Don't Hold Patients Hostage for Unpaid Bills
RNI NO.: DELENG/2005/15351 millenniumpost.in REGD. NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2015-17
PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 12, ISSUE 115 | Thursday, 27 April 2017 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS pNIFTY 9351.85 (+45.25) pSENSEX 30,133.35 (+190.11) pDOW JONES 21,023.39 (+27.27) pNASDAQ 6,024.97 (-0.52) pRUPEE/DOLLAR 64.11 (+0.15) pRUPEE/EURO 69.80 (+0.52) qGOLD/10GM 29,350.00 (-250.00) qSILVER/K 41,000.00 (-600.00) CONTEMPT PLEA ‘WHY DIDN’T MPS FRENCH INTEL ‘HONOURED’ FILED IN NGT AGAINST OBJECT WHEN GOVT REPORT SAYS TO PLAY SAINA SRI SRI OVER HIS LINKED AADHAAR ASSAD BEHIND GAS NEHWAL IN BIOPIC: REMARKS PG4 TO PAN?’ PG7 ATTACK PG10 SHRADDHA PG16 BJP Sweeps Delhi Civic Polls 2017
Overall Outcome Half way BJP: 181 mark AAP: 48 Cong: 30 Others: 11
BJP WINS DELHI North Delhi Wards: 104 East Delhi Wards: 64 2017 2012 Change 2017 2012 Change BJP scores a hat-trick of wins, AAP finishes a distant second SeatsVote% Seats Vote% Seats Vote% SeatsVote% Seats Vote% Seats Vote% BJP 64 35.6 59 40.6 +5 -5.0 BJP 47 38.6 35 35.0 +12 +3.6
AAP 21 27.9 -- -- +21 +27.9 AAP 11 23.4 -- -- +11 +23.4 Cong 15 20.7 29 32.0 -14 -11.3 Cong 3 22.8 19 30.3 -16 -7.5
Others 3 15.8 16 27.4 -13 -11.6 Others 2 15.2 10 34.7 -8 -19.5 Polling in one ward postponed Polling in one ward postponed Wards: 104 South Delhi North Delhi East Delhi 2017 2012 Change Municipal Municipal SeatsVote% Seats Vote% Seats Vote% Corporation Corporation BJP 70 34.9 44 33.8 +26 +1.1 Delhi NDMC AAP 16 26.4 -- -- +16 +26.4 Cantt. area
Cong 12 20.3 29 29.2 -17 -8.9 South Delhi Municipal Others 6 18.4 31 37.0 -25 -18.6 Corporation KBK Pollgraphics Pic/Naveen Sharma ANUP VERMA the popularity of Prime Minister Naren- “I laud the hard work of team @BJP- In his first reaction, Delhi Chief Min- The victory is especially sweet for the Meanwhile, DPCC chief Ajay Maken dra Modi. 4Delhi which made the resounding MCD ister Arvind Kejriwal promised all coop- BJP as it comes two years after it suffered offered to resign from his post, accepting NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday The BJP’s corporation-wise tally is win possible,” he tweeted. eration to the civic bodies and refrained a shock defeat in the Assembly polls where moral responsibility for the Congress’ dis- scored a hat-trick in the Delhi civic polls SDMC - 70, NDMC - 64 and EDMC - BJP president Amit Shah said the peo- from commenting on EVMs, the alleged a near-absolute majority had pitchforked mal performance in the civic polls. as it comfortably retained control of the 47 as against AAP’s tally of 16, 21 and 11 ple of Delhi have rejected the negative “manipulation” of which has been identi- AAP to the national stage. “It is a reasonable revival of the Con- three municipal corporations, dealing a respectively. Congress finished last with politics and put their seal of approval on fied by him as the reason behind AAP’s For the AAP, the rout comes after suc- gress but I had hoped for something bet- severe blow to the AAP and dashing the 12, 15 and 3 wards. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Sabka string of poll upsets. cessive jolts in Punjab and Goa assembly ter than this. I had expected to perform a Congress’ hope of a revival. The BJP had won 138 wards in the saath, sabka vikas’ programme. “I congratulate BJP on their victory polls and the Rajouri Garden Assembly little better. Winning 181 out of 270 wards where last election. “This is an unprecedented win for the in all 3 MCDs. My govt looks forward to bypoll here and has led to murmurs of “So, as the president of Delhi Con- elections were held, the saffron party Modi expressed his gratitude to the BJP. I express my gratitude to the people working wid MCDs for the betterment discontent in the party becoming shriller. gress, I take moral responsibility and offer added muscle to its decade-long dom- people of Delhi for reposing faith in the of Delhi. This is the victory of Modiji’s of Delhi (sic),” Kejriwal, who went into a The opposition called it a “referen- to resign from my post. I have decided to ination of the corporations effortlessly BJP and ensuring its resounding victory leadership,” he said reacting to the BJP’s huddle with top leaders of the AAP as the dum” on the Kejriwal government and resign from my post,” Maken said. bucking anti-incumbency by riding on in the polls. victory in the MCD polls. results trickled in early in the day, tweeted. demanded that the CM resign. More reports on P3 and P4 Stone-pelting No plan to impose any tax on GOVT AGENCY CAPART FOR 159 FIRs AGAINST NGOS FOR FUNDS MISUSE would not help Jammu and Kashmir and agricultural income: Jaitley Make a law to regulate NGOs, the youth of the state MPOST BUREAU should channelise disbursal of funds: SC to Centre NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun MPOST BUREAU had recommended registra- that “mere blacklisting” of these their energy towards Jaitley on Wednesday said the govern- tion of 159 FIRs against various organisations would not suf- ment does not plan to impose any tax NEW DELHI: The Supreme NGOs for alleged misappropri- fice and civil and criminal constructive pursuits on agricultural income, dismissing the Court on Wednesday asked ation or misuse of funds dis- action should be initiated by MOHAMMAD AZHARUDDIN suggestion of NITI Aayog member the Centre to consider making bursed to them. CAPART/other government Bibek Debroy. a law to regulate NGOs, dis- The Council for Advance- departments for misappropri- “I categorically state that the Cen- bursal of funds to them and ment of People’s Action and ating public money received by tral government has no plan to impose consequential proceedings on Rural Technology (CAPART), them from various government In today’s any tax on agriculture income,” he said elimination of exemptions, is to also account of defaults and asked which works under the Min- departments. in a tweet. tax rural sector, including agriculture it to respond in eight weeks. istry of Rural Development CBI had in September 2015 The minister further clarified that income above a certain threshold,” A bench headed by Chief and disburses funds to volun- informed the apex court that paper as per the Constitutional allocation of Debroy had said. Justice J S Khehar said the tary organisations working in must be prosecuted. less than ten per cent of over 30 powers, the Centre has no jurisdiction Taxing agricultural income is a existing regulations were rural areas, said initially it had Taking umbrage to the fact lakh NGOs functioning across ... to impose a tax on agricultural income. politically sensitive issue and succes- not sufficient to regulate the blacklisted 718 NGOs for not that no steps have been taken the country had submitted CITY Debroy had on Tuesday said taxes sive governments have refrained from NGOs across the country, the following the due process and to evolve a regulatory mecha- their returns or balance sheets should be imposed on farm income doing so. disbursal of funds and conse- not submitting their account- nism even after the lapse of six and other financial details to MUSLIMS STILL BACK AAP AND CONGRESS 4 above a certain threshold to expand Jaitley had earlier on March 22 quential defaults. ing details. years since a PIL was filed, the the authorities. the tax base. assured Parliament: “Agriculture The bench, which also com- Subsequently it had apex court had said the Centre The apex court had NATION “On expanding the base on the per- income is not taxed and will not be prised Justices D Y Chandra- removed 15 NGOs from the and its departments were dol- expanded the scope of the sonal income tax side, other than the taxed. chud and S K Kaul, granted black-list after they complied ing out crores of rupees to lakhs PIL, filed in 2011 against Hind RAJNATH CHAIRS TOP-LEVEL MEET 5 eight weeks to the Centre to with the accounting norms, of NGOs, societies and volun- Swaraj Trust, run by anti-cor- EDIT mull over the idea of legislation it said. The Supreme Court tary organisations but were not ruption crusader Anna Hazare. J&K government bans 22 and apprise the court about its had on January 10 said public aware of the repercussion of The PIL had sought a probe SETTING NEW AGENDA 8 stand. Earlier in the day, the money cannot go unaccounted non-auditing. into alleged embezzlement of government agency CAPART for and those misappropriating The bench had also warned funds. INTERNATIONAL social networking sites
MACRON GETS ROUGH RIDE 11 MPOST BUREAU networking sites shall not be transmit- BUSINESS ted in Kashmir valley with immediate Dinakaran remanded in five-day police custody SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir effect for a period of one month or till RLYS TO GO FOR 100% DIGITISATION 13 government on Wednesday banned further orders, whichever is earlier,” he OUR CORRESPONDENT symbol was allotted to the AIADMK fac- 22 social networking sites and applica- said in the three-page order. tion led by Sasikala. Media persons were SPORT tions including Facebook, WhatsApp The sites and applications which NEW DELHI: A court here on Wednes- not allowed to attend the court proceed- and Twitter in Kashmir on the ground will be inaccessible in the valley include day sent sidelined AIADMK leader T T ings. The court directed the media to leave CHELSEA THRASH SOUTHAMPTON 15 that these were being misused by anti- Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Wechat, V. Dinakaran, arrested on the charge of the courtroom when the accused were national and anti-social elements to fan QQ, Qzone, Google Plus, Skype, Line, attempting to bribe Election Commis- brought in. The lawyers present at the trouble. The ban will be in place for a Pinterest, Snapchat, Youtube, Vine and sion officials, to five-day police custody. hearing said that the police sought seven- FOR ADVERTISING month or till further orders, whichever Flickr. An earlier report said the gov- Mallikarjuna, a longtime friend of day custodial interrogation of both Dina- kindly contact at 9810195709 is earlier, said an order issued by Princi- ernment had suspended internet ser- Dinakaran, who too was arrested on Tues- karan and Mallikarjuna since, it said, they or pal Secretary (Home) R K Goyal. vices in Kashmir for a month but this day night, has also been remanded in were required to be taken out of Delhi [email protected] “In the interest of maintenance of was not correct. To ban the social net- police custody till May 1. Special Judge and confronted with co-accused Sukesh public order, the government hereby working sites and Apps, Goyal invoked Poonam Chaudhary allowed the Crime acy. Dinakaran was arrested on Tuesday Chandrasekhar, who is in police custody FOR SUBSCRIPTION directs all internet service providers the powers conferred on Government Branch to quiz Dinakaran, a nephew of night by the Delhi Police Crime Branch till April 28. Public Prosecutor Balbir kindly contact at 8800854665 that any message or class of messages under Indian Telegraph Act 1885 read jailed AIADMK party chief V.K. Sasikala, for trying to pay out Rs 50 crore in bribes Singh told the court that their custodial or to or from a person or a class of persons with Indian Telegraph (Amendment) for five days after the Delhi Police sought to the poll officials through Sukesh Chan- interrogation is required to unearth the [email protected] relating to any subject or any pictorial Rules 2007 to ban these sites and appli- his custody to unearth the entire conspir- drasekhar to ensure the ‘two leaves’ poll money trail as well. content through the following social cations. Full report on P6 KULBHUSHAN JADHAV CASE India hands over mother’s Don’t hold patients hostage for unpaid bills: HC MPOST BUREAU Senior Standing Counsel of He had also alleged that the hos- appeal to Pakistan Delhi government Rahul Mehra pital was not giving proper treat- NEW DELHI: Hospitals cannot said that several hospitals do ment to his father and when he ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: India sular access to Jadhav, the external hold patients “hostage” to extract behave in this manner. sought to take him away, it did not on Wednesday handed over to Paki- affairs ministry said in press release money for unpaid bills, the Delhi The ruling came in a habeas allow him to do so. stan an appeal by the mother of retired in New Delhi. This is the 16th request High Court on Wednesday told a corpus plea moved by the son of the The hospital opposed the peti- Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jad- for access. However, Pakistani media premier private Delhi hospital for patient, a former Madhya Pradesh tioner’s contentions and claimed hav, sentenced to death by a military reported that Janjua turned down allegedly withholding custody of a policeman who was admitted in the that he had raised the grievance as court, to the appellate court, initiat- Bambawale’s demand saying, “access patient over outstanding dues. hospital for treatment in February. the patient was shifted to the gen- ing a process to get his conviction under the (bilateral) agreement is Denouncing this “modus ope- The ex-cop was suffering from eral ward from private ward due overturned. meant for prisoners and not for spies.” randi” of withholding custody of enterocutaneous fistula, which to non- payment of dues. It said The appeal on behalf of Jadhav was Pakistan has rejected India’s patients, a bench of Justices Vipin occurs in the intestinal tract due to the total bill was of Rs 16.75 lakh given to Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary request for consular access to Jad- Sanghi and Deepa Sharma said if which contents of the stomach or and the petitioner had only paid Rs Tehmina Janjua by Indian High Com- hav 15 times. Pakistan Army had also the bills are not paid, then release intestines leak through to the skin. 3.3 lakh. Desthe pite outstanding missioner Gautam Bambawale, who previously ruled out granting India the patient. The treatment includes surgery. dues, a surgery was carried out on also handed over a petition by Jadhav’s consular access to Jadhav, who was “If bills not paid, then release The patient’s son had alleged the patient on April 21 after being mother seeking the Pakistan govern- sentenced to death for “espionage and the patient. You cannot keep withheld to extract money towards The court directed the hospital that the hospital was holding his shifted to the general ward, the hos- ment’s intervention for his release and subversive activities”. patients hostage. That cannot be unpaid bills (of the hospital). We to prepare the discharge summary father hostage to extract money pital said. expressing the desire to meet him. The external affairs ministry said the modus operandi. deprecate this practice,” the court of the patient and allowed his son, from him towards outstanding dues The petitioner said the surgery Bambawale, who met Janjua, the Indian envoy also “handed over “Even if dues are outstand- told Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the petitioner, to remove his father of Rs 13.45 lakh, an amount that he was carried out after he had lodged also made a fresh request for con- an appeal by the mother. MPOST ing, custody of patients cannot be central Delhi. forthwith from the hospital. has disputed. a police complaint on April 20. 2 town mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017
OUR CORRESPONDENT ers. The panels and exhibits will also describe the resurrection of the state he residents of National and Orias gaining separate statehood Capital Region will have the unifying the Oria speaking areas in unique opportunity to wit- 1936. The narration will carry the visi- ness a breathtaking exposi- tor through the hidden treasure of min- Ttion of the Odisha culture at the lawns eral wealth, pristine flora and fauna to of India Gate this month. The three day the modern day monuments of giant event organized by Oria Samaj from industries, oil refineries and infrastruc- April 29 to May 1 will bring alive the ture – a glimpse into the potentials of a spectrum of Odisha’s history, art, cul- resurgent Odisha. A symbolic replica ture, traditions, dance forms, culinary of the Mountain Caves of Udayagiri delights etc in a splendid style – the will be erected at the site to provide Indomitable Orias. the backdrop for a spectacular multi Narrating the objective behind the projector – projection mapping film– venture Sidhartha Pradhan, retired a brief light and sound presentation IRS officer and President of the Samaj on Odisha and its spellbinding charm. said “This, first of its kind presenta- ‘Hasta Shilpa Haat’ – the handicraft tion to showcase the culture of Odi- and handloom section in the festival sha with its multi-faceted dimension will be the treasure trove of famed Oris- is to place before the National audi- han artifacts, sculptor and famous tex- ence many unknown and lesser known tiles. The high point of this haat will be facts about Odisha, an ancient civili- live demonstration of various art forms zation and the indomitable spirit of like ‘pattachitra’ paintings, shell crafts, Orias, who have traditionally espoused stone crafts, famed appliqué work, a culture of Nationalism and Universal stone work, ‘sambalpuri sari’ weaving Brotherhood”. etc by master craftsmen and weavers. Unravelling The replicas of the three colourful The display of sand art by inter- chariots of Jagannath Dham will wel- nationally acclaimed sand artist Pad- the treasures of Odisha come the visitors to the abode of Oria mashree Sudarshan Pattnaik will be a culture. An exhibition titled – ‘Atma major attraction in the Odisha Parba. Shakti’, the power within propelling the A workshop in sand art will be con- indomitable spirit of Odias, will guide ducted by Sudarshan which is sure “Odia Samaj” will be organising a three day event to the visitors through the enchanting to inspire the upcoming talents of history of this ancient civilization. The National capital to learn about this bring alive the spectrum of Odisha’s history, culture, exhibition through displays and nar- globally acclaimed art form. To top it ration will help the visitors to know all the Odisha Parba will have an eatery traditions, dance forms and culinary delights about the progress of this ancient civi- enclave which will be serving authentic lization over centuries including the Oria cuisine consisting of mouth water- march of the mighty Kalinga Empire ing snacks, world famous Oria sweets, which at its height under the native veg and non-veg thali including a vari- King Kharabela included eastern India ety of sea food. Many of these food and large segments of Central India items will be novelties for the gourmets and extended from River Ganges to of the cosmopolitan national Capital. River Godavari. The glorious maritime The Odisha Parba will be inaugu- past during which Orias had flourish- rated on April 29 by Arun Jaitley, Union ing overseas contact with many coun- Minister for Defence and Finance and tries like the Roman Empire, Ceylon, Minister of Corporate affairs, Govt of China, Burma, the islands of Indone- India. Dipak Misra, Judge, Supreme sia – Java, Bali, Sumatra, Borneo, col- Court of India and Dharmendra lectively known as ‘Suvarnadipa’ in the Pradhan, Minister of State for Petro- ancient worldwill guide the visitors to leum and Natural Gas (I/C), Govt of the golden era in the country’s history. India will be the Guests of Honour. The valour of Paikas, a native army Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minis- which fought the first war of indepen- ter of Housing and Urban Poverty dence against the British much earlier Alleviation and Information and to the Sepoy Mutiny and the resur- Broadcasting will be the Chief Guest on gence of the Jagannath Culture inspite April 30 and Draupadi Murmu, Gov- of attack and invasion of the Jagannath ernor of Jharkhand has consented to Temple for 18 times will enlighten the be the Chief Guest for the programme inquisitive minds of knowledge seek- on May 1.
DAYINDAYOUT Delhi gets its very own theatre festival A MUSICAL NIGHT What’s on Around Town OUR CORRESPONDENT
THIS YEAR, a unique festival will (IM)POSSIBILITIES mark the beginning of summer for A group show of paintings and sculp- Delhi. Coming to the city at the end tures of some of the most celebrated of April is ‘Delhi Theatre Festival’, artists of the nation, the exhibition, (im) a unique 2-day event with back- possibilities showcase how one can one to-back plays from the best in the can decipher the word impossibilities country, at the Siri Fort Auditorium. to read as i m possibilities. The names This April 29 and 30, New Delhi will play host to some of the best plays showcased in this exhibition has already India has seen in recent times. proved that impossible is nothing and The two-day festival has plays it is a privilege to celebrate their (im) featuring some of the biggest names possibilities. in theatre, with Naseeruddin Shah, WHEN: April 13 – May 13 Rajit Kapur, Deepti Naval, Saurabh WHERE: Creativity Art Gallery, Hauz Shukla among others. The festi- Khas Village val will bring 3 plays in Hindi and English, with diverse themes and a TIMING: 11 am – 7 pm stunning cast. Naseeruddin Shah and is a brainchild of Alchemist entertainment sphere that cities like FRAMING THE LIVING and Rajit Kapur’s “A Walk in the marketing and talent solutions. The Mumbai and Bengaluru enjoy. We Woods”, “Ek Mulaqaat” featuring company is known for its annual are very proud to have established TRADITIONS Shekhar Suman and Deepti Naval, production of Anoushka Shankar’s a platform where theatre will thrive A collaborative pho- and “Barff” with Saurabh Shukla in concerts, as well as for organising and envision the annual ‘Delhi tography project under the lead and as director. shows and live entertainment not Theatre Festival’ to be the breeding Famous Singer Rini Mukherjee captivated the audience in a food fest with Musical Night: “The Grand the aegis of Neel Don- The festival will host panel dis- just in India, but abroad. ground for theatre in India. This Trunk Culinary Journey: Now Reaches KOLKATA” at The Leela Ambience Delhi Convention Hotel at cussions, theatre workshops and Says Manish Porwal, Manag- year’s chapter is the first of what gre Awards/Grants for CBD in Delhi. She enthralled the audience by her live performance with different moods of Bengali other exciting activities apart from ing Director of Alchemist, “Despite is set to be the largest property in and Indian songs. Starting with famous Bengali songs, Rini Mukherjee also presented all time hit Excellence in Photog- the plays, making this a unique a highly discerning audience of the theatre calendar in the coming melodious Hindi songs of Asha ji, Lata ji and Kavita Krishna Murti. raphy (2017) by India festival theatre-goers, Delhi lacks enough years, attracting Indian and interna- Photo Achieve Foun- The initiative is in its debut year options in the cultural and live tional audiences” dation, will showcase five photographers presenting different living traditions like The Art of Making Tanpura in Maharashtra and Muga & Eri Silk cultivation in Assam through distinctive AN ENDEAVOUR artistic styles. WHEN: April 21 – May 2 to reconnect with nature WHERE: Kamla Devi Complex, IIC TIMING: 11 am – 7 pm the existential anxiety that plagues us all. artist whose exhibition would be at THE DANCE OF INDIA Through her art she makes an effort to display from April 28 to May 4 at Artist Sailesh Sanghvi will be showcasing capture the vitality and vibrancy of nature India International Centre from and bring it into the domestic scene. She 11 am to 7 pm. his twelve works at the solo art exhibition. tries to give tangible and static form to a She finds inspiration in the The collection shows the different types of single moment she envisions within the breathtaking vistas she discovers dances across the India. The artist, in two borderless and dynamic world that sur- during her travels – be it stroll- different genres, acrylic canvas collages rounds us. ing along beaches of India or and paper collage, portrays the diversity “I am a landscape artist usually paint- hiking through the trails of of Indian dances in the cultural set-up ing surreal landscapes. I paint using acryl- Norway. Her art is about paying tribute through his work from street entertain- ics on canvas. I like to use bold colours to nature’s bounty. and different textures to make the paint- Talking about her inspiration, she ment to staged performance. ing come alive on my canvas,” said the further added, “Every once in a while WHEN: April 21– 30 my heart longs to take a break from WHERE: Bikaner House, Pandara Road the city and stand in front of a sea or TIMING: 6 pm onwards on a mountain or even just in a park, OUR CORRESPONDENT is an untroubled and tranquil condition where I can see all the wonderful PIANO RECITAL of the soul.” colours of trees, hear the birds or A programme by Gabriele Carcano, ohn Ruskin has said, “Nature is paint- Supriya’s art is an exploration of the the waves and just feel peace and recipient of a 2010 Borletti-Buitoni ing for us, day after day, pictures of outside and the inside and contemplat- happiness within. That is where I Trust Fellowship Award. He is equally at infinite beauty if only we have the ing the line that divides them. Her land- draw my inspiration from. I think home as a soloist with orchestras and in eyes to see them.” scapes exemplify that divide by seeming art in any medium should uplift And Supriya Sathe abides by that say- natural enough to fit right into the real the soul and bring peace to chamber music. Other awards include the J ing with her works in an exhibition titled, world despite being purely imaginary, the mind. Having lived in the Casella Prize at the Competition Premio ‘Ataraxia’. It is a Greek term used by Pyr- alien yet familiar. UK and travelled extensively Venezia, where he made his debut at rho and subsequently epicurus for a lucid Ataraxy in common use denotes a around the world I try to cap- Teatro La Fenice. state of robust equanimity, characterized serene state of calmness. The kind of calm- ture my beautiful memories WHEN: April 27 by ongoing freedom from distress and ness only nature can offer. of nature on canvas and aim WHERE: IIC TIMING: 6:30 pm onwards worry. The ancient Greek author Sextus Nature offers a special solace to the to transport the viewer to these Empiricus gave this definition: “ataraxia human mind – one that separates it from wonderful places.” Although every possible care and caution has been taken to avoid errors or omissions, this publication is being sold on the condition and understanding that infromation given in this publication is merely for reference and must not be taken as having authority of or binding in any way on the writers, editors, publishers, and printers and sellers who do not owe any responsibility for any damage or loss to any person, a purchaser of this publication or not for the result of any action taken on the basis of this work. All disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent court and forums in Delhi/New Delhi only Published & printed by Durbar Ganguly on behalf of Front Row Media Pvt. Ltd. from Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 & printed at The Indian Express Ltd., A-8, Sector-7, Noida-201 301 (U.P.) RNI REGN. NO.: DELENG/2005/15351, REGD. NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2015-17 Editor: Durbar Ganguly, Executive Editor: Arya Rudra. Tel. No. 011-47777500, Email: [email protected], Lucknow Office: 401, Chintels House 16, Station Road, Lucknow Ph: 0522-4013126 city 3 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017 mp BJP REVIVAL MCD ELECTION 2017 National Capital engulfed by ‘saffron wave’ BOLD DECISION ‘ACCUSE AND ABUSE Ahead of the MCD elections, POLITICS’ From Bhojpuri star to astute politician BJP had decided to give out tickets exclusively to new candidates and “Getting to the magic figure in PIYUSH OHRIE chose not to retain any of its sitting the civic polls is not just a one day corporators, regardless of their mandate,” the BJP Delhi president NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narender Modi and stature and clout. said. “I started the process of BJP president Amit Shah were the two most promi- This was seen as a tactic that understanding the problems and nent faces on display for the saffron party’s MCD elec- Prime Minister Narendra Modi aspiration of the downtrodden in tion campaign. used in Gujarat when he was the the society through contacts and Other than these giants, the only other person state’s Chief Minister. staying with schedule caste families to feature on BJP’s posters and flex boards was that The gamble seemed to have paid in a Valmiki Basti of Karol Bagh.” of North East Delhi MP and Delhi BJP chief Manoj PIC/NAVEEN SHARMA off richly, as many of its candidates Tiwari said that BJP’s approach Tiwari. won by a significant margin. trumped over AAP’s “accuse and His handling of the party’s affairs in the national With all his efforts, Tiwari successfully helped BJP abuse politics” and made Delhiites Capital was touted as his litmus test. Suffice to say fend off an anti-incumbency sentiment. The party had FACE OFF look for a new option. that on Wednesday, Tiwari passed with flying colours. been criticised for rampant corruption in the three To counter its tag of promoting Tiwari exerted a strong influence in areas inhabited Municipal Corporations. candidates with corporate backing, INTROSPECTION by Purvanchalis, namely Babarpur, Seelampur, Mus- In an earlier interview to Millennium Post, talk- BJP chose to appoint North East TIME FOR AAP tafabad, Okhla and Shahdara. With BJP winning the ing about donning the dual hats of an entertainer and Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari as its Delhi Municipal elections with a significant margin, Tiwari a politician, Tiwari had said: “There is some similar- Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, BJP Delhi in-charge unit president. The results also expose some proved that his influence was not only limited to these ity in politics and in the entertainment industry. In Shyam Jaju and other party leaders at a press conference after the party’s victory The decision was taken keeping chinks in the AAP’s armour and areas in Delhi. An estimated 26 percent of Delhi’s pop- entertainment industry, you have to coordinate well in the MCD election in New Delhi on Wednesday PIC/NAVEEN SHARMA in mind the fact that he had a strong raise questions on the leadership ulation is believed to belong to this vital community. and ensure that everyone in your team is happy and appeal with lower-middle class ability of Chief Minister Arvind In the run up to the MCD polls, not only did Tiwari satisfied. It is only when there is satisfaction and hap- YOGESH KANT its 2012 tally of 138 wards. Purvanchali voters, who turned out Kejriwal. It is to be seen whether emerge as an effective campaigner manager but also piness that you can deliver something you truly believe The party registered a 36.37 to be a crucial electorate in Delhi. Delhiites will be soon disenchanted turned out to be an excellent political organiser. in and that connects with the public.” NEW DELHI: Riding high on the percent vote share, followed by 26.23 Tiwari, a popular Bhojpuri actor and with the rulingparty. It was Tiwari who organised a massive rally at Ram- When asked about the acceptability of an actor in ‘Modi wave’ and launching all new percent for the Aam Aadmi Party singer, managed to lure the crucial It is also believed that the impact lila Maidan, where Amit Shah addressed party work- politics Tiwari had said: “It’s all about the character the faces propelled the Bharatiya Janata and 20.11 per cent for Congress. vote bank towards the BJP. of the BJP-led government in Uttar ers and supporters. protagonist plays on the screen that plays a very impor- Party to a clean sweep in the Delhi With this victory, BJP managed According to Tiwari, BJP Pradesh was a driving factor to the Realising that both Congress and AAP had a strong tant part in the forming the favourable public view. As civic polls. to silence naysayers who doubted its had started it public outreach party’s victory on Wednesday. base in Delhi’s JJ cluster and unauthorised settlements, political workers, you will have to do much more for With this victory, the saffron return to power due to the rampant programme in the beginning of It may be pointed out here that Tiwari also campaigned vigorously in these areas. people to believe that you have more positive aspects party is all set to retain the three corruption in the civic bodies. 2016 itself. Political opponents, AAP’s loss is its second in Delhi after It is believed that Tiwari was behind the to the character they see you on a visual medium.” Municipal Corporations for the The BJP now faces the enormous Tiwari said, were busy in negative it finished an abysmal third in the party’s decision to replace all its sitting councillors The next challenge for Tiwari would be to ensure third term in a row. The saffron task of delivering on key issues, such publicity and playing the politics of Rajouri Garden by-election, which with new ones. the smooth functioning of Delhi’s three civic bodies. party grabbed 181 seats, bettering as sanitation in the municipalities. “accuse and abuse”. was won by BJP as well. Big loss of face for ruling AAP Congress drubbing brings after finishing a distant second Maken-Sheila fissures to the fore ANAND MOHAN J by an average margin of 3,000 ROUSHAN ALI Looking forward to snatch- votes. ing away the leadership of the NEW DELHI: The Aam NEW DELHI: The Congress DPCC from current chief Ajay Aadmi Party had promised RICH AND POOR drubbing saw its Delhi unit Maken after the party’s poor to sweep Delhi with a broom, REJECT AAP Chief Ajay Maken resigning performance in the MCD polls, if they would get control of from his post owning moral Dikshit hinted that the party the Municipal Corporation of In the wards housing slum responsibility for the party’s could have done better if he did Delhi. However, as the results of colonies of Jahangirpuri, defeat while veteran party not lead the team. the civic polls started to stream Bhalswa, Samaypur Badli, leader and former Chief Min- This comment by the for- into the countless counting Tughlaqabad Extension, AAP ister Sheila Dikshit put the mer Delhi CM who was once centres across the Capital, the candidates lost by an average onus of defeat squarely on local the head of the Delhi Pradesh AAP was swept away by the margin of 2,000 votes. In some leaders. Congress Committee comes ‘Modi wave’ and came a distant cases, they even lost by a mar- days after she blamed Maken Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken on Wednesday offered his resignation second with 46 seats. gin of 6,000 votes. FAILED COMEBACK for a number of Congress lead- The party’s performance Delhi’s slum colonies, the Congress was looking at a after the party’s poor show in the MCD elections PIC/PTI ers leaving the party over the was a far cry from their impres- The Aam Aadmi Party office wears a deserted look on Wednesday after experimental lab of AAP’s possible revival in Delhi where as a dampener to the Oppo- lacklustre ‘campaigning’ for its past month. During the height sive rout in the 2015 Delhi the results were announced for the MCD polls PIC/NAVEEN SHARMA development programmes, it ruled for 15 years till 2013 but sition parties’ efforts to stop defeat. of campaigning, three time Assembly elections, where were wrested by BJP candi- failed to win a single seat in the the Modi-Amit Shah electoral “The party should have car- MLA Amrish Gautam, three- they bagged 67 of the 70 seats. perfected the art of EVM tam- PURVANCHAL dates. AAP managed to keep 2015 Assembly elections or the juggernaut. ried out a more aggressive elec- time minister in the Sheila Dik- In Sunday’s Municipal polls, pering, as there was “no reason their pocket borough Sangam 2014 Lok Sabha polls. tion campaign, I did not do any shit Cabinet Arvinder Singh AAP fielded new faces and why the people of Delhi would EXODUS Vihar, barring the third ward Ajay Maken, who had rep- SEVERAL LEADERS campaigning because no one Lovely and Women’s Wing had pulled all stops to get Pur- vote for BJP”. The BJP had expected a Sangam Vihar E which was resented the New Delhi Parlia- OFFER TO QUIT asked me to,” she said, adding Chief Barkha Singh Shukla all vanchali voters on their side. “EVM tampering is the good showing at several urban won by BJP’s Deepak Jain by mentary constituency for two She also spoke of the EVM row joined BJP. The party had also believed bitter truth of the country’s wards and recorded mammoth a slender margin of 812 votes. consecutive terms and lost the The party performed poorly that has been going on for some Dikshit added, “The that they would be able to hold democracy. One can crack victories, designating the AAP Lok Sabha polls in 2014, would in Delhi where the BJP staged days now. approach which a PCC head on to the wards housing slums jokes on us initially, but we can- to a distant third in several FALL OUT return to Delhi state politics a stupendous victory. Congress’ should have, of taking every- clusters, their stronghold. All not refrain from speaking the wards. In the posh colonies of The fall out of the poor after a long hiatus before the in-Charge of Delhi Affairs P DIKSHIT VENTS body together, is not there. The their efforts, however, turned truth for the fear of being made Saraswati Nagar, Rani Bagh, show in the civic polls saw 2015 Delhi Assembly Polls. C Chacko too resigned from OUT ANGER primary reason behind peo- out to be in vain on Wednesday. fun of,” Sisodia told report- Paschim Vihar, Shalimar Bagh, some heads roll, as the party’s The civic bodies are mainly his post, owning moral respon- ple quitting the party is their ers on Wednesday at a press AAP candidates lost by an aver- Delhi Convener Dilip Pandey responsible for the city’s clean- sibility for the party’s dismal “The Election Commis- being ignored, not listened to. EVM WAVE conference. age margin of 3,000 votes. In resigned from the spot taking liness, hygiene, primary health show in the MCD polls. He sent sion and the government So out of frustration, they are The humiliating defeat took Talking about the EVM the Model Town ward, the AAP responsibility. “I have resigned and education and prevention his resignation to party Presi- should solve the problem but doing so. There is some prob- the top leadership by surprise, wave, AAP leader Gopal Rai candidate lost by 7,000 votes. frm d post of AAP Delhi Con- of vector-borne diseases. The dent Sonia Gandhi and Vice- whoever loses blames the lem with the prevailing system who did not take the loss well. said: “This is the same wave The third loss which venor, conveyed to National three corporations had a com- President Rahul Gandhi. EVM and whoever wins says in the PCC. There is an urgent Party leaders alleged that EVM that they (BJP) used in the brought down the fort was the Convenor @ArvindKejriwal to bined budget of nearly Rs 7,000 He said that the party that these are fine,” the former need to amend it.” tampering tipped the scales in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, exodus of Purvanchali vot- give this responsibility to some- crore in the last fiscal. should introspect and ascer- CM said. Underlining her point, she BJP’s favour, and attributed the and Punjab polls.” ers from AAP to the BJP. Pur- one else(sic).,” he tweeted. The MCD polls are local tain the reasons for its defeat Dikshit, however, expressed added, “Yes of course. That is win not to the ‘Modi Wave’ but Counting data, meanwhile, vanchalis, who now form a Morevoer, AAP MLA from in nature but the win is the in Delhi and redefine its future confidence in the party and the reason (Ajay Maken’s style an ‘EVM wave’. painted a rather bleak picture decisive voting bloc, had voted Chandni Chowk Alka Lamba latest in a series of BJP elec- strategy. said, “The Congress is going of leadership). What else can be Many senior leaders, as AAP candidates lost many decisively for the BJP. In the also offered her resignation. tion victories credited largely In the wake of the Munic- through a bad phase. The BJP the reason? People worked with including Delhi Deputy slum wards, registered a poor wards from East Patel Nagar, She also toed a different line to Prime Minister Modi. The ipal Corporation of Delhi also did for a long time. We too me for 15 years when Congress Chief Minister Manish Siso- show at the urban wards and Mayur Vihar Phase-I, Trilok- from the party’s stand by tell- win has also boosted the BJP’s (MCD) poll results, former will come back. The Congress’ was in power. Did you hear any dia and national spokesperson also lost Purvanchali voters puri, New Ashok Nagar and ing reporters that EVM’s were morale ahead of the 2019 Lok Delhi Chief Minister Sheila soul resides in India, the people such news then of people leav- Ashutosh claimed that BJP had who instead voted for BJP. Pandav Nagar, the party lost not to be blame for AAP’s loss. Sabha elections and may act Dikshit blamed the party’s will understand.” ing the party?” Swaraj India draws a blank on poll debut Wards in unauthorised colonies Ministers fail to ensure victory for AAP OUR CORRESPONDENT and anything above it would “No seat for Swaraj India was be a “bonus”. expected. No firm vote share fig- see good voter turnout NEW DELHI: Yogendra Yadav- Formed on October 2 last ures yet, but seems lower than candidates in their own constituencies led Swaraj India, which con- year, Swaraj India had fielded expected. We need to reflect OUR CORRESPONDENT of the poll planks used by all tested its maiden polls, drew 211 candidates, of which 111 are too!” Yadav tweeted. political parties in the contest, OUR CORRESPONDENT a blank in Delhi’s civic body women. Twenty-four of its can- Interestingly, Yadav and NEW DELHI: Wards falling in which the AAP, the BJP and Barring Food and Supplies Minister elections even as the party didates were disqualified during Swaraj India co-founder in unauthorised colony areas the Congress were key players. NEW DELHI: Most of the Imran Hussain, four of the AAP said its performance needs scrutiny of nomination papers. Prashant Bhushan both took a witnessed a good voter turn- According to the Delhi State Aam Aadmi Party ministers introspection. The party, which broke away jibe at the AAP saying the party out in the Delhi municipal Election Commission, the win- failed to ensure victory for their ministers, including Deputy Chief Swaraj India ran its cam- from the Aam Aadmi Party in blaming the Electronic Voting polls, results for which were ning candidate in Patparganj, party candidates in their own Minister Manish Sisodia, ceded ground paign with a message to clear 2015, had also given tickets to Machines (EVMs) for its poor announced on Wednesday. polled 11,312 votes, while the constituencies. Delhi of its garbage and sought candidates from varied fields poll performance is an excuse. From Patparganj to Sangam one in Shakarpur got 13,353 Barring Food and Supplies in their own constituencies to the BJP to project itself as a viable alter- ranging from an actress to a “The rout of AAP in MCD, Vihar, the residents in these votes. Minister Imran Hussain, four native to the Congress, the BJP social worker and from a col- 2 yrs after spectacular win in areas came out to exercise their Anand Vihar, where a big of the AAP ministers, including Ballimaran going to his party Commission as well as the BJP and the AAP. lege pass-out to a para-athlete. Assembly, despite poor perfor- franchise in good number. number of migrants from Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Manish with the third won by Congress. over EVM tampering, however, As the counting began, However, not a single can- mance of BJP in MCD, shows Regularisation of unauthor- and Uttar Pradesh reside, also Sisodia, ceded ground in their AAP MLA from Chandi remained silent on the issue. Yadav said he had “zero expec- didate could register a win in abysmal performance of AAP ised colonies and providing saw its winning candidate own constituencies to the Chowk Alka Lamba too While the AAP has tations” from an infant party the MCD polls. govt,” Bhushan tweeted. better amenities had been one amassing 12,963 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party. suffered the ignominy of continued to blame EVM Of the four wards in seeing her party candidates tampering for its electoral Sisodia’s constituency losing all the three wards in debacle, social activist Anna Patparganj, the AAP managed her constituency. Hazare blamed his former Big win: BJP improves on its 2012 tally to win only one with the rest all Owning up moral protege Kejriwal’s “quest for ROUSHAN ALI North Delhi going to the BJP. responsibility for the defeat, power” for the crushing defeat. Massive Municipal three wards, Indian National didates who lost their deposits Kapoor defeated the AAP’s Corporation win for BJP East Delhi State Labour Minister she offered to quit from all “People gave him a mandate Municipal Lok Dal and Samajwadi Party in 2012 was 26. Naveen Gupta by 9,332 votes. in Delhi Corporation Gopal Rai suffered a similar party posts. While the others and he got an opportunity NEW DELHI: BJP’s massive municipal bagged one each and indepen- The security deposit is for- In Saraswati Vihar (North fate, with BJP winning three ministers have not said to turn Delhi into a model victory over its rivals in the polls 2017 dents won six wards. feited if a candidate fails to gar- MCD), Neeraj Kumar of the of the four wards in his anything on the defeat, Sisodia state for the entire country to MCD elections on Wednes- Meanwhile, a large number ner a minimum of 1/6th of the BJP defeated the AAP’s Desraj South Delhi Municipal NDMC constituency Babarpur. alleged that Electronic Voting replicate. But power is bad. day came after it registered a Corporation Delhi area of hopefuls lost their security total number of valid votes. Aggarwal by 7,895 votes. Tourism and Water Machines (EVMs) were rigged Once you sit in the chair, you 36.37 percent share of the total Cantt. deposit after failing to get the In all, 1,790 candidates Anita Tanwar of the BJP
Minister Kapil Mishra, who has in favour of the BJP. lose your power of thinking,” votes cast. Combined result necessary amount of votes in of the total 2,516 candidates won by two votes in Chattarpur five wards in his constituency “Without rigging, such a said Hazare. Out of over 1.32 crore reg- BJP: 181 Cong: 30 their respective wards. in the fray lost their deposits (SDMC), while Gurjeet Kaur of AAP: 48 Others: 11 Karawal Nagar, saw only two of massive win is not possible,” “Instead of working for istered voters, about 77,25,000 North Delhi East Delhi South Delhi As many as 40 of the 270 in Sunday’s municipal polls, the same party won by 58 seats Wards: 104 Wards: 64 Wards: 104 AAP candidates winning with Sisodia said, reiterating the Delhi, he started thinking exercised their power to vote. Poll in one ward Poll in one ward Aam Aadmi Party candidates votes for which were counted in Bhajanpura (EDMC). postponed postponed 70 the BJP bagging the rest three. accusations the party has been about capturing power in In all, BJP received 25,75,117 64 47 and 92 of the Congress for- on Wednesday, the SEC said. Seema Tahira of the Con- The worst sufferer was raising since AAP’s defeat in Punjab and Goa. votes on its way to victory. feited their security deposits, The candidate who won gress won by 259 votes from 21 15 16 11 12 Health Minister Satyendar the Punjab and Goa assembly There was no need for By winning 181 of the 270 3 3 2 6 State Election Commissioner with the highest margin of Bazar Sita Ram (North MCD). Jain in whose constituency polls. him to hurry. But he was in a wards, the saffron party bet- BJP AAP Cong Oth BJP AAP Cong Oth BJP AAP Cong Oth (SEC) S K Srivastava disclosed votes was BJP’s Kamaljeet Seh- Six independents made KBK Pollgraphics Shakur Basti, all the three AAP Putting up a brave face hurry and people realised tered its tally of 138 wards dur- Total wards: 272 on Wednesday. rawat. Sehrawat left his clos- their presence felt in a big way. candidates bit the dust. and accepting defeat, Kejriwal that it is power in his mind ing the 2012 MCD polls, which managed to bag just 48 wards. Only five BJP candidates est competitor, AAP’s Sushma Independent candidates Poo- Minister Imran Hussain congratulated the BJP for its and not society or the country,” it had won as well. The Congress was a distant lost their deposits this time Jindal, behind by 9,886 votes in nam from Nangal Thakran and turned out to be the saving victory. said Hazare and also Meanwhile, the Aam third with 30 seats. round. In 2012, 18 BJP contes- Dwarka-B (South DMC) ward. Archana from Holambi Khurd grace for the AAP with two of Kejriwal who has been up dismissed allegations of EVM Aadmi Party, making its debut Among other competitors, tants had lost their deposits. In Krishna Nagar (East displayed woman power all on three wards in his constituency in arms against the Election tampering. in the Municipal elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party won The number of Congress can- DMC) ward, BJP’s Sanjeev their own from North Delhi. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017 AAP Cabinet Ensure nursery admission of BJP dedicates MCD poll reshuffle on cards poor kids upto 5 yrs: HC to govt NEW DELHI: Chief OUR CORRESPONDENT Minister Arvind by NGO Justice For All, which win to Sukma Martyrs The court gave has moved the court challeng- Kejriwal is likely to OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Poor and dis- an interim order, ing the Delhi government's expand his Cabinet advantaged children up to December 18, 2015 notification soon with the pos- five years of age can now hope in the interest whereby an upper age limit has NEW DELHI: Even after the sible induction of a to get admission in nursery of poor children been fixed by the government gigantic victory of BJP in the dalit face, after the classes in private schools, as the for entry-level admissions in Delhi Municipal Elections, the Delhi High Court on Wednes- observing that no the government and private party decided to dedicate the Aam Aadmi Party's day asked the AAP government student be denied schools here. win to the 26 CRPF jawans poor show in the to ensure their admission. Advocate Khagesh Jha, who lost their lives in the recent Delhi municipal Agreeing to this, the Delhi admission, to Delhi appearing for the NGO, sub- encounter in Sukma of Chattis- polls. AAP sources government's Directorate of government and mitted that the Delhi govern- garh and not to celebrate. Education said it would con- ment's education department In a hoarding featuring BJP said senior minister sider the admission of students sought its response had issued the allotment letter state president of Delhi Manoj Satyendar Jain may aged between three to five years before September to poor students for admission Tiwari saying "Maa tujhe be relieved of the for nursery classes, four to six 19, the next date in various classes, but private salaam" has been put at out- charge of the trans- years for KG and for Class I, schools were orally rejecting side the party headquarters. port department, it would admit those who are of hearing admissions on the ground of "We won't celebrate this victory between five to seven years of upper age. He submitted that a and will dedicate it to the CRPF which was given to age. Expressing concern that issued notice to Delhi govern- single judge in February 2016 personnel who lost their lives him after Labour the students may miss classes ment and sought its response had already stayed the notifi- in the Sukma Maoist attack," Minister Gopal Rai for the academic year 2017-18, before September 19, the next cation with regard to general Tiwari said during a press con- gave it up. Apart a bench of Acting Chief Jus- date of hearing. category students, saying fix- ference after the party won 184 from the transport tice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu It, however, gave an interim ing upper age limit for nursery seats out of 270. Malhotra said "without preju- order in the interest of the poor admissions in private schools Moreover, the BJP national department, Jain dice to the parties, the Delhi children, observing that no had curtailed the right of a president Amit Shah asserted holds important government should forthwith student be denied admission child seeking admission. that strong action will be taken portfolios like power, issue an order" raising the age under the shield of the noti- The petition has sought a against the guilty in the CRPF Manoj Tiwari pays tribute to Sukma martyre PIC/NAVEEN SHARMA health and PWD that bar, instead of fixing four years fication. Delhi government's direction to the government encounter with the Naxal of run the AAP gov- as the age limit for entry-level additional standing counsel to ensure admission of all stu- Chhattisgarh’s Sukma District. Affairs (MHA) K Vijay Kumar ensuring its resounding victory Wednesday said the people of admissions. Peeyoosh Kalra also submit- dents whose admission has While addressing a press con- to stay put in Chhattisgarh and in MCD polls. Delhi have rejected the nega- ernment's flagship "Keeping in view that it was ted that those who are above been rejected by schools on ference at Kolkata Press Club, frame strategy to tackle Naxals "Grateful to the people tive politics and put their seal porgrammes such the statutory duty of the gov- seven years of age will be given the ground of over age. he mentioned, “The BJP party in Sukma. of Delhi for the faith in BJP. of approval on Prime Minister as mohalla clinic. ernment to ensure free and admission in their schools. The plea alleged that it was would ensure to take strong However, the political ana- I laud the hardwork of team Narendra Modi's 'Sabka saath, Establishment of compulsory education to all, The court and the Delhi failure of the government to action in the Sukma encoun- lysts feel that it is the win of @BJP4Delhi which made the sabka vikas' programme. including the economically government lawyer were in ensure admission of children ter case. Guilty would be Prime Minister Narendra Modi resounding MCD win possi- "This is an unprecedented mohalla clinics and weaker sections and disadvan- agreement that it would not be belonging to economically punished.” and reclaimed the ground of ble," he tweeted. win for the BJP. I express my power subsidy given taged groups of the society, the appropriate to admit 10-12 year weaker section and disadvan- Union Home Minister the national capital. His tweet came as the BJP gratitude to the people of Delhi. to people were high- government should issue an old boys in nursery. "Can you tage group, shall result in the Rajnath Singh on Tuesday also Prime Minister Narendra recorded a significant victory This is the victory of Modiji's lighted by the party order for raising age for admis- have a boy of 10 years of age, denial of fundamental right of directed the Director General Modi on Wednesday expressed in polls to all the three munici- leadership," he said reacting to during the civic poll. sion in the nursery classes for where there is a four year old education guaranteed to the of the CRPF and the security gratitude to the people of Delhi pal corporations of Delhi. the BJP's victory in the MCD this year," the bench said in its little girl," the bench remarked. children under articles 21A of adviser to Ministry of Home by reposing faith in the BJP and BJP president Amit Shah on polls. interim order. The court also The court was hearing a plea the Constitution. HC seeks AAP Women candidates Contempt plea filed in NGT govt reply to Muslims still see against Sri Sri over his remarks PIL against its AAP and Congress steal the show education policy ANAND MOHAN J opment,” said Chauhan. OUR CORRESPONDENT as feasible options Poonam Solanki, the AAP NEW DELHI: After the leads winner from Bapraulla ward, NEW DELHI: A contempt plea NEW DELHI: The Delhi High ZAFAR ABBAS started to convert to actual dedicated her victory to the peo- was on Wednesday moved in Court on Wednesday sought votes, men from all political ple of her ward. “This is not my the National Green Tribunal the AAP government's stand NEW DELHI: The voters in hues danced wildly, clad in Saf- victory, this is their victory,” against spiritual figure Sri Sri on a PIL against its education Delhi hailing from the Mus- fron and Blue. But they were she said. Ravi Shankar for holding the policy replacing languages like lim majority areas have shown dancing for the 141 woman can- However, this still did not Centre and the green panel Sanskrit with vocational sub- that the population still con- didates who had struggled for all mean that the women were responsible for the damage jects as the sixth compulsory siders Aam Admi party and these months, and finally won free from the stranglehold of caused to Yamuna by allowing discipline at secondary level. Congress as the two feasible from their respective wards. patriarchy. his NGO to hold a mega cul- tion and would address the tri- the AOL head was "in the habit" A bench of Acting Chief options amongst others. In Abha Chauhan, a social “Yes, the reservation was a tural extravaganza. bunal on the issue. of making statements to "den- Justice Gita Mittal and Jus- the MCD election results, the worker, who won from the game changer. But if you look at The plea filed by Yamuna In the statement published igrate the dignity and status tice Anu Malhotra also issued wards having Muslim domi- Uttam Nagar ward, was flanked the strategy employed by vari- activist Manoj Misra has sought on AOL's website, Ravi Shankar of this tribunal, which was an notice to the Centre and sought nance has seen a tough fight by her woman supporters and ous parties, you will find that action against Ravi Shankar had blamed the government interference in fair dispensa- its stand on the plea. between AAP and Congress reached out to Rakhi Chauhan, many had filed their nomina- and said the statement made and the NGT for permitting tion of justice", that is the bed- The public interest litigation candidates for various seats. the winner from Dabri ward and tions along with their husbands by the Art of Living (AOL) AOL and said his foundation rock of the rule of law. "When (PIL) filed by a society claims In Zakir Nagar ward of hugged her. or family members,” said Arti founder interfered with free had obtained all necessary the above matter came up that the policy decision, which South MCD, a neck to neck The women then followed Mehra, former Mayor of uni- and fair dispensation of justice. permissions, including from for hearing on April 20, after would be applicable on gov- fight was seen between Con- by their husbands walked out- fied MCD. The matter is listed for hearing the green panel, and the event pointing out that the experts ernment schools, would result gress candidate Shoeb Danish side their polling booths to be It was still not an easy fight on Thursday before a bench could have been stopped in the have submitted their report on in extinction of languages like and AAP candidate Mehmood greeted by their supporters. for the women as many had won headed by NGT Chairperson beginning itself if the river was damages, restoration and its Urdu, Sanskrit and Punjabi. Ahmed. Though the sitting “I have been working for from close margins, like Anita Justice Swatanter Kumar. Delhi so "fragile and pure". quantification, the counsel for According to the petitioner councillor Danish defeated the society all this time and believe Tanwar of BJP who won from Development Authority coun- In the plea filed through the applicant brought the above society, Sanskrit Shikshak AAP candidate, the margin of that I will be able to contribute the Chattarpur ward with a mar- sel Kush Sharma said that they advocates Ritwick Dutta and statement to the attention of Sangh Delhi, the AAP govern- victory was 1070 with both to my ward and help in its devel- gin of only two votes. have received a copy of the peti- Rahul Choudhary, Misra said this tribunal. ment's decision to substitute the candidates getting 20,450 (AAP) by a margin of 6,035. languages with vocational sub- votes together. The total votes received by the jects was against the National In another adjoining ward two candidates is 14,803. Policy on Education. Abul Fazal Enclave, people From Ballimaraan, Cong relegated to third in SDMC despite top leaders’ presence The petition also chal- exhibited faith in AAP candi- Mohammad Sadiq repre- lenges a CBSE circular which date Wajid Khan who defeated senting AAP defeated Mohd PIYUSH OHRIE SDMC. they had done in Delhi in the for the BJP because I have been seriously need to take interest has remodelled the scheme his rival from Congress, Qazzafi from Congress by But the Congress leaders’ the 2014 Lok Sabha and 2015 mostly inspired by its national in urban middle class voters,” of assessment for Class X for Parvez Alam by a margin of a margin of 6970. AAP and NEW DELHI: It was not a overwhelming physical pres- Assembly elections, with the leadership headed by Narender Ahuja pointed out. schools enrolled under the 4247. Both the candidates got Congress together received pleasant day for Congress ence could not displace the BJP party gaining some ground in Modi. I feel, the Congress has Saket resident and former National Skills Qualifications 16,501 votes. 21,730. leaders, who had expected from its numero uno position areas under the SDMC. While been at the helm of power for professor Ramesh Wadhwa Framework. In the walled city, the Mus- However, from Seelampur to perform well in the South in the SDMC and the 132-year- some of Delhi’s richest and a long time in Delhi and AAP said, “I did not vote for the Con- In such schools, students lim majority voters once again in East MCD, Shakeela Begum Delhi Municipal Corporation old party had to settle for the most posh areas come under requires more time for admin- gress or the BJP as both these have to compulsorily study a trusted the two parties to rep- from Bahujan Samaj Party elections. Most prominent third position, behind the Aam the SDMC, it still has to resolve istrative efficiency, I, there- parties have not been able to sixth subject, which would be resent them in the MCD elec- defeated Seema Sharma from Congress leaders like Maha- Aadmi Party (AAP). While challenges like the widening fore, avoided voting for either remove corruption in the MCD. a vocational subject, along with tions. From Delhi Gate, Aaley BJP by a margin of 2,400 votes. bal Mishra, Yoganand Shas- Congress workers did maintain economic divide, unauthor- of these parties,“ said Rajouri When I went for the approval of the five core subjects of two lan- Mohammad from Congress Shakeela got 10,159 votes. tri, Chadhury Prem Singh, that they had never expected ised parking, sanitation woes Garden resident Raman Ahuja. the mapping plan for the new guages, social science, math- defeated his rival Riyazuddin From Mustafabad, Kiran Walia, Subash Chopra to topple the BJP from power and increasing encroachment. “A major reason why floor of my house, most MCD ematics and science. from AAP by a masive margin Congress candidate Parveen and Delhi Pradesh Congress in Delhi’s municipal corpora- “Cleanliness and parking most urban middle class vot- officials made me run from pil- The NSQF, notified in India of 7519 votes. The total votes received 14,451 votes while the Committee (DPCC) President tions, losing the second place issues have been a major issue ers avoid municipal elections lar to post but did not help me in 2013, is a competency- based the two parties acquired from runner-up was AAP candidate Ajai Maken, who resigned to AAP has come as a shock, in our area and I will not say today is that they feel that polit- as I refused to pay them any framework that organises all the area is 14,169. Shakila Begum who received on Wednesday shortly after indeed, to them. that I have been completely sat- ical parties are not catering to bribes. I now want a new sincer- qualifications according to a Sultana Abaad contesting 10,332 votes. Combined, the party’s defeat in the civic Of course, they had the con- isfied with the working of my their interests. For me the Con- ity to be shown towards tack- series of levels of knowledge, from Jama Masjid on Con- both AAP and Congress polls, reside in areas under the solation of faring far better than previous councilor. Yet I voted gress, the AAP and even the BJP ling of corruption in the MCD.” skills and aptitude. AGENCIES gress ticket defeated Hameeda received 24,783. BJP makes inroads into Meet the counting staff who dispatched Delhi's JJ Colonies poll results at breakneck speed PIYUSH OHRIE With JJ colonies in the Capital having a ZAFAR ABBAS us a feeling of importance," said Yadav NEW DELHI: In a clever polit- large number of population from Uttar with a grin. ical strategy adopted by BJP, NEW DELHI: While all eyes were glued However, Yadav felt that the distance the saffron party has been able Pradesh and Bihar, BJP kickstarted its to television sets in the Capital for the of a counting official's home from the to make a dent into the core campaigning from these colonies Municipal Corporation election results, counting centre should have been kept party base of AAP and Con- some well-trained men and women in mind before assigning duties. gress by winning key wards in Taking into consideration for the MCD elections and we were working hard since morning to She said she had to travel from JJ colonies. that the voters in JJ colonies will also gained the political fruits of bring us first hand information. Najafgarh to Maharani Bagh in the wee Understanding the signifi- play a key role in BJP’s prospect such efforts. The Booth Panch These dedicated officials are the hours on Wednesday all alone. cance of the voter bases in such for 2020 assembly elections, Parmeshwar Sammelan organ- counting supervisors and assistants at Devender, another counting super- areas, the BJP started their cam- the Delhi BJP President Manoj ised under the guidance of our the counting centres, who sat behind visor – who has worked in five elec- paign at the JJ Colony early in Tiwari expressed special grati- National President Amit Shah an iron mesh and sent all the updated tions till date – was seen helping his order to woo the voters. With tude to the voters of JJ colony. and the work of these Panch MCD results to the elections officers, colleagues whenever they had any issues JJ colonies in the Capital hav- “On the one hand, our Parmeshwars on the date of representatives of candidates and media with the procedure. ing a large number of popula- political opponents were busy polling became the decisive persons. "It was not really hectic. It's more tion from Uttar Pradesh and in negative publicity and on factor,” said Delhi BJP Presi- During any election, a select few systematic these days and I just helped Bihar, Delhi BJP President and the other hand in I started the dent Manoj Tiwari. government servants are assigned by some of my colleagues who were new to North East MP Manoj Tiwari process of understanding the “The contribution of suc- the Election Commission to work for the task. This is the only time people lis- kickstarted his campaigning problems and aspirations of cess on 24 seats out of 48 seats it so as to ensure that the elections are Counting supervisors and assistants on Wednesday PIC/NAVEEN SHARMA ten to you so attentively," Devender said. from the JJ colonies. the downtrodden in society reserved for the scheduled conducted smoothly. Election Commission officials Besides coming a close sec- through contact and by stay- castes was also a cause of our Among the responsibilities assigned attentively to them as they narrated the she sat behind the mesh with the brief- trained the staff a day before in han- ond in most of the seats, the ing with the family of schedule success. In these elections the to government officials by the Commis- round-wise result. case of EVMs, she felt elated with the dling the EVMs to wipe out any last saffron party was able to win caste in a Valmiki Basti of Karol traditional supporters voted for sion are polling officer, presiding officer, Sudesh Yadav woke up at three in task assigned to her. moment hiccups and confusion. key seats of Madanpur Khadar Bagh. The experience gained us and the support of the peo- sector officer, counting supervisors and the morning and within half-an-hour "I was a bit nervous as I was han- "This was my first time too, but we and New Seemapuri. The party by our night stay in the jhuggis, ple of Schedule Castes, Poor- counting assistants. she was on her way to Meera Bai Poly- dling this for the first time, but it was were trained efficiently and did not face was able to successfully pin the unauthorised colonies and reha- vanchal and Uttrakhand made As the supervisors stood with the technic in Maharani Bagh. Yadav was a pleasant experience. The crowd was any default on counting day," said Kapil defects of JJ Colonies towards bilitation colonies became the our victory unprecedented,” electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the counting assistant and was handling decent and as we kept announcing the Kaushish, who was more relaxed after Congress and AAP. basis of our election manifesto added Tiwari. their hands, people were seen listening the responsibility for the first time. As results, while they kept noting it. It gave the counting concluded. 5 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017 mp nation Prajapati’s reprieve AFTER SUKMA ATTACK, HOME MINISTER STRESSES NEED TO REVAMP INTELLIGENCE GATHERING SYSTEM shortlived, sent to custody in new case Rajnath chairs top-level meet MPOST BUREAU LUCKNOW: The reprieve given by a special court to Bhatnagar Jawans killed in Naxal attack former Uttar Pradesh minis- NEW DELHI: A high-level ter Gayatri Prajapati in a rape meeting chaired by Home Min- appointed case proved to be shortlived ister Rajnath Singh on Wednes- cremated with state honours as a court here on Wednesday day decided to strengthen the DG of CRPF remanded him in judicial cus- human intelligence network MPOST BUREAU Singh village in Karnal district, tody in a separate case. in Maoist-hit areas to mini- NEW DELHI: Senior were killed on Monday. Prajapati and two of his mise casualties of security IPS officer Rajiv Rai SONIPAT/KARNAL: The Haryana Ministers Kavita alleged accomplices were on forces engaged in anti-naxal families of the two slain CRPF Jain and Karan Dev Kamboj Tuesday granted bail by special operations. Bhatnagar was jawans from Haryana on were among others present at judge of a Protection of Chil- The meeting, held two days on Wednesday Wednesday demanded that the the cremation of the two mar- dren from Sexual Offences after the killing of 25 CRPF per- appointed as the government give a free hand to tyrs at Sonipat and Indri in (POCSO) court Om Prakash false case intending to malign sonnel by naxalites in Chhattis- Director General of the security forces to deal with Karnal, respectively. Mishra here in connection with the minister. But, subsequently, garh, stressed on revamping the the CRPF, two days the Naxalites. MLAs of the area, senior the rape case. However, Chief it was reopened on the orders intelligence gathering mecha- Had the intelligence gath- ties in naxal-hit areas was also As the last rites of CRPF CRPF officials and those of the Judicial Magistrate Sandhya of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, nism, meticulously analysing ering mechanism been strong discussed threadbare and Singh after 25 personnel ASI Naresh Kumar and Con- civil and police administration Srivastava on Wednesday sent Lucknow in September 2015. the ongoing operations, identi- enough, the incident could asked the officials to look for of the force were stable Ram Mehar, killed in were also present at Sonipat the ex-minister to judicial cus- The CJM court on Wednes- fying problem areas and resolv- have been averted. Hence, there alternative modern technology massacred by the Naxal attack in Chhattis- and Karnal. tody in connection with the day remanded him in judicial ing them for better results. should be more engagement so the projects could be com- Naxals in garh's Sukma, were conducted While consoling the family case lodged by social activist custody for 14 days till May 10 The top security brass, with the local population in the pleted speedily. Chhattisgarh. here with full state honours, members of the martyr, Kavita Nutan Thakur, wife of senior for interrogation. including National Security coming days, an official who The top officials told the the families demanded that the Jain broke down and termed IPS officer Amitabh Thakur. In a related development, Advisor Ajit Doval, Union attended the meeting said. home minister that currently The paramilitary government deal with the Nax- the Sukma attack as an act of Nutan had lodged the FIR Amethi Superintendent of Home Secretary Rajiv Mehri- The home minister directed 90 per cent of Maoist activities force was head- alites with an iron hand. cowardice. on June 20, 2015 at Gomti- Police Anis Ansari suspended shi and others focused on re- the officials that there should was limited to 35 worst-hit dis- less for nearly two The bodies of the two mar- Kamboj told reporters that nagar police station in which Munshiganj SHO RK Singh for calibration of the anti-naxal be no let up in the anti-naxal tricts, even though the naxals months after the re- tyrs, wrapped in the tricolour, the panchayat of Mehar's native she alleged that Prajapati had trying to influence the probe strategy, and discussed as to operations in the aftermath of have influence in areas spread tirement of K Durga were brought in bedecked village has demanded that a used his undue political and into the rape charges against how to make it more effective the recent reverses. Instead, the over 68 districts in the country. vehicles to their native villages stadium in the area be named administrative clout to con- Prajapati, who lost his Ame- and minimise casualties. operations be intensified fur- Singh asked the officials to Prasad on February and a large number of people after the martyr. spire with the then chairperson thi Assembly seat to BJP in The extra-stress on human ther, he said. Singh told the prepare a blueprint of the pro- 28. Senior IPS of- including from neighbouring The minister said the gov- of state women commission the recent elections. In more intelligence stemmed from officials to look for out of the posed new strategy for tack- ficer R K Pachnanda areas paid homage. ernment will consider their Zarina Usmani and others to trouble for the former minis- reports that the naxalite guer- box solutions to the problem ling left-wing extremism which was also appointed A gun salute was also given demand. frame her and her husband in ter, the Lucknow Development rillas attacked the CRPF team of successive attacks on Road would be presented at the May to them as a mark of respect. Puran Chand, father of "completely false" rape charges Authority (LDA) has ordered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma after Opening Parties (ROP) in areas 8 meeting to be attended by as the DG of Indo Ti- ASI Kumar hailing from Mehar, said the government and other allegations. demolition of a building con- taking shelter in the houses of where development works were chief ministers and top civil betan Border Police Jainpur village in Sonipat dis- should give a free hand to the Police initially did not take structed by him on encroached local tribals without the secu- going on. and police officials of 10 naxal- force. MPOST trict of Haryana, and Consta- security forces to deal with action claiming that it was a LDA land. MPOST rity forces getting a whiff of it. Road construction activi- affected states. ble Mehar, native of Kheri Man Naxalites sternly. Coal scam: Charges framed against ex-Minister Dilip Ray 2G scam: Special court reserves verdict
MPOST BUREAU Agarwalla and Castron Min- trial. “I was advised by my MPOST BUREAU The court asked all the par- Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd ing Ltd (CML), saying there legal team not to seek a dis- ties to file by July 5 any addi- Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal, NEW DELHI: Dilip Ray, a was enough evidence to start charge (which would have NEW DELHI: A special court tional documents they wished Kalaignar TV Director Sharad union minister in the earlier the trial against the accused. only delayed the proceedings) on Wednesday reserved its to. Kumar and Bollywood pro- NDA government, was on Ray was Minister of State and to volunteer myself for a verdict in the 2G spectrum In the first case filed by ducer Karim Morani are also Wednesday put on trial by a for Coal in the the Atal Bihari speedy trial as I have complete allocation scam cases involv- CBI, those facing trial, besides accused in the case. special court here in a coal scam Vajpayee government. Banerjee faith in the judicial system and ing former Telecom Minister Raja and Kanimozhi, are for- Besides these 14, three tele- case pertaining to alleged irreg- was the then Additional Secre- have done no wrong in nearly A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi mer Telecom Secretary Sid- com firms -- Swan Telecom ularities in the allocation of a tary in MoC and Gautam the four decades of my public life,” and others as accused, six years dharth Behura, Raja's erstwhile Pvt Ltd (STPL), Reliance Tele- Jharkhand coal block in 1999. Advisor (Projects) there. Ray, who is now a sitting BJP after the CBI filed the first private secretary R K Chan- com Ltd and Unitech Wireless Special CBI Judge Bharat Para- The charges were framed MLA from Rourkela, said in a charge sheet. Special Judge O dolia, Swan Telecom promot- (Tamil Nadu) Ltd -- are also shar framed charges of cheat- after the accused pleaded not statement. P Saini, who is exclusively deal- ers Shahid Usman Balwa and facing trial in the case. ing, criminal conspiracy and guilty and claimed trial. Stating that he has under- ing with the cases arising out of Vinod Goenka, Unitech Ltd The court had in October criminal breach of trust against The court fixed July 11 to The case pertains to alloca- of trust under the Indian Penal gone immense agony due to the 2G spectrum scam, fixed MD Sanjay Chandra, three top 2011 framed charges against Ray, two senior officials of the begin the trial after the CBI tion of Brahmadiha coal block Code and under relevant provi- his name having been dragged July 15 for pronouncement of executives of Reliance Anil them under various provisions Ministry of Coal (MoC) at that submitted that Ray was a sit- in Giridih in Jharkhand to CTL sions of the Prevention of Cor- “unnecessarily” into the con- the verdict in the three cases. Dhirubhai Ambani Group of the IPC and the Prevention time, Pradip Kumar Banerjee ting MLA in Odisha and as per in 1999. The accused have been ruption (PC) Act. troversy, Ray said, “My politi- The court has been hearing (RADAG) -- Gautam Doshi, of Corruption Act dealing with and Nitya Nand Gautam, Cas- Supreme Court directions, the summoned for the alleged Meanwhile Dilip Ray cal rivals know fully well that the three cases -- two filed by Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair offences of criminal conspiracy, tron Technologies Ltd (CTL), trial should be conducted on offences of criminal conspiracy, on Wednesday said he had my conduct is above board and the CBI and the third by the -- are facing trial in the case. cheating,forgery, faking docu- its director Mahendra Kumar day-to-day basis. cheating and criminal breach requested the court for speedy I have nothing to hide.” Enforcement Directorate. Directors of Kusegaon ments and taking bribe. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017 J&K govt bans 22 social Sasikala banners out from HQ; OPS faction hails move networking sites for misuse OUR CORRESPONDENT CHENNAI: Banners featuring AIADMK general secretary V ‘Ban will be in place for a month or till further orders, whichever is earlier’ K Sasikala were on Wednes- day pulled down from the party OUR CORRESPONDENT internet services in Kashmir matory material and content headquarters here, a move wel- for a month but this was not through the medium of these comed by the rival Panneer- SRINAGAR: Jammu and correct. social networking sites." selvam camp. Kashmir government on To ban the social network- It was being "felt that con- The AIADMK (Amma) fac- Wednesday banned 22 social ing sites and Apps, Goyal tinued misuse of social net- tion, however, said the removal networking sites and appli- invoked the powers conferred working sites and instant of the banners had nothing cations including Facebook, on Government under Indian messaging services is likely to to do with the demand of its WhatsApp and Twitter in Telegraph Act 1885 read with be detrimental to the interests rivals. "We did not remove the AIADMK cadres removing the banner of party General Secretary V K Kashmir on the ground that Indian Telegraph (Amend- of peace and tranquility in the banners because they (Purat- Sasikala to replace with pictures of Jayalalithaa following the demand these were being misused by ment) Rules 2007 to ban these state," the order said. chi Thalaivi Amma camp) anti-national and anti-social sites and applications. "It was also observed during demanded so. They were by former CM O Panneerselvam camp, in Chennai on Wednesday elements to fan trouble. "On careful examination law and order disturbances of removed as per an earlier deci- come and talks will be held in in the implementation of that The ban will be in place for of all relevant factors, it is 2016 in the Kashmir valley that sion taken by us," Law Min- a conducive atmosphere. demand. We express our happi- a month or till further orders, observed that the use of social anti-national and subversive ister C Ve Shanmugam, told The party HQ, addressed as ness over that," former Minister whichever is earlier, said an media platforms, which are elements extensively misused reporters. 'Thalamai Nilayam' in Tamil, and key Panneerselvam aide K order issued by Principal Sec- being misused by anti-national social media sites and instant The Panneerselvam camp's now has only banners of late P Munusamy said. retary (Home) R K Goyal. A mobile phone user taking one last look of his Whatsapp account as and anti-social elements by messaging services for vitiat- 'Presidium Chairman' E Mad- Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Shanmugam said the leader J&K government banned 22 social networking sites in Srinagar "In the interest of main- transmitting inflammatory ing peace and instigating vio- usudanan had yesterday made The Panneerselvam camp of the Amma faction panel, R tenance of public order, the networking sites shall not be which will be inaccessible in messages in various forms are lence, which caused large scale such a demand to "uphold the said removal of the banners was Vaithilingam, MP, has "con- government hereby directs all transmitted in Kashmir val- the valley include Facebook, immediately required to be damage to life and property," sanctity" of the party office. the "first step" in implementing tacted those" in the Panneer- internet service providers that ley with immediate effect for Twitter, Whatsapp, Wechat, regulated/curbed," the it added. Meanwhile, former Min- their core demand of removing selvam camp and invited them any message or class of mes- a period of one month or till QQ, Qzone, Google Plus, order reads. The move comes against the ister and key Panneerselvam Sasikala from AIADMK. for talks on Wednesday. sages to or from a person or a further orders, whichever is Skype, Line, Pinterest, Snap- It said, "the anti-national backdrop of repeated student aide K P Munusamy said differ- "The pulling down of ban- "So far there has been no class of persons relating to any earlier," he said in the three- chat, Youtube, Vine and Flickr. and inimical elements largely protests in Kashmir, which the ences between the "brothers", ners (featuring) Sasikala, information from them. We subject or any pictorial content page order. An earlier report said the succeed in transmitting unveri- authorities believe are fanned an apparent reference to the whom we want to be removed are ready to hold talks when- through the following social The sites and applications government had suspended fied, objectionable and inflam- through social media. rival factions, would be over- from the party, is the first step ever required," he said. Gangster UP DGP’s dos and don’ts on BJP MP, leaders responsible Saffron brigade enjoying free involved in Nabha anti-Romeo drive, vigilantism hand in breaking law: Maya jailbreak arrested for Saharanpur clash: Akhilesh OUR CORRESPONDENT indicating the dos and don'ts," OUR CORRESPONDENT incidents in the state. CHANDIGARH: A gangster the spokesman said. OUR CORRESPONDENT following an argument over an "The saffron brigade has who played a key role in the LUCKNOW: Dos and don'ts "The SSPs/SPs have been Ambedkar Jayanti rally passing LUCKNOW: BSP chief May- been given freedom to play sensational Nabha jailbreak have been issued for the UP asked to personally brief the LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party through the communally sensi- awati on Wednesday echoed with the law and order of was nabbed in Patiala district Police on anti-Romeo squads, squad that they do not have president Akhilesh Yadav on tive Janakpuri area. Samajwadi Party president the state like it was given to on Wednesday. with the new police chief mak- to investigate any issue and Wednesday alleged that the Later, the MP and his sup- Akhilesh Yadav's comments goondas and mafia elements Sukhchain Singh alias Sukhi ing it clear that those indulging act only against the rowdy ele- Saharanpur BJP MP and his porters had protested out- on law and order in Uttar of the ruling party in the pre- was an accomplice of Gurpreet in rowdy behaviour need not ments," he said, adding those party leaders were responsible side the residence of the SSP, Pradesh, alleging that the "saf- vious (SP) government," she Singh Sekhon, the mastermind be arrested and instead their found indulging in such behav- for the clash between two com- and had allegedly damaged a fron brigade" has been given told party leaders at a meet- of the 2016 jailbreak. guardians be called and briefed. iour need not be arrested and munities in the district. CCTV camera and removed a free hand to break the law. ing here. AIG Gurmeet Singh Chau- DGP Sulkhan Singh also instead their guardians be He demanded a judicial his nameplate. Akhilesh said She alleged that instead of Mayawati said there is han said he was arrested by the said that stern action should be called and briefed. They have probe into the episode and the the SP had sent a fact-finding doing concrete work in the a dangerous trend growing Organised Crime Intelligence taken against vigilantes indulg- also been asked to record the arrest of the accused. delegation comprising its lead- wider interest of the state, the under the present govern- Unit of the Punjab Police when ing in violence or creating anar- action taken by them, he said. The former chief minister all accused should be arrested. ers to Saharanpur. BJP government here, like the ment of people trying become a car in which he was travelling chy by taking the law in their Anti-romeo squads have also alleged this was not the It will a test of the BJP govern- SP leader Mehboob Ali, one at the Centre, was giving "heroes" by playing with law was stopped at the Nabha- San- hands in the name of cow pro- been in the news for all the first time that the MP, Raghav ment as to when it will arrest who was part of the team, said more importance to gaining and order, which she said had grur road near Chhitanwala on tection or other issues. wrong reasons in Uttar Pradesh Lakhanpal, was involved in MP Raghav Lakhanpal, Deo- that no permission had been cheap publicity. been evident at all levels dur- Wednesday. The DGP, who held an with police accused of harass- a communal flare-up "as he band MLA Kunwar Vijendra taken by BJP leaders for taking Akhilesh had on Tuesday ing the previous govenrment. Police seized a .30 bore important meeting with senior ing innocent couples. believes that such ways are Singh, BJP leader Amit Gag- out the procession, echoing the remarked that those wearing Taking feedback on the country-made pistol and a police officials of the state, The DGP gave clear more convenient for winning neja and the other accused who SSP's statement on the matter. saffron scarves had got the functioning of the state gov- licensed .32 bore revolver, issued necessary directives to instructions during the video elections". "The way in which incited the communal inci- "This for the first time such licence to beat up policemen ernment, the BSP chief said besides 630 grams of an intox- all the district level officials conferencing on Tuesday night morale of police and adminis- dent," he said in a press con- an incident has happened and attack police stations after the deprived sections, Dalits icating powder from his pos- through video conferencing to take stern action against vig- tration has come down in the ference at the SP headquarters where an SSP's residence was the change of guard in Uttar and backwards were feeling session, he said. last night, a police spokesman ilantes indulging in violence present regime will not take the here. attacked," he said. Pradesh. harassed because of the poli- On November 27 last year, said on Wednesday. or creating anarchy by tak- state forward," Akhilesh said. Several people, includ- Akhilesh said that the lan- The comments from both cies and programmes of the a group of armed men in police "Directives have been ing law in their hands in the "There should be a judicial ing Lakhanpal and SSP Love guage used by BJP leaders leaders came in the backdrop ruling party, and their con- uniform stormed the maxi- issued to all the SSPs/SPs to name of 'Gau Raksha' (cow probe into the incident of clash Kumar, were injured in brick- was a "threat to democracy", of right-wing activists thrash- dition was no different from mum security Nabha jail and prepare standing orders for protection) or other issues, the between two communities in batting between members of which may be felt by the media ing policemen in Agra besides what it was during the SP managed to free six prisoners -- the anti-Romeo squads clearly spokesman said. Saharanpur on April 20 and two communities on April 20 in future. other law and order related govenrment. Harminder Singh Mintoo and Kashmir Singh, both terror- ists, and gangsters Dhothian, 7% fall in call drop cases after IVRS launch Vicky Gounder, Gurpreet Sek- Punjab poll debacle: NATION BRIEFS hon and Neeta Deol. AGENCIES OUR CORRESPONDENT and plan new sites/ infrastruc- GOVT SANCTIONS 1 LAKH HOUSES ture to improve their services. AAP leaders hit out at WEBEL NEW DELHI: The Inte- Supporting the DoT’s initia- WORTH RS 4,200 CR FOR URBAN POOR grated Voice Response System tives, the TSPs have installed NEW DELHI: The Centre has sanctioned construction of West Bengal Electronics Industry (IVRS), which was launched by 109 new sites/boosters out of Development Corporation Limited over one lakh more houses for the urban poor with an the Department of Telecom- total 987 planned. party high command (A Govt. of West Bengal Undertaking) munications (DoT) to obtain “The department resolved investment of Rs 4,200 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Notice Inviting Tender No: WEBEL/ OUR CORRESPONDENT EOT/COMM/16-17/00131 dated direct feedback from subscrib- some 13,631 cases related to Awas Yojana (Urban). With the latest sanctions, the 14.04.2017 for “CUSTOMIZATION ers about the quality of mobile call drops, while another 7,975 Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Ministry AND IMPLEMENTATION OF services has started yielding and telecom service provid- cases related to data, roaming, CHANDIGARH: Daggers are has approved construction of over 18.75 lakh houses GST MODULE IN EXISTING ERP results. According to a senior ers are encouraging. The call billing, MNP, mobile device, out in the Aam Aadmi Par- (MICROSOFT DYNAMICS NAV for Economically Weaker Sections in 2,151 cities and 2009 SP1) OF WBEIDC LTD. Due official, about 7 per cent of drops reported by subscribers etc have also been addressed. ty’s Punjab unit with party MP towns across the country since the launch of the scheme date of Submission: 28 04.2017 call drops reduced in the three have dropped from 64 per cent Some 1,406 cases were resolved Bhagwant Mann slamming the (12.00 PM). Interested parties months after the IVRS became in December 2016 to 57 per through optimisation, recti- party leadership for the drub- in June 2015, an official release said. In the latest may go through website https:// operational in December last. cent at the end of March 2017,” fying hardware/power prob- bing in the recent state Assem- round of sanctions, BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh got the wbtenders.gov.in for details or “The results obtained the official said. In addition, lems, through field visits etc bly elections, stating that not highest number of 57,131 houses followed by Tamil contact 033-23392270. through the IVRS platform the government also facilitated during March 15 to 31,” the naming a chief ministerial Nadu, where 24,576 affordable houses got Centre’s ICA/T1013(2)/2017 and follow up efforts of DoT TSPs to identify black spots official said. candidate cost them heavy. AAP MP Bhagwant Mann nod. Madhya Pradesh tops the overall list of states in The AAP’s Sangrur MP getting approvals with over 2.66 lakh houses sanc- Government of West Bengal said the party should look speak to Mann to know why tioned under PMAY (Urban) with a total investment of Department of Technical Education, 12 Congress MLAs barred from within to find out the reasons he thinks so,” he said. which stopped its march to He said the central party Rs 18,283 crore. Tamil Nadu is second with over 2.52 Training and Skill Development power in Punjab. Contrary leadership has “failed mis- lakh houses with a total project cost of Rs 9,112 crore. Directorate of Industrial Training Rajasthan Assembly for a day to AAP national convenor erably” to make a contact Under scheme, the Central assistance is provided to Karigori Bhaban, 2nd Floor, B/7, Action Area-III, Arvind Kejriwal’s stand, Mann with party activists at the each beneficiary in range of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.35 lakh. New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata-700160 JAIPUR: High drama was wit- vote. However, after senior said there was no use in find- ground level. Tender Notice No. RFP for operation of ITIs/2016-17/2 41 Dated: 25/4/17 nessed in the Rajasthan Assem- party leader Pradyuman Singh ing fault with the electronic The Kejriwal-led party had ASHOK GEHLOT MADE CONG GENERAL bly on Wednesday where 14 tendered an apology on behalf voting machines (EVMs). won 20 out of a total of 117 Private Training Providers are requested by the opposition MLAs were barred of his colleagues, the suspen- He also slammed the party seats in the Punjab Assembly SECRETARY IN-CHARGE FOR GUJARAT nd Director of Industrial Training, Karigori Bhaban, 2 Floor, for an year on the ground of sion period of the 12 Con- leadership for “behaving like a polls. The Congress had regis- NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday appointed B/7, Action Area-III, New town, Rajarhat, Kolkata-700160 indiscipline but the suspen- gress members was reduced ‘mohalla’ (local) cricket team,” tered a thumping win securing former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as its to participate in the process for Empanelment as Training sion of 12 Congress members to one day. Gurjar, moved a and said AAP had committed 77 seats, while SAD-BJP man- general secretary in-charge for Gujarat, ahead of as- Provider for operating 21 Government ITIs in West in this group was later reduced revised proposal which too a “historic blunder” in Punjab aged to win 18 seats. sembly polls later this year. Gehlot replaced Gurudas Bengal. Detailed RFP documents are available at http:// to a day following an apology. was passed. with regard to the overall elec- Mann, who contested A dozen Congress MLAs, Speaker Kailash Megh- toral strategy. unsuccessfully against former Kamat, who has handled the party’s affairs till now. wbtenders.gov.in and can be downloaded from there including the party’s deputy wal said that a decision on AAP state convenor Gur- deputy chief minister Sukh- Kamat has had internal problems within the party in from 10:00 am on 27.04.2017. Last date of submission whip Govind Singh Dotasara, the suspension of the remain- preet Singh Ghuggi endorsed bir Singh Badal from Jalalabad Maharashtra after the Congress’ debacle in state civic of proposal is 23.05.2017 up to 5.30 p.m. a BSP legislator and an inde- ing two MLAs indepen- Mann’s remarks. seat in the state polls, lamented polls. The Congress has revamped the entire team in Sd/- pendent were suspended for an dent Hanuman Beniwal and “What Mann has said that “over confidence” of cer- Gujarat by replacing the general secretary incharge (S. K. Pramanick) year after a proposal moved by BSP’s Manoj Nyangli will be should be taken seriously by tain leaders of the party high and appointing four new secretaries. Director of Industrial Training, the ruling side chief whip Kalu taken later when they tender Arvind Kejriwal. The party command spoiled AAP’s poll ICA-T 1015/2017 West Bengal Lal Gurjar was passed by voice their apologies. AGENCIES convenor (Kejriwal) should prospects in Punjab. Prez makes a pitch for industries to back research efforts
OUR CORRESPONDENT aspect is neglected...," he said substantially it requires unin- after inaugurating the cente- terrupted flow of funds. And it HYDERABAD: Emphasis- nary celebrations of the Osma- comes either from government ing upon the importance of nia University here. or from industry. basic research and innovation, The country cannot achieve "State funding is not pos- President Pranab Mukherjee excellence in science and edu- sible to the extent it requires. on Wednesday said the indus- cation without promotion of Industry must come forward. try should join the efforts to research and innovation, he There must be an interface achieve excellence in education said. Recalling a conversation between the industry and the and science. "While you are he had with the director of IIT academic institutions," he said. celebrating 100 years of your Kharagpur, the president said The president suggested prestigious institution...dear he was told that students tak- that the industry develop an students and esteemed faculty ing up research in India was President Pranab Mukherjee being presented a shawl by Telangana interest in education, research, members, I will urge you to inadequate though the institute Governor E S L Narasimhan in Hyderabad on Wednesday. advancement of science and look into this aspect that we achieved almost 100 per cent development. "Then we will are lagging far behind in basic campus recruitment. Mukher- research and innovation. interaction between the indus- occupy our rightful place in research, innovation. jee said educational institu- "The industry should also try and the academic institu- the international community. ICA-T 1004(2)/2017 "And we can not achieve tions could not be blamed for join the efforts to encourage tions. I do not blame academic We cannot live in isolation," excellence in education if this the country lagging behind in research and there should be an institutions alone. Because, he said. 7 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017 mp nation PM takes serious view of graft in SUPREME COURT PUTS A POSER railways, orders strictest action ‘Why didn’t MPs object when MPOST BUREAU
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednes- Govt linked Aadhaar to PAN?’ day took a serious view of the "large number of complaints" MPOST BUREAU these writ petitions saying they about "corrupt practices" of have not raised the issue of vio- SC pulls up five Railway officials and directed NEW DELHI: The Supreme lation of privacy. strictest possible action against Court on Wednesday put a Senior advocate Arvind states for not those found guilty. poser as to why there was no Datar, appearing for a peti- He asked the Indian Rail- objection from lawmakers on tioner, told the bench that sec- ways to work towards a uni- the government's decision to tion 139AA was not part of the appointing food fied single telephone number Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing eighteenth interaction make Aadhaar mandatory for original Finance Bill and was for all grievances and queries, making PAN cards, a move introduced at the last moment. commissions through PRAGATI –the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active including helpline in the case which was given effect by the He referred to the Aadhaar of an accident. Modi made the Governance and Timely Implementation, in New Delhi on Wednesday latest budget from July 1. Act and said there was not a NEW DELHI: The Supreme comments while reviewing the today are spread over Maha- He said the youth organi- "542 persons are sitting in single word saying that the Court on Wednesday pulled up progress of vital infrastructure rashtra, Madhya Pradesh, zations such as National Cadet Parliament, why do they not intention behind the statute the governments of drought- projects in the railway, road Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Corps and Nehru Yuva Kendra object to it? If they are not A customer withdraws money from his bank account with an Aadhaar was to check the black money hit states of Madhya Pradesh, and power sectors, spread over Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odi- could be involved in the out- objecting on it, why should card, in Amritsar (FILE PHOTO) and weed out fake PAN cards. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, several states. sha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttara- reach effort to ensure that no we go into it," a bench com- ID of Aadhaar application bringing new statute. We citi- To this, the bench said, "the Bihar and Karnataka for not Chairing a meeting here of khand, Jammu and Kashmir, child was left without the ben- prising Justices A K Sikri and form for filing of income tax zens are like that. It is a shame purpose of the Aadhaar Act is appointing state food commis- Pro-Active Governance and Assam, Manipur, Megha- efit of immunization. Ashok Bhushan said. When it returns and making applica- that we do not want to pay tax," different from that of section sions or making them opera- Timely Implementation (PRA- laya, Mizoram, Tripura and Reviewing the implemen- was told that the Centre has tion for allotment of PAN num- the bench said. 139AA of the IT Act. Therefore, tional. A bench of Justices M GATI), an ICT-based multi- Nagaland. tation of Swachhta Action earlier made a statement in ber with effect from July 1 this Defending the Centre's validity of section 139AA can- B Lokur and N V Ramana, modal platform, he reviewed These included the Mum- Plans, Modi said that events the apex court that they would year. During the hearing, the stand to make Aadhaar man- not be seen at the touchstone which had summoned the the progress towards handling bai Metro, the Tirupati-Chen- such as Swachhta fortnights not make Aadhaar mandatory, bench also observed that tax datory for filing of Income tax of what is there in the Aadhaar Chief Secretaries of ten states and resolution of grievances nai Highway, long-pending should be converted into the bench said, "they cannot evasion existed in India and it returns and to apply for PAN, Act." "It (Aadhaar) is voluntary, on the issue, directed that the related to Railways. road projects in Uttar Pradesh, movements towards perma- be bound by it. It cannot pre- was a "shame" that citizens do Attorney General Mukul there is no doubt about it," the state food commissions must "Noting that a large num- Uttarakhand, and Manipur, nent solutions. clude Parliament from enacting not want to pay taxes. Rohatgi referred to around 10 apex court said, adding, "Today, be appointed as per the pro- ber of complaints were related and important power trans- On the Atal Mission for a statutory provision." The apex The top court said there was lakh fake permanent account we are dealing with a statutory visions of the National Food to corrupt practices of officials, mission lines in Jammu and Rejuvenation and Urban court was hearing three peti- no doubt that Aadhaar should number (PAN) cards in the provision which is enacted by Security Act (NFSA). he directed strictest possible Kashmir and the North-East. Transformation (AMRUT) tions challenging the constitu- be voluntary and observed that country and said Aadhaar was Parliament". The bench, which The apex court pulled up action against Railway officials Taking stock of the 'Mis- Mission, the Prime Minister tional validity of section 139AA since tax evasion existed, the the only system which could would continue hearing the Madhya Pradesh government found guilty of corruption," sion Indradhanush' for univer- asked officials to quantify and of the Income Tax (IT) Act. government could bring in new prevent duplication or fake arguments on Thursday, also for not appointing the mem- said a PMO statement. sal immunization of children, document the gains achieved Section 139AA, intro- statute to stop such "leakage". cards. "We have reached to 99 said the purpose of Aadhaar bers of the commission so The Prime Minister has the Prime Minister asked for through the use of latest tech- duced through the latest bud- "We know that tax evasion per cent of India's population. was to extend the benefits of far and said the "state is fol- been asserting that his govern- targeted attention in strict nology, such as LED bulbs, get and the Finance Act 2017, is there. When tax evasion is We are not at a nascent stage," government welfare schemes to lowing a new procedure for ment is determined to elimi- timeframes for the 100 worst so that the benefits could be provides for mandatory quot- there, the government is try- he told the bench and ques- the poorer sections so that the selecting members by way of nate corruption. performing districts in this better appreciated by one ing of Aadhaar or enrolment ing to block these leakages by tioned the maintainability of money was not misused. advertisements". The projects reviewed regard, the PMO said. and all. Court clears Exempt tax on maintenance allowance to women: Maneka
Scamsters milk loopholes in controversial MPOST BUREAU Income Tax Act, 1961 be suit- the husband pays tax on his ably "amended" to provide for income and then it is taxed bizman Verma NEW DELHI: Union Minis- this exemption. again when the wife receives TDS system; CBI files FIR ter Maneka Gandhi has written "I shall be grateful if Minis- her maintenance. in graft case to Finance Minister Arun Jait- try of Finance can issue a clar- "There is no clarity whether MPOST BUREAU to the tax payers on the basis ley seeking tax exemption on ification/amendment to the this income is exempt from tax of which they claimed tax 'Meritorious' NEW DELHI: Controversial maintenance allowance given Income Tax Act, 1961, provid- when received by the mother. A NEW DELHI: Fifteen entities refunds from the income tax Arms dealer Abhishek Verma, to a victim of domestic violence ing for specific exemption of father is equally liable for the in Uttar Pradesh have allegedly department. officer booked his wife and two others, were by her husband. the interim maintenance allow- maintenance of the child and cheated the income tax depart- Later, the TDS statements on Wednesday discharged by Women and Child Devel- ance received by the women the wife and the maintenance ment by claiming refunds on were allegedly revised by these on bribe charge a special court in a graft case opment Minister Gandhi has for the maintenance of self as amount paid by him is out of fake TDS deductions, prompt- 15 entities reducing the trans- lodged by the CBI against requested that maintenance well as the child/children," said the income which has already ing the CBI to register a case. action and bringing tax amount NEW DELHI: A CBI officer, them to keep a German firm amount, both to the wife as well Gandhi's letter to Jaitley. The letter highlights "ambi- been taxed," the letter adds. The agency has booked to be zero. "The correction awarded only last year for out of the Defence Ministry's as to the child, be absolved from As per Section 125 of the guity" under the IT Act regard- The letter from Gandhi fol- 15 entities based in Lucknow might have been made with the his meritorious service, has blacklist. They were accused of tax in such cases on the ground Criminal Procedure Code, a ing taxability of maintenance lows a complaint made on Twit- and Kanpur that had milked intent to reduce or clean up the been booked by the agency making payments to some offi- that it is already taxed as part of court can order the husband to received by the mother. ter by a woman banker with the the loopholes in the income short payment of TDS default for allegedly demanding a cials to influence the Defence the husband's income. pay for maintenance of his wife It also mentions that this hashtag #HelpMeWCD, high- tax system for six years to their without payment of any tax or bribe of Rs 50 lakh from a Ministry. She has also said that and children. amount is taxed twice - first lighting the issue. advantage on the basis of bogus by paying nominal amount of bank cashier to help him Special CBI Judge Anju Tax Deduction Account Num- tax," the FIR alleged. in a case. Neeraj Agarwal, Bajaj Chandna also cleared ber (TAN) and Permanent The suspects used bogus posted as DSP in the Mum- Verma and his Romanian wife Account Number (PAN). bank accounts for the pur- bai unit of the agency, has Anca Verma in a money laun- CBI sources said the agency pose of reclaiming TDS. It is been charged with crimi- dering case filed by Enforce- was ascertaining the amount alleged that fraudulent refunds nal conspiracy and brib- ment Directorate (ED) in that these entities swindled have been obtained by at least ery, the FIR alleged. It said the matter. out of the department. The 15 parties by giving their Agarwal was probing a case The court said nothing agency suspected that some addresses of Lucknow and against Pradip Shah, retired incriminating was found in income tax officials might Kanpur prompting the agency cashier of Bank of Baroda's the entire material relied upon have been involved in the to register a case of cheating Mumbai branch, but did not by the prosecution and there case. It found that TDS deduc- and corruption against them elaborate. Agarwal allegedly was no prima facie evidence tors reported tax collection in and unidentified Income Tax demanded bribe from Shah to substantiate the version of their statements of Tax Col- officials. to help him in the matter. the prosecution. Besides Verma lected at Source (TCS) with- TAN is a 10 digit alpha The CBI officer was and his wife other accused out depositing the amount to number issued by the income awarded with President's named by the CBI were defence the exchequer. tax department to all employ- Police Medal for Meritori- company Rheinmetall Air The deduction was also ers who collect tax on behalf of ous Service last year. MPOST Defence (RAD) and its top offi- mentioned in the forms issued the department. cial Gerhard Hoy. AGENCIES No dilution of Assam Accord, Rajnath assures AASU
MPOST BUREAU and attended by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal NEW DELHI: Union Home besides others, discussed Minister Rajnath Singh on threadbare various aspects Wednesday said the spirit of of the implementation of the the 1985 Assam Accord won't accord. Singh told the meeting be allowed to get diluted and that the central and state gov- the central government will ernments are committed to a do everything to protect the flawless National Register of state's indigenous people by Citizens updating exercise in completely sealing the Indo- Assam and to provide constitu- Bangla border. The assurance tional and economic safeguards was given at a tripartite meet- to the indigenous people. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Assam CM Sarbananda ing among the Centre, the state "All issues raised by AASU government and the All Assam Sonowal at tripartite talks with AASU representatives in New Delhi will be discussed in detail and Students' Union. end a six-year-long agitation in of the Assam Accord would implemented in a time-bound The Assam Accord was the northeastern state demand- not be allowed to get diluted at manner. We are also mulling signed in 1985 in presence of ing detection and deportation any cost, an official statement the option for second line of the then Prime Minister Rajiv of illegal Bangladeshi migrants. said here. defence along the border for Gandhi between the central Singh assured the AASU The tripartite meeting, strengthening border security government and the AASU to representatives that the spirit held after a gap of 12 years and checking infiltration. PM to launch low-cost regional air connectivity scheme today
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch on Thursday a regional air connec- tivity scheme under which the fares of flights will be capped at Rs 2500 per seat per hour. Modi will flag off a flight from Shimla to Delhi to launch the 'UDAN' (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme which is aimed at boosting regional connectivity.
Simultaneously, flights -846(11)/2017 ICA will be launched on Kadapa Hyderabad and the Nanded- Hyderabad sectors. 'UDAN' is a first-of-its-kind scheme globally to stimulate regional connectivity through a market- based mechanism, the PMO said in a tweet. AGENCIES 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017
EDITORIAL Setting new agenda Going back to Rail Development Authority: Pricing of services to be linked to costs ith an army of 1.33 mil- G. lion employees under its the drawing SRINIVASAN fold, the Indian Railways (IR) today stand at the Wcrossroads to rediscover its relevance and role in shaping India’s mobility of board its legions of upwardly mobile youthful people. For one of the country’s most he Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to retain the three important modes of transport, IR saw municipal corporations in the national capital for a some wrenching changes in recent third consecutive term, soundly defeating the Aam times, including an abrupt end to its Aadmi Party and the Congress. For the Arvind privileged status of presenting its own TKejriwal-led AAP, which currently runs the Delhi govern- budget, a colonial practice that survived ment, this defeat is indeed a setback. As argued in these col- close to seven decades. The Modi gov- umns earlier, it is not as if the party was sound favourites to ernment has not only merged the Rail win in the first place. A massive defeat in the recent Rajouri Budget with the General Budget but Garden by-poll, where its candidate lost his deposit, besides also put paid to political allies of the losses in the Punjab and Goa Assembly elections, had stifled It needs to be governing coalition using the railways the AAP’s electoral momentum. What does this loss mean noted that the as a gravy train to batten on without Representational Image for the AAP government? Governance becomes a lot easier qualms to the larger consequences of for parties that can leverage their authority of state govern- railways are such patently populist practices inflict- class non-suburban services has been include, among others, essential com- make the system tech-savvy to run on ments into controlling local municipalities. This is a luxury making losses ing havoc on the spine and sinews of the increased from five rupees to ten rupees modities carried below cost, passenger the expectations of the gig economy. that the AAP government will not have going into 2020. It railways down the years. to bring it at par with the rate of plat- and other coaching services, the oper- Designed as an autonomous institu- will evidently hamper the party’s efforts towards encourag- on passenger So, it is no big brainer to know that form tickets. The flexi fare system was ation of uneconomic branch lines and tion to be formed through an executive ing positive development in Delhi, especially with a BJP- operations every the railways have ended the fiscal year introduced in Rajdhani/Duronto and new lines opened for traffic during the order by the Government to be subse- appointed Lieutenant Governor standing in the way of every 2016-17 with its disastrous operating Shatabdi trains from September 2016. last 15 years! quently beefed up by due legislation, administrative decision. year because of ratio in 16 years at 96.9 per cent, wors- Under this, the base fare increases by With business-as-usual approach no the RDA with an initial corpus of Rs Despite these hurdles, its leaders must not fall back on abject neglect of ening even from its revised estimates 10 per cent with every 10 per cent of longer a viable option, the feisty Rail- 50 crore would have a five-year tenure. this complaint every time and must find a way to overcome in the general budget. While the final berths sold subject to maximum pre- way Minister announced in the 2015-16 The Centre would appoint the Chair- them. There are some who argue that there are different past revisions figures for 2016-17 would take a few scribed limit of 1.5 times in classes Sec- rail budget, the last such one from the man and three members from a panel dynamics at play when it comes to Assembly and munici- due to political more months, official sources main- ond air conditioned, sleeper, second system, the setting up of a mechanism of names recommended by a search pal elections. Under Sheila Dikshit, the Congress had lost tain that there would not be signifi- sitting (reserved), air-conditioned chair for making regulations, setting perfor- and selection committee chaired by municipal elections to the BJP twice, while continuing to compulsions cant alterations in headline numbers car and 1.4 times in air-conditioned mance standards, determining tariffs the Cabinet Secretary, the other mem- garner a majority in the Delhi Assembly. One can apply the and to the on earnings and expenditure fronts 3-tier. Service tax equivalent to 4.50 and dispute resolution. The proposed bers being the Chairman of the Railway same logic to Kejriwal. Moreover, these polls do not include which were well-nigh given. Operat- per cent of the total fare is being levied Rail Development Authority (RDA) is Board, Secretary in the Department of voters from the NDMC area and Delhi Cantonment, which mistaken notion ing ratio is the yardstick of money spent in the first class and all air-conditioned envisaged to undertake functions such Personnel and Training and the Chair- are governed by other civic bodies. Depending on which side of sheltering to earn every hundred rupees with the classes of travel. as tariff determination, ensuring fair man of another central regulatory body of the political divide one falls on, voters can make a case for underlying norm that lower the better. On the freight front, freight rates for play and level playing field for private nominated by the Cabinet Secretary. or against this assertion. travelling public With persistent cost-push inflation on all commodities were increased during investments, setting efficiency and per- A latest report placed in Parliament Why did AAP lose these elections, despite the BJP’s ter- from the rigours inputs services not matched by any revi- 2014-15 by 6.5 per cent, inclusive of 1.5 formance standards and dissemination by the Railway Convention Committee rible track record in running the MCDs riddled with cor- sion in passenger fares for far too long, per cent on account of FAC. In 2015-16, of information. It is, however, made (RCC) on the share of railway traffic vis- ruption and mismanagement? of pinching fares shift away from railways to other modes the freight rates were increased by 10 plain that the role of RDA is envisaged à-vis road and air transport, the high One of the BJP’s major promises before the 2012 MCD of transport for freight goods and the per cent along with rationalisation in to be advisory that is laying down prin- freight rates in recent years together elections was to fundamentally change and improve the sani- implementation of Seventh Pay Com- distance slabs. Alongside, freight ratio- ciples for tariff determination. However, with the other factors that have caused tation system in the city, allied with a massive door-to-door mission recommendation boosting nalisation measures were also put in its orders on performance standards decline in Railways’ share of freight traf- garbage collection and waste segregation, and construction wages and pension payouts to legions place which had resulted in a decrease and penalties would be mandatory, pro- fic include under-investment in build- of public toilets at all busy spots, especially for women. In of its workforce, the finances of the rail- in freight rates for movement of some viding it with the requisite teeth to go ing up rail transportation capacity over the five years since the elections and three years after Prime ways are in a parlous state. commodities by rail. the whole hog in bringing about a root- the years. Besides, a majority of the Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mis- No doubt, the NDA government It needs to be noted that the rail- and-branch reform of the weak system rail freight basket being confined to a sion, the sanitation system outside the confines of the NDMC brought some semblance of balance ways are making losses on passenger that had consigned it to financial straits. small group of bulk commodities with area has gone from bad to worse. The past year, in fact, also into the precarious finances of the operations every year because of abject The general expectation is that the coal constituting almost 50 per cent of saw Delhi in the throes of a chikungunya and dengue epi- railways with the trained accountant neglect of past revisions due to politi- RDA might transform the landscape the freight traffic, compulsions to carry demic. The BJP-run MCDs have remained adamant in attrib- Suresh Prabhu donning the cap of the cal compulsions and to the mistaken and ecosystem of the IR to make deci- only ‘train load’ consignments. The uting its failures to the Delhi government’s alleged attempts Railway Minister. In 2014-15, the very notion of sheltering travelling public sions on pricing of services commen- new RDA would have its tasks cut out at denying critical resources. Even if that was the case, the first year of the Modi Government, pas- from the rigours of pinching fares. Thus surate with costs, safeguard consumer in pulling the system from the abyss MCDs did little to generate revenue through toll tax, parking senger fares for all classes were hiked by the losses piled up by the system went interests, suggest measures for aug- so that this arterial mode of transport and even advertisements. There are also over 1800 primary 14.2 per cent, inclusive of 4.2 per cent from Rs 23,932 crore in 2011-12 to a menting non-fare revenues, promote regains its original glory and legacy pri- schools run by the MCDs that have seen a significant number on account of fuel adjustment compo- massive Rs 35,918 crore in 2015-16. The competition, foster a positive milieu for macy it commanded to the delight of all of students applying to other Delhi government schools from nent. In the next year, while there was railways rather elliptically say the losses investment, promote efficient resource rail users and stakeholders. IPA class 6 onwards unable to even inculcate basic reading skills. no passenger fare hike, the minimum they pile up to the social service obli- allocation, besides providing inputs for (The views expressed Some commentators argue that many voters were unable chargeable passenger fare for second gation they are expected to bear. These absorptions of modern technologies to are strictly personal.) to differentiate between the responsibilities of its state gov- ernment with those of the three municipal corporations. In dear other words, the failure to remove garbage from the streets Quote martial REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT EDITOR millenniumpost.in of Delhi, contain and prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, and improve the state of sanitation were viewed Acquiring land for infrastructural development remains a difficult task. Log on to write letters to the as the failings of the Delhi government. Speaking to some voters, this seems like a plausible reason. Even if this is the The slum is Taking strict action against officials for not having made adequate arrange- editor or send them to case, as some votaries of the party suggest, it reflects a fail- the measure of ments for the evicted is a fine thing to make headlines. But the bigger ques- [email protected] ure to communicate the BJP’s obvious failings in running You can also send your the municipal corporations. Some leaders in the party have civilisation tion that still glares is that why were proper arrangements not made prior comments to The Editor, also attributed the loss to faulty electronic voting machines. to the undertakings? Simply warning and informing people about a plan to Unlike other regional parties, AAP derives its legitimacy Millennium Post, from a social welfare platform that emerged from the anti- be executed is not doing enough. The people need rehabilitation as much as Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah corruption movement, resulting in mass public support JACOB RIIS infrastructure is needed. Via email Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 beyond the crude divisions of caste, class, and religion. SANGEETA DAS Instead of responding to why public support for the party may have fallen, Kejriwal seems to suggest that EVMs were rigged to conceal it. Although there are some specific con- cerns about EVM manipulation and the need for these devices to undergo regular checks, faulty machines alone Is it Cold War-II already? cannot result in such outcomes. Opposition leaders, mean- while, believe that it is a clear sign that the party is unable to accept defeat. Both Russia and China have stepped up military movements on land, air, In his recent column for an Indian news website, Yogen- dra Yadav, who was formerly with the AAP, presents another and sea, particularly around US allies like Japan, writes Gulshan Luthra reason. “Clearly, those who voted for the BJP did not think they were rewarding the non-performing MCDs. The BJP he April 13 Mother of All managed to detach this election from the difficult municipal Bombs (MOAB)-strike by the issues. Instead, it distracted the voters and the media into United States on ISIS terror- discussing nationalism, Kashmir, cow slaughter, and national ists in Afghanistan has trig- security – issues that have no bearing on the MCDs. It also Tgered suggestions that a second round managed to deflect popular anger against its sitting council- of the Cold War is set to begin. Espe- lors by deciding not to re-nominate any of them. The Aam As against the cially since the new US President, Don- Aadmi Party also contributed to this decoupling of the elec- ald Trump, seems to be brash, abrasive, tions from the real municipal issues by making it a person- two former and capable of taking action without ality contest. The AAP campaign was all about turning this players in Cold thinking of consequences. election into a personal referendum for Kejriwal. Some of In fact, the Second Cold War, or the the hoardings did not even carry the name of his party.” It War-I, the United Cold War-II, has been in the making is imperative to note that his party, Swaraj India, failed even States and the due to the rise of Islamic terrorism from to make its presence felt in these elections, but that does not Pakistan and Afghanistan to the Middle take anything away from his critique. Soviet Union, East, drawing inevitable military inter- Evidently, the people were taken in by the BJP’s campaign this time there ventions by the major powers -- Russia’s slogan, “Naye Chehre, Nayi Urja, Nayi Udan, Dilli Mange anger at the US-led bombings in Syria Kamal Nishan” (New faces, new energy, new aspirations, are three, and where it wants President Bashar Assad Delhi wants BJP). Yadav’s assessment supports this claim. although Russia to stay, and China’s attempts to annex Making Prime Minister Narendra Modi the centrepiece of most of the South China Sea and also their campaign, and the AAP’s decision to take the bait may may have more the acquisition of Pakistan’s Arabian have turned the tide in the BJP’s favour. Whitewashing the military muscle Sea port of Gwadar for 40 or more years party’s terrible track record in the municipal corporations by, as a strategic naval base with its oper- for example, denying tickets to sitting councillors has seem- in terms of ational Command and Control lying ingly paid dividends. Votaries of the BJP have even pointed equipment, China with Beijing. to the appointment of Manoj Tiwari as the state unit chief Both Russia and China have stepped in garnering the support of the Poorvanchali community will be far better up military movements on land, air, (immigrants from eastern UP and western Bihar), which placed to deliver and sea, particularly around US allies makes up 32% of the Delhi’s population. However, vote share like Japan. The official Russian news A Pakistan Navy ship berth at Gwadar port Representational Image figures also indicate that it was not the BJP’s popularity that its arsenal agency Sputnik is steadily issuing hard- has surged ahead as much as an even split of the anti-BJP hitting statements against the US, par- The terrorists conduct guerrilla strikes cute some threats he has been making. and although Russia may have more votes between the Congress and the AAP. It’s hard to tell ticularly against Trump, and has let it be from these caves and move back in and, Surprisingly, more than China, it military muscle in terms of equipment, how much truth rides on these assertions, but the inability known that Russian strategic bombers according to reports from Washington, is Russia which is challenging the US China will be far better placed to deliver to project the BJP’s failures in running the three MCDs and like Tu-95 are flying near the US and the commander of the US and interna- with rhetoric and news reports of its its arsenal thanks to its emerging Gwa- convince the voter of the same may take pole position among Western countries, and battleships are tional forces in Afghanistan, General new military innovations like making dar military base, some 70 submarines, reasons for the AAP’s defeat. Despite what some may desire, out in the Pacific near Japan and South John Nicholson, had been consider- the world’s biggest nuclear submarine, three (including those planned) aircraft this does not spell the end of AAP. Korea. ing the use of America’s biggest non- and supplying new air defence missiles carriers, and a large fleet of ships that It remains popular with the underclass. The party in gov- North Korea, China’s second mil- nuclear bomb, the MOAB, or Massive like the S400, or still newer, to Syria. should bunker in Gwadar as a home ernment has done a lot to improve the state of public health- itary ally after Pakistan, has warned Ordnance Air Blast, for some time. As for Gwadar, and the string of port. care and education. There has also been a real drop in petty again of destroying the US with long- In military terms, this was the right naval facilities China is creating in the China has purchased some 5,000 corruption under this administration. Given AAP’s back- range nuclear missiles, and the US has and appropriate weapon to demolish Indian Ocean, the implications are acres of real estate in and around Gwa- ground in the anti-corruption movement, and the party’s vowed to penalise if it conducts another the deep caves and kill everyone in enormous. For China, Gwadar will now dar, and for all practical purposes, it will ability to agitate and organise, it must go back to the drawing nuclear or missile test. As it happens, it them -- reportedly about a hundred at be The Pivot of its Look West strategy; be a Chinese Foreign Territory. board and honestly assess what went wrong in these elec- may be remembered, Islamabad got its that time -- by burning up the oxygen. it will be second non-regional, non- The implications are not only enor- tions. If the people are unhappy with their record in gov- missile technology from Pyongyang Nonetheless, the use of this MOAB, Indian Ocean power after the US to mous but ominous. Cold War-II will be ernance, it must devise ways to improve. It still has a good in exchange for nuclear weapons tech, technically designated GBU 43/B, has be there, not just for oil and trade but bitter, and more threatening to human- three years to regain the faith of Delhi’s voters. As it has done apparently with blessings from Beijing. proved to be earth-shattering in the to play a dominant role in the warm ity than the Cold War-I. IANS all throughout its time in politics, the party has come back Western, and Afghan forces have global canvas of power play. To Russia waters of the ocean and beyond. (Gulshan Luthra is Editor of India from such setbacks before. Those writing the party’s obitu- had a tough time fighting the Islamic and China, and those opposed to the As against the two former players in Strategic defence magazine and ary are counting their chickens too soon. terrorists who hide in and operate US, this indicates an aggressive will- Cold War-I, the United States and the website. The opinions expressed from the deep caves in the mountains. ingness on the part of Trump to exe- Soviet Union, this time there are three, are strictly personal.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017 mp in focus Imposition of Hindi A THOUSAND MIRRORS Non-Hindi speakers will effectively have to pay for a system that actively discriminates against them
magine you are a non-Hindi speaker who does not know Hindi and imag- GARGA ine your friend is a Hindi speaker who CHATTERJEE does not know your mother language. IYou are both citizens of a republic with equal rights. Also, remember the fact that a major- ity of the citizens of the Indian Union do not know Hindi and have expressed no demand to know it. It is the non-Hindi states that gen- erate a stupendous majority of the so-called “Central funds” and are forced to subsidise the Hindi states, not vice versa. Hindi being one of the two official languages of the Indian Union let us be clear what the purpose of an official language is as per the Official Lan- guages Act. Official languages are “languages Even non-Hindi which may be used for the official purposes MPs cannot of the Union, for the transaction of business in Parliament, for Central and State Acts give speeches and for certain purposes in High Courts”. in Parliament Public announcements (including websites), academics and education and such are not in their mother official purposes. Neither does the Consti- tongue without tution make Hindi a pre-condition for the unity of the Indian Union. No Presidential permission unlike order can override laws made by Parliament Hindi MPs. This like the Official Languages Act. With this context, let’s look at some of the Parliamen- seeks to force tary Official language committee recom- Hindi on all mendations that have received Presidential approval recently. ministers who Perhaps the most audacious one is that “all represent a dignitaries including Hon’ble President and all the Ministers especially who can read and non-Hindi speak Hindi may be requested to give their majority republic. speech/statement in Hindi only”. Already, Central schemes non-Hindi MPs cannot give speeches in Par- Representational Image liament in their non-Hindi mother tongue are funded mostly without permission as Hindi MPs can in by revenue from their Hindi mother tongue. This order seeks spending time, money, and human resource and also asks the ministry to “take note of come up with proposals to introduce say Union Public Services Commission (but no to force Hindi on all ministers who represent on training personnel in learning Hindi with- such Universities and higher educational Bengali or Tamil medium in any higher edu- such option of mother language for non- non-Hindi states. a non-Hindi majority republic. In short, the out mentioning why exactly is that relevant institutes where there are no Hindi Depart- cation scenario – I mention these because Hindi examinees), and so on. So non-Hindi Republic may be a multilingual and non- to the work they do. Recommendation Num- ments” and “encourage” (such encourage- these two had a robust vernacular language Finally, the Union government will bear Hindi majority, but its executive branch is bers 22/23/26/41/62/67/75/89/90 creates a ment typically translates into extra funds higher education scene that was world-class. the enormous costs associated with mak- peoples end up requested to speak to non-Hindi people in huge number of jobs and incentives specifi- or threats of fund cuts) such institutions “to And then 1947 happened! Recommendation ing Hindi an official language of the UN funding Hindi Hindi. The recommendation that “Hindi cally for Hindi-knowing people, primarily establish Hindi Departments so that these 36 gives Hindi option in exams/interviews (because presumably for the Union govern- should be made a compulsory subject up to paid for by non-Hindi people’s revenue and departments could extend help in impart- in non-Hindi states while Tamil or Bengali ment, Hindi is India and India is Hindi) and imposition on tenth standard in all schools of CBSE and taxes. While anyone can know Hindi, it is ing education through Hindi medium”. Thus, option will be absent in Hindi states, thus “posts of Hindi should be created in sub- themselves Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan” was accepted well-understood people from which linguis- MHRD wants to promote Hindi medium expanding job opportunities for Hindi speak- ordinate offices/Embassies etc of the MEA “in principle”. Thus, forcing students to learn tic background will benefit from this initia- higher education in non-Hindi states! ers in non-Hindi states but discourage the situated in foreign countries” (I am assum- Hindi in non-Hindi states has been agreed to tive. The dangerous recommendation 11 calls Nowhere is Hindi-medium higher educa- opposite. Other recommendations call for ing that the best use of MEA money in the “in principle”. The Central Board of School for surveillance of underlings by superiors tion more prevalent than in the Hindi belt. In any government advertisement to be pub- Bulgarian or Nigerian embassy is this and Education and the Kendriya Vidyalaya San- vis-a-vis their use of Hindi in their office the ministry’s ranking of excellence of higher lished in Hindi irrespective of which state it is Hindi is the only face of the Indian Union gathan are funded by the Union Ministry of work in any department: “Senior most officer education institutions under the National aimed at, compulsory buying of Hindi books that the Union government wants to proj- Human Resource Development, which is of every office should be assigned the respon- Institute Ranking Framework, Hindi-belt for libraries, making airline announcements ect to the world lest the world may wake funded mostly by revenue from non-Hindi sibility to review the work done in Hindi by states together had 21 institutions in the top in Hindi but not in Kannada or Bengali (even up to the fact that non-Hindi speakers also states like any other “central” thing. So non- his subordinate officers on any day of the last 100. Twenty-six of the 100 places went to if it is a flight in Karnataka or West Bengal), exist in the Indian Union). The said com- Hindi peoples will have to fund Hindi impo- week of every month”. Surely, the best use of Tamil Nadu, where Hindi-medium educa- paying money to Hindi publishing indus- mittee was formerly led by P Chidambaram, sition on themselves. a superior officer’s time in the Income Tax tion is practically non-existent. So, in effect, try through bigger advertisements, special approved by Pranab Mukherjee and Ven- Through approval of recommendation department’s office in Maharashtra or West the Union government aims to drag down the incentives to government officials for cre- kaiah Naidu endlessly touts the positive side 47, Hindi has been made compulsory up to Bengal is setting targets about Hindi use and level of academics in educationally advanced ative writing in Hindi, mandatory printing of of these recommendations. All three are Class 10 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, checking up on its progress. non-Hindi states to that of educationally railway material in Devanagari, compulsory non-Hindi politicians who are politically where less than 20 per cent speak Hindi and Recommendation 34/35 calls upon the backward Hindi states. This is nothing short Hindi announcements in railway stations irrelevant in their home state and play the Bengali is the most widely spoken language. Union Ministry of Human Resource Devel- of a conspiracy against the future progress of of non-Hindi states, incorporating Hindi same role for the pro-Hindi Delhi estab- But who cares about Andaman? Many of opment to “work out an action plan for non-Hindi people. in all government websites (but not other lishment as the likes of Mukhtar Abbas the recommendations (Recommendation implementing Hindi teaching scheme in all Among this talk of Hindi departments languages), giving examinees the option of Naqvi and Shahnawaz Hussain do for BJP. Numbers 3/5/9/10/83/84/99) have to do with Universities/Higher Educational Institutes” and Hindi medium, the MHRD has never Hindi in all examinations conducted by the (Views expressed are strictly personal.)
tweet Famine creeps in on Africa RETWEET
The Western media’s focus on domestic events comes at the expense of NAGENDAR SHARMA reporting on the famine that’s unfolding in Africa, writes John R Campbell @sharmanagendar ajor political events in the Sweeping Delhi US and Europe have pre- occupied Western media MCD polls without over the past year. Chief sweeping Delhi's Mamong these has been Donald Trump’s streets for a decade. rise to US Presidency and his continu- ing efforts to establish a credible domes- When machines are tic and foreign policy agenda. with you human will is Before that, the inability of the Euro- of no relevance. pean Union to agree on a plan to host The factors an influx of refugees gained the media’s attention along with the United King- responsible dom’s referendum on Europe. A suc- PRASHANT BHUSHAN for famine are cession of national elections across @pbhushan1 Europe – in France, Germany, and the complex. But, UK among others – looks set to domi- following the nate front page news now. No point blaming EVM work of Amartya The Western media’s focus on for MCD rout. AAP momentous events at home has come must realise that this is Sen, they are at the expense of reporting on events unfolding in the global South. Among because they betrayed well known and the events which have been eclipsed by the promise of clean, should be the the media’s preoccupation is the famine that’s unfolding in Africa. transparent, account- focus of western Today the causes of famine are able politics development largely human-made even though below average rainfall has exacerbated local Representational Image policy and food production in the Horn of Africa humanitarian over the past 18 to 24 months. However, violence, and large-scale population dis- the consequences of policies that rely on a much larger scale than in 1980 ANANDIBEN PATEL in Sudan, Niger, the Central African placement. Unfortunately, such factors on force, which displace populations across the Horn of Africa, in the Central @anandibenpatel assistance. They Republic and Nigeria military conflict don’t appear on the agendas of western and which disrupt markets and set back African Republic and in Nigeria include poor over the past three to four years has governments. development. where an estimated 40 million people Congratulations to disrupted food production, displaced At the same time, development assis- Secondly, it appears that western are at risk. governance, millions and created conditions which tance to Africa has declined since 1990. governments and taxpayers are no lon- Yet humanitarian assistance has Hon Prime Minister @ inadequate prevent the delivery of humanitarian The continent receives approximately 33 ger interested in Africa. Their interests come very late. What’s on offer is too narendramodi ji, Shri assistance (assuming it was available). per cent of total Overseas Development are far more insular, a situation reflected little, and it will be delivered too late to planning, limited The situation today is not unlike Assistance, down from 45 per cent in in the domestic issues that dominated prevent large scale death. For instance, @AmitShah ji & all investment in events that unfolded in Ethiopia in the 1990. And while humanitarian aid has the US election and the UK’s Brexit the European Union’s pledge of €760 BJP Karyakartas for development, early 1980s. Western governments then stabilised at 7-8 per cent, funding for referendum. million to the Horn of Africa was only iconic victory in Delhi failed to monitor and intervene in time economic projects has increased from The extent of Western interest in announced in November 2016 while ongoing violence, to prevent or mitigate the famine. It 17-21 per cent. Africa, indeed with the global South, is European states made belated and quite MCD elections. and large-scale took a global media event – in the form Even though over the long-term the focused on securing the flow of oil and small pledges in February this year. The of Band-Aid and a pop song [Do they assistance should, in theory, be declin- other commodities which underpins US, for its part, remains the largest pro- population know it’s Christmas] – to focus atten- ing as the pace of development picks up, their consumption. Coupled with this vider of food aid but has yet to state SWATI JAI HIND displacement tion on the failure of Western govern- the need for humanitarian assistance are determined efforts at stopping ille- what it will pledge to alleviate famine @SwatiJaiHind ments to respond to the tragedy that was needs to be constantly assessed so that gal migrants and refugees from entering in Africa. unfolding. Alas, humanitarian assis- it can be delivered in time to save lives. the West. This fact is reflected in the $21 In 1984 public support for Band Aid tance, when it arrived, was too little billion cost of Trump’s proposed wall provided a much-needed kick up the Brilliant decision of UP too late. Interests are far more insular between the US and Mexico and the backside to western governments for The factors responsible for famine Why has western development pol- European Union’s €2.5 billion project to their failure to respond to the needs of Government to can- are complex. But, following the work icy failed to recognise the signs that a bottle up migrants in Africa to prevent 1 million Ethiopians. cel leaves and instead of Amartya Sen, a Nobel Prize-win- famine has been unfolding in Africa? them from reaching Europe. It remains to be seen who or what’s ning economist, they are well known Why has it failed to provide humani- The current cost of humanitarian going to push the world into action teach children about and should be the focus of western tarian aid on time? assistance for Africa pales into insig- today, for the 40 million Africans who lives of public figures. development policy and humanitar- The answer to these questions is nificance against such sums. face famine. DOWN TO EARTH Congrats @myogiad- ian assistance. They include poor gov- twofold. Firstly western governments (This article was originally ernance, inadequate planning, limited have been unable to engage in sustained Too little too late published on The Conversation. ityanath ji. investment in development, ongoing dialogue with African states to discuss The famine in Africa is occurring Views expressed are strictly personal.) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017 French intelligence report Japan minister resigns over remark about 2011 tsunami says Assad behind gas attack TOKYO: Japan’s disas- ter reconstruction minister resigned over his remark that PARIS: French intelligence of his most influential entou- “it was good” that the March has concluded that forces loyal rage can give the order to use 2011 quake and tsunami had to Syrian president Bashar al- chemical weapons,” the report hit northern Japan instead of Assad carried out a sarin nerve said. areas closer to Tokyo. gas attack on April 4 in north- It added that jihadist groups Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ern Syria and that Assad or in the area did not have the accepted Masahiro Imamura’s members of his inner circle capacity to develop and launch resignation on Wednesday. ordered the strike, a declassi- such an attack and that Islamic Imamura was replaced by fied report showed. State was not in the region. Masayoshi Yoshino, former The chemical weapons Assad’s assertion that the deputy environment minister attack on the town of Khan attack was fabricated, was “not from Fukushima, which was Sheikhoun killed scores of peo- credible” given the mass flows also hit by radiation leaks from ple, according to a war monitor, of casualties in a short space a tsunami-hit nuclear power Syrian opposition groups and of time arriving in Syrian and plant. Nobody died from radi- Western countries. It prompted Turkish hospitals as well as the ation, but overall, the tsunami the United States to launch a sheer quantity of social media and the quake killed more than cruise missile strike on a Syr- posts and video showing peo- 18,000 people across northern ian air base, its first deliberate ple with neurotoxic symptoms, Japan. Imamura’s resignation assault on the Assad govern- said the report. comes a day after he made the Masahiro Imamura ment in the six-year-old con- and a blood sample from a we kept samples from previous powers have accused the Assad The Organisation for the remark in a speech at a ruling flict. Assad has said in two victim. “We know, from a cer- attacks that we were able to use government of carrying out. Prohibition of Chemical Weap- party reception, which Abe month over his outburst and In March, Abe’s reconstruc- media interviews since April tain source, that the process for comparison.” The report also said intelli- ons said on April 19 sarin or also attended. “It was good that a suggestion during a news tion adviser, who was criticised 4 that the evidence of a poison of fabrication of the samples Among the elements found gence services were aware of a a similar banned toxin was (the disaster) hit the Tohoku conference that those who left for having his underling carry gas attack was false and denied taken is typical of the method in the samples were hexamine, Syrian government Sukhoi 22 used in the Khan Sheikhoun region, up there. There would voluntarily following the melt- him on the back to hop over a his government had ever used developed in Syrian laborato- a hallmark of sarin produced warplane that had struck six attack, but it is not mandated have been a massive, enormous down at the Fukushima nuclear puddle while visiting a flooded chemical weapons. ries,” Foreign Minister Jean- by the Syrian government, times on Khan Sheikhoun on to assign blame. Russia, which damage had it occurred closer plant should fend for them- town, resigned after making a The six-page French docu- Marc Ayrault told reporters according to the report. April 4 and that samples taken backs Assad in the conflict that to the capital region,” Imamura selves. His blunder is the latest joke over rubber boots. ment — drawn up by France’s after presenting the findings It said the findings matched from the ground were consis- has killed hundreds of thou- said, according to Kyodo news. in a string of remarks and scan- Imamura’s predecessor military and foreign intelli- to the cabinet. “This method the results of samples obtained tent with an airborne projec- sands and displaced millions, Imamura immediately dals that have plagued Abe’s faced allegation he stole female gence services said it reached is the signature of the regime by French intelligence, includ- tile that had munitions loaded has said the gas had been retracted the comment and government in recent months, underwear. Also, earlier this its conclusion based on sam- and it is what enables us to ing an unexploded grenade, with sarin. “The French intel- released by an air strike on a apologized, but Abe’s face prompting opposition law- month, a trade vice minister ples they had obtained from the establish the responsibility of from an attack in Saraqib on ligence services consider that poison gas storage depot con- reportedly froze. Imamura makers to step up their effort was forced to quit over an adul- impact strike on the ground, the attack. We know because April 29, 2013, which Western only Bashar al-Assad and some trolled by rebels. AGENCIES came under fire earlier this to weaken Abe’s grip on power. tery scandal. AGENCIES 14 held in two separate Trump sends Indian-American’s 31 YEARS ON French anti-terror probes name to Senate for ‘IP czar’ PARIS: French police have arrested weapons to Amedy Coulibaly, who WASHINGTON: Indian-American White House as Associate Director for 10 people in an investigation of sus- killed four people in a hostage-taking at Vishal J Amin’s name has been sent by Domestic Policy and at the US Depart- pected suppliers of weapons to one of the Hypercacher market in eastern Paris President Donald Trump to the Sen- ment of Commerce as Special Assis- the attackers who killed 17 people at and a policewoman in another incident ate for confirmation as America’s new tant and Associate Director for Policy Charlie Hebdo magazine and a kosher before dying in a shootout with police. ‘IP czar’ to coordinate the country’s in the Office of the Secretary. Amin store in January 2015, the Paris prosecu- Coulibaly was an associate of broth- law-enforcement strategy around copy- received his bachelor’s degree in neuro- tors’ office said on Wednesday. ers Cherif and Said Kouachi, who killed right, patents and trademarks. If con- science from Johns Hopkins University Separately, police have also arrested 12 at Charlie Hebdo’s Paris office and firmed by the Senate, Amin, who is and his law degree from Washington four people in an anti-terror probe in also were killed in a shootout. currently Senior Counsel on House University in St Louis. The Recording the town of Trappes west of Paris, the The arrests come amid heightened Judiciary Committee, would succeed Industry Association of America wel- prosecutors’ office said. It said those security to protect the French presiden- Daniel Marti in the White House. comed his nomination. “The prompt arrests were unrelated to the weapons tial election ahead of the second round Earlier this month, Trump had appointment and consideration of this probe, but gave no additional details. of voting May 7. tapped him as the US’ new Intellectual position is critical, and we commend Arrests in the weapons investiga- A meeting of president Francois Property Enforcement Coordinator — President Trump for his choice. Vishal tion started on Monday, with more on Hollande’s national security council dubbed as ‘IP czar’ — to coordinate US Amin is a smart, thoughtful leader and Tuesday and Wednesday, the prosecu- reviewed security plans today and the law-enforcement strategy around copy- we look forward to working with him,” tors’ office said. French leader asked for continued vigi- right, patents and trademarks. Amin said Cary Sherman, chairman and CEO The arrests targeted people sus- lance, a statement from the presidential has served in the administration of for- of the Recording Industry Association pected of involvement in supplying palace said. AGENCIES mer president George W Bush at the of America. AGENCIES People lay flowers to honour the memory of the victims of the Chernobyl disaster in Kiev, Ukraine, on Wednesday. Ukraine marked the 31st anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion. 2nd suspect in A bulletin board in the Ukrainian town of Pripyat still bears an edition of the Sovietsky Patriot newspaper, dated three days before the nuclear explosion that turned the city into one of the world’s Stockholm truck most baleful ghost towns. Once home to some 50,000 people whose lives were connected to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Pripyat was hastily evacuated one day after a reactor at the plant 3 attack released kilometers (2 miles) away exploded on April 26, 1986. The explosion and the subsequent fire spewed a radioactive plume over much of northern Europe AP/PTI STOCKHOLM: Swed- ish authorities say they have released a second person arrested in connection with the April 7 truck attack that Bangladeshi freedom fighters killed four people and injured 15 others in Stockholm. Rakhmat Akilov get 5-year Indian visas has pleaded guilty to a DHAKA: Bangladeshi free- terrorist crime dom fighters will from Wednesday get five-year multi- for ramming the ple-entry visas in line with New truck into a crowd Delhi’s announcement during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s The Swedish Prosecution visit to India. Authority said on Wednesday According to the Indian that the man, arrested April High Commission here, the 23 and never publicly identi- provision is being extended fied, was no longer considered to freedom fighters as a “spe- a suspect. He was released late cial gesture” to recognise the on Tuesday. Rakhmat Akilov, special connection between They have to present proof Bangladeshis. a 39-year-old Uzbek man, has Bangladesh’s 1971 war veter- of their being a freedom fighter, PM Narendra Modi had pleaded guilty to a terrorist ans and India. among other documents, while also announced a special med- crime for ramming the truck Bangladeshi nationals applying for visa. ical scheme, under which 100 into a crowd on a main pedes- above the age of 65 years are Indian soldiers fought freedom fighters will be pro- trian shopping street. Police eligible for five-year multiple should-to-shoulder with Ben- vided free treatment in Indian have not disclosed a motive entry tourist visas, BD News gali freedom fighters in 1971 hospitals every year. He had for the attack and no extremist reported. They can walk in to liberate Bangladesh. said that $5 billion Line of group has claimed responsibil- without prior appointment Hasina, during her visit, Credit, including $500 million ity for it. Akilov’s Swedish resi- and submit their applications honoured those military offi- for defence purchases, will dency application was rejected here as well as in Chittagong, cers and said that every gen- be given to Dhaka, bringing last year but police said there Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal, eration of Bangladesh will India’s total development fund- was nothing to indicate he Khulna, Jessore, Mymensingh remember the Indian sol- ing for Bangladesh to $8 billion might plan an attack. AGENCIES and Rangpur. diers who fought alongside over the past six years. AGENCIES China launches second aircraft carrier BEIJING: China on Wednes- The new carrier will deploy day launched a new aircraft Shenyang J-15 fighter jets, but carrier, boosting its military is considered by many military presence amid rising tensions observers to be technologically in the region. inferior to the 10 carriers used It is the country’s second by the US navy. aircraft carrier, after the Lia- The new carrier is touted oning, and the first to be made as a significant upgrade from domestically. The state media the Liaoning, which was built said the unnamed ship was more than 25 years ago and is a “transferred from dry dock refurbished ship from the days into the water” in the north- of the Soviet Union. eastern port of Dalian in Lia- China began building its oning province. Previous second carrier in Novem- reports said it would be opera- ber 2013. Dock construction tional by 2020. started in March 2015, Xinhua It comes amid heated rhet- news agency reported. oric between the US and North In this photo released by China’s Xinhua news agency, a newly-built The main body of the car- Korea in recent days. aircraft carrier is transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch rier has been completed, with China has had only one ceremony at a shipyard in Dalian in northeastern China’s Liaoning equipment of major systems, operational aircraft carrier, Province on Wednesday AP/PTI including propulsion and the Liaoning, which it bought electricity installed. After the from Ukraine and refitted. It warships and a submarine to has urged calm. launch, the new carrier will was commissioned into the the Korean peninsula, prompt- There is also the ongoing undergo equipment debug- Chinese Navy in 2012, BBC ing an angry reaction from issue of competing territorial ging, outfitting and compre- reported. The US has deployed North Korea whereas China claims in the South China Sea. hensive mooring trials. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Thursday, 27 April, 2017 mp Assange hits out at Trump administration’s vow to crack down on WikiLeaks
WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks cised the CIA’s new director, Mike ers Assange’s arrest was a priority founder Julian Assange has lam- Pompeo for ‘declaring war on free and added: ‘We’ve already begun to Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian basted Donald Trump’s admin- speech’. step up our efforts, and whenever a embassy in London since 2012, having istration for threatening to crack He said that rather than going case can be made, we will seek to put down on the website because it had after America’s ‘actual adversaries’ some people in jail.’ claimed political asylum because he fears revealed their own failings. Pompeo had gone after WikiLeaks, Assange wrote: “Vault 7 has deportation to the US, where he faces Assange has been holed up in which recently gave descriptions of begun publishing evidence of the Ecuadorian embassy in London CIA-developed malware that could remarkable CIA incompetence and prosecution for revealing state secrets since 2012, having claimed politi- turn Samsung TVs into recording other shortcomings. This includes cal asylum because he fears depor- devices. It was part of WikiLeaks’ the agency’s creation, at a cost of bil- Pompeo and Sessions, were target- a ‘non-state hostile intelligence ser- tation to the United States, where Vault 7 series, which it claims to be lions of taxpayer dollars, of an entire ing WikiLeaks and Assange himself. vice’, which Assange claimed was ‘a he faces prosecution for revealing information leaked from secret CIA arsenal of cyber viruses and hacking Assange, who is an Australian dagger aimed at Americans’ consti- state secrets. He is still wanted for files. Assange wrote: ‘In Pompeo’s programs — over which it promptly citizen, wrote: “When the direc- tutional right to receive honest infor- extradition to Sweden, where he worldview, telling the truth about lost control and then tried to cover tor of the CIA, an unelected public mation about their government’. was accused of raping two women the administration can be a crime up the loss.” Assange claimed the servant, publicly demonizes a pub- He added: “This accusation mir- in 2010, but the statute of limitations — as Attorney General Jeff Ses- Trump administration was racked lisher such as WikiLeaks as a “fraud”, rors attempts throughout history by on those offences will expire in 2020. sions quickly underscored when he by hypocrisy. He wrote: ‘As a can- incredible information provided the last month of the election and “coward” and “enemy”, it puts all bureaucrats seeking, and failing, to Assange penned an article in the described my arrest as a “priority”.’ didate, Trump tweeted: “Very lit- by WikiLeaks.” The president men- gushed: “I love WikiLeaks”.’ journalists on notice, or should.” criminalise speech that reveals their Washington Post in which he criti- Last week Sessions told report- tle pick-up by dishonest media of tioned WikiLeaks 164 times during But now his senior officials, like Pompeo described WikiLeaks as own failings.” AGENCIES Trump, Trudeau Death toll in Turkish raids on discuss dairy, Macron gets rough ride Syria Kurds hits 28: Monitor lumber trade BEIRUT: The toll in Turk- a town in Hasakeh province. year, vowed to continue acting ish air raids on Kurdish posi- Abdel Rahman said a female against groups it links to the out- WASHINGTON: US Presi- tions in northeastern Syria rose Kurdish fighter was among the lawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party dent Donald Trump and Cana- to 28 killed, a monitor said on dead. (PKK). It also killed six Kurdish dian Prime Minister Justin in Le Pen country Wednesday, a day after Ankara The YPG gave its own toll on peshmerga fighters in northern Trudeau spoke on the phone said it had targeted “terrorist Tuesday of 20 fighters killed and Iraq on Tuesday in an apparent and discussed issues of bilat- havens” near its border. 18 wounded. accident. eral trade after the US earlier He also retorted on Twitter that she The Syrian Observatory for The US State Department Syria’s foreign ministry on this week announced its inten- had spent “10 minutes with her support- Human Rights said most of said it was “deeply concerned” Wednesday condemned the air tion to impose tariffs on Cana- ers in a car park in front of the cameras” those killed were members of that the strikes were conducted strikes, describing them as “a fla- dian softwood lumber imports. whereas he had spent “an hour and a half the Kurdish People’s Protection “without proper coordination grant aggression by (President In what the White House with union representatives and no media.” Units (YPG), which is battling either with the United States or Recep Tayyip) Erdogan’s regime described as “a very amicable Macron’s visit came as a Harris Inter- the Islamic State group in north- the broader global coalition” on Syrian territory”. call” on Tuesday, Trump and active poll showed 52 percent of the ern Syria. that is fighting IS in Syria and Once allied, Damascus and Trudeau discussed the dairy French believe he botched the start of Observatory director Rami neighbouring Iraq. Ankara have become bitter trade in border states, as well campaigning for the run-off. Abdel Rahman said 19 others Turkey, which backs Syr- adversaries since the eruption as lumber imports into the US. After winning Sunday’s contest with were wounded in the Tuesday ian rebel groups and which of Syria’s conflict in 2011, which However, Trudeau’s office 24.1 percent to Le Pen’s 21.3 percent, raids on a media centre and launched a ground opera- saw Turkey side with anti-gov- was less positive in its assess- Macron gave an exuberant victory speech other buildings in al-Malikiyah, tion in northern Syria last ernment rebels. AGENCIES ment of the conversation with followed by a high-profile celebration at Trump, during which the PM La Rotonde bistro in Paris, drawing criti- “refuted the baseless allega- cism from some quarters. Indian-American man charged with insider trading tions by the US Department of Socialist Party boss Jean-Christophe Commerce and the decision to Cambadelis told French radio: “He was WASHINGTON: An Indian-American man to acquire the online analytics and marketing impose unfair duties”, Efe news smug. He wrongly thought that it was a has been charged with insider trading here by firm Neustar. reported. The phone call comes done deal. It’s not a done deal.” the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Krishnamoorthy then began trading in Neu- a day after Trump signed an President Francois Hollande appeared Avaneesh Krishnamoorthy, a Vice President star securities through two brokerages accounts executive agricultural order, AMIENS (FRANCE): French presiden- Macron will defeat Le Pen by a margin of on Tuesday to admonish his former econ- in the risk management department of Nomura that he allegedly kept hidden from his employer, criticising what he viewed as tial frontrunner Emmanuel Macron was 21 points, but as the day’s events showed, omy minister for not taking the fight to Securities, a New York-based investment bank, which had been approached by Golden Gate unfair dairy trade practices and booed and heckled with chants back- the far-right candidate is a vastly more Le Pen immediately after the first round. allegedly used the confidential information of a Capital to finance the transaction, according to complaining that farmers in US ing his far-right rival Marine Le Pen experienced political campaigner. Macron shot back, saying: “I will con- private equity firm’s acquisition to conduct insider the report. “As alleged in our complaint, Krish- states that border Canada, such as he made a chaotic visit to an under- And after the shocks of Britain’s vote tinue to fight for two weeks... I will defend trading, the American Bazaar online reported on namoorthy was entrusted with confidential, mar- as Wisconsin, New York and threat factory in the nation’s rustbelt on to leave the European Union and Don- the progressive camp to the end.” Wednesday. ket-moving information by his employer and others, “are not able to sell their Wednesday. ald Trump’s unlikely ascent to the White Since securing her berth in the run- He was charged with one count of securities he misused it for personal gain,” said Andrew dairy products into Canada. Some in the crowd shouted “President House, analysts say a late surge by Le Pen off, Le Pen has turbo-charged her cam- fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 M. Calamari, Director of the SEC’s New York “...And this has been going Marine!” and booed as the 39-year-old is still possible. paign with a string of appearances and years in prison and a maximum fine of $5 million. Regional Office. on for a while, and we’re former banker arrived outside the Whirl- Macron was also due to hold a rally statements, leaving her opponent on the According to the SEC’s complaint, Krish- Krishnamoorthy was presented in Manhattan not going to put up with it,” pool appliance factory in the northern city in Arras, a city in the economically back foot. In contrast, her opponent con- namoorthy made approximately $48,000 in illicit federal court before US Magistrate judge Kevin Trump had said. Trump also of Amiens, where Le Pen had made an depressed north where Le Pen topped vened strategy meetings about June’s leg- profits through insider trading. Nathaniel Fox on Tuesday. Acting Manhattan announced that his administra- unannounced stop hours earlier. first-round voting. While Macron had islative elections that will determine the Federal prosecutors said Krishnamoorthy US Attorney Joon Kim said Krishnamoorthy was tion will “put a very big tax (...) “I am here to speak to you,” the pro- arranged to meet Whirlpool workers’ shape of a future Macron government. learned through the course of his work that the charged with violating his duty to his company on lumber — timber — coming business former economy minister told union representatives without actually Le Pen will hold a rally in the Riv- private equity firm Golden Gate Capital intended and trading on insider information. AGENCIES into this country.” AGENCIES workers, ringed by a horde of cameramen visiting the plant, Le Pen turned up unan- iera city of Nice on Thursday, a bastion and journalists. “Of course there is anger nounced outside the plant and posed for of France’s right that was targeted by a in this country, there is anxiety. Responsi- selfies with workers and attacked her rival. jihadist-inspired truck attack that killed bility must be taken, that’s why I’m here.” “Everyone knows what side Emman- 86 people last July. Le Pen has called for The factory operated by Whirlpool, a uel Macron is on — he is on the side of France to take back control of its borders US multinational company, is threatened the corporations,” Le Pen said. from the European Union and deport all with outsourcing to Poland. “I am on the workers’ side, here in the foreigners on a terror watchlist, accusing Macron was in Amiens, his home car park, not in restaurants in Amiens.” Macron of being soft on security. town, to try to counter accusations that As news broke of the Le Pen visit, A key factor in the race is which he had made a complacent start to cam- Macron announced he would also go to candidate the supporters of Commu- paigning for the presidential runoff on the plant to meet with its employees. nist-backed Jean-Luc Melenchon, May 7. He finished ahead of Le Pen, 48, After arriving, he told angry work- who finished in fourth place with in the first round on Sunday. ers that the only reason that the anti-EU 19.58 percent on Sunday, will back in the A poll out Wednesday suggested that Le Pen had come was “because I’m here”. run-off. AGENCIES
ASANSOL DURGAPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. WORLD BRIEFS ( A Statutory body of the Govt. of West Bengal) City Centre, Durgapur-16. Ph:0343-2546716/6815) WHITE HOUSE NAMES NEW SECRET N.I.T. (Online) No: - ADDA/DGP/ED/N-10/17-18 SERVICE DIRECTOR: OFFICIAL Exe. Engg., ADDA, Durgapur invites Percentage Rate Tender (Two- Cover Bid e-tendering System) for the works (1) Construction of WASHINGTON: The White House on Wednesday Concrete Road and Drainage system at Gosain Danga Adibasi named a retired Marine major general as the new Para within Kanksa Block.; Est. Amount Rs. 43,27,953.00; Tender ID No.2017_ADDA_110003_1. For other details visit our website director of the Secret Service. Randolph Ailes will www.addaonline.in or http://wbtenders.gov.in or contact Exe. oversee an agency that for years has been beset with Engg., ADDA, Durgapur. a series of high-profile embarrassments. Alles, who 5,82,077.00; Tender ID No.2017_ADDA_109992_1. (2) was in the Marine Corps for 35 years, has been the Construction of Bus Stand at Rajendra Prasad Road at Ward acting deputy commissioner of Customs and Border No. 5 under DMC (3rd Call)., Est. Amount Rs. 5,82,077.00; Tender ID No.2017_ADDA_109997_1. For other details visit Protection and previously oversaw the agency’s air our website www.addaonline.in or http://wbtenders.gov.in and marine division. Alles is replacing Joseph Clancy, or contact Sd/- Exe. Engg., ADDA, Durgapur. who retired from the agency a second time in March. He inherits an agency that has been dealing with a series of security and personnel issues. BANNED BANGLADESHI MILITANT GROUP’S BOMB-MAKER ARRESTED DHAKA: Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday arrested a key member of a banned militant outfit here. An RAB spokesperson said Mushfiq Martin Jenny is an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) expert of Neo-JMB — an offshoot of the banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh, Xinhua news agency re- ported. The outfit was blamed for the deadly attack on a Spanish cafe in Dhaka’s diplomatic enclave Gulshan on July 1, 2016. The RAB spokesperson said the militant was arrested from Dhaka’s Uttara area on Wednesday morning. According to the official, the militant belonged to the “Tamim Chowdhury-Sarwar Jahan group” of Neo-JMB, and was held with many improvised explosives and remote control devices. UNITED AIRLINES IN TROUBLE AGAIN, THIS TIME OVER GIANT RABBIT LONDON: United Airlines was under fire again on Wednesday after a huge rabbit named Simon died while hopping over from London to Chicago, where he was due to be picked up by a celebrity buyer. The valuable 90-centimetre (three-foot) long continental giant rabbit had previously been described as “fit as a fiddle”, and his death in the cargo section of a Boe- ing 767 comes as a mystery. “Something very strange has happened and I want to know what,” breeder Annette Edwards, from Worcestershire in central Eng- land, told British newspaper The Sun. 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017 NTPC raises `2k cr PM wants consolidated approach, via masala bonds for strict deadlines for infra projects capital expenditure NEW DELHI: Prime Minister lakh crore rupees have been Narendra Modi has underlined taken up for implementation. the need for a consolidated The Prime Minister stressed approach and adherence to on better outcomes for turn- strict timelines with regard to around time of ships and clear- completion of infrastructure ance for Exim cargo. projects as he reviewed prog- The highest ever capacity ress of sectors like roads, rail- addition of 100.4 MTPA in ways, airports and digital. major ports has been recorded At the meeting, a presenta- in 2016-17, the meeting was tion was made by NITI Aayog told. All 193 lighthouses are CEO Amitabh Kant in which now powered by solar energy it was stated that a "remark- and digitisation of land records able progress" has been made has been completed in all major in several areas and infrastruc- ports. ture sectors. In the digital infrastruc- The meeting was told that ture sector, 2187 mobile towers the highest ever average daily have been installed in districts NEW DELHI: The state-owned power giant NTPC on Wednes- construction rate of 130 kms affected by Left Wing Extrem- day raised Rs 2,000 crore through issuance of rupee- denomi- has been achieved for rural ists, in 2016-17, the PMO state- nated bonds under its $4 billion medium term note programme roads under the Pradhan Man- ment said. for capital expenditure. tri Gram Sadak Yojana. Progress of the National "Issue of rupee-denominated Rs 2,000 crore, 7.25 per cent This has led to an addition Optical Fibre Network was also notes due 2022 payable in the US dollar issued pursuant to $4 bil- of 47,400 kms of PMGSY roads reviewed. lion medium term note programme by NTPC Limited," NTPC in 2016-17 and 11,641 addi- The Prime Minister empha- said in a BSE filing on Wednesday. tional habitations have been sised that the emerging dig- According to the statement, NTPC has launched an issue of connected with roads in the ital connectivity network, Rs 2,000 crore notes due 2022 priced on April 25. The paper car- same period, according to the which will connect thousands ries a coupon of 7.25 per cent per annum. presentation at the marathon of Gram Panchayats within The notes will mature on May 3, 2022, and all rupee principal meeting which lasted for four- the next few months, should and interest payments will be made in dollars. These are expected and-a-half hours last night. be backed up by appropriate to be settled by May 3, 2017. Over 4000 km of rural roads governance steps, so that it can The masala bonds represent direct, unconditional and unse- have been constructed using lead to better quality of life, and cured obligations of NTPC and will rank pari passu among them- green technology in FY17, said "Meri Sadak" (my road) App. over 26,000 kms of 4 or 6 lane Among measures to railway bridge, and the Jiri- greater empowerment of peo- selves and all other unsecured obligations of the issuer and will be a PMO statement issued on the He called for expeditious national highways have been enhance customer experience, bam-Imphal project was also ple in the rural areas. listed on Singapore and London stock exchanges, it said. meeting on Wednesday. completion of vital links which built in FY17, and the pace is Wi-Fi access was enabled in reviewed. In the coal sector, ratio- Net proceeds will go towards financing capital expenditure of The use of non-conven- will connect the remaining improving, the meeting was 115 railway stations, and 34,000 In the aviation sector, the nalisation of coal linkages and ongoing and/or new power projects and renovation and moderni- tional materials such as waste unconnected habitations at told. bio- toilets added. The Prime Regional Connectivity Scheme movement yielded an annual sation of power stations in accordance with applicable law and plastic, cold mix, geo-textiles, the earliest, the PMO state- In the railways sector, 953 Minister called for speeding up will connect 43 destinations, saving of over Rs 2500 crore will not be used for projects outside India. PTI fly ash, iron and copper slag is ment said. kms of new lines were laid in of work related to redevelop- including 31 unserved desti- in 2016-17, the meeting was being pushed aggressively. The Prime Minister2016-17, as against the target ment of Railway Stations, and nations. The passenger capac- informed. The Prime Ministerdirected the use of new tech- of 400 kms. Track electrifica- greater creativity in the genera- ity in the aviation sector has Noting the decline in coal NITI distances itself directed efficient and stringent nologies in road construction tion of over 2000 kms, and tion of non-fare revenue. reached 282 million passengers imports in the last year, the monitoring of rural roads con- also. He asked NITI Aayog to gauge conversion of over 1000 Progress of important proj- per annum. Prime Minister asked for even struction and their quality. examine global standards in kms was achieved in the same ects in the roads and railways In the ports sector, under more vigorous efforts towards from Debroy's view For this, he emphasised the application of technology period. sectors, such as the Eastern the Sagarmala project, 415 coal import substitution, and on use of space technology in for infrastructure creation, and More than 1500 unmanned Peripheral Expressway, Char projects have been identified application of new coal tech- addition to the technologies their feasibility in India. level crossings have been elimi- Dham Project, the Quazigund- with investment of Rs. 8 lakh nologies including gasification on taxing agri income already being used, such as the In the highways sector, nated in 2016-17. Banihal Tunnel, the Chenab crore, and projects worth 1.37 technology. PTI NEW DELHI: Government think tank NITI Aayog on In a statement Wednesday distanced itself Private Axis Building organisation of future from the comments made by issued on Policy to prefer locally made its member Bibek Debroy on Wednesday, NITI Bank’s Q4 net taxing agriculture income say- Aayog said, ‘The now India Inc’s biggest priority ing that views expressed by him goods in govt buying on anvil were 'personal'. views on taxing dives 43% to NEW DELHI: Digital disrup- in this year's report show signs At a press conference on farm income tion and global forces have of jobs themselves being rein- NEW DELHI: The commerce Tuesday on 3-Year Action expressed by `1,225 crore changed the way corporates vented. Organisations are rec- and industry ministry is work- Agenda, Debroy had said taxes operate following which India ognising the need to approach ing on fixing the nuts and bolts should be imposed on farm Member Bibek NEW DELHI: Axis Bank Inc has prioritised building the external talent, robotics, cogni- of a policy to give preference income above a certain thresh- Debroy were on Wednesday reported 43% 'organisation of future' as its top tive tools, and AI systems as the to domestically manufactured old to expand the tax base. decline in net profit to Rs priority, says a survey. 'new, augmented workforce'. goods in government procure- "On expanding the base personal and 1,225.10 crore for the fourth According to Deloitte's "This year, 54 per cent of ment with a view to promoting on the personal income tax not those of quarter of last fiscal ended Human Capital Trends Report Indian organisations are adopt- Make in India. side, other than elimination of the Aayog’ March 31 on higher provision- 2017, 96 per cent of HR and ing technology and automation "The policy would be in exemptions, is to also tax rural ing for bad loans, which rose business leaders rated building and 86 per cent understand its tune with the Make in India sector, including agriculture sharply. the organisation of the future as implication on talent," Deloitte initiative. Both the depart- income above certain thresh- the view of the Aayog nor is The country's third larg- their highest priority. said. The report said that 53 ments of commerce and ica. Government procurement the government will not relax old," Debroy had said. such a recommendation made est private sector lender had Moreover, 57 per cent of the per cent of companies are rede- industry have advocated such in countries runs into thou- quality guidelines. In a statement on Wednes- anywhere in the Draft Action posted a net profit of Rs respondents indicated that they signing their HR programmes a policy," a senior commerce sands of crores and hence, it Through this policy, "we day NITI Aayog said: "The Agenda document as circulated 2,154.28 crore for the Janu- are either designing or already to leverage digital and mobile ministry official said. encourages domestic players expect that prices will also views on Taxing Farm Income to the Governing Council at the ary-March quarter of the pre- implementing their organisa- tools, and 22 per cent are The official said the global to make goods locally. be competitive", the official expressed by Member Bibek meeting on April 23, 2017," the vious fiscal, 2015-16. Its total tion of the future. already using some form of trade rules of the World Trade However, procurement of stressed. The ministry last year Debroy were personal and not statement said. income increased however to "Global trends are making artificial intelligence (AI) appli- Organisation (WTO) allow goods can not be used for trad- launched the government e- those of the Aayog." Earlier in the day, Finance Rs 14,181.31 crore in the fourth an impact in India with the rise cations to deliver HR solutions. member countries to prefer ing purposes. marketplace (GeM) for online The clarification came after Ministry Arun Jaitley also said: quarter of 2016-17 as against Rs of digital disruptions mandat- "As the job market in India domestically made products "In government offices, we purchase of goods and services media reports said that NITI "The central government has 13,592.97 crore in the year-ago ing a change in the way organ- gets more heterogeneous with for government procurement need items like phones, com- by various central government Aayog or its Draft Three year no plan to impose any tax on period. The bank's gross non- isations operate-with a shift to greater representation across purposes. Similar policies exist puters, ACs, television and ministries and departments. Action Agenda has recom- agriculture income. As per performing assets (NPAs) or stronger focus on leveraging diverse groups, leadership pro- in several economies, including stationery. I can prefer local The move is aimed at bring- mended that Farm Income in the constitutional allocation bad loans rose significantly to networks, collaborative work- grammes need to move from a the US. Because of this reason, products for my own consump- ing in more transparency and India be taxed to expand the of powers, the central gov- 5.04% of the gross advances as ing, and agile business deliv- 'one size fits all' model to one many Indian pharmaceutical tion. It will be a good incentive streamlining the government existing Income Tax base. ernment has no jurisdiction of March this year, as against ery," Gaurav Lahiri, Partner, that focuses on specific, indi- companies have set up their for domestic manufacturers," procurement, estimated at over "The NITI Aayog categori- to impose tax on agricultural 1.67% a year earlier. Deloitte India said. The trends vidual development needs," PTI manufacturing bases in Amer- the official said, insisting that Rs 10,000 crore a year. PTI cally states that this is neither income." PTI Net NPAs were 2.11% of the net advances during the quar- ter, as against 0.70%. Conse- quently, provisioning more India to play ‘crucial role’ in than doubled to Rs 2,581.25 Zee forays into Latin America crore for bad loans and con- tingencies from Rs 1,168.33 MUMBAI: Indian content to LATAM. Zee Mundo will the length and breadth of audi- tered in Miami, Florida, the spe- crore in the same quarter a company, Zee Entertain- be available in Mexico on Sky, ences in both Spanish-speaking cially-customised channel will WhatsApp business solutions year ago. As on March 2017, ment Enterprises on Wednes- a leading Pay-TV satellite pro- and Portuguese-speaking Latin bring ZEE's entire library of HD the bank's provision coverage, day announced its expansion vider, and on TV Cable in America," Amit Goenka, CEO, movie titles to LATAM audi- NEW DELHI: Messaging app as a proportion of gross NPAs into Latin America with the Ecuador. International Broadcast Busi- ences, meticulously dubbed in WhatsApp is working on solu- including prudential write-offs, launch of its Spanish-language "After Zee Mundo's suc- ness, ZEEL, said. Spanish, crossing five genres tions to enable businesses to improved to 65%, from 64% as Bollywood movie channel, cess in the US Hispanic mar- "We are launching our chan- - action, romance, suspense, use its platform to connect with on December 31, 2016. Dur- Zee Mundo, in Mexico and ket, we are now set to increase nel on the region's biggest plat- drama and comedy, featuring consumers and India will play ing the quarter, additions to Ecuador. our footprint with a strategic forms - Sky in Mexico and TV several movie stars including a "crucial role" for the prod- gross NPA were Rs 4,811 crore, With this, Zee becomes the expansion into Latin America. Cable in Ecuador and soon we Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka uct, a company official said on recoveries and upgrades were first-ever Indian broadcaster This is a key market for us and will be expanding across Latin Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Deepika Wednesday. Rs 2,804 crore. PTI to take mainstream channels we want to take this channel to America," he added.Headquar- Padukone and Irrfan Khan. PTI Last year, the Facebook- owned company had said WhatsApp will test tools that allow users to communicate ‘World’ panel rejects India’s demand for with businesses and organisa- tions like banks and airlines through its platform. While WhatsApp does not intend to stay on UK Cairn Energy arbitration introduce any third- party ads, it is looking at ways to mone- tise the platform and working NEW DELHI: In a setback to India-UK investment treaty they said. It rejected the bifur- with businesses could be a step India, an international arbi- and Vedanta under India- cation application on April 19, in that direction. tration panel has rejected its Singapore investment treaty. 2017, sources said, adding India WhatsApp remains free for demand for a stay on an arbi- Sources said India sought a can however continue to argue consumers. tration initiated by British oil stay on proceedings in Cairn that tax matters are not covered “We are definitely in build- Over five million businesses tal commerce. explorer Cairn Energy plc Energy's arbitration for poten- under bilateral investment trea- ing the product phase. So, what globally actively advertise on "We listen very carefully to against a Rs 10,247 crore ret- tially five years, stating that it ties under the main arbitration. you will see over the year is dif- Facebook. WhatsApp has been feedback from people across rospective tax notice. is "unfair" that they have to Both the applications were ferent tests, both for small and working on introducing fea- India and how to better serve The panel, comprising three defend two cases at once. seen as delaying tactics on part large businesses, and figuring tures to enhance engagement them. India is obviously our judges of international repute, However, it was Indian of the Indian government, out what's a good experience on the platform. It had recently largest country and it's going has also turned down India's government's decision to join which did not file its State- for these businesses on What- launched a story feature to allow to be one of the most important application for bifurcation of both the arbitration and hence ment of Defence to Cairn's sApp," WhatsApp spokesperson users to express their thoughts markets," Steinfeld pointed out. the issue of whether tax is cov- it could not go back on anyone demand by the November 11, Matt Steinfeld said. using pictures and animations. He added that the company ered under India-UK bilateral of them. 2016 deadline set by the panel. He further said: "India is WhatsApp is also attempt- is keen to understand how it can investment protection treaty, A three-member arbitration It also missed the extended going to play a crucial role in ing to foray into digital payment contribute more to the vision sources privy to the develop- ing long-term capital gains tax, Vedanta Group. In April 2014, panel headed by Geneva-based deadline of mid-January, only that." services, with India as a test bed. of Digital India. Following the ment said. it levied a short-term capital the tax department slapped a Rs arbitrator Laurent Levy, which to file it by February 4. India is the biggest market The company is looking to hire government's move to recall Income tax department had gains tax and slapped a draft 20,495 crore demand on Cairn began hearing Cairn Ener- Sources said the panel for WhatsApp. Of its over one a digital transactions head for old notes of Rs 500 and 1,000 in January 2014 charged Cairn tax demand of Rs 10,247 crore. India, the UK firm's erstwhile gy's demand for $5.6 billion in has set a strict timeline, with billion users, about 200 million the country. In February, What- in November last year, there Energy of making capital gains Also, it debarred Cairn subsidiary for failing to deduct compensation from the Indian evidential hearings slated to are here. In India, it competes sApp co-founder Brian Acton has been a massive growth in on transfer of India assets to Energy from disposing of its tax on the capital gains. government for raising a retro- start in mid-January 2018 and with the likes of Hike and Snap- had met IT Minister Ravi Shan- digital transaction in India, a newly created firm, Cairn 9.8 per cent remaining stake Both firms denied any tax spective tax demand in May last the arbitration proceedings Chat. Facebook, on its part, has kar Prasad to discuss ways in including credit and debit cards, India and listing it on stock in Cairn India, which the Brit- was due and initiated arbitra- year, rejected the application being wrapped up in next few a strong focus on bringing busi- which WhatsApp could con- mobile banking and m-wallets exchanges. Instead of apply- ish firm had in 2011 sold to tions -- Cairn Energy under for 'stay' on March 27, 2017, months. PTI nesses to its platform as well. tribute to India's vision for digi- and UPI. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017 mp Railways to go for complete 800 Indian firms galvanise digitisation, save `60,000 cr UK's post-Brexit growth, NEW DELHI: The Railways is generate £47.5 bn revenues developing a common digital platform integrating informa- LONDON:As many as 800 tion from all departments as Indian companies in the UK a roadmap for the future for have generated 47.5 billion bringing transparency in the pounds in combined revenues system and enabling the pub- last year and contributed signif- lic transporter to save about Rs icantly to post-Brexit Britain's 60,000 crore. economic growth, according to Besides, the entire supply a new report. and procurement chain of Rail- The 'India meets Britain ways will be digitised to curb Tracker 2017', released annu- corruption. ally by professional services "Our entire supply chain major Grant Thornton in col- is being digitised. Payment laboration with the Confeder- will be made electronically ation of Indian Industry (CII), and procurement will also be have found that Indian com- made electronically. It will curb panies employ around 110,000 corruption," Railway Minis- employees in the UK and last ter Suresh Prabhu told PTI on year it had a combined capi- Wednesday in an interaction. tal expenditure of 4.25 billion Spelling out his vision for pounds. Since the Brexit vote, a number of the Railways, Prabhu said, "We "With around 800 Indian are also doing ERP - enterprise companies now operating UK leaders, including Prime Minister resource planning - a com- in the UK, it is clear the UK Theresa May, have made various plete digitisation process. All that are plaguing the national recipe for disaster." Currently train coming to Delhi may have ing 1000 MW solar power... remains a highly attractive des- rail operations will be online. transporter, he said, "Organ- 60 per cent of rail traffic is come in time but cannot enter All our plants are subjected tination for Indian investors. visits to India with the hope that It aims to save about Rs 60,000 isations like Railways which handled on 16 per cent of the Delhi because of congestion. to energy audit so as to bring The Modi government's pro- Brexit will open up a new free crore, according to industry are vast and complex must have network. Same thing happens in Delhi energy efficiency. We are also business agenda is creating the estimates." Enterprise resource a vision. We must have short "So obviously there were airport like you hover around using LED bulbs to conserve right environment for Indian trade deal between the two countries planning system will be an IT- term, medium term and long congestions and it affected the the airport," he said. energy," he said. Forty two per businesses to pursue and realise based platform for system-wide term vision and we must ensure revenue stream also. We are not Prabhu said he has sanc- cent of Railways' lines are elec- growth at home and overseas," as the top Indian employers, into new spheres of activity, the integration and planning. a pan-India vision." been able to capture more traf- tioned 16,500 km of doubling trified on Wednesday. said Anuj Chande, Head of and provides insight into the report found. "Vision for Railways is Referring to the congestion fic," he said. Congestion is also and tripling as against only "All broad gauge will be South Asia Group at Grant evolving scale, business activi- The business services sec- to address those issues for problems, he said though rail affecting punctuality as many 22,000 km in the last 70 years. electrified in the country and Thornton UK LLP. ties, locations and performance tor entered the top three for which Railways is suffering on traffic has increased 16 times trains are passing on the same He further said the Rail- and all metre gauge will be con- With continued political of the Indian-owned compa- the first time with 11 per cent, Wednesday. Complete digitisa- after independence, the infra- line. Currently Railways' punc- ways' vision is to save Rs 41,000 verted into broad gauge. It will stability and leadership on its nies making the biggest impact up from 6 per cent in 2016 and tion will enable operation can structure did not grow even tuality is about 79 per per cent. crore in the energy bill in the benefit the Railways as train reform programme, India is in the UK. just 3 per cent in 2015. be managed from one place," four times. "As a consequence, "Punctuality is a casualty on next 10 years which includes speed will increase and most poised for significant economic To be included in the Shuchita Sonalika, Director he said. we are operating 150 to 160 per Wednesday because so many solarisation. importantly also help in reduc- growth and prosperity, Chande Tracker, now in its fourth year, and Head of CII UK, said: "The Highlighting various issues cent of our capacity which is trains are passing on one line. A "We have plan for produc- ing cost of energy." PTI said. Indian corporates must have report shows that Indian com- "Whilst it is still too early to a minimum two-year track panies continue to strengthen predict what impact Brexit will record in the UK, turnover of their economic impact in the TataComm names have on the UK's attractiveness more than 5 million pounds UK. While IT and telecom sec- CCI orders probe against Swiss pharma as an investment destination for and year-on-year revenue tor retains the largest compo- PE veteran Indian companies, the many growth of at least 10 per cent, sition, we are seeing greater Renuka Ramnath advantages the UK can offer are based on the latest published influence of pharmaceuticals, MNC Roche for unfair business practices not set to disappear," he said. accounts filed as at February business services, financial ser- new chairperson NEW DELHI:The Competi- Roche AG and its group enti- which sends growth signals to abusive conduct," the order, The UK government is also 28, 2017. vices, engineering, and energy tion Commission has ordered ties – US-based Genentech and cancer cells, and targets a spe- dated April 21, said. clearly keen to strengthen the Datamatics Infotech Lim- sectors." a detailed investigation against Roche Products (India) Pvt Ltd cific form of breast cancer. In According to the watchdog, UK's ties with India and since ited topped this year's list with "The report identifies 4.25 NEW DELHI: Tata Com- pharma major Roche and its – CCI has concluded that there a 36-page order, made public Roche Group is dominant in the Brexit vote, a number of a growth rate of 103 per cent, billion pounds of new invest- munications on Wednesday two group firms for alleged is "prima-facie" evidence of today, the CCI said a dominant the relevant market and can UK political representatives, while overall companies from ment last year by the Indian announced that its board has unfair business ways in the competition norm violations. enterprise is endowed with a operate independently of the including Prime Minister The- the technology and telecoms, companies, and further jobs elected private equity veteran market for a cancer drug. For the case, the Compe- special responsibility not to market forces. The CCI said it resa May, have made various and pharmaceuticals and being created as part of their Renuka Ramnath as the new The regulator's decision tition Commission of India allow its conduct to impair is of the considered view that visits to India with the hope chemicals sectors made up 31 continued investment pro- chairperson. has come on a complaint filed (CCI) considered 'market undistorted competition in the "prima facie, the contravention that Brexit will open up a new per cent and 24 per cent of the grammes. Given that the report Ramnath succeeds Subodh by drug makers Biocon and for biological drugs based on relevant market. with regard to Section 4(2)(c) free trade deal between the two list respectively. only tracks companies set up Bhargava whose term as inde- Mylan Pharmaceuticals. After Trastuzumab, including its bio- "Prima facie, it appears to of the (Competition) Act is countries, Chande said. These are the two key sec- as subsidiaries, not branches, pendent director came to an a detailed analysis of the vari- similars in India' as the rele- the Commission that Roche made out against Roche Group, The Tracker highlights 55 tors where Indian businesses we believe the employment end on March 30. ous allegations made against vant one. Trastuzumab block Group has shirked such which warrants detailed inves- of the fastest-growing Indian are continuing to find growth numbers are even higher than "I feel honoured and privi- Switzerland's F Hoffmann-La the effects of HER-2 protein, responsibility and indulged in tigation into the matter". PTI companies in the UK, as well opportunities by diversifying 110,000,0," Sonalika said. PTI leged to chair the Tata Com- munications Board in these exciting times where technol- ogy plays such a critical part in Our commercial vehicle range is Apollo enters European truck, bus radial tyre market defining new business impera- tives for enterprises, irrespec- NEW DELHI: Apollo Tyres opment, Apollo Tyres Group tive of scale or geography," entirely BSIV-ready: Tata Motors on Wednesday announced its Head of Global Product Man- Ramnath said in a statement. foray into European truck and agement for Commercial Vehi- Ramnath has been an inde- NEW DELHI: Tata Motors, bus radial (TBR) tyre market cles Benoit Rivallant said: "This pendent director of the Tata the country’s largest truck and with the launch of a new range launch on Wednesday, is the Communications board since bus manufacturer, announced of products to be sold online. culmination of our five-year December 2014. readiness of SCR (Selective The company is making its testing and development pro- "The company has a very Catalytic Reduction) and EGR TBR tyres available through gramme for the Apollo brand strong value system and busi- (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) its platform ApolloTyresDi- of truck-bus radials in the UK ness ethos -- values that are technologies for BSIV compli- rect.com and is initially being and Europe." intrinsic to the Tata group. ant engines, powering its range piloted in the UK, Ireland, The new range has been The company is on a robust of Commercial Vehicles. Belgium, the Netherlands and extensively tested over 250 mil- growth trajectory, and I look Exhaust Gas Recirculation Germany. lion kilometers across six Euro- forward to working with the (EGR) technology adopted Other countries will also pean countries across a wide Board and the management by Tata Motors in 2010 will follow soon. For online cus- range of applications by around team on building sustainable continue to power small-to- tomers in countries outside 50 fleets and drivers, the com- value for all our stakeholders," medium category of commer- integrate’ technology, SCR can "Tata Motors continues to the scope of delivery, arrange- at the ongoing Commercial felt that a strong product offer- pany said. Ramnath said. cial vehicles with engine power be scaled up further to meet be at the forefront of meeting ments would be made from Vehicle Show in Birmingham, ing was not enough. Apollo Tyres has four R&D An industry veteran, Ram- requirements up to 180HP. the stringent BS VI emission emission regulation, driven by the company's Hamburg ware- Apollo Tyres Chief Retail "We saw an opportunity to centres and six manufacturing nath founded private equity EGR helps to reduce NOx standards. our concern on environment house, Apollo Tyres said in a & Marketing Officer Marco innovate in the go-to-market plants globally, including the platform Multiples in 2009. emissions from the engine. Tata Motors has perfected and health impact. Introduc- statement. Paracciani said that for the approach," he added. recently inaugurated state-of- "On Wednesday Multiples Additionally, Tata Motors both the SCR and EGR tech- tion and adoption of EGR Announcing the launch European TBR market, it was Commenting on the devel- the-art factory in Hungary. PTI is a $1 billion Independent Pri- has adopted the globally proven nologies on a wide range of and SCR technology in 2010 vate Equity platform that has SCR technology since 2014 for TML vehicles that have been and 2014 respectively reit- the rare distinction of being its Medium and Heavy-Duty sold to customers within India erates our capabilities with Govt starts probe into Maharashtra Krishna Valley backed by marquee Indian and Commercial vehicles ranging as well as abroad. regard to introducing future global institutions including from 130HP to 400HP. Tata Ravindra Pisharody, Exec- technologies. chemical dumping Development Corporation, Pune pension funds, sovereigns and Cummins Ltd, a JV between utive Director Commercial "Because we strongly banks," the statement said. Tata Motors and US-based Vehicles, Tata Motors said, believe in offering the best- from four countries (Govt. of Maharashtra) "Having her (Ramnath) as Cummins Inc. has developed “Tata Motors has led tech- suited technology for various our Chairperson enables us to these engines. nology changes in the Indian applications, we will offer both NEW DELHI: The government Main Portal: https://mahatenders.gov.in continue to ensure Tata Com- SCR technology allows commercial vehicle industry SCR and EGR technologies on has initiated a probe on alleged Expression of Intent ( E.O.I.) No-.01 for 2017-18 munications generates positive engine to operate at more opti- over the last six decades. We BS IV solutions. This will not dumping of a chemical used in impact and delivers value to mal combustion temperature have always endeavoured to only meet regulatory require- all our stakeholders including providing better power, fuel develop products and intro- ments for emission norms pharmaceutical and agriculture Online budgetary offers are invited by Executive our customers, partners and efficiency and lower NOx and duce future technologies, ahead but also optimize the total sector from Indonesia, Malaysia, Engineer, Nira Deoghar Project Division, Sangvi shareholders," Tata Communi- particulate matter generation. of regulations and have played cost of ownership, ultimately Thailand and Saudi Arabia. The (Bhatghar), Tal.- Bhor, Dist- Pune 412206 on behalf of cations Managing Director and While EGR is a relatively a proactive role in regulation benefitting our customers.” commerce ministry's investigation Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation, Group CEO Vinod Kumar said. low cost, simple, and ‘easy to compliance. she added. MPOST arm -- Directorate General of Anti- dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) Pune inviting expression of intent(E.O.I.) from original CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE -- has found "sufficient evidence" manufacturer, Authorized Dealers, Experienced of dumping of saturated fatty Contractors having experience of installation of items alcohols from these four countries. given in E.O.I.Notice. Details of Items are available on If established in its probe that website from 26/04/2017 to 05/05/2017 dumping has caused material in- jury to domestic players, the DGAD These rates are for estimate purpose only. The details would recommend imposition of of Items are given in E.O.I documents which is available anti-dumping duty to the finance on website https://mahatenders.gov.in ministry which will then take a call The firm should submit the Rates with their detailed on whether to impose the duty or not. Anti-dumping duties are levied rate analysis. For further enquiries It is requested to to provide a level playing field to contact the Executive Engineer, Nira Deoghar Project local industry by guarding against Division, Sangvi (Bhatghar), Tal.-Bhor, Dist- Pune cheap below-cost imports. The on E mail address [email protected], Contact authority "hereby initiates an inves- No- 02113- 202020 tigation into the alleged dumping," Sd/- Executive Engineer the DGAD said in a notification. Nira Deoghar Project Division, Saturated fatty alcohols are mainly Sangvi (Bhatghar), Tal. — Bhor, Dist.- Pune Damodar Valley Corporation launched a Consumer App for better used for manufacturing of person- interface with its consumers. The app named ‘DVC Con_Serve’ was Ph.No. 02113 — 202020 al and home care products besides Rodolphe Saadé, CEO, CMA CGM Group and Karan Adani, CEO, APSEZ launched by Andrew WK Langstieh, Chairman, DVC on April 26 at DVC E-mail — [email protected] signed a Joint Venture agreement to operate Container Terminal 4 at HQs in presence of PK Mukhopadhyay, Member-Secretary, RP Tripathi, pharmaceutical and agriculture D.G.I.P.R. 2017/2018/309 Mundra Port in Mumbai on Tuesday Member (Technical) and other high officials of DVC related items. PTI 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017
JOEY BARTON BANNED FOR 18 MONTHS ANDY MURRAY IN THIRD ROUND OF ENGLAND RISING STAR ANSARI IN SHOCK OVER BETTING BARCELONA OPEN RETIREMENT LONDON: Burnley midfielder Joey Barton said he had effec- BARCELONA: Andy Murray entered the third round of the LONDON: Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari unexpectedly an- tively been forced into “early retirement” after being banned Barcelona Open, part of the 500 series on the ATP World nounced his retirement from cricket at the age of 25 just six for 18 months over betting offences by England’s Football Tour, after Australia’s Bernard Tomic withdrew. Tomic retired months after making his England debut. Ansari said he wanted Association on Wednesday. Barton, 34, was banned from “all before the beginning of the match with an injured back. Mur- to pursue other opportunities and was contemplating a career football activity” after admitting a charge relating to 1,260 ray will play the round of 16 match against the winner of 2nd in law. Ansari was first capped by Surrey in 2014 and made his bets he placed on football matches between 2006 and 2016. round clash between Feliciano Lopez and Albert Montañes. one-day debut for England the following year. Chappell did not The Giant rises on the back of Smith’s ruin my career, injuries did: Irfan Pathan 51, Rahane’s 46 as Knights go in for kill BENGALURU: Comeback man Irfan Pathan on Wednes- PUNE: Steven Smith led from day said former India coach the front with an unbeaten 51 Greg Chappell did not ruin to lift Rising Pune Supergiant his career by making techni- to a challenging 182 for five cal changes and blamed inju- against two-time champions ries for losing his place in the Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian team. “Nothing of that Indian Premier League match, sort happened. I know lot of here on Wednesday. people said Greg Chappell Smith’s half-century came ruined my career which is not off 37 balls with the help of four true. No one can ruin anyone’s boundaries and a six. career. What you need to do, Besides Smith, Ajinkya you need to do. You alone are Rahane (46 off 41 balls), Rahul responsible for what you do,” Tripathi (38 off 23), Mahendra said Pathan, who was signed Singh Dhoni (23 off 11) and by IPL team Gujarat Lions Daniel Christian (16 off 6) also last Monday. “When I was made useful contributions for dropped from the team I was the home team. unfortunately injured. After Left-arm chinaman bowler that making a comeback was a Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of bit difficult. I don’t blame any- the bowlers for KKR with fig- one,” he told reporters ahead ures of two for 31. of IPL encounter between RCB Sent into bat, Pune made and Gujarat Lions on Thurs- a brisk start, courtesy opener day. Pathan has been brought Tripathi’s aggressive strokeplay. in as a replacement for Dwayne Tripathi was at his aggres- Bravo, who was ruled out of sive best while his experienced IPL 10 with a hamstring injury. partner Rahane played the sec- “It is wonderful to be here. Yes, ond fiddle. but it is disappointing when Tripahi went about his you not get picked, initially. shots and luck favoured him If you get picked even if you as he got two reprieves —first are in the middle or fag end an outside in the fifth deliv- (Left) Rising Pune Supergiants’ Rahul Tripathy and Ajinkya Rahane in action during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. (Right) Ajinkya Rahane plays a shot during the match PICS/PTI of the tournament you feel ery of the innings which went good, hopefully I will get the just over wicketkeeper Robin Triptahi dealt mainly in bound- out shortly as he under- edged ing rate as Rahane and skip- Uthappa off Narine’s bowling. in the third ball of the 15th Brief scores: opportunity and do well,” he Uthappa’s reach and then Yusuf aries and struck Sunil Narine a Piyush Chawla (1/36) googly per Smith struck a boundary Rahane’s wicket brought in over and then followed it up Rising Pune Supergiant vs said. Once tauted as one of the Pathan spilled a chance at long- (1/34) for three boundaries to on to his stumps soon. each in every over thereafter. Dhoni who made his intentions with a huge hit over long-off Kolkata Knight Riders best allrounders, Pathan was on in the seventh over while pick up 15 runs in the sixth Tripathi’s dismissal But Rahane fell four runs clear from the onset. boundary off the next ball. RSP: 182/5 (Steven Smith 51, plagued by injuries and found running backwards. over. hardly had any effect on short of his second IPL 10 Dhoni struck Chawla He was the foxed by Kuldeep Ajinkya Rahane 46). it difficult to get a place in the During his stay at the crease However, Triptahi’s luck ran Pune Supergiant’s scor- fifty when he was stumped by to the midwicket boundary Yadav in the 18th over. KKR: Yadav (2/31). AGENCIES Indian squad. AGENCIES ICC Meet: BCCI loses both revenue and governance vote Harbhajan Singh lashes out at ‘racist’ Jet Airways pilot NEW DELHI: The Indian Cricket Board’s hegemony in world NEW DELHI: Veteran crick- to abuse us,” he added. Harb- the aircraft ‘Bernd Hoesslin’ cricket on Wednesday came under severe threat as the richest eter Harbhajan Singh on Jet Airways ‘de-rosters’ hajan was reacting to an inci- came and started behaving board was comprehensively out-voted on governance structure Wednesday lashed out at a Jet dent involving Punjabi and nasty and screaming for check- and revenue model at the ICC Board Meeting in Dubai. India was Airways pilot for racial discrim- expat pilot Bollywood music direc- ing in his personal wheelchair. checkmated by former BCCI boss Shashank Manohar, who now ination against a fellow Indian tor Jatinder Shah and Bolly- I intervened and told him that helms the ICC as its first independent Chairman. passenger. wood marketing professional it is allowed and various times The BCCI was thrashed 1-9 when representatives of all other The Punjab tweaker, took MUMBAI: Jet Airways said it had “de-rostered” Pooja Singh Gujral during this wheelchair was checked member nations, except India’s Amitabh Chaudhary, voted in to Twitter to reveal that the an expatriate staff pilot accused of making racist the flight from Chandigarh to in earlier aswell! Plus #jetair- favour of a change in the governance structure. pilot, named Bernd Hoesslin, remarks and physically assaulting passengers on Mumbai on April 3. ways had checked it in at Their opposition to change of the revenue model was also “physically assaulted a lady a Chandigarh-Mumbai flight on April 3. On Twitter, “Extremely shocking n chandigarh so it was allowed! rejected 8-2 by the ICC board with Chaudhary only finding sup- and abused a physically chal- the airliner said it had de-rostered the employee upsetting incident with Jet air- He got really mad at me and port from Sri Lanka Cricket’s Thilanga Sumathipala. lenged man” besides calling ways ! Travelled chandigarh- started screaming and pushed The BCCI were opposing changes on two counts -- ICC’s Gov- them “bloody Indians”. concerned since the day of the event. AGENCIES mumbai over the weekend. my hand saying ‘GET OUT’ ernance model, which required a change in its constitution with In a series of tweets, the off- On arrival a close friend’s cus- ! I moved him aside and review of full membership, and a two-tier Test structure. spinner hit out at the airline’s tweet. “Not only was he rac- should not be allowed or tol- (the pilot) is no one to tell us tomised wheel chair that was warned him not to touch me The bigger issue was the contentious reve- pilot for disrespecting an Indian ist but physically assaulted a erated in r country... #proud- who we are and what we do. checked in as per jet regulations ! He said ‘u bloody indian’ and nue model, which is set to bring India’s share down to despite himself making his liv- lady and abused a physically tobeindian let’s get together He is earning in our country. did not reach him. The flight thats when i gave him hell,” half from USD 570 million. Manohar has advocated a more equi- ing on Indian soil. challenged man...absolutely and sort this.” The veteran off- He cannot tell us what he feels was already delayed because she added. table distribution from the earlier ‘Big Three’ Model where India, “So called this Bernd disgraceful & shame on @ spinner urged the airline to whatsoever,” the cricketer said. of the airlines internal issues. A complaint was lodged on Australia and England were the primary earners. Hoesslin a pilot with @jetair- jetairways.” take strict action against the “My friend tried talking to Jet He was made to wait and i April 4 at the Sahar International “Yes, the voting is over. It was 8-2 in favour of ways called my fellow indian Demanding strict action errant pilot. Airways. They all heard what decided to wait along with him,” Airport police station, and Jet revamped revenue model and 9-1 in favour of consti- (u bloody indian get out of my against the pilot, the 36-year-old “A friend of my wife told the pilot said. But no action Pooja posted on her Facebook Airways has agreed to give a tutional changes,” a senior BCCI functionary present flight) while he is earning here,” cricketer wrote: “Strict action her about this. His behav- has been taken against the account. “ written apology to the music in Dubai said. AGENCIES Harbhajan wrote in his first must be taken & such things iour was totally racist. He pilot so far. He has no right Meanwhile the captain of director and his friend. AGENCIES RCB look to get back to winning ways BENGALURU: Staring at IPL TURNS 10: MATCH PREVIEW The team would depend elimination after an inexpli- heavily on him against the cable batting collapse followed est ever total in the history of also been quite dismal with Royal Challengers. Bren- by a wash-out, Royal Chal- IPL —against Kolkata Knight big guns making contribu- don McCullum, who is the lengers Bangalore will be aim- Riders. During that disastrous tions only intermittently highest run-getter for Guja- ing for revival when they clash outing at the Eden Gardens, and would be desperate to rat with 258 runs, and against out-of-sorts Gujarat none of RCB’s 11 batsmen arrest this slide. It would Aaron Finch will be aiming Lions in an IPL match here on could get to double figures. be interesting to see if Irfan to match the likes of RCB’s Thursday. RCB’s ‘Big Three’ —skip- Pathan, roped in as a replace- ‘Big-Three’ stroke for The Bangalore outfit will per Virat Kohli (154 from 4 ment for injured Dwayne stroke. Bowling has been have to win all its remain- matches), Chris Gayle (144 Bravo would be included a big problem for the ing six matches to keep alive from 5 games) and AB de Vil- in the playing XI. Irfan was Gujarat team, which has the hopes of making the liers (145 from 4 games) -- one of the biggest names to taken only 26 wickets from knockouts. have been inconsistent so far. remain unsold at the IPL six games. They will be hop- With the match against For India captain auctions. In the last nine ing to fit in their best pacer Sunrisers Hyderabad called Kohli, it will be diffi- seasons, Irfan had played Andrew Tye, who has taken off here without a ball being cult to digest the fact that for five franchises, taking nine wickets in four games bowled due to rain on Tues- RCB can be out of the tour- 80 wickets and scoring 1,137 including a hat-trick. How- day night, Bangalore had to nament before the knock-out runs in 102 IPL matches. ever, Ravindra Jadeja -- a key share a point. phase. Gujarat will take a bowler in the Gujarat line-up -- They now have just However, they would cue from their last win is yet to fire, while Praveen CENTRAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT five points from eight fancy their chances against against Kolkata Knight Rid- Kumar has also lacked pace NOTICE INVITING e-TENDERS games and are lying an out- of-form Gujarat ers when skipper Suresh Raina and swing. The only sil- sixth in the points table. Lions, who have gathered just scored a 46- ball 84 against a ver-lining in their bowling The Executive Engineer, Dehradun Central Division No. I., On Thursday, it will be an four points from seven games potent attack. Raina has scored has been Kerala pacer Basil CPWD, Dehradun on behalf of the President of India online Item arduous task for Virat Kohli and are languishing at the bot- 275 in the tournament so far Thampi, whose ability to rate tender for Serial No 1 & 2 and Percentage rate tender for and Co. after being dismissed tom of the table. and is among the top five bowl yorkers at will has Serial No 3 from approved and eligible contractors of CPWD. for a meagre 49 -- the low- The Lions batting has run-getters. been impressive. AGENCIES 1. NIT No 19/EE/DCD-1/2017-18/ Name of work:- A/R & M/o to Residential building of HBE, SOI, Dehradun dg. 2017-18. (SH: Cleaning of Sewer line, Septic tank, Water We can turn it around, insists struggling RCB’s Aravind storage tank and providing skilled/unskilled labour). Estt. Cost Rs. 26,42,618/- Earnest money Rs. 52,852/- Time 12 BENGALURU: It has been a disastrous campaign so far but (Twelve Months). Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Srinath Aravind on Wednes- 2. NIT No 20/EE/DCD-1/2017-18/ Name of work:- A/R & M/o day said his team has the potential to turn things around in the to Non-Residential building of HBE, SOI, Dehradun dg. 2017- ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). 18. (SH: Cleaning of Under Ground and Over Head tank and “Definitely. We have a bunch of good players. providing skilled/unskilled labour for operating sluice value.) We know that we have to win all the six games,” he told reporters Estt. Cost Rs. 9,58,968/- Earnest money Rs. 19,179/-Time 12 ahead of Thursday’s match against Gujarat Lions at the Chin- (Twelve Months). naswamy stadium. RCB are on the verge of an early exit from 3. NIT No 24/EE/DCD-112017-18/ Name of work:- A/R and the league if they lose any of their last six matches. M/o to Residential & Non-Residential building unduer Sub- They are placed sixth on the points table after sharing a point Division-II, CPWD Dehradun. (SH: Carrying out day to day with Sunrisers Hyderabad in a washed out match on Tuesday. complaint in various.) Estt. Cost Rs. 7,49,444/-Earnest money “Pressure will be there certainly. We have to be positive. We Rs 14,989/- Time 12 (Twelve,Months). have to play each game and win each game,” he said. The last date & time for submission of is 03-05-2017 at Asked about the pitch, Aravind said it has become slower Not as good as it was last year. But it is a competi- 3.30 pm. www.tenderwizard.com/cpwd www.cpwd.gov.in, compared to last year. tive pitch. It is becoming slower by the day, and yet it www.eprocure.gov.in “Yes, the pitch has become a little bit slow. is a competitive wicket,” he said. AGENCIES sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Thursday, 27 April, 2017 mp Arsenal coach Amsterdam Arena to be Sindhu, Jayaram go through while Saina, Prannoy lose UK, France insists Olivier renamed in honour of Cruyff WUHAN: India’s Ajay Kong eighth seed NG Ka Long event, bowed out as she was nappa lost to South Koreans Jayaram caused an upset, Angus in a 16-21, 21-13, 19-21 beaten by Japan’s Sayaka Sato Chae Yoo Jung and Kim So launch major Giroud is not THE HAGUE: Dutch football club Ajax has an- while P.V. Sindhu had an easy loss in an hour and a minute. 21-19, 16-21, 18-21 in one hour Yeong 20-22, 16-21 in 37 start, though Saina Nehwal, Rio Olympic silver med- and eight minutes. minutes. ‘tax fraud’ nounced that the Amsterdam Arena is to be re- H.S. Prannoy and the dou- allist and fourth seed Sindhu In the mixed doubles cat- J. Meghana and Poor- for sale named in honour of the legendary Johan Cruyff. bles pairs exited the Bad- defeated Dinar Dyah Ayustine egory, it was end of road for visha S. Ram crashed out Ajax, the stadium management, the Amsterdam minton Asia Championships of Indonesia Pranaav against South Korean probe mayor and the city council reached an accord to on the opening day here on 21-8, 21-18 in BADMINTON ASIA Jerry Cho- second seeds Jung Kyung Eun re-baptize the venue as Johan Cruyff Arena, the Wednesday. just 31 min- CHAMPIONSHIPS pra and N. and Shin Seung Chan 11-21, LONDON: British and French World No.13 Jayaram utes in a rel- Sikki Reddy 16-21. authorities launched a major club said on Tuesday, reports Efe. The munici- stunned Chinese fifth seed atively one-sided affair at the as the Indian pair failed The men’s doubles pair of investigation on Wednesday pal administration also plans to name a street, Tian Houwei 21-18, 18-21, Wuhan Sports Cen- to breach the Chinese Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth into a suspected 5 million tax square, or bridge near the arena after Johan 21-19 in an hour and 10 min- ter Gymnasium. Sindhu, wall and thus got beaten Reddy also suffered a loss fraud in the football industry, Cruyff, according to Ajax. The Dutchman, who utes to enter the second round the 2014 edition bronze med- by top seeds Zheng Siwei and in the opening round. They with West Ham United con- was part of title-winning sides both at Ajax and where he will face Chinese Tai- allist, will meet Japanese Aya Chen Qingchen 15-21, 21-14, went down 9-21, 18-21 firmed to have been targeted. pei’s Hsu Jen-hao. Ohori in the next round. 16-21 in 50 minutes. to Chinese fifth seeded Close to 200 tax officials from Barcelona, won the Ballon d’Or three times and His fellow men’s sin- Saina Nehwal, who has Sikki also lost in the dou- combine of Fu Hai- the two countries swooped LONDON: Arsenal coach led Holland to the World Cup final in 1974. AGENCIES gles shuttler, Prannoy went two bronze medals from bles competition. feng and Zhang Nan on premises on both sides of Arsene Wenger has asserted down fighting to Hong the continent’s marquee She and Ashwini Pon- in 28 minutes. AGENCIES the Channel in morning raids, that the London club does arresting several men and seiz- not intend to sell striker Oliv- ing financial records. Newcastle ier Giroud and reiterated the United, who this week won pro- Frenchman’s key role in the motion to the Premier League, future of the first team. are also thought to have been “I have had no approach Chelsea thrash Southampton 4-2 targeted, but have yet to com- from Marseille and we want ment. “HMRC has arrested sev- to keep Olivier Giroud at the LONDON: English Premier eral men working within the club,” Wenger insisted on League (EPL) leaders Chel- professional football indus- Tuesday amid rumours in the sea defeated Southampton try for a suspected 5 million ( football market claiming that 4-2 here to boost their advan- 6.4 million, 5.9 million euros) French side Olympique de tage over second-place Totten- income tax and National Insur- Marseille has already allocated ham Hotspur to seven points, ance fraud,” British tax authority 23.5 million euros ($25.7 mil- though the latter has a game HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue lion) to secure Giroud’s ser- in hand. and Customs) said in a state- vices, reports Efe. Chelsea, energised by their ment. “180 HMRC officers have Giroud signed a long-term 4-2 win over Tottenham in last been deployed across the UK contract extension with Arse- weekend’s FA Cup semi-final, and France today (Wednes- nal until 2020, however, Alexis on Tuesday got two goals from day). “Investigators have Sanchez and Danny Welbeck Diego Costa, who had gone searched a number of prem- would often start up front with seven matches without scoring, ises in the northeast and south- the Frenchman on the bench. reports Xinhua news agency. east of England and arrested the Meanwhile, Wenger once Tuesday’s contest marked men and also seized business again dodged questions about a return to form for Chelsea records, financial records, com- his future at the Emirates Sta- after looking flat in their pre- puters and mobile phones. “The (Left) Chelsea’s Diego Costa scores a goal during the English Premier dium, with his contract due vious Premier League match, French authorities are assisting to expire on June 30. “I work a 0-2 away loss to Manches- League soccer match between Chelsea and Southampton at Stamford the UK investigation, have made until the last day of the season ter United. Chelsea took a 1-0 Bridge stadium. (Right) Southampton’s Manolo Gabbiadini kicks the arrests and several locations for the future... Transfer targets lead just five minutes in, when ball away from Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante PICS/PTI have been searched in France.” are important for the future of left winger Eden Hazard con- Bertrand managed to score for so for this reason I must be English Premier League club the club. That (my future) is verted at the end of a play that Southampton in stoppage time. pleased,” Chelsea head coach West Ham confirmed they were secondary, the future of the began with a perfect long ball “We passed a big psycho- Antonio Conte said, as posted under investigation. club is important,” the veteran from attacking midfielder Cesc clear the ball after goalkeeper came in first-half stoppage ing drought in the 53rd min- logical step after the defeat to on the club’s website. “We must British reports said tax offi- French coach said. After secur- Fabregas. Thibaut Coutois turned aside a time, courtesy of Chelsea ute, heading in a perfect cross United because we lost three think the (title) race is open.We cials had searched West Ham’s ing the second spot in the FA Despite conceding early, the shot from Manolo Gabbiadini. stand-in captain Gary Cahill, by Fabregas -- the Spaniard’s points and then we had to pre- are ready to fight until the end London Stadium in east Lon- Cup final, Arsenal is looking Saints kept their composure The Southampton goal was who connected with a header 103rd EPL assist -- to widen pare for a semi-final against and we must be proud of what don. The Press Association forward to hosting Leicester and were rewarded in the 24th followed by a spell of end-to- amid a scramble in front of the the lead to 3-1. A fine play by Tottenham and another tough we are doing this season. It’s news agency reported that one City on Wednesday in week minute with an equaliser, deliv- end play that saw chances for Saints’ goal to put the hosts up Hazard and Pedro led to Costa’s game in the league. I think we normal we have to push to try of the raids was on Newcastle’s 35 of the English Premier ered by Oriol Romeu when both sides. 2-1. second goal, in the final min- have had a really important test to keep this position until the St James’ Park ground in north- League action. AGENCIES the Chelsea defence failed to But the decisive moment Costa broke his scor- ute of regulation, while Ryan and our answer was very good end.” AGENCIES east England. AGENCIES Eintracht Frankfurt in German Cup final, beat Borussia Soriano hands Villarreal shock win at Atletico Monchengladbach 7-6 after penalty shootout MADRID: Villarreal kept their slim hopes of Champions League football next season alive as Roberto Soriano’s late winner shocked BERLIN: Eintracht Frank- in the creativity and accuracy a penalty shootout. A goal- Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Vicente Calderon. furt overcame Borussia Mon- needed to overcome Frank- less overtime meant a penalty A battle between the two best defences in La Liga was unsurpris- chengladbach 7-6 on penalties furt’s well-positioned defense. shootout had to bring the deci- ingly settled by a single goal when the Italian turned home Cedric to secure their ticket for the However, the Foals were sion. Both teams converted Bakambu’s cross eight minutes from time. German Cup final here. able to shock the visitors out six penalties before Frank- Victory hauls Villarreal to within five points of fourth-placed Goalkeeper Lukas Hra- of the blue as Jonas Hofmann furt goalie Hradecky denied Sevilla, who have a game in hand, and eight of Atletico in third. decky on Tuesday defused two tapped home Andre Hahn’s Andreas Christensen from Atletico enjoyed the vast majority of the play and chances, but penalties to secure Frankfurt a assist to restore parity just the spot. Frankfurt had the were undone by a brilliant performance by Andres Fernandez in the berth in the German Cup final before the break. After the chance to seal the deal with Villarreal goal. “Many times we have won this way and today it was for the first time since 2006, restart, both sides exchanged the next penalty but Mon- our turn to lose,” said Atletico boss Diego Simeone. reports Xinhua news agency. offensive actions but neither chengladbach goalkeeper “We played well and went looking for the goal the whole game Monchengladbach came Monchengladbach nor Frank- Yann Sommer saved Guill- but the ball didn’t want to go in.” from behind but were unable furt were able to grab the lead ermo Varela’s shot on target. Fernandez made a stunning double save early to turn their dominance into in the second half. Hradecky was again on guard on as Angel Correa wriggled free inside the area to Frankfurt’s players celebrate after the final penalty of the German Soccer Cup semifinal match between a tangible reward in extra time. In overtime, Monchengla- and parried Djibril Sow’s shot fire goalwards before Saul Niguez’s powerful header The Eagles started with Borussia Moenchengladbach and Eintracht Frankfurt in Moenchengladbach, Germany PIC/PTI dbach pressed for the winner before Branimir Hrgota slotted was turned to safety. AGENCIES their foot on the gas pedal to utes into the game as Taleb Timothy Chandler’s cross left corner. while Frankfurt focused on home the 7-6 shootout victory open the scoring just 15 min- Tawatha hammered home from 16 meters into the top Monchengladbach lacked defense to force the hosts into from the spot. QUEST FOR SALVATION Won’t just let Aizawl walk away with title: Lajong coach
SHILLONG: Aizawl FC may the eagerly-awaited clash. fans will be praying for Aiza- be a point away from creating For Singto, the ‘North-East’ wl’s defeat, the Lajong coach history but Shillong Lajong Derby has its own charm and feels that it will be a treat for coach Thangboi Singto on he won’t mind Lajong play- the neutrals. “It will be a treat Wednesday promised that he ing the party poopers. “It’s the for the neutrals and for every won’t let them “walk away” North East Derby our match football fan in India. The fans with the I- League title in the against Aizawl FC and we are will have to keep one eye for ‘North East Derby’ slated for gearing up in that fashion. We on Mohun Bagan’s match (vs Saturday. Aizawl are on 36 know what Aizawl FC have Chennai City FC) and one eye points and a draw would be a lot at stake and we plan to on the North East Derby. It is good enough for them to seal make it even more difficult for as exciting as it gets the per- the I-League title as their near- them.” Singto, however, com- fect climax for the I-League.” est rival Mohun Bagan are at mended Khalid Jamil’s men If Aizawl win the I-League, the maximum 36 points. “We for their consistency. “Aizawl Singto is confident that there look forward to giving Aizawl team has been extremely will be a shift of power. “North FC a tough fight. They have consistent this season. That East has been the footballing not won the title as yet but is why they are on the top of hub of India for long. But now, we will not let Aizawl walk the table at the moment. They you can see there has been a Russia’s Maria Sharapova returns during a training session at the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in in and take away the title. have played attacking football shift of power from the tradi- Stuttgart, Germany on Wednesday. Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam winner, will play her first match It will be a very tightly con- and their team game has been tional Indian clubs to a club in 15 months after serving a doping ban at the Stuttgart Open PIC/PTI tested clash between both the a highlight,” the Lajong coach from the North East (on verge teams,” Singto said ahead of said. While Mohun Bagan of title),” he said. AGENCIES samvad80864/1 Serena to be back on the court after baby
VANCOUVER: Superstar athlete Serena Wil- liams promised she would be back on the court after becoming a mom, with her baby hopefully cheering her on. Williams spoke playfully and candidly about family, competition, and her accidentally unveiled pregnancy during an on- stage chat with journalist Gayle King at the TED Conference here on Tuesday night. Williams said she had made a practice of taking a photo of herself each week, to document the progress of her pregnancy, when she accidentally posted a picture of herself in a swimsuit on social me- dia. She had shared the news with only a few people until the now widely seen image. “You know how social media is; you press the wrong button and there it is,” Williams said. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 27 April, 2017 My fitness journey ‘Honoured’ began after meeting Vivian to play Saina Nehwal in Richards: Suniel Shetty MUMBAI: Actor Suniel Shetty says he was so inspired by the physique of former West Indian cricketer Vivian Rich- ‘The ards that he himself started working on his fitness. “My fit- preparation for ness journey began when I met Sir Vivian Richards. He said he ‘Saina’ is going got fit so that he could hit the ball harder. I was an obsessive to be very, very biopic cricketer and I wanted to play for the country. challenging. MUMBAI: Bollywood actor going to be very, very chal- So, I started building my Shraddha Kapoor, who lenging. It’s probably going body. Unfortunately, I was not It’s probably will be seen playing Saina to be my most difficult film talented enough to play for Nehwal in an upcoming till date,” she said. “‘Saina’ the country,” Suniel said. The going to be my biopic directed by Amole is going to be directed by actor will be hosting upcom- Gupte, says she is really hon- Amole Gupte and produced ing reality show ‘India’s Asli most difficult oured to essay the role of by T-Series,” she added. the Indian badminton star Shraddha is also Champion..Hai Dum!’ and is film till date,’ in the film. Shraddha on prepping for another biopic currently in Goa for its shoot- Wednesday took to Twitter titled Haseena: The Queen ing. The show will be a test of says Shraddha to make the announcement. of Mumbai in which she physical and mental endur- “Saina Nehwal – The plays underworld don ance where contestants from who is currently former World number Dawood Ibrahim’s sister different walks of life will come one badminton player. An Haseena Parkar. Shraddha’s together and compete for the busy promoting Indian girl. An inspiration brother Siddhanth Kapoor title of ‘India’s Asli Champion’. to millions. A youth icon will play the notorious The actor says he was keen on ‘Half Girlfriend’ in the truest sense,” Shrad- gangster Dawood Ibrahim hosting a show that centres dha tweeted. The actor says in the biopic. around fitness. Nehwal’s “journey to the top It is said that Sonakshi “A lot of shows came to me has been fascinating”. Sinha was earlier finalised to but it required me to be a judge. “I am honoured to be play Haseena but the actor I believe I am not a master to be given this opportunity to reportedly walked out due able to judge, give an opinion play her in my next film to date issues. or criticise anyone just because ‘Saina’,” she added. The actor, Last seen on the screen I have to. So, I have stayed who is currently promoting in Shaad Ali’s Ok Jaanu, a away from it. I was always her forthcoming filmHalf remake of Mani Ratnam’s open about doing a show that Girlfriend, says preparing Ok Kanmani, Shraddha revolves around health, fitness for the film will be very will be seen next in Half and travel.” The 55-year-old challenging for her. “The Girlfriend, directed by actor says the makers thought preparation for this film is Mohit Suri. IANS of roping him for primarily due to his deep knowledge about fitness. PTI Parineeti doesn’t need ‘Want to back filmmakers auto tune for singing MUMBAI: Actor Parineeti with good stories’ Chopra, who has lent her voice for ‘Maana ke hum yaar MUMBAI: Priyanka Cho- nahin’ in the forthcoming film pra says she wants to pro- Meri Pyaari Bindu, says the duce content-driven films by song has no auto tune. providing a platform to film- Parineeti, who will be makers, who want to tell sto- essaying the role of an aspir- ries but do not get the desired ing singer in Meri Pyaari backing. The 34-year-old Bindu, shared a short video actor-producer says when she of herself on Twitter and cap- was new in the film industry, tioned it: “And this is how it there was nobody to support happened! Blessed. And – No her, so she understands that auto tune ‘Maana ke hum yaar filmmakers need help. nahin’, Meri Pyaari Bindu.” “There are big person- The 28-year-old actor alities who produce Hindi shared another video cap- films. I am a small producer. tioned: “And another one! I thought I should support Behind the scenes... ‘Maana ke and help some films, those hum yaar nahin’ ‘Meri Pyaari filmmakers who don’t get a Bindu,” she said. Parineeti chance to give a position to ing at a party to celebrate a lot of encouragement to made her singing debut with their stories,” Priyanka told the National Awards won back movies like these,” she GoT stars to earn the song that has received a reporters. by her Marathi production says. The success bash was positive response from the “When I came to the venture Ventilator. attended by the entire cast 2 million pounds audience. industry, I didn’t have the sup- “I am very excited (about and crew of the film, includ- Directed by Akshay Roy, port. So, it was very difficult,” the win). This was my first ing Ashutosh Gowariker and LONDON: British cast members Emilia Clarke, Meri Pyaari Bindu is pro- she says. The actor was speak- production, so it gives you director Rajesh Mapuskar. PTI Kit Harington and Lena Headey and American duced by Maneesh Sharma Peter Dinklage, along with Danish co-star Niko- under the Yash Raj Films laj Coster-Waldau, are set to earn up to 2 million banner. The film also stars pounds each per ‘Game of Thrones’ episode after Ayushmann Khurrana. signing new contracts. the show averaged 23 million viewers per epi- In the film, Ayushmann They have each signed contracts for the sev- sode of last year’s sixth season. The repeats from will be playing a novelist. Tired of being enth and eighth season. Their wages increased season one to six, is currently on air in India on Parineeti has also started thanks to inclusion of complex bonus clauses Star World. shooting for Taka- based on shared percentages of syndication pay- The seventh season of the popular fantasy dum with actor Sushant ments received from more than 170 countries drama series ‘Game of Thrones’ will premiere Singh Rajput. The film bullied: Nicki in which the series is broadcast, reports express. on July 16. It will be back in India on Star World is scheduled for a world- co.uk. The five will also benefit from repeats of and Star World Premiere HD. The final season wide release on 12 May ‘Game Of Thrones’, especially in America, where will likely air in 2018. IANS 2017. IANS Madonna slams biopic ‘Blonde Ambition’ LOS ANGELES: Queen of pop Madonna has criticised “Blonde Ambi- tion”, which is an unauthorized biopic on her, saying only she could tell her story. “Nobody knows what I know and what I have seen,” wrote Madonna on Instagram. “Only I can tell my story. Anyone else who tries is a charlatan and a fool. Looking for instant gratification without doing the work. This is a disease in our society,” she continued. Madonna’s planned biopic is written by Elyse Hollander and became No. 1 screenplay on the 2016 Black List. The project has landed on Universal, with Michael De Luca being set to produce. There hasn’t been any comment from Uni- versal regarding Madonna’s remarks, reported Ace Showbiz. Set in early 1980s New York, the biopic follows Madonna Louise Ciccone who works on her first album and tries to deal with LOS ANGELES: Rapper Nicki Minaj the business with dismissive attitude towards women. has said she is tired of being bullied It will also follow her burgeoning love life and her rise to on social media. The 34-year-old fame. “Blonde Ambition” is Hollander’s debut script. Previ- music star, who had recently posted ously, Hollander worked as an assistant to Alejandro G. Inar- a selfie donning a blonde wig on Ins- ritu when he made Birdman. PTI tagram, faced flak online. Minaj had asked, “Do blondes have more fun? Decisions, decisions...” Bautista wants Daniel to return as 007 agent The ‘Anaconda’ singer’s post was not appreciated by some, who ended up making abusive and racist comments. LONDON: Dave Bautista says Bond 25, reported Femalefirst. to star in another Bond movie, Frustrated with the negative remarks he is eagerly waiting for Dan- When asked if he would after they successfully worked being passed against her, Minaj vented iel Craig to reprise his role as like to reprise his part, Bautista together on an off-Broadway her ire on Twitter. 007 agent so that the wrestler- says, “Yeah! Believe me we’re production of William Shake- “I asked if blondes have more turned-actor could also make talking about it a lot. We’re speare’s ‘Othello’. fun, somebody commented: blondes a comeback to the popular spy waiting at home with our fin- To which Bautista says, “I’m have more fun recording an album film series. gers crossed. reading the rumours just like now go sis! I’m tired of being bullied,” Bautista, 48, starred oppo- “We’re waiting for the news everyone else.” she wrote. site Craig in the last James to see if Daniel will sign up for Craig, who has played Minaj’s mother, Carol Maraj also Bond movie Spectre, in which ‘Bond 25’, because then there’s James Bond in four films, took to the micro- blogging site where he played the villainous a chance that Hinx will come had previously expressed a she posted her daughter’s photo henchman Mr Hinx. back.” desire to hang his boots as the in her original avatar by writing, The former wres- Earlier this month, it was fictional spy.Spectre was the “Black hair #myvote”, to which she tler says he is hopeful reported that producer Barbara 24th installment in the James replied, “Mommy you’re not included the Skyfall actor will sign up for Broccoli has convinced Craig Bond film series. PTI in the voting process.” PTI