashing object, courageous, battered, Itzhak will perform few of her ema-lovers. We hope the focus 7 ;(!! (8#/; (7 ) 9 ( (1 uncertain and then symphonic. The Bollywood-inspired pieces. A on Israel will serve as a good final score is called the Weather Report, short Israeli animation film in introduction to its cinema but which is in three parts.” Hindi will be launched during also to the vibrant Israeli soci-  +! )+2  "        the event. The film, A Revival ety. We believe this festival will ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY IN WOOD of a Nation, depicts 4,000 promote joint work between years of Jewish history. Israeli and Indian film artists, hat sets Navin Thomas apart is his construct his poetic and philosophical art parts. The first part of this piece is an When you look around the room ● originality and his ability to keep from the salvage of rapidly transforming orchestration of instruments ‘tuning’. The and take in the different paradigms in On November 22, the con- as we think that both sides can W sulate will host a seminar learn a lot from each other. I art lovers guessing about what he will 21st-century economies. idea of the instrument that can never be wood that speak about design dynam- *   +  unravel next. tuned is the foundation of this piece. I am ics, you know how preserving and pas- dedicated to discussing oppor- invite you all to come and When he won the SKODA Award in PHANTOM ORCHESTRA not going to get into the details of the sionate Navin is about what he creates. srael will be the “country of tunities for collaborations watch the films and then come 2011 he said, “There are a couple of things Here at Gallery SKE, it is the brass band remaining two parts as I don’t want to Sheet Music for Table Tennis is as Ifocus” at the 49th edition of between Israeli and Indian and visit Israel itself, to enjoy which I have been preoccupied with over instruments, The Phantom Orchestra, that ruin it for people visiting the show,” he enchanting as the two flattened violin the International Film Festival of cinemas, where renowned at first hand the Israeli expe- Indian producers Apoorva rience, for seeing is believing.” the last few years — beta-testing on the catch your gaze. References and mem- affirms. prototypes bringing about a host of India in Goa with 10 screenings possible afterlife of salvaged electronic ories come floating by, think of Louis memories and moods. and a delegation of leading junk, mostly discarded transistors and Armstrong and eternal enchanting SENTINELS IN TIME “I use wood in some of my sculp- Israeli film personalities, includ- have won reputed awards, actors and filmmakers to come smaller objects, with a possible audio melodies like What a Wonderful World, The other larger sculptural work, which tural work not for its aesthetic quality ing popular actor Alon Abutbul, including nomination for the and make films in Israel. At the capacity. I love to observe how pets and As Time Goes By, La Vie en Rose and all is titled Sentinels in time, comprises but for its inherent acoustic capacity. In will be present. Best Foreign Language films at same event, India’s mega-star smaller species react to magnetic fields.” Navin does is smile because he goes off wooden chambers of sorts. In the artist’s the choice of timber I have a preference The opening film is The the Academy Awards. Israeli Amitabh Bachchan expressed on a tangent with sound. opinion, it is to further explore the for, what is locally called jungle. It usu- Other Story by Avi Nesher with film-makers produce films on his hope that “May cinema fur- MELDING MOORINGS “The main work of this show, The process of calibrating what cannot be ally means trees that are data-deficient, production by David Silber. It themes that appeal to the glob- ther fortify the strength of ties Seven years hence, Navin’s exposition at Phantom Orchestra, is an ensemble of tuned and then ultimately turning basically trees that have no name and will be screened on November al market, and Israel, known by between India and Israel.” Gallery SKE in Delhi is the stuff of meld- wind instruments, (tuba, french horn, inwards to tune oneself. It is uncanny how then in terms of its construction. I do a 21 and will be followed by a many as the Start-up Nation, is A film co-production agree- ing and meandering moorings which cre- euphonium and so on) which were he creates an entire vocabulary of lot of the joinery, mostly because I enjoy press conference. Other known home to cutting edge technolo- ment between Israel and India, ate corollaries in conversation and com- originally retrieved from the local metal designed elements around sound and its doing it and the dynamics of colour are films are Academy Award can- gies in animation and film pro- signed during Israeli Prime plexities of transcending sound in myr- recycling unit when the instruments were intricate references that run through honestly just a system of chance. I will didates Footnote, Waltz with duction. Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s iad ways through recycled wood. “Out cast off by the local military brass band,” memory and time and tide. stretch out to what is closest to me,” clar- Bashir and the internationally India-Israel diplomatic rela- state visit to India in January, has here in the exosphere,” he is more than he adds. ifies Navin. Throughout his career he well-esteemed The Bubble. tions, which completed 25 years come into effect in September curious, more than quaint and it holds “I have always been known for my QUIXOTIC TITLES has experimented with the reverberant Newer films that will be in 2017, are gathering momen- 2018. As per the agreement, a up a host of narratives from the past to sound sculptures in the past. Earlier they Tangential narratives and metaphors and percussive effects of insects, birds, screened are Unorthodox, Red tum in various fields such as joint selection committee will be the present to the Sappers Band in were about built architecture and ecolo- spill out of his very reckoning. Navin is animals and people as they react and co- Cow, Working Woman, Longing, trade, fin-tech and agriculture set up to consider collaboration Madras and the tide of time. gy and now, with this new show it’s more perhaps a visionary in the many conver- exist with invisible electronic fields. For Redemption and Shalom and also in the area of cinema proposals submitted by film- In the past, he has created works by about aural form and the mechanics of sations he creates. His titles set you think- his installations at Gallery SKE he uses Bollywood: The untold Story of and film production. Prime makers from both countries. degrees having a penchant for discover- it,” he says. “These instruments were ing about his voracious appetite for read- powerful modern symbols— hybrid Indian Cinema. Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Expedited visas, financial grants ing the beginnings of his installations and reconstructed to become The Phantom ing and his powers of observation that go wooden designs —and creates between Film-making in Israel has addressed the galaxy of stars in and tax exemptions are some of films in and around the discarded detri- Orchestra and for this show they are play- back and forth through the grids of deca- them an unfamiliar anthology which is undergone major developments Mumbai during his trip in the benefits the Israeli govern- tus of scrapyards, recycling plants and flea ing a rendition of the Weather Report, dence and history itself. “Most often the at once dense with sound, memory and since its inception in the 1950s. January 2018. At the climax of ment agreed to extend in order markets. He uses “rough” technology to which is a score that is written in three empty space of a would-be title is a sensation. 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& 2,  8183'#81+5+8'+"8*@'+$  -# 0  %   0-1"2/ claim the men's singles title nals. after winning it in 2016 fol- Fourth seed B Sai aina Nehwal and Kidambi lowing three final appear- Praneeth, who had won the   02"'2" SSrikanth will start ances. However, he will face Singapore Open last year, favourites when they spear- tough resistance from second will square off against Russia's lexander Zverev emphatically head the Indian challenge at seed H S Prannoy and Sergey Sirant in the opening Aannounced his arrival at the top the Syed Modi International Sameer, who won titles at match, while Subhankar Dey, of the men's game by overpowering tournament, which has lost a Swiss Open and Hyderabad who claimed his maiden title Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 to win his bit of sheen with the pullout Open. at SaarLorLux Open, will first ATP Finals title. of Olympic Silver medallist P Srikanth is likely to meet open against China's Zhou The 21-year-old German, mak- V Sindhu. Parupalli Kashyap in the sec- Zeqi. ing his second appearance at the end- The tournament begins ond round if the 2014 Seventh seed Sourabh of-season showpiece, outlasted six- here on Tuesday. Commonwealth Games Verma, who won titles at time champion Roger Federer in the With Sindhu missing, champion manages to beat Russia and Dutch Open, will semi-finals and repeated the feat India will have two defending Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk start against China's Zhou against the world number one on champions in the tourna- in the opener. Zeqi. Sunday. ment with Sameer Verma While, Prannoy will start Also in action would be Djokovic had not been broken looking to retain the title to against Thailand's Adulrach eighth seeded India's top once in the tournament coming into enhance his chances of qual- Namkul and is likely to meet men's doubles pairs of the match, winning all 36 service ifying for the year-ending 2014 Commonwealth Games Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and games and only facing two break World Tour Final. The mixed In Sindhu's absence, against Mauritius' Kate Foo Bronze medallist R M V Chirag Shetty, who are the points but Zverev wrecked his num- doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Saina will be the cynosure of Kune in the opening round. Srikanth, too, will be Gurusaidutt in the third Silver medallists at the bers, breaking four times in the Chopra and N Sikki Reddy, all eyes and the celebrated With a host of Indians looking for his first title of the round. Commonwealth Games, and match. too, will eye a repeat. Indian has been in making up the draw, Saina is season after being in ram- For that, Guru, who is National champions Manu The German, coached by Ivan Sindhu decided to decent form this year likely to face little resistance paging form last year, win- trying to make a comeback Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy. Lendl, faltered just once when skip the event to focus on having won a Gold at till her journey to the finals, ning four titles. The Indian after recovering from a The women's doubles Djokovic broke him early in the sec- next month's World Tour the Commonwealth where she is expected to has been in decent form, career-threatening ankle pair of Ashwini Ponnappa ond set but that was the only blem- Finals in China but there Games and a Bronze at meet former Olympic cham- winning a Silver at the injury, will have to fight his and N Sikki Reddy will also ish on an extraordinary performance won't be any shortage of star the Asian Games. She will pion China's Li Xuerui, who Commonwealth Games and way against Germany's look to put their best foot for- of power and skill. power when the World Tour look to secure her maiden has won at Canada, US and reaching the quarterfinals Jonathan Persson and prob- ward, while Ashwini will also "I really can't describe it," said Super 300 event gets under- BWF title of this season when the China Masters after mak- consistently. ably Misha Zilberman of pair up with Satwik in mixed Zverev. -    -# 0     way with the qualifiers. she begins her campaign ing a comeback. The Indian will hope to Israel to enter the quarterfi- doubles. "It is the biggest title I have ever won. Firstly, I want to congratulate to climb. Novak and we may never have seen Showing nerves for the first time, the tennis he has played in the last few he double-faulted twice in his next 7   $ 7! ) & +#3 '!#+ months before. He barely lost a service game as Djokovic got back on match but thankfully he did to me. level terms but the German broke "We (Djokovic and Zverev) had again to lead 2-1 as the Serb's error   0-+."+ ' '  so many talks, not only about count mounted. tennis but all different types of Zverev broke Djokovic aris Seferovic starred with a hat- subjects — I won't mention for the third time in the sec- Htrick as Switzerland staged a sen-   0%*3%0%* what — but you are a sharing ond set in the ninth game, sational comeback to thrash Belgium 5- person and you have shared producing a stunning back- 2 in Lucerne on Sunday and qualify for pain responded to their some titles with me. I appre- hand down the line at full the Nations League finals in dramatic SNations League disappoint- ciate you letting me win one stretch to win the champi- fashion. ment by beating Bosnia 1-0 on today." onship. Thorgan Hazard's early double left Sunday but an unconvincing The Serbian top seed, 31, The young German has Switzerland needing to win by two goals victory will have done little to came into the match seeking often been talked about as to qualify from Group A2 but the hosts lift the mood. to equal Federer's record of six ATP the leader of the next generation but quickly fought back, with Ricardo Luis Enrique's side needed Finals wins but was immediately despite having three Masters titles Rodriguez's penalty and Seferovic's 21-year-old debutant Brais     %&      aware he had a fight on his hands at under his belt in his short career, he first two goals seeing them into a 3-2 Mendez, on as a substitute, to London's O2 Arena. has a poor record at the Slams. half-time lead. score the only goal of a scrap- made meant we didn't make the Djokovic beat Zverev 6-4, 6-1 in Djokovic slipped to an unaccus- Nico Elvedi nodded home a py game at Estadio Gran finals," Luis Enrique said. "I their round-robin match on tomed low of 22nd in the world ear- Xherdan Shaqiri cross in the 62nd Canaria, in which neither side would have liked a draw Wednesday but it was a different story lier this year but has lost just three minute, and Vladimir Petkovic's men would have been unfairly rep- (between England and Croatia) in front of a packed and vociferous matches since the beginning of sealed a stunning win when Seferovic resented by a stalemate. but I'm focused on qualification crowd on Sunday. Wimbledon as he charged back up the completed his treble late on. Spain already knew their for the European With both players going toe-to- rankings. "I want to congratulate each play- hopes of progressing to the Championship and I think the toe from the back of the court, the "Sascha (Zverev) definitely played er, there was a big mental reaction, the Roberto Martinez's men saw their scored an injury-time winner as Austria Nations League finals were team looks good." first set went with serve until the much better than he did in the players never gave up, they always six-match unbeaten run since reaching beat Northern Ireland 2-1 in a dead over after England snatched top A narrow win over Bosnia ninth game, when Djokovic dumped group stage," he said. "He deserved to believed," said Swiss coach Petkovic. the World Cup semi-finals brought to rubber in Belfast that Marko Arnautovic spot in Group 4 following a last- came with a rotated and youth- a forehand into the net to concede the win. He's still quite young but he's had "They played with will, intelligence and an shuddering halt. described as a "fight". gasp win at Wembley over ful line-up, in which only Isco break. an amazing career so far and I wish with their heads." "We forgot to defend well, we gave Northern Ireland had already been Croatia. and Dani Ceballos survived him all the best for his future. After a thrilling match that con- Switzerland the opportunity to get relegated from Group B3, while Austria A thrilling conclusion, from Thursday's defeat by    "Speaking of being young, hope- tinued a trend of goal-filled encounters back in the game," said Spanish coach were guaranteed to finish second. which would have sent Spain Croatia in Zagreb. Roared on by the crowd, Zverev fully I'll play many more years and I'll in the inaugural edition of the Nations Martinez. "We can be proud of the win. We through had Croatia held on for Harry Kane's late winner hit three aces on his way to sealing the see you guys here in years to come." League, Switzerland will play at the "We had a lot of excitement, we wanted to come here, to finish well with a point, was a feather in the cap against Croatia had the Spanish first set 6-4. Elsewhere, Mike Bryan and Jack finals in June next year, alongside really wanted to finish top of the a win and we did that," West Ham for- for the inaugural tournament press swooning for a striker of Still on a high, the third seed Sock won the doubles title in thrilling European champions Portugal and group. The disappointment will make ward Arnautovic told Sky Sports. and came in stark contrast to his calibre and another erratic broke an out-of-sorts Djokovic imme- fashion , coming from a set down to England, with the final spot going to us more focused when the (Euro 2020) "He (Gareth McAuley) tried to this rather underwhelming performance from Alvaro diately at the start of the second set beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert and either France or the Netherlands on qualification starts." choke me, fight with me, I don't know friendly a few hours later. Morata hardly promoted the to leave the top seed with a mountain Nicolas Mahut 5-7, 6-1, 13-11. Monday. Earlier on Sunday, Valentino Lazaro why. It is not good to fight with me." "Bad luck and mistakes we Chelsea striker's cause.    ()  *+ ,-. ,-/0 *(!E

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Neil Wagner (2-27) and Ish Himachal Pradesh and they also leave on national duty Mumbai drew the first Sodhi (2-37) bowled out Hyderabad were no better, hav- (for Emerging India in U-23 game of this season against Pakistan for 171 on a drama- ing conceded first innings lead Asia Cup). Railways in New Delhi, but packed fourth day at Sheikh in both their matches. There could be a couple of more importantly they earned Zayed Stadium. B    %&       &  ? #   However, Delhi will miss more changes in the playing XI three crucial points as they took It is the fifth smallest win in Gambhir more as they were with Ishant being replaced by the first innings lead. terms of runs in Test cricket his- Kiwi spinners Patel and Ish for a second time sweeping always aware that Ishant was "  " &  %     either Gaurav Kumar or Same was the case with tory and gives New Zealand a 1- Sodhi opened the bowling and Patel, this time gloving the ball available for only Simarjeet Singh. Karnataka, who grabbed three 0 lead in the three-match series. immediately caused problems as to Watling. one match as per (+ " 3 " player will get a The two left-arm spinners points after settling for a draw "The attitude, certainly Pakistan lost three wickets in the Bilal Asif tried to slog a BCCI's specific +!.>7 . chance to make a Varun Sood and Vikas Mishra with Vidarbha at Nagpur after today and throughout the game, first six overs. straight ball from Patel and was workload man- +8')*'+1$+.*'# mark," Delhi looked pedestrian on a helpful taking the first innings lead. Tare - will have to play their was brilliant," said New Zealand Pakistani nerves were eased bowled leaving Pakistan 154 agement pro- coach Mithun fourth day track at the Kotla. Mumbai, led by pacer roles to perfection. captain Kane Williamson who by the sight of Azhar and Asad for seven, still 22 runs short of gramme. Manhas said on Monday. With off-spinner Pulkit Dhawal Kulkarni, have a strong On the bowling front, now has nine wins in his 18 Tests Shafiq carefully rebuilding the victory. Gambhir, who scored 44 "There is still a bit of grass Narang in the squad, Rana batting line-up, despite the Kulkarni has the support of in charge. innings with a fourth wicket In the next over Wagner had and 49 in the opening game, cover on the pitch and let's might be tempted to drop one of absence of Rohit Sharma, pacer Tushar Deshpande, Azhar Ali fought a lone bat- partnership of 82. Yasir caught in the slips and then is suffering from a shoul- see how it pans out on the two slow left-arm orthodox Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi besides spinners Karsh Kothari tle for Pakistan with 65 and was Shafiq made a cultured 45, Hasan Ali attempted a slog- der niggle and had Tuesday. We will take a from the playing XI. Shaw, who are all on the nation- and Shams Mulani. If both the the last man out when he was but his dismissal in the last over sweep off Patel, picking out excused himself from this call on the playing XI In other Elite group B clash al duty. spinners play, then medium- trapped leg-before wicket by before lunch, edging Neil substitute fielder Tim Southee away encounter. on Tuesday," the coach at Eden Gardens, Mohammed For Mumbai, a lot will pacer Aakash Parkar is likely to Patel. He reviewed Bruce Wagner to wicketkeeper BJ on the midwicket boundary. "It's always nice if an said. Shami will feature for Bengal depend on how their crisis man sit out. Oxenford's decision but the Watling, changed the game as Azhar then tried to inch experienced player like While the coach did- against Goa. Shami's inclusion Siddesh Lad performs. Other Karnataka, led by Vinay television replays upheld the Pakistan lost their final seven Pakistan across the line, farming Gautam is around. He will cer- n't reveal who will be Gambhir's in the squad has revived Bengal's regulars - Akhil Herwadkar, Kumar, also has strong players decision. wickets for just 41. the strike from Mohammad tainly be missed as he also replacement, it was learnt that hopes for season's first win after Surya Kumar Yadav, Jay Bitsa and they would also be keen to Resuming on 37 without After lunch, Babar Azam Abbas. But with five runs still guides the juniors. But at the Sarthak Ranjan is expected to they secured six points from two and experienced wicket-keep- beat Mumbai on their home loss, Pakistan began the day as ran himself out for 13, the guilty needed to win Patel found the same time, I would look at it as open the innings along with matches on basis of their first er and former skipper Aditya turf. PTI favourites to chase down the 176 party in a mix-up with Azhar delivery to win the match for an opportunity where a junior Hiten Dalal. innings lead. they needed for victory. and skipper Sarfraz Ahmed fell New Zealand.