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PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & VOL. 4, ISSUE 211 | Friday, 3 August 2018 | Kolkata | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS qNIFTY 11,244.70 (-101.50) qSENSEX 37,165.16 (-356.46) qDOW JONES 25,236.68 (-97.14) pNASDAQ 7724.84 (+17.55) qRUPEE/DOLLAR 68.70 (-0.27) pRUPEE/EURO 79.73 (+0.15) qGOLD/10GM 30,435 (-365.00) qSILVER/K 39,000(-50.00) CENTRE BIHAR BANDH: FINALLY, IMRAN ANISTON UP ACKNOWLEDGES RAIL, ROAD TRAFFIC DECIDES NOT TO FOR ‘FRIENDS BENGAL’S 9.15% DISRUPTED IN MANY INVITE ANY FOREIGN REUNION’ SGDP HIKE PG4 PARTS PG10 LEADERS PG12 PG16 Indian among HIGH DRAMA AT SILCHAR AIRPORT; TMC LEADERS DETAINED Oppn to approach EC 3 abducted and killed in Super emergency, says Mamata demanding 2019 polls be Afghanistan held using ballot papers KABUL: An Indian national working for an international after TMC team manhandled MPOST BUREAU food services company in Afghanistan was among three OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Seventeen foreigners killed by unidenti- opposition parties, including fied gunmen after they were SILCHAR: Chief Minister Mamata the Trinamool Congress, are abducted from capital city Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at planning to approach the Elec- Kabul, the latest incident tar- the Centre, and the govern- tion Commission, demanding geting foreigners in the war- ment after a delegation of Trinamool that ballot papers be used to torn country. Congress party (TMC) MPs were first conduct the 2019 The three men -one Indian, manhandled then detained at Silchar election. a Malaysian and a Macedonian Airport by Assam Police on Thursday. The 17 parties would meet - were working as chefs for the She claimed that members of the next week to discuss the plan. French food services and facili- TMC delegation, including women, “This is a matter on which “All opposition parties ties management giant Sodexo, were manhandled at the airport and all opposition parties agreed. should go to EC on this mat- the ToloNews said, citing a accused the BJP of imposing "super We are planning to meet next ter. There should be a joint del- senior diplomat in Kabul. emergency" in the country. week. We plan to go to Election egation of opposition parties to The identities of the victims “I think this is the beginning of Commission and demand that EC,” Banerjee was heard tell- have not been disclosed. their end. They are frustrated. That is »»THEY WENT TO ASSAM TO CAMPAIGN the EC conduct the coming ing opposition party leaders, They were abducted early why they are acting like a bunch of hoo- Lok Sabha elections using bal- including from the Congress. Thursday morning and their ligans. If there is peace everywhere then AGAINST A DRAFT CITIZENS’ LIST lot papers,” TMC leader Derek The TMC had staged bodies were later found in why did the Assam government not O’Brien told reporters. protests outside Parliament, Mussahi, a volatile area of the allow our MPs and MLAs to talk to the »»EIGHT TRINAMOOL LEADERS STOPPED AT TMC chief Mamata Baner- questioning the neutrality of Afghan capital, the report said. affected people," she added. ASSAM’S SILCHAR AIRPORT jee took the initiative to solicit electronic voting machines, According to local media Addressing reporters at the Netaji the support of all opposi- and demanded that ballot reports, the armed men took Subhas Chandra Bose International tion parties on the matter on papers be brought back for off the foreigners from their Airport after her return to Kolkata from As the Trinamool team landed Sukhendu Shekhar Roy has a pace- hours before they were detained. Wednesday, when she visited the 2019 Lok Sabha election. vehicle at around 8:30 am (local Delhi on Thursday afternoon, she said around 1.30 pm, the airport had a large maker, he was also roughed up," said The TMC delegation including six Parliament to meet opposi- The ruling party in West Ben- time) and abducted them in a the Central BJP leaders had visited contingent of police and district offi- outraged Trinamool leader Derek MPs was kept in the VIP lounge of tion leaders and invite them gal said it is a “common pro- Toyota Corolla at the industrial Asansol after the communal violence cials who refused to let the lawmakers O'Brien in Delhi. Kumbhigram airport here in Cachar for her planned rally in Kolkata gramme” that will unite all park area of 9th Police Dis- recently flouting prohibitory orders leave citing an overnight ban on large Women MPs were also hurt, he said, district under Barak Valley region, the on January 19. opposition parties. trict in Kabul city. The driver under Section 144 CrPC. gatherings. adding: "What is going on?" officials said. Banerjee was heard appeal- Interestingly, Banerjee of the foreign nationals after “We had allowed them to visit the The argument escalated, with the Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, the Rajya The issue was raised in Lok Sabha. ing to opposition party leaders had also urged the Shiv Sena, 20 minutes reached the office area, but in Assam, the BJP is trying to Trinamool alleging that its members Sabha member who led the team, said Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day who visited her in the TMC a BJP ally, to be a part of the and informed the staff about stifle the voice of the people who are were roughed up. Visuals recorded on the police refused to let the group go into (on this issue), the statement said. office in Parliament, to send delegation. the abduction, the report said. living under uncertainty and panic. I mobile phone show Mahua Moitra, an town even after he and his colleagues The Trinamool Congress is plan- a joint delegation to the Elec- Sena chief Uddhav Thac- Police launched a search opera- condemn the way the police had man- MP, trying to get away from the police- cancelled a public meeting and assured ning to move a privilege motion in Lok tion Commission over reports keray previously demanded tion and cordoned off the area. handled our women MPs.” women, who run after her. Another the police that they would only meet Sabha on Friday against the detention of EVM tampering and to that the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- After around two hours, the She maintained that the incident in woman lawmaker is pushed. people. The legislators and parliamen- of its members of parliament in Silchar demand that the 2019 general tion be conducted using ballot bodies were recovered. AGENCIES Assam had exposed the saffron party. "Our members were roughed up. tarians protested at the arrival lounge for in Assam on Friday. See P6 election be held on ballots. papers instead of EVMs. CLOSE SHAVE Don’t show images of Bihar Army officer buckled in front of booked by CBI in 26 cases of mid-air miss reported Chinese power shelter home rape victims: SC Manipur extra- till June this year: Govt to Parl Apex court restrains media judicial killing case MPOST BUREAU He added that the Airport In today’s MPOST BUREAU MPOST BUREAU Authority of (AAI) had NEW DELHI: Twenty six started implementing a project paper NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court NEW DELHI: An army offi- cases of mid-air miss or when for harmonising the upper air- on Thursday restrained the media cer has been booked by the aircraft come on collision space of the four “flight infor- from showing, even in morphed CBI in a case related to the course were reported over the mation” regions in the country. CITY ... form, images of the alleged victims alleged Manipur extra-judi- Indian air space this year till Under the project, the air- of rape and sexual assault at a shelter cial killings which are being June, Parliament was informed space above 25,000 feet will be CID ATTACHES HOUSE OF BIMAL GURUNG 4 home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, probed by the agency on the on Thursday. and safety management was controlled from the air traf- EDIT observing they cannot be compelled orders of the Supreme Court. The number of such inci- implemented at the airports, fic control centres in the four to “relive the trauma” again and again. This is the first such case in dents was 28 last year and 32 in along with coordination pro- metros. NEW ERA FOR BRICS 8 The apex court ban in which the 29 FIRs registered by the CBI. 2016, Minister of State for Civil cedures laid down to hand While the harmonisation media was also asked not to interview Major Vijay Singh Bal- Aviation Jayant Sinha said in a over operation from one unit of airspace of the Chennai NATION the victims came on a day when the hara, then attached with written reply to a question in to another, he added. and Kolkata flight information `1K FOR UNEMPLOYED ANDHRA YOUTH 10 Left parties called a state-wide bandh Assam Rifles, along with the Lok Sabha. The airlines were also regions was completed, for in Bihar in protest against the alleged seven other uniformed per- To prevent and minimise directed to avoid similar or Delhi and , it would INTERNATIONAL sex abuse at the shelter home run by lors and qualified child psychiatrist sonnel has been named as such incidents, a system ensur- confusing call signs, the min- be taken up in the near future, a state-funded NGO. in questioning the victims,” it added. accused in the case pertain- ing a flexible use of airspace ister said. the minister said. CHINA TEMPLE IN SEX SCANDAL 11 Expressing concern over the The court then posted the matter ing to the killing of 12-year- BUSINESS alleged victims being subjected to for further hearing on August 7. old boy Azad Khan. RUSH OF DEVOTEES media interviews, a bench of Jus- Over 30 girls were allegedly raped The case has been reg- APPLE IS WORLD’S 1ST TRILLION COMPANY 14 tices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta at the centre run by one Brajesh istered under IPC sections ordered the ban after taking cogni- Thakur, the chief of the state-funded related to the murder. SPORT sance of the letter received from one NGO. This was termed a case of a Ranvijay Kumar from Patna regard- The alleged sexual exploitation of fake encounter by a Supreme KOHLI’S STANDS AMONG RUINS 15 ing the shocking incident. the girls was first highlighted in an Court- appointed commis- The court while restraining the audit report submitted by the Tata sion led by retired apex court media from telecasting or publish- Institute of Social Science (TISS), judge Santosh Hegde. FOR ADVERTISING ing the images of the victims even in Mumbai, to the state’s social welfare According to the family, kindly contact at 9810195709 morphed form also asked them not department in April. Azad was killed on March 4, or to interview the girls. An FIR was lodged against 11 peo- 2009, the commission had [email protected] “They(victims) cannot be com- ple, including Thakur on May 31. The noted. pelled to relive the trauma again and probe has now been taken over by A student of class VII in again,” the court said, as it issued the CBI. Phoubakchao High School FOR SUBSCRIPTION notices to the Bihar government and In all, sexual abuse of 34 inmates with no criminal antecedents, kindly contact at 8800854665 the Centre seeking their response on out of 42 was confirmed in their med- he was allegedly picked up or the incident. ical examination, while two others from his home before being See P7 [email protected] “The investigating agency will take who were unwell were yet to undergo killed, it said. Temple priests and devotees perform aarti on Har Ki Pauri on the bank of River Ganga, in Haridwar PTI the assistance of professional counsel- medical tests. See P10 CASHBACK WAS OFFERED TO PROMOTE DIGITAL PAYMENTS 20 MONTHS AGO Discount on digital payment at petrol pumps cut to 0.25%

MPOST BUREAU note and inform your all cus- a customer uses Debit/Credit Cards, chased digitally. tomers that Digital Cashback has »»People who paid Mobile Wallets and Prepaid Loyalty People who paid digitally or NEW DELHI: Less than 20 months been revised from 0.75 per cent digitally or used Cards,” it was announced then. used prepaid cards got a 10 per cent after a cashback was offered at pet- to 0.25 per cent with effect from prepaid cards got a Sources said as cash came back discount at toll plazas on highways. rol pumps to promote digital pay- August 1, 2018, across oil industry into the system, digital payments Also, a waiver of service tax ment, the incentive has been cut for all loyalty customers,” said the 10 per cent discount have declined. on the use of credit or debit card to 0.25 per cent from 0.75 per cent, text message sent by state-owned at toll plazas on A similar cut in incentive on for payments up to Rs 2,000 was people with knowledge of the devel- oil companies to petrol pump highways digital payments may be in the announced then. A 15 per cent tax opment said. operators. offing for other services that got was charged on such transactions in Beginning December 13, 2016, a The 0.75 per cent discount on »»The railways was the benefit in the December 2016 December 2016. discount of 0.75 per cent was offered payments made using either credit/ also to give a 5 per announcement. In December last year, the gov- to those using plastic money to buy debit cards, e-wallets or mobile wal- In December 2016, a 10 per cent ernment announced that it would petrol and diesel. This discount was lets translated into a rebate of 57 cent discount for discount on general insurance prod- bear the MDR charges on transac- given by way of cashback, which has paise a litre on petrol and 50 paise services like catering ucts purchased online, and eight tions up to Rs 2,000 made through been credited to the buyer’s account on diesel. The discount is now and use of waiting per cent on life insurance bought debit cards, BHIM UPI or Aadhaar- within three days of the transaction. reduced to about 19 paise on petrol online was announced. Railways enabled payment systems to pro- Oil companies have now and 17 paise on diesel. passengers were encouraged to go mote digital transactions. informed the petrol pump opera- Petrol is currently sold at Rs December 8, 2016, announced a raft At that time it was stated that 4.5 “As a part of these initiatives, to cashless with a 0.5 per cent discount The merchant discount rate tors that the discount has been cut 76.43 per litre in Delhi, while a litre of measures, including discounts on crore consumers buy petrol and die- promote cashless transactions Gov- on monthly and seasonal tickets (MDR) will be borne by the gov- to 0.25 per cent, they said citing of diesel costs Rs 67.93. online payments for insurance pol- sel worth Rs 1,800 crore daily and in ernment of India has announced to for suburban railway networks. The ernment for two years with effect mobile text message sent to petrol Exactly a month after the shock icies, rail tickets and highway toll one-month post-demonetisation, incentivise petrol/diesel customers railways was also to give a 5 per cent from January 1, 2018, by reimburs- pump operators. demonetisation of old 500 and 1,000 charges as the government looked to digital payments had doubled to transacting at PSU petrol pumps by discount for services like catering ing the same to the banks, it was “Dear Business Partner, Kindly rupee notes, the government had on promote digital cash post note ban. 40 per cent. way of 0.75 per cent discount when and use of waiting rooms if pur- announced. 2 mp around town MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 Five books you can’t miss

ith the release of riveting dent Indians (NRIs), and sets out to answer teenth Dalai Lama, share a common fate. mohan Singh, L.K. Advani, Kuldip Nayar, novels such as ‘Latitudes two basic questions: What are they looking Both were destined to lose their home- Milkha Singh and Ram Jethmalani, among of Longing’ by Shubhangi for and what do they really find? lands. While partition forced Rai to escape others, who were all caught in the vortex. Add the Swarup and ‘All The Lives Billed as “a first-of-its-kind narrative,” from what is now Pakistan’s Punjab prov- Through their first-hand accounts, WeW Never Lived’ by Anuradha Roy, the the book tells the stories of people, who, ince aged five, the spiritual leader was they provide a visceral insight into the mentioned books Indian bookshelf has thrown up quite a though separated by thousands of kilo- almost 24 when he fled his summer pal- devastation of families who endured the lot in recent months for fiction lovers to metres, share experiences that continue to ace in Lhasa to reach freedom and asy- migration, the camps, and the struggle of to your shelf as chew upon. But August will bring cheer to bind them to their homeland. lum in India. rebuilding their lives. readers of biographies and memoirs as a 2. Anything But A Wasted Life, by Billed as “a personal tribute to India’s 5. Notes of a Dream: The Authorised number of offerings from the genre are Sita Kaylin most cherished guest and political refu- Biography of A.R. Rahman, by Krishna these are not soon to hit the stands. This book appears to be a bold and gee”, the earliest images in the book are Trilok candid memoir. Sita Kaylin, a Califor- intimate glimpses into the private world of High as the expectations may be from only diverse in Here are the five books we can’t wait nia-based veteran in the sex industry, has a dethroned god-king. As their proximity this authorised biography of A.R. Rahman, to read this August: lived the pitfalls of being naked in front grew, the ease with which they interacted particularly because the musical maestro is their themes they 1. Searching for Home: Stories of strangers and the absurdities that arise matured into a special friendship and is known for not revealing too much about of Indians Living Abroad, by Sim- when you fake intimacy for a living. She said to be evident in the offering. his life, this book will also attract close ran Chawla left home when she was 16, worked hard at 4. Divided by Partition - United by scrutiny as authorised biographies have explore, but also The Indian migration story is several jobs and eventually started college Resilience, by Mallika Ahluwalia long been known for ignoring aspects that not a new one; and today, though after dropping out of high school. There, This book appears to be as much as a the subject does not want to be featured in stand out for the the country is seen as a strong a roommate turned her on to stripping, historical chronicle as a memoir of lives the book. There may be few such aspects emerging market and a develop- revealing a way out of the crushing finan- shattered during the mayhem of the 1947 from Rahman’s life in the book, but keen appeal that the ing superpower, tens of thousands cial pressures she felt and her struggles as Partition, following which lakhs of people readers will be looking for more than just of Indians still leave India each a pre-law student with very little time or lost their homes, livelihoods and lives. But the glitz and glamour that surrounds the year to seek new lives on dis- energy to study. many found the strength to look towards subject’s life. Whether the book lives up subjects may have tant shores. This timely book 3. A God In Exile, by Raghu Rai the future and focused on rebuilding their to the expectations – “with all the rhythm is said to take the reader a step Celebrated photojournalist Raghu Rai lives. This book captures stories of resil- and melody, the ups and downs” – or not, for most readers closer to the lives of non-resi- and Tibet’s iconic spiritual leader, the Four- ience and sheer grit of people like Man- remains to be seen. IANS Smoking can affect breastfeeding habits WOMEN, please take note. New that paternal and household smok- ronmental tobacco smoke on young Ways to wear Bandana mothers exposed to cigarette smoke ing exposure is strongly associated babies is very detrimental as babies in their homes may stop breastfeeding with a shorter breastfeeding dura- who are around smoking are more their looks by wearing bandanas as bracelet. Roll the fabric and wrap and the remaining part into a bow sooner as compared to those who are tion,” Tarrant said. like to get respiratory infections and a headband. You can put bandana it around your wrist a couple of like a shoelace. You need to prac- not exposed to second-hand smoke, According to the researchers, nic- other experience other respiratory in simple messy waves hair. To get times for an entirely new and tice this several times to become a new study suggests. otine is transmitted in the breastmilk problems,” Tarrant said. the look, start by taking a curling classy look. You can team it up a pro in it. The study, published in the jour- to the child and it may reduce the “However, if a mother is breast- iron and wrapping random sec- with the short dresses, keeping 4Sweet band Bandana: This nal Breastfeeding Medicine, found overall quantity of the breastmilk. feeding, the benefits of her doing that tions of your hair around it. your loose hair. It will give you style is very common and everlast- that exposure to household smokers There is also the concern regarding still outweigh the negative effects of Once your hair is done, fold unique look. ing. All you need to do is fold the had a substantial negative effect on the environmental exposure of sec- the smoking as long as she maintains your bandana and wrap it around 4 Bow Bandana: You just bandana into a thin band, wrap it breastfeeding practices. ond-hand smoke on the child good smoking hygiene and doesn’t your head, trying to tie a knot at need to fold the bandana into a around the head, tie a knot around “Our study showed that just being “We know the effects of envi- expose baby to tobacco smoke.” IANS the front. Take out flicks from the sleek band and start wrapping it the neck, secure it with bobby pins in a smoking household – whether it bandana to enhance the look. around the bun or ponytail. Tie and tuck the remaining part into was the husband, mother or member 4 Wrapped Bun: When you the ends at the top of your head the bandana. of the extended family – reduced the want a cute hairstyle without a time that a child was breast fed,” said fuss, try to get a high bun and lead author Marie Tarrant, professor wrap up bandana on the bun. at the University of British Colum- Tie a knot on it to complete bia’s Okanagan Campus in Canada. the style. Secure them with “In fact, the more smokers there a bobby pin or tuck them in. were in the home, the shorter the OUR CORRESPONDENT This will give you a retro look, breastfeeding duration,” Tarrant perfect for summers. added. THE EASIEST way to jazz up 4 The Biker Chic: Biker For the study, the research team your simple look is with accesso- Chic bandana gives you a bold involved more than 1,200 women ries, and the trend of the moment look like a biker. You just need from four large hospitals in Hong is bandana. It was mostly used in to fold the bandana in a trian- Kong. 80s but soon the trend was dimin- gle shape and wrap it around The researchers found that more ished only to come back with vari- your head, tying the corner in than one-third of participants had ations in, patterns and colours. the back. Unleash your inner partners or other household mem- badass and rock a leather bers who smoked. And fathers who Ashima Sharma, founder and jacket with the bandana. This smoked were significantly less likely fashion designer of Ashima S Cou- look is perfect for vacations to prefer breastfeeding when com- ture lists different ways to wear as well. pared with non-smoking partners. bandanas: 4 Trendy Bracelet: Spice “Our study did show that smok- 4 The Girly Headband: Many up an old outfit by tying up a ing partners may affect the mother’s celebrities are experimenting with bandana on the wrist like a decision to stop breastfeeding and A DREAMY WEEKEND! Theme of ‘Oh! Swapno’ reflects on the aversion MAINAK BANERJEE

that develops against immediate superiors in the n the history of Indian theatre, Badal Sircar was such a genius that his works and concepts are minds of many Bengali middle-class em ployees infallible to nurture and visualize an egalitar- ian society. ‘Shonibar’ is the play written by the Ifather of ‘Third Theatre’ in 1959 when he could iden- tify the growing tensions of a middle-class employee of a private firm who constantly feared losing his job or not getting the timely promotion. The inherent anxi- ety around the issue forces him to vacillate between his dreams and reality. The job sucks and his respon- sibilities, target and other professional tensions force his way into a claustrophobic vortex. ‘Oh! Swapno’ is the latest production of Kalindi Bratyajon based on Sircar’s play. Young director Prithwis Rana makes a good a utopian world and achieving a certain wellbeing and of the play Ramsaran, the lanky office peon, shows attempt to present the show with a difference. The social status for their family. The inner conflict and an impeccable comic timing and confirms his poten- use of audiovisuals, simple stage decors and props add anxiety of not living up to his dreams make the life of tial as a comedian of theatre. The persons behind the to his conscious effort to live up to the ideology and the protagonist in the play hell. However, Dibyendu’s scenes, Dark Studio in light and music design, Soham vision of the Master playwright. Dibyendu, the pro- dreams are also about falling in love, writing and recit- Sen in cartoon portraying, Prabir Basu in props and tagonist of the play, dreams big about earning a sudden ing poetries and taking care of his family members. Dishary Chakraborty and Subrata Das as technical bounty which can change his miserable life. Being a Rana interestingly brings references on screen from assistance need a mention for completing an enter- frustrated soul, he even goes to the extent of dreaming the Bengali films, ‘Nayak’, ‘Pratidwandi’ and ‘The Sev- taining production. about killing his boss and getting hanged for commit- enth Seal’ to emphasize different states of tormenting The play appears to trip sometimes in its attempt to ting the crime. Played well by Sumanta Roy, Dibyendu souls in varied financial and social circumstances. switchover from heavy dream to reality and vice versa. loathes his boss on sight for his ill-temper and high Subrata Pathak as Dibyendu’s colleague and Swapan Otherwise, it is a simple and charming tragicomedy handedness. This reflects an aversion that develops Adhya as Dibyendu’s boss do reasonably well in act- with a strong message. Kudos to flag-bearer Kalindi against immediate superiors in the minds of many ing. Dipa Natta as Dibyendu’s mother, Priyanka Chat- Bratyajon for fostering young minds by giving them Bengali middle-class employees. The narrative reflects terjee as his sister and Ruma Poddar as his interest, ample opportunity to prove their capabilities in fulfill- the stereotypical feature of this class which dreams of Sagarika put up a decent show. One of the fun elements ing their dreams of making their theatres.

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Bengal’s 9.15% SGDP hike KOLKATA: Stating that the country is experiencing a state OUR CORRESPONDENT MCA data is prepared on the of “super emergency”, Chief Chief Minister basis of sample tests carried out Minister KOLKATA: Agreeing upon the Mamata Banerjee’s in all the states. So there was has assured that her fight of state’s demand on inclusion of no segregated figure and at the justice for the people will con- various parameters for calcula- administrative same time, there was no clear tinue, even if lakhs of FIRs are tion of the State Gross Domes- review meetings picture on the industries taken lodged against her and her tic Product (SGDP), the Centre into consideration to calculate party colleagues. has acknowledged the increase have ensured proper the GDP. Our expert team held While reacting on the of the same by 9.15 percent in implementation of meetings with CSO authorities FIR lodged against her and Bengal in the 2017-18 financial and urged to take state Public the arrest of her party’s MPs, year. This comes at a time when all projects, which Sector Utilities, local bodies, MLA and minister at Silchar, India’s GDP is 6.70 percent. played a crucial role non-departmental enterprises, the Chief Minister said: “They harassed today?” she asked. wanted to go ahead at a time Most importantly, the autonomous bodies, etc. into keep lodging FIRs against us. She maintained in the same instead of marching together growth in the manufacturing in the increase of the consideration to calculate the It is interesting that I am sit- breath: “We are actually in a in a group? They just wanted to sector in Bengal in 2017-18 is SGDP GDP. Finally, they had agreed ting in Bengal and an FIR has situation of super-emergency. go to the convention centre and 10.20 percent, whereas it stands upon the same, following a been lodged in Assam…we There is no democracy in the return after speaking to some at 5.74 percent for India. Amit Mitra expects that the been informed to Chief Min- capital expenditure in the state series of discussions. It is a great don’t mind even if 1 lakh FIRs country.” people there.” “Our fight will The revised figures of the Finance Commission would ister Mamata Banerjee, whose in 2010-11 was Rs 2,225 crore, success for Bengal.” are lodged against us for fight- Condemning the arrest of continue for the sake of com- SGDP, Gross Value Added consider the new figures in administrative review meet- which increased to Rs 21,561 In the Industry sector, Ben- ing for the rights of common her party colleagues, the Chief mon people. We will never step (GVA) and the growth in making its recommendations, ings, that have ensured proper crore in 2017-18. Explaining gal has witnessed a growth of p e op l e .” Minister said: “They went there back,” she added. industry, including the state’s as it had stated during its visit: implementation of all projects, the state’s demand on inclu- 16.29 percent in 2017-18, com- Banerjee said that she has for a better cause. My question She further added that there achievements in manufactur- “let the differences over the played a crucial role in the sion of various parameters pared to 5.54 percent for India. spoken to the Union Home is that if everything is normal is no democratic right in the ing, mining, electricity and SGDP get settled first.” increase of the same.” for calculation of the SGDP, The state’s GVA stands at minister during and peaceful in Assam, then country. “Senior journalists are construction sectors will be The Finance minister said He further said that increase Mitra said: “Central Statisti- 9.59 percent compared to 6.50 her visit to Delhi and the latter why has section 144 of CrPC being beaten up,” she said, add- submitted to the Fifteenth at on Thursday: in capital expenditures in the cal Organisation (CSO) has percent of the country. The has assured her that there will been imposed in all the dis- ing that the Army personnel Finance Commission that “The Centre’s acknowledge- state has played a crucial role in started using Ministry of Cor- GDP in current prices is Rs be no harassment of common tricts? Why were they (TMC from Assam, who are deployed recently visited Bengal. ment of the increase of 9.15 the increase of the SGDP. Mitra porate Affairs (MCA) data 21 10.20 lakh crore. The target was people. “My question is that MPs, MLA and minister) in borders, are also worried The state Finance minister percent SGDP in 2017-18 has said in the same breath that the for assessing the GDP. The Rs 10 lakh crore. then why have our MPs been stopped when two of them about their family members. RELIC OF YESTERYEARS Card skimming case: Police suspect involvement of ‘Nigerian gang’

OUR CORRESPONDENT REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE It may be mentioned that till yesterday, the police had KOLKATA: The police are sus- received as many as 76 such pecting that a gang comprising cases and on Thursday, two some Nigerian nationals was more such cases have been behind the unauthorised with- recorded. Police suspect that drawal of money from various the number of cases could go bank accounts, after skimming up. of debit cards to get details. Some bank officials, includ- The modus operandi of the ing an assistant general man- crime made the police suspect ager of a nationalised bank, that there could be a “Nige- have also fallen victim to it. rian” gang behind the entire Around Rs 40,000 was with- operation. Preliminary inves- Road. In these three coun- footages he was found covering drawn from the bank account tigation has revealed that the ters, skimming machines were his face with a handkerchief. In of the assistant general man- cash was withdrawn using the found fitted at the slot of the another he was wearing a cap ager. He was earlier the man- debit card details from certain ATM machines, where one and in the third ATM counter, ager of the Golpark Branch of places in Delhi. In most of the needs to swipe cards to with- he was seen wearing sunglasses. the bank. In another case, Rs previous such cases in which draw money. The video foot- As a result, the police have not 50,000 was withdrawn from the money was withdrawn from ages have shown a person got a clear picture of the per- bank account of RJ Nilanjana. Delhi, involvement of a “Nige- entering the ATM counter to son and so are preparing his She has lodged a complaint rian gang” was found. fit the skimming machine. He portrait parle. with Alipore police station. The police have gone had his face covered. Praveen Tripathi, Joint The police are also keeping through the video footages of Police suspect that the same Commissioner of Police a watch at the online shopping A signalling bell for water transportation at the recent inauguration of Cossipore Gun And Shell Museum in Kolkata. Established in 1801, surveillance cameras installed person had installed skimming (Crime), said: “We are taking sites to get information if skim- this is claimed to be the oldest factory in South East Asia PIC/PTI in three ATM counters at Mal- machines in all the three ATM all necessary steps to crack the ming machines are being sold lick Bazar, Golpark and Elgin counters. In one of the video case as early as possible.” without necessary permissions. BJP rally Govt takes initiative to light up ICDS Mahapatra holds meeting in Hooghly throws city traffic into tizzy centres in Nadia using solar power to check flood-like situations PRITESH BASU PIC/MPOST months to complete installa- OUR CORRESPONDENT flood-like situations during tion of solar panels in 105 cen- monsoon. There were separate KOLKATA: Traffic in the city KOLKATA: A unique initia- tres. The work was completed KOLKATA: The state Irriga- meetings for North and South was thrown out of gear due tive has been taken up in Nadia in July end. With the comple- tion minister Soumen Mahapa- 24-Parganas. to a demonstration staged by district to light up ICDS centres tion of the first phase, the work tra held a high level meeting The Mamata Banerjee gov- BJP supporters and workers using solar power. Solar panels to identify the 100 other centres in Hooghly to check floods ernment has also taken up on Thursday afternoon. The have been installed at 105 ICDS where they will be set up in the during monsoon. Mahapatra several steps to check floods party workers and supporters centres in the district and it has second phase has started. spoke with the people’s rep- in different parts of the state, had assembled near Deshapriya ensured uninterrupted supply LED lamps are also being resentatives from the district throughout the past seven Park and then started marching of power for two lights and a fitted in the ICDS centres to to take stock of the situation years. Mahapatra also held a towards Hazra crossing. fan in each of the centres. bring down the consumption so that necessary steps can be necessary steps to avoid any meeting with officials of all the They were protesting in It may be mentioned that of power. taken, if necessary, to ensure flood-like situation. concerned agencies, including connection with the issue of there are 6,642 ICDS centres Appreciating the move, that the people of the district It may be mentioned that Damodar Valley Corporation the National Register of Citi- in . Around 2,000 was funded by the Zilla Pari- in each ICDS centre. So, the Sashi Panja, the minister of do not face any trouble during there are certain pockets in (DVC), earlier, to discuss issues zen (NRC) in Assam. Police out of them function from their shad. There was an investment calculation shows that every state for Women and Child monsoon. the district that are prone to related to checking of floods stopped the procession when own buildings, while rest are of around Rs 19,000 to install month, around Rs 52,500 is Development and Social Wel- Senior officers of the floods. There were also dis- during monsoon. The agen- it reached Hazra crossing. They housed in rented facilities. A solar panels in each of the ICDS drained out of the state’s exche- fare, said: “It’s a good initiative department were present in the cussions over the preparation cies have assured that they will staged a sit-in-demonstration target has been set to install centres. According to an offi- quer to pay for using the con- as the move has been made to meeting. The minister urged all in these areas to avoid flood- be carrying out necessary work at the crossing, which led to solar panels in all the ICDS cial, the one-time investment ventional form of power. set up solar panels at ICDS cen- the people’s representatives to like situations. The meeting in so that flood-like situations can massive traffic congestion. centres that function from their to install the solar panels will “But with setting up of the tres. The state government is keep watch at their respective Hooghly continued for around be avoided. own buildings. After install- help in various ways, includ- solar panels, there will be no taking initiatives to construct areas, so that proactive steps three long hours and the peo- There was also a discus- ing the same in 105 centres in ing reduction in the monthly need to pay for consumption as many buildings for ICDS can be taken up if crack or any- ples’ representatives put for- sion with the DVC authorities The party workers the first phase, steps have been recurring cost of running an of power at the end of every centres as possible instead of thing similar is identified in any ward various suggestions. regarding release of water from and supporters had taken to set up solar panels in ICDS centre. month,” the official added. rented ones and at the same part of the embankments. It may be recalled that the the reservoirs. Stress was also another 100 centres in the sec- At least Rs 500 needs to be The work of setting up the time, major steps have been At the same time, senior state Irrigation minister has given on better communication assembled near ond phase. spent for consumption of the solar panels had started in taken up for development of officials of the state Irrigation already held meetings with between the state Irrigation Deshapriya Park The project in the first phase conventional form of power May and it took around three infrastructure of the centres.” department will also be taking concerned authorities to check department and the agencies. and then started marching towards Engine & coach of empty Ispat Express Hazra crossing CID attaches house of Bimal derails in , train services disrupted Movement of traffic at the Gurung following court order crossing remained suspended for around an hour from 2.15 OUR CORRESPONDENT PIC/MPOST pm. The party supporters AMITAVA BANERJEE in Darjeeling. also injured in the clashes. finally withdrew the roadblock The Gorkha Janmukti Mor- The police had lodged a suo KOLKATA: Train services in Howrah at around 3 pm. DARJEELING: Carrying out cha (GJM), under the leader- motu FIR and a case had been division was affected for more than five Long queues of vehicles a court order, the CID have ship of Gurung, had locked started at Darjeeling Sadar hours, after the engine and a coach of an were noticed on several roads attached the house of Gorkha horns with security forces on police station on June 9. The empty Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Express due to the roadblock. Though leader Bimal Gurung and his June 8, 2017. GJM had been case was handed over to the derailed while entering Howrah Station the police tried to keep the wife Asha Gurung, located on agitation mode in the Hills. CID on June 29, 2017. On Sep- on Thursday morning. vehicles moving by divert- on the outskirts of Darjeeling Police reports claim that tember 6, arrest warrants were According to sources, the Ispat Express ing buses and other vehicles town. more than 45 security force issued against Bimal Gurung, was entering platform number 23 of How- through other roads, the road- Incidentally, Gurung and personnel were injured in the Asha Gurung, Roshan Giri and rah Station from the car-shed, when the block at a crucial intersection his wife have been on the clash. A police booth was set 5 front-rung GJM leaders. The train engine and an adjacent coach derailed like Hazra left an adverse effect run since June last year. The on fire. 15 police vehicles were CJM Court had ordered them at around 6.00 am. Entry and departure of on the city’s traffic movement. CID, aided by the Darjeeling also torched, along with a state to appear in court and surren- trains from platform numbers 21, 22 & 23 People were highly incon- Police, arrived at Patleybash, government Bus. Army per- der in November 2017. of Howrah Station new complex was hit. venienced due to the traffic 5 km from Darjeeling town on sonnel were deployed in Dar- “Bimal Gurung, Asha “No one was injured in the accident congestion as they got delayed Wednesday and carried out the jeeling, Ghoom and Kurseong, Gurung, Roshan and oth- as the empty train was coming to the sta- in reaching their destinations. attachment order. to control the situation. ers failed to make an appear- tion from the car-shed for commencing was scheduled to depart at 6.55 am, was down Panskura local trains were cancelled. Monotosh Jha, a resident of The three-storied residen- On that day, GJM had taken ance on the designated date. its journey to Titlagarh,” a South Eastern rescheduled to 10.00 am. Santragachi-Jabalpur Special was North Kolkata, said: “I had to tial building was attached, out rallies and staged a sit-in On March 28, 2018, the CID Railway (SER) spokesperson said. The trains that were short terminated rescheduled to leave Santragachi at 10.40 reach Tollygunge by 2.30 pm. along with movable assets that demonstration a short distance prayed that these absconders be A number of trains under the SER were were LTT-Howrah Jnaneswari Express, pm instead of 8.40 pm, due to late run- But the vehicles in which I was were inside the house, includ- away from the Raj Bhawan, declared as offenders and their rescheduled and short terminated and a Mumbai-Howrah Mail, Puri-Howrah Sri ning of link train. travelling got stuck in the traf- ing furniture and other house- where the state cabinet meet- movable and immovable prop- handful of local trains were cancelled as a Jagannath Express, Jagdalpur-Howrah “The work for rerailment and restora- fic congestion and got delayed.” hold goods. ing was taking place. Later, the erties be attached. The Court result of the mishap. Express, -Howrah Rupasi Ban- tion that begun soon after the incident, was He was finally found leaving An inventory of seized demonstration turned violent then issued an order of attach- The Howrah-Puri Dhauli Express that gla Express and Digha-Howrah Kandari completed at 11.35 am in the morning,” the vehicle to walk towards the items is being prepared, which and clashes had ensued. The ment,” stated Pankaj Prasad, was scheduled to leave Howrah at 6.00 Express. a spokesperson of Eastern Railway said. nearest Metro station to take a will be handed over to the GJM in turn had alleged that Assistant Public Prosecutor, am, was rescheduled to 9.30 am, while Two local trains were also short termi- Normal train service started from Howrah train to Tollygunge. MPOST Chief Judicial Magistrate Court many of their supporters were Darjeeling. the Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Express that nated at Santragachi, while three up and New Complex after 12 noon. city 5 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 mp Alipurduar takes measures to Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation intensifies anti-larvae drive ensure healthy food to residents OUR CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA: Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has intensified its anti-larvae The administration has sealed 3 leading hotels for not possessing Food Safety drive during the monsoon. Monsoon serves as the ideal & Standards Authority of India licence and adhering to its safety standards breeding time for the mosqui- toes. It takes only seven days SOUMITRA NANDI kitchens of the hotels are also for the mosquitoes to become being overhauled apprehend- adults from eggs. It may be KOLKATA: The Alipurduar ing punitive measures,” the DM mentioned that Chief Minis- BMC has released 1.6 lakh Gappi fishes district administration is taking added. ter Mamata Banerjee has asked all possible measures to ensure It may be mentioned that the civic bodies throughout the in the canals and drains as a part of the that the residents get healthy Chief Minister Mamata Baner- state to conduct anti-larvae anti-larvae drive and safe food after it received jee in the recently held admin- drives seriously. umpteenth number of com- istrative meeting at Alipurduar There are 41 wards under plaints about food adulteration had directed the DM to take the jurisdiction of BMC, officials when they find any -res have been clogged particularly and unhygienic practices. proactive steps to ensure that among which 27 are situated ident suffering from fever. in Rajarhat. “We have found that more the residents get the right kind in Rajarhat, while the remain- Everyday reports are pre- BMC has opened three than 99 percent of the hotels of healthy and safe food. ing 14 are in Salt Lake. Senior pared and send to the head- centres at Narayanpur, Desh- and restaurants based here are A senior district official BMC officials, including Com- quarters. Intense drives like bandhu Hospital and Bid- functioning only with trade said as the post of food inspec- missioner Pritha Sarkar held fogging are done in the area, hannagar Matri Sadan where licence. They claimed igno- tor was lying vacant in the Ali- meetings with mayor Sabya- where residents are found to examination of blood is done rance of the fact that they purduar civic body, the DM sachi Dutta and Pranay Roy, be suffering from fever. Dr free of cost. need to have the licence from took initiative to rope in a food member, Mayor-in-Coun- Kushum Adhikary said 16 NS Pranay Roy, MIC (health), the Food Safety & Standards inspector from Jalpaiguri for cil (Health) to prepare a fool- (+) cases had been detected in said massive awareness drives Authority of India (FSSAI) for supervising the raid on back proof plan. areas under BMC from Janu- have been launched since Janu- running their business. More- to back Wednesdays in the dis- Teams have been formed ary to July. ary. Billboards to create aware- over, in a number of hotels, trict. The food drives were also that visit the houses to ensure BMC has released 1.6 lakh ness about the do’s and don’t’s the kitchens were found REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE videographed. that garbage have been Gappi fishes in the canals and have been put up at important unhygienic and have become “We have held meet- cleaned regularly, drains are drains as a part of the anti-lar- road intersections. breeding grounds for rats, licence and adhering to food rior quality. for FSSAI licences to ensure ings with the local business not clogged and empty plas- vae drive in collaboration with He said to conduct the anti- cockroaches and other insects. safety standards. Showcause “In the sweet shop, we have that no edible food is sold with- chambers and have made it tic cups and bottles do not lay the state Fisheries department. larvae drives successful cooper- The food quality in a number of notice was served right on the found sweets with fungus that out valid licence which is man- clear that both trade licence strewn across the open space. Special drives have been con- ation between BMC and people hotels was also a major cause of spot. was ready to be served to the datory as per law. from the local civic body and The team contacts senior ducted to clear the drains that is required. concern,” said Nikhil Nirmal, A follow up raid was con- customers,” a senior district “Our food division is buzz- FSAAI licence are manda- District Magistrate, Alipurduar. ducted on Wednesday and two official said. ing with worried hotel own- tory for food business. There The administration has more shops including a noted The district administration ers making a beeline to get should be no compromise with Safe Drive already sealed 3 leading hotels sweet shop was closed down has made arrangements for licences after the raid and strin- the quality of food,” Nirmal Cylinder explodes, wife for not possessing proper for dishing out sweets of infe- accepting on spot applications gent action taken by us. The reiterated. of CRPF jawan dies Save Life rally IndiGo starts organised in Sreebhumi subway work: VIP Road to OUR CORRESPONDENT time, a cylinder that was being used for pumping helium gas Kolkata-Dhaka KOLKATA: The wife of a in balloons exploded with a Alipurduar CRPF jawan died after a cylin- loud noise. remain blocked for two months der used for filling up gas bal- More than 20 persons were flight service loons exploded during Raising injured, including some chil- OUR CORRESPONDENT Day celebration of the Central dren. They were rushed to a KOLKATA: IndiGo airline The road will Force under New Township local private hospital where launched its Kolkata-Dhaka KOLKATA: Kolkata-bound Police Station in Durgapur on Renu Singh(36), the wife of a service on Wednesday from VIP Road will be blocked for remain blocked Wednesday evening. A number CRPF jawan died. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at least two months to fast for two months of persons including some chil- The doctors have, however, International (NSCBI) Air- track the completion of a sub- dren were injured. said the woman died of a heart port, Kolkata. way coming at Sreebhumi in to fast track the Senior officers of CRPF attack that resulted due to her Flight 6E 1858 departed Lake Town. completion of a visited the spot soon after the terrible fear when the cylinder from Kolkata Airport at around The Bidhannagar City incident and also went to the exploded with a loud noise. 4.40 pm with 163 passengers Police on Thursday eve- subway coming at hospital to take stock of the A 15-year-old girl Sunita on board. ning kicked off the trial run Sreebhumi injured persons. Kumari suffered serious inju- Atul Dikshit, Airport that will go on for two days CRPF personnel has filed a ries on her hand. She had OUR CORRESPONDENT Director, Kolkata, along with before embarking on the two- cut out after Golaghata foot complaint with the New Town- an operation on Thursday some senior officials from month blocking. The police overbridge. ship Police Station in Durga- morning. SILIGURI: A rally was organ- AAI and IndiGo commenced has decided to use the Kolk- “During the diversion, Air- pur in connection with the “We will conduct a probe ised by the district police of Ali- the inaugural celebrations ata-bound service road of Lake port-bound vehicles will avail incident. to find out how the incident purduar to spread awareness by lighting a lamp to mark Town and VIP fully for vehicu- the Lake town service road and The balloon seller has occurred. A police complaint on ‘Safe Drive Save Life.’ the happy moment ahead lar movement during this two rest of the one lane of Airport been detained and the arti- has also been lodged,” a senior of the flight. -month block period. pressure,” a senior police offi- near Sreebhumi foot over- bound VIP main carriage way,” cles that he was using for CRPF officer said. The bikers and IndiGo will operate one “The lane of main carriage cial of the traffic wing of Bid- bridge will move upto Gola- the official added. inflating the balloons have The balloon seller Subhash flight every day. It will fly from way of airport-bound road of hannagar City police said. ghata subway taking one lane The Traffic department will been seized. According to Chandra Majhi, a resident of scooty riders Kolkata at 4:40pm and land in Lake Town and VIP Road will Elaborating on the move- of Airport flank main carriage dedicate a number of lanes police sources, the 50th Rais- Durgapur Township, has been without helmets Dhaka at 6:10pm. be utilised for the movement ment of traffic, the official way. equal to the existing lanes ing Day celebration was going detained by the police. During the return journey, of some Kolkata-bound small said the vehicles those will be Following this, the vehi- towards Airport or Kolkata on at the CRPF camp based Preliminary investigation were offered it will depart from Dhaka at vehicles, mainly in the morn- diverted from Kolkata-bound cles will again merge into the flank, depending upon the traf- in Durgapur. has revealed that excess gas chocolates and 7:10 pm and arrive in Kolkata ing and as and when required VIP Road to Airport-bound Kolkata-bound main carriage fic pressure during peak hours A fair was also held to com- in the cylinder triggered the sweets by the at 8 pm. MPOST depending on the vehicular VIP Road through the cut out way of VIP Road through the to avoid any unnecessary delay. memorate the occasion. At that explosion. participants DRENCHED The police team as well as District police launch website as many teachers, along with their students from different schools participated in the rally at Beer- part of Prayas Football Academy para. Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee during her recent OUR CORRESPONDENT Academy. A camp was also visit to Siliguri had stressed organised to recruit more boys on the need of ‘Safe Drive KOLKATA: Taking a step and girls for the training in the Save Life’ campaigns. Differ- ahead, the state police in East next one year. Around 400 boys ent awareness programmes Midnapore have introduced a and 50 girls participated in the have been taken up at different website exclusively to let people camp. The camp will continue places. The bikers and scooty know about the local football for two days in which boys riders without helmets were players in the district. and girls will be selected for offered chocolates and sweets The district police run the training. by the participants of the rally. an academy — Prayas Foot- Till date, 121 boys and girls “We are trying to help peo- ball Academy — as a part of have received training at the ple by participating in this rally, its community development academy. Two boys from the which is an awareness program programme where hundreds of academy have been selected by on Safe Drive and Save Life so local boys and girls learn foot- two-well known football clubs that people abide by the traffic ball-related skills. The main in Kolkata. rules for their own safety. We idea behind running such a Moreover, two girls are are making non-violent and camp is to harness local foot- undergoing necessary tests to palatable efforts to explain peo- ball talents. get selected by All India Foot- ple the importance of life. We Now, a website has been programme organised at Khe- ball Federation. will be having more awareness launched through which peo- juri in East Midnapore. V Solomon Nesakumar , programmes and would really ple can get information about The Prayas Football Acad- Superintendent of Police of appreciate if people join us,” the initiative and at the same emy has been running for the East Midnapore, MLA of Khe- said a participant of the rally. time, know about the talented past one year and a programme juri Ranajit Mandal and Tech- The Chief Minister’s deci- boys and girls from the district. was organised on Thursday, nical Director of the West sion about such awareness pro- Suvendu Adhikari, the state with a friendly match between Bengal State Sports Council grammes is supported by many Transport Minister, launched Mohammedan Sporting Club Goutam Sarkar were also pres- A cyclist rides on Vivekananda Setu on a rainy day in Kolkata PTI which could be seen in the turn the website on Thursday at a Junior and Prayas Football ent at the programme. out of these rallies. Judges to inspect infrastructure State University holds workshops on Maths, Statistics

SOUMITRA NANDI aim is to encourage students to take up these and Statistics have close links and a proper of Jalpaiguri circuit bench subjects for higher studies as proper knowl- understanding of Mathematics is essential KOLKATA: In a significant stride towards edge of these subjects can open up a wide- for Statistics.” arousing interest among students in pursu- vista of job opportunities,” Vice-Chancellor It may be mentioned that the workshops’ KOLKATA: The judges of the Calcutta up till the permanent circuit bench ing Mathematics and Statistics, the West of WBSU, Basab Chaudhuri said. participatory nature allowing students to High Court will inspect the infrastruc- complex in Jalpaiguri is ready. Bengal State University (WBSU) is holding Students from Hindu School, Hare take part in the classes have evoked good ture prepared for setting up a circuit Justice Chakraborty adjourned the a series of workshops in one of its affiliated School, Sanskrit Collegiate School have response from the students. bench in Jalpaiguri this weekend, the hearing in the matter till August 9 as colleges in Lake Town. Students from some already taken part in two previous work- It may be mentioned that WBSU has HC administration told a bench hear- further argument would depend on leading government and government-spon- shops. The major initiative for holding such introduced a course in Human Resource ing a petition in connection with the the outcome of the inspection of the sored schools in the state, along with their workshops have been taken by former ISI Development from this academic year chief minister’s announcement of team of judges. A petition was moved teachers are being invited to take part in director Bimal Roy. Leading experts from catering to the demands of women trying date of inauguration. The high court before the high court on July 26, ques- such a workshop. ISI and other premier institutes across the to pursue counseling as a career option. administration’s counsel told Justice tioning the propriety of Chief Minister The State university has collaborated state are offering lectures at the workshop. WBSU with its 46 affiliated colleges in Tapabrata Chakraborty that the team Mamata Banerjee’s recent announce- with the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) The programme will continue for a period of North 24 Parganas has 30 departments with of judges would submit a report after ment that the circuit bench in Jalpai- based in Baranagar for holding such work- three years and as many as eight workshops 1.5 lakh students pursuing various courses inspection of the Jalpaiguri zilla pari- guri will be inaugurated on August 17. shops in East Calcutta Girl’s College in Lake will be held every year. in the university. “A majority of our students shad bungalow, following which a full Banerjee and the then Chief Justice of Town. The entire project is being funded Principal of East Calcutta Girl’s College are first generation learners. In East Calcutta court meeting would take a decision on Calcutta High Court Justice J N Patel by RC Bose Centre for Cryptology and Sukla Hazra said: “A number of students Girl’s College itself, there are 20 percent inauguration of the circuit bench. laid the foundation stone of the circuit Security. studying in classes XI and XII are gripped fast generation learners, while in colleges The HC administration’s lawyer Joy- bench in September 2012 on a land of “We have been witnessing that subjects by a sense of fear associated with Math- in Bongaon and Basirhat, the percentage of deep Kar submitted that the zilla pari- 40-acres given by the state government like Statistics and Economics are finding a ematics. The workshops are designed in a such learners goes up to nearly 70 percent,” shad bungalow will be a temporary set for the purpose. AGENCIES few takers at the graduation level. Our main way to overcome such fear. Mathematics Chaudhuri said. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 RS adjourned as TMC members Oppn discontent in RS simmers MPs may write to Naidu for his perceived ‘unfairness’ OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI: Opposition create ruckus over draft NRC parties are "actively consid- ering" writing to Rajya Sabha chairman M about his perceived "unfair- TMC planning to bring privilege ness" in not granting them adequate space and not let- ting them raise key issues in the Upper House, sources said Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad, Key issues need to be motion in Lok Sabha today on Thursday. leader of opposition in the urgently discussed in the Rajya The issue was discussed at a Rajya Sabha. The opposition is Sabha but the chair does not meeting of opposition leaders upset with the chairman for not allow them to be raised and this NEW DELHI: The Trinamool "unlawfully". Party (BJP) and its govern- ahead of the Monsoon session permitting leaders of various is unfair, he said. OUR CORRESPONDENT Congress is planning to move "As soon as we landed ment in the state, TMC law- of Parliament and a draft letter parties to raise burning issues The opposition respects The home minister came a privilege motion in the Lok in Silchar hundreds of state maker Derek O'Brien said the is being prepared. such as lynchings, the current the Chair, he said, but opposi- here yesterday, the day before Sabha on Friday against the policemen led by commis- delegation was stopped even The issue will be discussed economic situation, the Bofors tion space "cannot be usurped" NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha yesterday and he was willing to detention of its members of sioner and deputy commis- though the members decided again soon at a joint meeting issue and the plight of farmers and the government alone will was on Thursday adjourned reply but he was not allowed to parliament in Silchar in the sioner surrounded us and to go and meet the people of various opposition parties, in the House. not decide on how the Upper for the day following uproar reply, said Naidu. north-eastern state of Assam confined us illegally and left out of NRC in groups of including the Congress, the Some MPs from Assam also House will be run. by Trinamool Congress mem- “A very wrong message has on Thursday. unlawfully in a room. They two. They were stopped and Left parties, the TMC and the aired their displeasure over not Another leader added that bers over the issue of the Assam gone and I feel as Chairman The TMC delegation con- have even manhandled many "beaten up", he alleged. SP, sources said. being allowed to speak in the the opposition wishes to con- National Register of Citizens injustice has been done to the sisting six members of Par- of us. This is super emergency He claimed that though "The issue of the opposi- House during the debate on vey its sentiments and anguish (NRC). home minister because after liament, one MLA and one here," TMC lawmaker Kakoli the police had informed tion writing a protest letter the National Register of Citi- that it is not being accorded its Trinamool members patiently hearing all views on minister from West Bengal Ghosh Dastidar told report- the members of the delega- to the Rajya Sabha chairman zen (NRC). rightful space and time in the trooped into well of the House important sensitive issue, he government had left for Sil- ers in New Delhi on the phone tion that they would not be against the unfairness of the "All the agenda being dis- Rajya Sabha. immediately after the upper could not reply,” he said. char to interact with people from Silchar airport. allowed to move out as the sit- chair in the Upper House in cussed in the Rajya Sabha is The leaders pointed out that House assembled post lunch, Naidu said, “This issue left out of the complete draft The matter was also raised uation is tense outside, police not allowing them to raise cru- tilted in favour of the ruling the issues raised are the ones seeking a reply from Home was discussed in the morning of the National Register of inside Lok Sabha by party could not show any restrain- cial burning issues confronting party. The opposition is being sought by ruling party mem- Minister Rajnath Singh over meeting. Anand Sharma gave a Citizens (NRC) published on leader , who said ing order to prove its claims. the country is under our active disallowed any space to raise bers. The house was being the NRC matter. suggestion that the Home Min- Monday. Assam is not out of the coun- "They are not law-breakers consideration," said a senior some key issues and this is adjourned in accordance with Rajya Sabha Chairman ister’s reply should take place in The TMC has launched try and how Assam govern- but lawmakers," O'Brien told opposition leader. not acceptable," an opposition the Chairman's "whims and Venkaiah Naidu gave an assur- t h e Hou s e .” a strong protest against the ment could stop members reporters. A final call will be taken by leader said. fancies", some of them alleged. ance that the Home Minister Naidu said that Sharma draft NRC inside and outside of Parliament from entering The TMC delegation would give a reply. had also suggested that the Parliament. Assam. "I said I will raise the members, who staged a sit-in However, TMC members Parliamentary Affairs Minis- The members of the del- privilege motion against the at Silchar airport, has accused BJP’s ally in Tripura Drive to oust continued their protest follow- ter should talk to opposition egation has alleged that they Assam government," Roy said. the BJP of using the state ing which he adjourned the parties and the home minister were stopped at the Sil- Launching a scathing administration for political illegal migrants House for the day. on the issue. char airport and confined attack on the Bharatiya Janata vendetta. MPOST strikes discordant When the House reassem- Speaking on the issue, NCP from Arunachal bled, TMC MP Derek O’Brien President Sharad Pawar said, While the chairman has “If there is any party mem- bers insisted on a reply from said he has given a notice under “The subject is very sensitive allowed one member from ber from that state (Assam), the Home Minister. section 267 seeking reply of the and is of national interest.” each political party to speak he should be heard and the As the protests contin- note on NRC revision ITANAGAR: Three days after home minister, to which Naidu “Serious views were and views of all major par- home minister should reply,” ued, Naidu adjourned the the complete draft of National said he has rejected it. expressed and I think it is in ties have been expressed, said Azad. House, saying, “Everyday it OUR CORRESPONDENT has valid papers”. Register of Citizens (NRC) was “You have not allowed the the larger interest of the nation members from Assam have Naidu urged members has become a fashion. Let the Around 40.07 lakh appli- published in Assam, the apex minister to reply and now you that we hear the home minis- not been given an opportunity, to discuss the farmers’ issue, country see what is happening AGARTALA: The Indige- cants did not find a place in students' body in Arunachal are asking me to reply. What ter and know exactly what the Congress MP Ghulam Nabi which was slated for discussion. here... You do not want to dis- nous People’s Front of Tripura the final draft of the NRC in today asked "undocumented can I do,” said Naidu. government is doing,” he said. Azad said. However, Trinamool mem- cuss even farmers’ issue”. (IPFT), an ally of the ruling Assam, which is touted to be a migrants" to leave the state BJP in the north-eastern state, proof of the Assamese identity. within 15 days. has raised a case for a revision The IPFT is a regional party Apprehending that people of the citizens’ register to safe- demanding statehood for the from neighbouring Assam may BJP member demands Priority to ensure no genuine guard the state’s demography, indigenous people of Tripura. "sneak into their territory" in despite Chief Minister Biplab It is an ally of the ruling BJP the wake of NRC publication, Kumar Deb’s assertion that and had secured eight seats in the All Arunachal Pradesh Stu- NRC for whole country citizen left out of NRC: RGI there is no need for it. the 60-member state Assembly dents' Union (AAPSU), in a State Tribal Welfare Min- in the February polls. statement, said it would launch NEW DELHI: Amidst a rag- ment, certain documentation ing the claims and objections ister Mevar Kumar Jamatia, The BJP had won 36 seats in 'Operation Clean Drive' to evict OUR CORRESPONDENT ing debate over the exclusion has gone missing from a per- period, beginning August 30, who is also the IPFT general the Assembly election. "illegal migrants" and assist dis- Nishikant Dubey of 40 lakh people from the final son, but if that person is a gen- the key priorities of the NRC secretary, said he was hoping Echoing the IPFT’s stance, trict authorities to keep vigil at NEW DELHI: A BJP member said the census draft of the NRC, the country’s uine Indian citizen, he should authorities would be giving due for a revision of the National another major tribal party -- the entry points of the state. in the Lok Sabha on Thursday top census official on Thursday not worry. opportunity to those who have Register of Citizens (NRC) the Indigenous Nationalist Large number of illegal demanded that the National exercise did not said no Indian will be left out of “We will have to ensure grievances, providing assis- since the demographic situa- Party of Tripura (INPT) -- has migrants, who did not find a Register of Citizens (NRC) happen in many the final list of Assam’s citizen- that a genuine person gets tance to the needy or unedu- tion in Assam and Tripura was also demanded a review of the mention in Assam's draft NRC, should be prepared for the ship on account of “technicali- the required documentation,” cated people and launching an “more or less similar”. “We have citizens’ register in the state. might try to enter the state to whole country, triggering pro- places, including ties” and the authorities were Sailesh said, when asked about intensive awareness campaign already demanded a review of INPT president Bijoy evade deportation, AAPSU tests from Opposition benches. the NE and J&K alive to the concerns of those reports that the names of some on social, print and electronic the NRC in the state. We had Hrankhawl said they had general secretary Tobom Dai The remarks come against left out. members of certain families media, describing the entire submitted a memorandum to demanded a revision of the said. the backdrop of the draft NRC she would look into it. Registrar General and Cen- and some prominent people process. the Ministry of Home Affairs NRC two months ago, follow- "A committee has been in Assam, released earlier this Raising the issue of the sus Commissioner of India were missing from the draft “We will ensure that no gen- before the February 18 Assem- ing the party’s central com- constituted with AAPSU mem- week, triggering a major polit- draft NRC in Assam, Trin- Sailesh told PTI in an interview NRC. The 1985-batch Assam uine Indian faces any inconve- bly election. Assam and Tripura mittee meeting. “To get the ber Tatung Taga as its chairman ical controversy over alleged amool Congress leader Sau- that a “lack of information and cadre IAS officer said they were nience. Inclusion of their name face more or less the same situ- revision of the NRC is our to spearhead 'Operation Clean exclusion of names of lakhs of gata Roy said that many people knowledge” about the applica- “alive” to these issues. in the final NRC is our prior- ation in terms of demographic constitutional right. The orig- Drive' across the state. It will people. -- including Muslims and Hin- tion process for the National “We are sensitive. Even if ity,” he said. balance,” he said, adding that inal citizens of the state suf- assist the district authorities During the Zero Hour, dus from West Bengal, Tamil Register of Citizens (NRC) there is a minor error in the Asked about reports that the IPFT was planning to orga- fer due to illegal infiltration. to conduct spot verification of Nishikant Dubey claimed that Nadu and Uttar Pradesh -- could have led to the omission submission of certain people, people who possessed Aad- nise a mega rally of tribals near Being in proximity of Bangla- people at all entry points along the census exercise did not hap- have been left out. Noting that of names from the second and a course correction is available. haar did not make it to the list, Agartala to press its demand. desh, Tripura is the corridor of the inter-state boundary," he pen in many places, including his party has been protesting final draft that was published “Sometimes, non-empow- the RGI said the unique iden- Soon after the publication infiltration. We are not against stated. Dai also urged people the North East and Jammu and against the draft NRC, Roy on July 30. erment and lack of informa- tification number was “not a of the final draft of the NRC anybody, but we want to safe- living here to keep their Inner Kashmir. The BJP member urged Home Minister Rajnath “These things are a matter tion of the process also lead to proof of citizenship, but only in Assam on July 30, Tripura guard our people,” he said. Line Permit and other docu- demanded that there should be Singh, who was in the House, of concern for us also and we it (exclusion of names). The residency”. “Twelve documents Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Almost a third of Tripura’s ments ready to avoid "unnec- a NRC for the whole country. to visit Assam. Roy also men- would like to ensure that no authorities will leave no stone are listed under the Citizenship Deb had said there was no 37 lakh population are tribals. essary harassments" during the Some Opposition mem- tioned party chief and West Indian citizen is left out purely unturned for proper diligence Act and rules. One of those, demand for a citizens’ regis- INPT vice-president drive. "The operation will help bers protested against certain Bengal Chief Minister Mamata on technicalities. There may be when these claims come up,” along with the legacy data of ter on the lines of the NRC Ananta Debbarma said the in weeding out illegal immi- remarks made by Dubey and Banerjee's "blood bath and civil some cases, where, due to lack he said. the applicant, is required,” he in Assam as “everything is in party would soon organise a grants, who ... without valid Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said war" remarks on NRC. of information and empower- Sailesh added that dur- added. PTI order in Tripura and everyone massive rally at Khumulwng. documents," he added. MPOST BJP seeks reply on Mehul Choksi’s Govt wants to pass SC/ST bill in Separate north K’taka will not happen lawyer’s claims of current Par session, says Rajnath during my, my son’s lifetime: Gowda links with Cong NEW DELHI: Opposing any ernment despite winning sub- OUR CORRESPONDENT key demand of Dalit groups Parliament session, Singh said. move to divide Karnataka, for- stantial seats. Gowda further NEW DELHI: The BJP on ahead of their call for a 'Bharat He also recalled Prime mer prime minister and JD(S) alleged that the former chief Thursday sought a response NEW DELHI: The govern- Bandh' on August 9. Minister 's supremo HD Deve Gowda on minister has started “intimi- from the Congress over alleged ment intends to pass a bill in Raising the issue dur- assurance that if necessary, a Thursday appealed to the peo- dating” people on the farm loan claims by fugitive Indian busi- the current Parliament session ing the Zero Hour, Congress more stringent law to deal with ple of north Karnataka not to waiver, state budget and other nessman Mehul Choksi's law- to restore the original provi- leader Mallikarjun Kharge atrocities SC/ST people would get provoked by the BJP, and issues, with the sole motive yer that he had links with the sions of a law on atrocities said the Supreme Court judge- be put in place. said the demand for a separate to create unrest. The former grand old party. against SC/ST people, Home ment regarding the Act was The Monsoon Session of statehood for the region will prime minister said many lead- "He (Choksi's lawyer) is Minister Rajnath Singh said "very dangerous" for the SC/ Parliament is to end on August not be met during his or his ate unrest through “malicious ers have made sacrifices for confirming in a TV interview on Thursday. ST people. 10. Trinamool Congress leader son and Chief Minister H D p r o p a g a n d a”. the unification of the state and that Choksi had some alliance As the Opposition criticised In a ruling in March, the Saugata Roy raised the issue of Kumarswamy’s lifetime. “The provocation made by appealed to people not fall prey with the Congress and there the government for not taking Supreme Court had introduced the draft National Register of Gowda’s remarks came on a Yeddyurappa will not come to provocation and to “trust the is enough circumstantial evi- action to restore the provisions safeguards against arrests, MPs from various political Citizens (NRC) in Assam. day the Uttara Karnataka Pra- true. We will take care of it... If current government”. dence to confirm that. The which were struck down by the which Dalit leaders and organ- parties had met President Ram When Kharge and Roy were tyeka Rajya Horata Samiti, a some people demand a sepa- Kumaraswamy has already Congress owes a reply," Law Supreme Court, Singh told the isations said diluted the Act Nath Kovind in March in this speaking on the issues, Speaker committee fighting for a sepa- rate north Karnataka, I want ordered the shifting of some Minister Lok Sabha that the Union Cabi- and rendered it toothless. regard, he added. Sumitra Mahajan requested rate statehood to north Karna- to tell them it will not happen, key government depart- told reporters. net has already cleared a bill in The government, which has Responding to Kharge, the them to make it short since taka, called a day-long bandh not during my lifetime and not ments to the Suvarna Vidhana He said the BJP had ear- this regard. brought several ordinances in Home Minister said he was sur- time was limited in the Zero in 13 districts. during my son’s lifetime,” he Soudha, the secretariat build- lier pointed out that the then The bill to restore the orig- the past few months, could prised and wondered what was Hour. “No injustice has been told PTI in an interview. ing in Belagavi, Gowda added. Finance Minister P Chidam- inal provisions of Scheduled have come out with one to the justification in raising the As the requests went meted out to north Karnataka He alleged that the BJP state The Samiti gave the bandh baram had expanded the list Castes and Scheduled Tribes restore the provisions of the issue when the Cabinet had unheeded, Mahajan remarked in allotment of funds in the president is “provoking” peo- call to press for statehood for of companies entitled to get (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Act, Kharge said, adding that only yesterday cleared the bill. that if people like them were state budget,” he said and hit ple of north Karnataka, as his the region, alleging that suc- unfettered rights to import was approved by the Cabinet atrocities against SC/ST people The government wants to doing it, how come newcom- out at BJP state president B S “anger has not cooled down” cessive governments discrimi- diamonds and Choksi's on Wednesday, acceding to a were on the rise. get the bill passed in the current ers would understand things. Yeddyurappa for trying to cre- after failing to form the gov- nated against it. PTI company was one of the beneficiaries. The decision was taken a Swaraj ‘buckled in front of day before the 2014 Lok Sabha Puducherry MLAs seek breach of privilege action against Bedi poll results were announced and the Congress has not yet Chinese power’, says Rahul OUR CORRESPONDENT Bedi, who is involved in a run- ers to attend the proceedings of All three are BJP leaders, explained why it was done, ning feud with the V Narayana- the assembly was not followed. whose nomination the speaker Prasad said. PUDUCHERRY: MLAs of the samy government over various “This is causing concern to had refused to acknowledge. "What is important today is NEW DELHI: Congress Presi- through "diplomatic maturity ruling Congress and DMK, issues. the legislators and those sup- “The recent statement of the that Choksi's foreign attorney is dent Rahul Gandhi on Thurs- without losing any ground" its ally in Puducherry, have Signed by seven of the 15 porting freedom of the House,” Lt Governor that lawmakers publicly confirming in a televi- day attacked External Affairs and status quo has been sought action against Lt Gov- Congress lawmakers and one of the memorandum said. should not become law break- sion interview that Choksi had Minister Sushma Swaraj over maintained. ernor Kiran Bedi for allegedly the two DMK MLAs, the mem- It also recalled how Bedi ers is particularly telling,” the some sort of alliance with the the Doklam issue, alleging that "Amazing how a lady like committing breach of privilege orandum alleged comments had made tabling of the Appro- memorandum said, insisting Congress," the Union minister she had "buckled and pros- Sushma ji has buckled and of the state assembly with her and statements made by Bedi priation Bill, which allows it created an adverse impres- pointed out. trated herself in front of Chi- prostrated herself in front of “derogatory” remarks against were “derogatory in nature and referred to the reported the government to withdraw sion about legislators in public. The lawyer allegedly said nese power". Chinese power. Absolute sub- the House and its members. cast a slur on the privileges of remarks of the Lt Governor money from the consoli- The signatories to the mem- Choksi had a loose alliance His assertion came a day servience to the leader means The MLAs called on the members and the House as warning of “serious conse- dated fund, conditional to the orandum included K Laksh- with the Congress, making after Swaraj told Parliament our brave jawan has been Speaker V Vaithilingam and a whole.” quences” if the interim order speaker permitting the three minarayan, parliamentary things worse for the fugitive that the India-China face-off betrayed on the border...," Gan- submitted a memorandum In the memorandum sub- of the Supreme Court allow- nominated MLAs to attend the secretary to chief minister diamantaire in India. MPOST over Doklam was resolved dhi tweeted. MPOST to him seeking action against mitted yesterday, the MLAs ing three nominated lawmak- proceedings. Narayanasamy. nation 7 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 mp PROBE INTO DABHOLKAR, PANSARE KILLINGS Manipur extra-judicial killing Bombay HC raps central, state case: CBI books Army officer

OUR CORRESPONDENT forces’ evidence, the deceased them. An encounter ensued for was suspected to be a mem- five minutes after which body NEW DELHI: An army officer ber of the Peoples United Lib- of the boy was found and a 9 agencies for lack of urgency has been booked by the CBI in a eration Front (PULF),” it said, mm Smith and Wesson pistol case related to the alleged Mani- adding that PULF was not a was recovered, it said. OUR CORRESPONDENT orities? There is a state, and On the previous hearing on pur extra-judicial killings which banned organisation, accord- After hearing the deposi- then there is a government. July 17, the CBI Joint Direc- are being probed by the agency ing to Manipur government. tion of Major Balhara, who led MUMBAI: Coming down The government might change tor and the head of the Maha- on the orders of the Supreme Azad’s family had said that the operation, the commission heavily on central and state tomorrow, but what about the rashtra CID’s SIT had sought Court. This is the first such case he and his friend Kiyam Ananda noted that there was “serious agencies probing the killings state that is home to millions that they be granted a personal in 29 FIRs registered by the CBI Singh, who was a neighbour contradiction” in his statement of rationalists Narendra Dab- of people? Will everyone need hearing by the bench in its Major Vijay Singh Balhara, and studied the same school, with that of other witnesses. holkar and Govind Pansare, police protection tomorrow to chambers since they had some then attached with Assam was reading newspaper in the The commission noted the Bombay High Court on speak their minds?” the court “sensitive” information related Rifles, along with seven other verandah of his home where that forces knew exactly where Thursday said the authorities asked. to their probes into the above uniformed personnel has been his parents and relatives were deceased was as they directly are showing no urgency despite Talking about the probe cases which they couldn’t “share named as accused in the case present. At 11.50 am, about went to his home. the country witnessing a “tragic being conducted in the two in the open court.” pertaining to the killing of 30 security personnel came to “It is to be noted that it has phase” where one cannot speak cases, the bench said even The bench, however,12-year-old boy Azad Khan. the house and dragged Azad come in deposition that the or move around freely. though the senior most offi- refused them such a hearing The case has been registered to a nearby field where he was house from which the youths A bench of Justices SC cers of the CID and the CBI had stating that the same would under IPC sections related to severely beaten up amid protests started running is the house Dharmadhikari and Bharati filed these reports directly in set a precedent. It had instead murder. This was termed a case from parents, the Commission of the deceased. Therefore the Dangre said it was not satisfied Dabholkar was shot dead sures have been taken. They the judges’ chambers claiming directed them to file a report on of fake encounter by a Supreme said in its report. fact that the deceased was in with the probe and returned the on August 20, 2013 in Pune (the officers probing both kill- that they contained sensitive such findings directly to their Court- appointed commission Parents, relatives and friends his house when the comman- ‘confidential reports’ submit- while on his morning walk. ings) have been completely and confidential information, chambers. led by retired apex court judge of Azad were locked in a room dos first saw him and was not ted by the state Pansare was shot at on Febru- inept and insensitive in han- the perusal of the reports by Accordingly, the CBI, the Santosh Hegde. According to by the security forces but they involved in any extortion of CID and the Central Bureau ary 16, 2015 in Kolhapur and dling such sensitive cases.” the judges had revealed that CID, and the Maharashtra the family, Azad was killed on could see through the window money at that time is estab- of Investigation (CBI) with succumbed to his injuries a few “We are witnessing a tragic they merely contained the sum- Home Department’s Additional March 4, 2009, the commission that after being beaten up, he lished,” it said. an observation that there was days later on February 20. phase in the country today. Cit- mary of all that the agencies Chief Secretary had submit- had noted. was shot by one of the comman- The Commission also noted nothing confidential in those The CBI and the state izens already feel that they can’t had submitted, by way of prog- ted the reports in the chambers A student of class VII in dos and a pistol was thrown near that it extremely difficult to reports. CID are probing the killings voice their concerns or opin- ress reports in the above cases, yesterday. Phoubakchao High School with the body, it said. The version of believe that nearly 20 trained The bench observed that of Dabholkar and Pansare, ions fearlessly. Are we going to in the past. Returning the reports, the no criminal antecedents, he was family members was supported security personnel equipped one was witnessing a “tragic respectively. see a day when everyone will It also observed that the bench said, “What is the point allegedly picked up from his by relatives, it said. with sophisticated weapons such phase” in the country where The high court bench, need police protection to move head of the special investiga- of the intervention of the high- home before being killed, it said. The police had claimed that as AK-47 and Insas rifles could one could not even speak or which is hearing a plea filed around, or to speak freely?” the tions team of the state CID and est court in the state if this is the An FIR was registered nearly it got input of terrorists’ move- not have overpowered or dis- move around freely, and yet, the by family members of Dab- bench said. the CBI had been summoned result? We are not impressed. two months before the alleged ment in Azad’s village to extort abled the victim and were afraid authorities in the above cases holkar and Pansare seeking a “What is happening in the in the court and yet they have There is nothing confidential encounter under sections of money from people. of their security when he was had failed to show urgency, court-monitored probe in the state today? People come and filed such a rudimentary report, in these reports. Is this how attempt to murder, arms act and When they reached they running away from them and or make concrete progress, in two cases, said, “We are very torch buses, pelt stones, it is a which shows that the govern- you deal with cases of crimes other stringent charges. found two persons running intermittently firing at them probing the killings. unhappy. No corrective mea- free for all. What are your pri- ment’s priorities lay elsewhere. against the society?” “According to the security through bamboo groves firing at from 9 mm pistol. NRI kills self, Action will be taken against Akhilesh over his wife and 2 Choksi in Antigua: CBI children over receives confirmation damage to official bungalow, says UP govt ‘sleazy’ video OUR CORRESPONDENT in compliance with a Supreme against the backdrop of an OUR CORRESPONDENT sought from it by the interna- Court order. investigation report submitted KAPURTHALA: Upset over tional agency. LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh “...One thing is clear, that he to the state estates officer about his wife’s alleged extramarital NEW DELHI: Antiguan “The Interpol has not government on Thursday undertook some construction the damage to the bungalow. relation, an NRI burned himself, authorities have confirmed that sought any information related warned that action will be taken for which he did not take per- In June, Uttar Pradesh Gov- his wife and their two children Mehul Choksi, the alleged mas- to Choksi from the CBI in the against Akhilesh Yadav as he mission from the estates depart- ernor instructed alive at their house in Punjab, termind of the USD 2 billion last three-four years,” CBI had done “some damage” while ment. A law is there for this Chief Minister Yogi Aditya- police said on Thursday. scam and uncle of Nirav Modi, spokesperson Abhishek Dayal vacating the bungalow allotted (unauthorised construction) nath to order a probe against Kulwinder Singh (35), who is in their country, officials here had said. to him in Lucknow as chief min- and the law will take its course,” the Samajwadi Party chief for was living in Jordan, was angry said on Thursday, adding that a Under the Citizenship by ister. Government spokesperson Singh told reporters. leaving the government prop- after coming across a sleazy move to extradite him will be Investment Program of Anti- and senior Cabinet Minister After Yadav had vacated of what appeared to be a bad- erty damaged. video of his wife, they said. initiated soon. gua and Barbuda, a person can Siddharth Nath Singh referred the bungalow, video clips and minton court. When Yadav became UP He came to his native village The communication was take their passport on a mini- to the manner in which Yadav photos had shown damage to Yadav had then said it was an chief minister in 2012, he was Kalasingia last night and poured received by the CBI in response mum investment of USD one indulged in “todphod” (damage) a cycle track, on walls after air- attempt by the ruling Bharatiya allotted the bungalow, which petrol on himself, his wife and to their queries seeking where- External Affairs Ministry and lakh in NDF investment fund. before vacating the 4, Vikrama- conditioners seemed to have to defame him. he retained after his party lost their two minor children and abouts of Choksi after news may not wait for a Red Corner He escaped India in the first ditya Marg bungalow in June been removed and to the floor Singh’s remarks today came the assembly election last year. set everyone on fire, they said. of his presence in Antigua Notice as the application is still week of January and took the Singh, along with his two surfaced. pending with Interpol. oath of allegiance in Antigua children Abhi (5) and Sonal (8) The CBI in its commu- The Citizenship by Invest- on January 15, they said, add- 27 child adoption agencies died on the spot while his wife nication sent to Antiguan ment unit of Antigua and ing that the next day the scam received more than 80 per cent authorities last week cited a dif- Barbuda had told local news- blew up. burn injuries. She was rushed fusion notice issued by Interpol papers that Choksi’s citizen- Choksi’s actions show that shut over irregularities: Govt to a hospital where she died, against the fugitive business- ship application was granted he had planned in advance they said. Police have registered man and sought details of his after “robust due diligence” and his escape and subsequent life NEW DELHI: A total of 27 of State for Women and Child a criminal case against four movement and his present “international investigation” by knowing that the scam would specialised adoption agencies Development Virendra Kumar people belonging to the same location, the officials said. “reputable agencies”, includ- blow up after the retirement (SAAs) have been shut over told the Rajya Sabha. Elaborat- village for making the video Choksi had taken the citi- ing the International Crimi- of PNB employee Gokul- irregularities by the country’s ing on how the ministries act around three months ago. The zenship of Antigua in Novem- nal Police Organisation and nath Shetty, who was helping apex adoption body CARA, when irregularities are reported accused blackmailed the woman ber 2017, and oath of allegiance the CARICOM Implementing him with renewal of letters of the government said Thursday. in SAAs, Kumar said the state and later sent the video to her on January 15 this year, the offi- Agency for Crime and Security undertaking, the officials said. Out of 27, nine SAAs were adoption resource agencies or husband. cials said. (IMPACS). Choksi allegedly swindled from Uttar Pradesh, four SAAs state governments are requested They were identified as The officials said that after The CBI, the nodal agency Rs 7,080.86 crore, making it were shut in , Mad- to enquire into the matter of Balkar Singh, Gurpreet Singh getting the confirmation, the of India for Interpol, said no possibly the biggest banking hya Pradesh and Maharash- reported irregularity and take alias Sunny, Satya Devi and agency is likely to move an information regarding back- scam in the country, the agency tra each and three SAAs from action as per the Juvenile Jus- Tirath Singh. MPOST extradition request through the ground checks of Choksi was had said. Bihar and Gujarat, Minister tice Act. MPOST NATION BRIEFS Naval version of Tejas undergoes successful tests

150 NEW VARSITIES SET UP IN LAST OUR CORRESPONDENT a release. THREE YEARS, MAX IN GUJARAT: HRD HAL said its design wing, BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: Aircraft Research and Design NEW DELHI: A total of 150 new universities were The naval version of the indige- Centre, has designed and devel- set up during the last three years with maximum nously built Tejas Light Combat oped the arrestor hooksystem of them being in Gujarat followed by Madhya Aircraft on Thursday underwent for ship deck operations of LCA’s Pradesh. The information was shared by Minister of a series of successful tests to Naval version. State for HRD Satyapal Singh in a written response check its capability to land on The aircraft had been operat- an aircraft carrier, officials said. ing at INS Hansa Goa since July to a question in Rajya Sabha. A total of 19 univer- “India has joined a select 28 after verification of the in-air sities were set up in Gujarat during last three years club of countries including operation of the system here ear- followed by Madhya Pradesh (16), Uttar Pradesh US, Europe, Russia and China lier this month, the release said. (13), Maharashtra (12) and Karnataka. to have the capability to pro- eration light combat aircraft the first contact of the “arrestor Teams of HAL, Aeronau- duce aircraft which can oper- developed by state-run aero- hook system” at moderate taxi- tical Development Agency WCD DIRECTS STATES TO INSPECT ate from an aircraft carrier,” an space behemoth Hindustan in speeds at a shore based test (ADA), the Centre for Mili- official said. Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). facility in Goa. tary Airworthiness & Certifi- ALL CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS He said a series of tests Initially, the Indian Air Force “This is the first of a series cation (CEMILAC), Regional NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Women and Child including “taxi-ins” of the jet placed an order with the HAL of engagement planned at prov- Director Aeronautical Qual- Development has directed the states to inspect all was carried out on a naval plat- for 40 Tejas aircraft. ing the arrestor hook capability,” ity Assurance (RDAQA), Navy child care institutions in the aftermath of the al- form in Goa, in a significant In December last year, the said Chief Managing Director and National Flight Test Centre milestone for development of IAF began the process to pro- of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (NFTC) have worked synergis- leged sexual abuse of 34 minor girls at a shelter the naval version of the jet. cure another batch of 83 Tejas T Suvarna Raju. tically to achieve this “flawless home in Bihar, a senior ministry official said on The official said a series of aircraft at a cost of over Rs The exercise was monitored result”, the release added Thursday. The ministry has asked collectors of the further tests to check landing 50,000 crore. closely by the Landing Signal Another official said detailed respective areas to conduct a probe into the matter and refuelling of the aircraft About today’s tests, the offi- Officer commodre J A Maolan- carrier compatibility trials and submit a report, he said. will be carried out in the next cal said the LCA naval proto- kar and Test director Group (CCT) of naval aircraft are slated few months. type 2 (NP2), piloted by Capt Capt A Kabadwal (Retd), the to be carried out at shore based OVER 39,000 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED Tejas is a four-and-half gen- Shivnath Dahiya safely executed Bengaluru-based HAL said in test facility soon. BY CVC SINCE LAST YEAR: GOVT NEW DELHI: Over 39,000 complaints were re- Maratha agitation: Maha seeks Central forces ceived by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) between January 2017 and June this year, Minister OUR CORRESPONDENT There were incidents of stone-pelting of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh informed the and arson in many parts of the state as Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Of these, over 36,000 MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government Maratha agitators took to the streets last complaints were disposed of, he said. has asked for Central security forces to face week. a new round of agitation for Maratha quota Four police officials were injured in JAZEERA FLIGHT CATCHES FIRE AFTER from August 9, a senior official said here stone pelting and over sixty vehicles were on Thursday. damaged during a protest at Chakan near LANDING, PASSENGERS SAFE The agitation witnessed violence in Pune on July 30. HYDERABAD: An engine of a Jazeera Airways many parts of the state last week. Earlier, a bandh called by Maratha out- aircraft with 145 passengers on board caught fire Maratha Kranti Morcha, the umbrella fits in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region organisation of the agitators, seeking res- had brought the city to a halt, while there after it landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International ervation in jobs and education, had said it were violent protests in neighbouring Navi Airport on Thursday and all were evacuated un- would start a new round of protests all over Mumbai. harmed. Describing the incident as “a brief tailpipe the state from August 9. Chief Minister , flare”, the airlines said it was quickly extinguished. A senior Home Department official taneous protests in different places,” the who today met prominent members of The aircraft was towed away from the taxiway to said there were intelligence inputs that official said on condition of anonymity. the community, said his government was the parking bay. there could be fresh violence. We have written to the Centre that we committed to provide reservation to the “We have reserve police force, but it would need additional forces to counter Marathas in such a way that it stands scru- would not be sufficient if there are simul- any untoward situation,” he said. tiny in the courts. 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 EDITORIAL New era for BRICS Placating Dalit The ensuing trade war has increased interdependence among anger BRICS members, ushering in greater dynamicity and prosperity he Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the amend- RICS accounted for the world is caught in the ments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 23 per cent of the crossfire between globalisa- which was diluted by a Supreme Court order on March world economy, 16 tion and protectionism. One 20. The Apex court in its ruling had struck down cer- SUBRATA MAJUMDER per cent of world of the reasons is that China is Ttain provisions in the Act saying that experience shows that tradeB and contributed 50 emerging as a new destination these provisions can be misused. It forbade the automatic reg- per cent to global economic for India’s exports and as a new istration of FIR once a complaint was lodged under the Act. growth. Given these high foreign investor in the country. It said a preliminary investigation by the police is necessary stakes in the global economy, China is planning to import before the registration of the FIR or the arrest of the accused. the trade war opens a new more from India, along with It also ruled against the denial of anticipatory bail in cases opportunity for BRICS to play other countries. It has decided registered against the Act. The Dalit groups interpreted the a dynamic role in protecting to reduce the import tariff on Supreme Court ruling as the dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention the global multilateral trading 8,500 items from India and of Atrocities) Act and demanded that the government should system, which is in jeopardy other Asian countries. To fill bring a legislation overruling the court order. In response, the after the USA signalled trade the gap of soybean, China con- government filed a review petition against the order but the unilateralism. templated zero-duty import Apex court stood by its judgement. Ever since, the demand to Chinese media suggested from India, against 3 per cent bring amendments to restore the SC/ST (Prevention of Atroci- that China should solidify at present. ties) Act in its original form grew from Dalit MPs and NDA BRICS and resist protection- Except India, China is constituents, especially Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party. Amidst the ism in three ways. First, China the major export destina- An all-India protest called by Dalit outfits on April 2 witnessed trade turmoil, should gather support from tion for BRICS countries. It largescale violence across many states. The opposition parties BRICS members for its role is the export market for Bra- quickly jumped in the ensuing mayhem and blamed BJP and a new pattern against US unilateralism. Sec- zil and South Africa and sec- RSS of tacitly allowing the dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of economic ond, China should increase its ond biggest for Russia. China of Atrocities) Act. In view of the political ramifications of the imports from BRICS countries. accounted for 18 per cent of issue, the government found itself in a tough spot as its asser- partnership has Third, China can keep BRICS Brazil’s global exports. The tion that it stands by the Dalit community and intends to restore emerged among members informed about the most important export item the law to its original form was not taken seriously. Now, the progress of Sino-USA trade In the tug of protectionism and globalisation, BRICS members will play a significant role in enhancing multilateral trade in Brazil is iron ore. China union cabinet has approved the amendments that overrule the the BRICS member negotiations. accounts for 47 per cent of SC ruling and plans to not only introduce the bill but also get countries. This In the initial stages, BRICS of internal issues of member versy over export subsidies though India refused to be Brazil’s export of iron ore. it passed by parliament during the ongoing Monsoon session, summits were bogged down nations and was an asser- by the US, which is non-WTO party to China’s BRI (Belt and Similarly, China is the second- which is slated to end on August 10. has generated by issues relating to internal tion to shield the multilateral compliant, India will continue Road Initiative). China began biggest stakeholder for Russian The move to bring these amendments and get it passed a new hope for cooperation among the mem- trading system. In the joint with its import substitution extolling India’s economic oil purchase. Oil is the biggest during the current Monsoon session is a decisive move on the better economic ber countries. The global issues declaration at Johannesburg, programme. power with its large domes- export earning of Russia, shar- part of the central government as it will also put the sincerity had little space for consider- the five-member countries India believes that China’s tic market and IT prowess. ing about 70 per cent of its of the opposition parties to test. As the opposition parties have relations between ation unless they were related expressed concern over the pro-globalisation stand stems Amidst the trade turmoil, a global exports. China accounts often resorted to disruption of parliament session during the India and China, to the member countries. Until disruption of the multilateral from its economic structure, new pattern of economic part- for 15 per cent of Russia’s oil current as well as the previous Budget session, the bill con- the 4th summit, BRICS made trading system, saying it was which is export-based. China nership has emerged among export. Therefore, China is the taining the amendments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atroci- despite adverse no breakthrough in its multi- facing “unprecedented chal- is the biggest beneficiary of the BRICS member countries. pivot to Russia’s export. China ties) Act will test their sincerity on the issue. If they take part political relations lateral cooperation. The 5th lenges” and urged countries to globalisation. This is the prime This has generated a new hope is the biggest trade partner of in the debate and help the passage of the bill, it will be a vic- summit in Durban in 2013, keep the world economy open reason that China has been for better economic relations South Africa. It is the biggest tory for the government as it will claim the credit for restor- and augmentation after South Africa joined in so that the benefits of globali- advocating globalisation. Pro- between India and China, importer of South Africa iron ing the crucial Act to its original form. The move will bring of Sino-Russia 2010, witnessed some progress sation can be shared among all. tectionism will restrict Chinese despite adverse political rela- ore – the second-biggest item the opposition back to the parliamentary business that for dif- with the decision of setting up Expressing concern over growth. According to Beijing tions and augmentation of of South Africa exports. ferent reasons has suffered endless disruptions. If the oppo- and Sino-Africa the BRICS Development Bank the imminent negative impact custom official Huang Song- Sino-Russia and Sino-Africa For India, BRICS is sig- sition continues with its evasive move, the government will economic and CRA (Continental Reserve of the Sino-US trade conflict pin, “The trend of anti-globali- economic relations. nificant for its infrastructure have an opportunity to expose the opposition’s insincerity on Arrangement), under the ini- on the world economy, a Chi- sation is becoming increasingly Like the USA, India also funds. India needs USD one the issue. SC and ST together constitute 25 per cent of India’s relations tiative of former Prime Min- nese think-tank, Global Times, evident, and China is the big- succumbed to Chinese dump- trillion investment for infra- population and is a significant political force in the country. ister Manmohan Singh. The envisioned that this would gest victim of the trend.” Given ing of goods. This led a number structure development. To Like all other parties, BJP-RSS wants to win the confidence of subsequent summits observed bring China closer to Russia, that protectionism is intensi- of domestic industries facing this end, setting up of BRICS this politically-significant class of voters. As elections are due BRICS as an important turf for indicating a shift in the world fying in the Trump era, fears sluggish growth, with some on National Development Bank in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in next few mitigating the political tiffs, power game. It said, “Russia loom over Chinese growth. the verge of closing. Accord- (NDB) ensures massive months, BJP’s initiative to placate the Dalit anger by introduc- triggered by the rise of ter- views the trade friction as one The Sino-US trade war is ing to a Standing Commit- support to India. Given this ing amendments to SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is a rorism in Pakistan and Chi- of the steps taken by the US to not a short-term tiff. It is a tee report for Rajya Sabha, six intrinsic interdependence of timely move to win back the support of SC and ST voters, who na’s subsequent silence on the contain China’s rise and avoid long-term conflict between industries were direly dented BRICS member countries, the constitute a significant portion of the voters in these states. matter. a challenge to its hegemony.” protectionism and free trade. It by Chinese cheap exports to trade war has led to a new era Another important goal that BJP aims to achieve through its The 10th BRICS summit Nevertheless, India is will linger and nobody knows India. They are pharmaceuti- for the BRICS institutional overtures to Dalit communities is to cut down the importance in July 2018 in Johannesburg unlikely to follow China’s call when it will reach its endgame. cal raw materials, solar indus- framework, especially in its of Mayawati as a Dalit leader and icon. She wields consider- attached significance as it was for total globalisation. It will In the wake of the trade war, try, man-made fibre industry, dynamic role in the world able influence among Dalit communities in Madhya Pradesh held at an important conjunc- mar India’s innovative manu- China needs India more than toy industry, firecrackers and economy and for the BRICS and is seeking an alliance with Congress to consolidate and ture, at a time when global free facturing programme Make India needs it. This was evi- bicycle industries. But, India member economies. IPA expand her base in the three poll-bound states. Already, she trade is in jeopardy. It was a in India. Though India has denced by China diluting its is unlikely to be harsh against (The views expressed has struck an alliance with Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh departure from the set agenda been dragged into a contro- fireballs against India, even China at this juncture, when are strictly personal) and has been giving BJP top brass sleepless nights after defeat- ing the saffron party in three consecutive bypolls in the state. Dear To protest the dilution of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Quote martial NRC PREDICAMENT Editor millenniumpost.in Act, Dalit organisations have called a Bharat Bandh on August 9. Last time when they called an all-India strike on April 2, Log on to write letters to the The most Implementations of NRC has got it's several merits as well as demerits so careful the response was not only massive but also intimidating as designing to find out the real citizens are of paramount importance. Losing citizenship editor or send them to Dalit groups supported by various opposition parties closed important [email protected] and blocked roads and highways across cities, bringing nor- is to not be entitled to Aadhaar card and to forgo voting rights which is a fundamental mal life to a standstill with incidents of arson and violence. By political office is You can also send your introducing the amendments to the Act in the ongoing ses- that of the private right of the Indian citizen. As a large segment of the genuine citizens is likely to be comments to The Editor, sion of Parliament, the government is clearly aiming to steal citizen deprived of the facilities and to be trapped in the difficult situation, the NRC Draft Millennium Post, the thunder of the Dalit outfits, eying to whip up the discon- must call for further detailed review to mitigate the magnitude of the grave issues of 40 tent and anger among the Dalits and direct them towards the LOUIS D. BRANDEIS Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah government. However, the merits of the SC judgment, which Lakh people who are now residing in Assam. Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 tried to ensure that the crucial law is not misused by false and AMAR NATH BHADRA Via email motivated allegations, will be a casualty. The compulsion of the government to give in to the demands of the popular opinion on the issue will be a setback for legal reforms in the country. Another extinction President Kovind’s everyday lessons f there has been the discovery of a really tragic extinction, With his emphasis on subtlety, simplicity, and sophistication, President this certainly is it. The world’s largest colony of king pen- guins has shrunk by almost 90 per cent in the last three decades! The colony lies on the sub-Antarctic French Kovind is carving a unique niche for himself in India’s Presidential history Iisland of Île aux Cochons or Pig Island, and once housed over two million king penguins. In 1982, it was not only the resident Ram Nath Kovind has made more public to India’s masses. world’s largest king penguin colony but also the second-larg- been residing in India’s impos- In “Mashobra’s Mutualism” penned est colony of all penguins. However, when researchers from UMA NAIR ing architectural wonder, the on May 25, the President wrote of his the Chizé Center for Biological Studies (CNRS) returned to Rashtrapati Bhavan in New observations during a morning walk survey the island in 2016 and 2017, the colony had collapsed. PDelhi, for more than a year now. He near the presidential retreat in Shimla. The collapse had to be seen to be believed. The total popu- has quietly, with grace and deep dignity, “The Wildlife Sanctuary I visited,” he lation had shrunk by 88 per cent, down to just 200,000 king carved new instruments of functioning wrote, “does not distinguish between penguins. Earlier, there had been half a million breeding pairs, and reduced the extravagant frills and one and the other. It provides water to now, only 60,000 remain. The remote island in the southern expenses of the Rashtrapati Bhavan with all. Its trees provide shade to all. Its clean Indian Ocean is so inaccessible that researchers have not been his simple living and high thinking. air nourishes all. Fraternity and com- able to conduct new population estimates for decades, leaving He has added to the devotion of passion are written into nature’s DNA. the exact cause of the population drop a mystery. However, service to the nation in his insistence Whatever else we do as a society, that there are several possible factors, which have been explored In an understated on the paring down of timings and sense of compassion and fraternity, of in the full report published last week in the Antarctic Sci- embellishments that echo huge inputs civility and mutual dignity cannot be ence journal. Photographs and satellite images taken over the manner, he on time, tradition and human resources. removed from our hopes and dreams decades found that the colony’s territory has shrunk, being has proved in If one has to go by the litany of literary for India.” taken over by encroaching vegetation. The decline began in geniuses in the President’s Estate in He further expanded his reflections: the late-1990s, the same time a major climatic event related a sombre and India – Gita documentarian and phi- “Nature does not compartmentalise. to the cyclical weather phenomenon El Niño took place in the subtle fashion losopher Dr. S Radhakrishnan, distin- Its instinct is integrative and holistic. Southern Ocean, potentially affecting the penguins’ ability to that dharma is guished statesman and thinker Zakir Nature promotes mutualism... There is forage for food. Other possible causes include diseases such Husain, commentator and astute pol- a rhythm to its togetherness. And, there as avian cholera, invasive predators, and what the team calls about doing one’s itician KR Narayanan, and the ever- President Kovind exemplifies the thought that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication is an almost cosmic bond that allows “density-dependent effects” -- as populations grow, competi- duty and serving popular author and inspirer APJ Abdul every living being, small and big, silent tion between individuals can increase, triggering food short- Kalam – Honourable President Kovind One cannot forget the crux of his have contributed to our diversity, which and loud, to live in harmony, to flour- ages and an overall decline for the group. However, “the cause society in myriad has to light his own candle and carve his maiden speech on assuming the office of is our great strength, as well as our open- ish and to thrive. Human beings can of the massive decline of the colony still remains a great mys- ways – it is not own history in the corridors of Lutyen’s President of India when Kovind noted: minded approach as a people. Mutual learn from this.” tery.” The paper concludes, “Although the decline started at greatest monument. “The key to India’s success is its diversity. respect, learning from each other, shar- It is indeed a treat to read and reflect least 20 years ago, it appears to be ongoing, and the causes about blowing But, in a matter of reaffirming his Our diversity is the core that makes us ing with each other, and acceptance of on his words. One has to appreciate that of the decline may still be active.” The report also details the one’s own trumpet low-profile functioning and bringing so unique. In this land, we find a mix of alternative ways of thinking and living President Kovind’s love for nature is a non-invasive methods used to study the population, includ- in changes in an understated manner, states and regions, religions, languages, are not just slogans in our society. They Tagorean constant. Rabindranath Tago- ing photographing the colony from helicopters. Oddly, the and indulging in he has proved in a sombre and subtle cultures, lifestyles and much more. We are India’s natural way of life.” re’s love of nature was profound. For International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) cur- overwhelmingly fashion that dharma is about doing one’s are so different and yet so similar and In a few months, President Kovind Tagore, the wide-open skies, spacious- rently lists king penguins as those of “least concern” on the duty and serving society in myriad ways united.” has emerged as an ambassador of plu- ness, and tranquillity of the countryside Red List of Threatened Species. But, recent studies have indi- exuberant – it is not about blowing one’s own trum- President Kovind’s words at differ- rality, and perseverance and patience symbolised freedom. Like Tagore, Kov- cated looming threats to these amazing creatures. A study excesses pet and indulging in overwhelmingly ent points of time make for a very sea- in one’s occupation, no matter where ind has, in meticulous descriptions, told published in February suggested that global warming was exuberant excesses. President Kovind’s soned and calculated understanding of or in what state we function. If Dr. us that he also loves haunting wood- destroying king penguin habitats at such a rate that by 2100, humility weaves itself through his many a human philosophy that dwells on uni- Radhakrishnan was an accomplished lands with a textured filigree of sunlight 70 per cent of the world’s king penguin population could be visits through the length and breadth versal values of knowledge and human scholar, a distinguished philosopher, a hatching and sombre trees silhouetted forced to move elsewhere or perish. The CNRS researchers, of the country too. His love and loyalty dignity. These are words that must be consummate statesman and an effec- against a jewel-like sunset. In more ways in partnership with staff from the National Nature Reserve towards India’s foundational values of repeated and highlighted to the Indian tive diplomat, Kovind is evolving as a than one, President Kovind personi- of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and the French sovereignty, peace and justice within youth in colleges and schools in myriad collaborator of ideas and a philosopher fies Leonardo da Vinci’s age-old words Polar Institute, will now begin working to verify the initial its diversity and composite heritage languages. “The pursuit of knowledge who wants to create his own map of a when he said: Simplicity is the ultimate conclusions laid out in the report. Perhaps, on a war footing, loom large and clear through his every- and the quest for human dignity are pragmatic and perennial thinker who sophistication. something can still be done to ensure that king penguins do day lessons for reasoning and aiding interconnected. These twin goals have wants to understand India on its own (The author is a senior art not vanish altogether. development in the tenets of peace of been at the centre of the Indian ethos terms in the modern millennium. curator and critic. The views brotherhood. and of our composite civilisation. They Kovind’s personal diaries must be expressed are strictly personal) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 mp in focus Building effective think tanks Think tanks are indispensable for India’s policymaking and it is imperative that their role is further strengthened to enhance democratic governance

e live in exciting public as their target audi- nomic Advisers and Economic even though they are doing times, and the ence, their role is not limited Surveys for each state. To sup- a remarkable job in advanc- VEDANTA DHAMIJA turn of events to diagnosing policy prob- port this, think tanks in states ing the research agenda. Pri- in the last few lems but also involves solving could be invaluable in harness- vate sector participation in this Wyears has borne testimony to them. Think tanks act as both ing knowledge to address local arena could be further invig- this. The past decade has wit- research houses and conveners concerns and priorities. They orated through promoting nessed changes in the concen- by enriching the policy climate could effectively shape states’ research as an avenue under tration of economic power, with new ideas as well as stim- suggestions to the Centre, and Corporate Social Responsibil- shifting political systems, ulating debates around them. their research could serve as a ity of the Indian Companies financial crises, trade wars, and They exert direct or indirect critical input to New Delhi in Act, 2013 and encouraging more inward-looking policies. policy influence by advocat- devising more inclusive plans. philanthropy in this sphere These changes have brought ing the implementation or dis- In this way, think tanks could through local ingenuities like forward considerable chal- mantling of a policy/program encourage the convergence the ‘Think Tank Initiative’. lenges for governments and and improving accountability of interests, promote healthy Also, think tanks could be the civil society, many of which of the government. interaction between key state- subject to some transparency have been fairly unanticipated. India has had an early level agents, and create a pool requirements with regard to With the growing In response to this, think tanks association with think tanks, of state-level experts/profes- the disclosure of the propor- have been very forthcoming although not in the form or sionals to provide ready policy tion of funding from various importance of in deciphering the world we depth that exists today. In the support to state governments sources. This could be useful think tanks in see today and played an active pre-Independence era, univer- in designing more adaptive in guarding think tanks against shaping the public role in determining the appro- sities served as the first think and flexible state-level policies. being captured by vested inter- priate course of policy. With tanks through informal con- With the growing impor- ests and preserving the cred- policy discourse increasing challenges posing tribution to the policymak- tance of think tanks in shap- ibility of these institutions by and increasing a threat to the stability of the ing process. The decades after ing the public policy discourse enabling objective assessment global economy, the role of Independence saw a close and increasing attention being of their research by the audi- attention being think tanks in guiding the way association between the aca- lent to how Indian think tanks ence. Finally, Indian think lent to how Indian forward cannot be emphasised demia and policymakers in the fare vis-à-vis their interna- tanks need to emerge as attrac- enough. evolution of India’s five-year tional counterparts, think tive workplaces with avenues think tanks fare Although the term ‘think plans, foreign policy stance, tanks could be rewarded for for career growth for the youth vis-à-vis their tank’ finds place in com- inception of Research Pro- high performance through and sabbatical opportunities mon parlance, Think Tanks grammes Committee (RPC) incremental grants by the for policymakers and indus- international and Civil Societies Program of the Planning Commis- government to stimulate per- try experts, in order to not lose counterparts, (TTCSP) defines them as ‘Pub- sion, funding of various think formance. Just as the govern- the country’s brightest minds lic policy research analysis and tanks in the 1950s to support ment is supporting universities to their foreign counterparts think tanks could engagement organisations the government’s agenda of through schemes on ‘Institu- engaged in similar themes of be rewarded for that generate policy-oriented promoting growth and reduc- tions of Eminence’ that pre- research. research, analysis, and advice ing poverty, and setting-up of pares them to achieve ranks To conclude, Indian think high performance on domestic and international offices of various international among the top 500 universities tanks have been appreciated through issues, thereby enabling policy- private foundations in India. of the world in 10 years, and in for bridging the gap between makers and the public to make Fast forward to the pres- Think tanks and policy research are essential to better governance (Representational Image) top 100 of the world rankings the knowledge that leaders incremental informed decisions about ent, think tanks today are eventually, similar schemes possess and the policies they grants by the public policy’. The Economist actively involved with the Tank Index Report’ released vate partnership models. The in the country in shaping the could be encouraged in the create, assuming a greater role states that the ‘think tank’ government, adding tremen- early this year finds that fourth category includes insti- public discourse. This is not sphere of think tanks too. This in the implementation and government label gained prominence in dous value to the process of India, with 293 think tanks, tutions funded and guided by unique to India but holds good would enable healthy competi- evaluation of policies in the to stimulate the 1950s, but as institutions, making policies and main- ranks fourth in the world in international agencies or gov- in other countries including tion among think tanks, stim- country. With both the govern- they gathered momentum only taining their implementation the number of such institu- ernments, and, finally, the fifth the US where there are more ulating them to improve their ment and think tanks increas- performance towards the end of the 20th and evaluation. Their num- tions, after the US, China, and set of entities is promoted by think tanks in Washington DC outcomes. Research is a public ingly appreciating the policy century. Today, there are 7,815 ber has experienced explosive the UK, and several Indian prominent thought leaders than in any other city. While good, and the funds required imperatives of and for research think tanks in the world cata- growth in the last decade or think tanks rank high in var- with support from diverse this has its own benefits, more to support think tanks is a and the need for healthy com- logued in the TTCSP’s Global so, and their scope and impact ious areas of subject-matter external institutions. think tanks could be stimu- small proportion of the expan- munication between experts Think Tank Database. have rapidly expanded. More expertise. lated across different states and sive sum required to maintain and policy actors, think tanks academic experts are leading At present, the structure Rethinking Indian think Union Territories and encour- universities; therefore, govern- have received a renewed impe- Role of think tanks government committees, think of think tanks in India can tanks aged to play a greater role in ment support in this sphere tus. It is important that this Think tanks play a valu- tanks are working jointly with be categorised into five broad While the research and shaping the respective states’ could prove to be effective. rapport is strengthened over able role in bridging the gap government bodies in several groups. The first set of think knowledge dissemination her- policies. The Prime Minis- The need for funding as time, as creating effective think between the academic com- areas, their policy notes are tanks includes those that are alded by think tanks in India’s ter has often mentioned the well as diversification of fund- tanks would go a long way in munity and policymakers and grabbing public attention, and funded by the State and oper- policy sphere is indeed appre- role of state governments in ing sources poses a major chal- furthering the cause of evi- attempt to inform as well as a culture of healthy dialogue ate as autonomous bodies. ciable, there are some ways to addressing economic and for- lenge to think tanks, which dence-based policymaking in influence public policy. They between the academia and The second type is supported further enhance their effec- eign policy matters and sought could be addressed through the country. work as quasi-academic insti- policymakers has become the by political parties; third are tiveness. Think tanks in India inputs from individuals/bod- a provision of stable finance (The author is Young tutions that produce output norm. This is well supported those that are opted or sup- tend to be concentrated in or ies outside the government. through the private sector. At Professional, Economic combining academic rigour by the fact that the TTCSP port by national and interna- around New Delhi in order to Similarly, there have been present, India has only a hand- Advisory Council to the with accessibility. With pol- and University of Pennsylva- tional corporate houses and take advantage of the proxim- discussions regarding insti- ful of wholly private institu- Prime Minister. The views icymakers and the general nia’s ‘2017 Global Go To Think institutions under public-pri- ity to key policymaking agents tutionalising the Chief Eco- tions in the think tank space, expressed are strictly personal)

tweet Treading with caution RETWEET The repo rate hike was unanticipated, particularly at a time of growing global trade uncertainty SECRETARY POMPEO @SecPompeo t might not be always obvi- albeit small at the margin, could ous why the gods behave yet discourage fresh commit- ANJAN ROY the way they do. From ment of funds. Already, the their Olympian heights, effective interest rate in India Today, the remains of U.S. service Iso much more could be vis- is way above the global bench- members were repatriated to the U.S. ible than is for ordinary mor- marks. Given the fierce compe- from the #DPRK. We owe a profound tals. That also probably applies tition now for an ever smaller debt of gratitude to these fallen heroes to central banks. The Reserve slice of the market, even a mar- Bank of India has raised the ginal rise in the interest rates and their families. Their sacrifices have interest rate when the price could upset the delicate bal- not been forgotten. Chairman Kim is prospects are stable or for that ance between viability and a fulfilling part of his commitment to @ matter expected to fall; while project becoming uneconomic. POTUS. the norm is, of course, that This is happening when India interest rates go up when prices should make efforts to step up are feared to rise. investment. It is really difficult to make With the Trump tariffs, a out why a hike in the repo rate string of companies which had Concerns about was announced at this point in grown increasingly comfortable @arunjaitley time when the monetary policy in China is facing an existential global growth statement almost argues that threat in that country. All out- stemming from prices are by and large stable for put from China of these compa- Leaders like Rahul Gandhi and now. The price inflation fore- nies are attracting higher tariff an increasingly casts are also benign and should and they are perforce looking Mamata Banerjee must realise that strident trade war not be a cause for worry. And for alternative homes. The trend India’s sovereignty is not a play thing. among the two yet, fearing a possible adverse is reported to be the strongest in Sovereignty and citizenship are the soul price level development some- electronics and electrical goods of India. Imported vote banks are not. major economies time in the near future, the RBI RBI’s repo rate hike hints at a fear of prices rising in the economy (Representational Image) industries. has jacked up the interest rates Many of the leading elec- could be an a tad higher. effect would, in a way, depress actions of other central banks becoming evident from the US tronic manufacturers are setting obstacle to India’s Consider what RBI has overall consumption. None of like those of Turkey, the Phil- President’s resolve to impose 25 up bases in south-east Asian stated: “Even as inflation pro- these factors really should give ippines, and Indonesia, which per cent tariff on all Chinese countries starting from Viet- RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE growth story. If at jections for Q2 have been rise to a pressure on prices. have raised interest rates to fight imports, could really unravel nam to Thailand. Our objective, @Ra_THORe all, the domestic revised marginally downwards RBI cites from its survey their depreciating currencies. that country’s so-called eco- at this point in time, should be economy needs vis-à-vis the June statement, that the manufacturing sector But then, while the Indian cur- nomic miracle of the past 30 expansionary. We should keep projections for Q3 onwards has been complaining of the rency has depreciated, it is a years. lending rates low to encour- a little hand remain broadly unchanged.” rising costs of inputs, thereby welcome development. The China will certainly keep age domestic investments and With dynamic duo @NungshiTashi, holding through Does this really show a major exerting pressure on manufac- depreciation of the rupee is not idle through all the tribulations attract multinational compa- first twins in the world to complete the concern for price rise? tured goods prices and infla- too steep and should help in of a trade war with its biggest nies to India to set up their Explorers Grand Slam! (7 summits, the uncertainties But nevertheless, it is worth tion. But, then, RBI takes note containing burgeoning imports. export market. All of a sud- alternatives bases away from enveloping the pursuing what fears RBI has for of the fact that global commod- Through all these observa- den, if production worth some China. including EVEREST + North & South a price rise, warranting a hike in ity prices are falling because tions, it is difficult to find out $500 billion is threatened, it is Willy-nilly, President poles) Keep conquering peaks, and keep world economy the policy rate. For a first, RBI of a slowdown in China and how a threat of renewed infla- surely none too easy to absorb, Trump has unlocked forces smashing stereotypes! Proud of you! says that crude oil prices remain this could negate any upward tion is creating a serious con- even for a huge economy like which are reshaping the global volatile both upwards and pressure of domestic costs push cern among policymakers. China’s. No doubt then the economy and that is causing downwards. This is because, as inflation. On the contrary, concerns Chinese will seek alternative a spring of resurgence move- it notes, the demand could go Following that, sundry about global growth stemming markets and most notably in ments in a wide swathe of Asia, down as global growth could other threats to prices could from an increasingly strident the nearby areas. When India is which was being stifled under MOHAMMAD KAIF be dented with the raging trade be the course of monsoon here trade war among the two major even otherwise receiving elec- the overweening dominance of @MohammadKaif war; second, a financial market onward, “possible fiscal slip- economies could pose a threat trical machinery to Diwali idols China through its plethora of upheaval and fall in emerging page” and its adverse impli- to India’s growth story. If at all, from Chinese manufacturers, non-market interventions in a markets valuations could influ- cations and, finally, forces set the domestic economy needs their exporters would seek to strictly command-based econ- ence prices. If at all, financial loose by sharp hikes in MSPs a little hand holding through dump more. Indian industry omy. This is the time to take a In order to change your life, you must market volatility and drop in and rise in HRA. the uncertainties enveloping would face rising competition little risk to embark on a little change your thoughts #KaifSyrup valuations should hurt con- Some have even argued that the world economy. Further in the home market. exploration and adventure. IPA sumption sentiment. As assets the cue for a higher interest rate aggravation of trade relations The other aspect is invest- (The views expressed valuations drop, the wealth regime was taken from the between the US and China, as is ment. Higher interest rates, are strictly personal) 10 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 Bihar bandh: Rail, road traffic Bill to give constitutional disrupted in several districts status to OBC panel passed OUR CORRESPONDENT amendments moved by BJD’s ing any complaint. Bhratruhari Mahtab were Participating in the debate, Oppn comes together in support NEW DELHI: After an almost however rejected by 302 vot- Nityanand Rai (BJP) lamented five-hour debate, the crucial ing against it and 84 in favour. that while 27 per cent seats in OUR CORRESPONDENT scathing attack on Chief Minis- bill to provide constitutional Replying to the debate, government jobs was reserved ter Nitish Kumar on the Muzaf- status to the National Commis- Gehlot said that the govern- for OBCs, “we are still not able PATNA: Rail and road traffic farpur episode. He tweeted that sion for Backward Classes was ment was committed to the to fill more than 11 per cent was disrupted in several dis- by having shot off a couple of let- passed unanimously by the Lok upliftment of the downtrod- posts reserved for OBCs.” tricts of Bihar on Thursday on ters to Chief Minister, Governor Sabha on Thursday with over den and backward classes of Hitting out at the opposi- account of a day-long bandh Satya Pal Mallik has indirectly two-third majority. the society. He said the Union tion, Rai said, “The opposition called by the Left organisations questioned CM’s “criminal The Lok Sabha passed the Cabinet had on Wednesday was not in favour of provid- to protest against the Muzaffar- silence on the horrendous insti- Constitution (123rd Amend- decided to amend the SC/ST ing Constitutional status to the pur shelter home sex scandal tutional rape case” but Kumar ment) Bill 2017, supersed- Act to further strengthen the OBC commission that’s why and the alleged atrocities against was still “deadly silent”. ing the amendments by the law to protect their rights. they created obstacles in the Dalits in the state. The tweet followed another Rajya Sabha, with all 406 pres- Citing various other mea- passage of the crucial bill in the Protesters clashed with one in Hindi wherein the RJD ent voting in favour. Over 30 sures taken by the government Rajya Sabha, where Opposition police in the state capital and leader “vowed” to compel Nit- members, including Bihar BJP in this regard, he said a com- is in majority.” forced shops to close in some ish Kumar to open his mouth on president and Lok Sabha mem- mittee under Justice G Rohini “Ever since the Indepen- areas, while several public Muzaffarpur rape case, awaken ber Nityanad Rai, participated has been set up to examine sub- dence, the Congress has never schools had already declared his “comatose conscience” and in the debate. categorisation of OBC. addressed the grievances of a holiday to avoid any incon- expose his “hypocritical claims Prime Minister Narendra The bill provides for the backward classes, while Prime venience to their students and of morality”. Rashtriya Janata Dal activists try to stop a prison van during ‘Bihar Bandh’ protest over the recent cases of Modi, who was present dur- grant of constitutional status Minister Narendra Modi is put- teachers. However, banks and In Muzaffarpur, CPI(ML) women exploitation and other crimes, in Patna on Thursday PTI ing the voting, congratulated to the National Commission ting in his best efforts so that government offices appeared workers staged a protest in Social Justice and Empower- for Backward Classes (NCBC) backwards can have a respect- to have normal attendance. RJD workers were seen ment Minister Thaawarchand on par with the National Com- able life,” Rai said. Several opposition par- MUZAFFARPUR SHELTER moving towards Thakur’s CBI free to take action: Sushil Gehlot for successfully pilot- mission for Scheduled Castes Supporting the measures, ties including the RJD, the residence but they were ing the bill. and the National Commission Trinamool Congress member Congress, the Hindustani HOME CASE stopped by police. KOLKATA: Deputy chief asked for a CBI probe into the During the debate on for Scheduled Tribes. Kalyan Banerjee said that the Awam Morcha and the Lok- Opposition leaders minister of Bihar Sushil sexual abuse of minor girls in the bill, several members The duties of the NCBC Chairman and the Vice Chair- tantri Janta Dal (floated by for- front of the residence of Brajesh have alleged that Thakur Kumar Modi said on Thursday a state-run shelter home of demanded a census to ascer- include investigating and mon- man of the NCBC should be mer JD(U) president Sharad Thakur, patron of the state- enjoyed patronage of the chief that the CBI which had been Muzzafarpur and also called tain the population of other itoring how safeguards pro- appointed from OBC category. Yadav) also lent their support funded NGO that was running minister. asked to probe the Muzzafar- for the monitoring of the backward classes (OBCs) while vided to the backward classes Bhartruhari Mahtab (BJD), to the bandh, which was seen the girl shelter home that has The alleged sexual exploita- pur sex abuse case of minors investigations by the Patna some others pressed for mak- under the Constitution and who moved amendments, said by political observers as com- landed in a major controversy tion of more than 30 girls at the was free to take any action High Court, Modi told report- ing public the socio-economic other laws are being imple- that initially when the Bill was ing together of non-NDA par- over alleged sexual assault of centre first came to light in an against the persons involved ers here. survey of 2014. mented and probe specific introduced in the Lok Sabha, ties ahead of the 2019 general its inmates. Thakur has been audit report submitted by the and asserted that no offender “The CBI is free to take Over two-thirds major- complaints regarding violation the government with its “brute elections. RJD leader Tejashwi arrested in connection with the Tata Institute of Social Science will be protected. action. No offender will be ity voted in favour of the bill, of rights. Under this measure, majority” trampled all the Yadav, leader of the opposition scandal. After the Left activ- (TISS) to the state’s social wel- The Bihar government had protected,” he said. which is a necessity for amend- the NCBC will have the pow- amendments moved by the in the state assembly, made a ists left the place, a group of fare department in April. ing the Constitution. The ers of a civil court while prob- opposition. Married women have ‘`1.31 lakh crore spent on Rlys increases approve liberalised vacancies for sexual autonomy like promotion policy for sportspersons MGNREGS wages in 4 yrs’ asst loco pilots right to say ‘no’: SC DHIRENDRA KUMAR to Rs 43,187 crore, which is Rs NEW DELHI: In a big relief OUR CORRESPONDENT officer rank,” a Ministry release Championship/Asian Games 2,441 crore more than the pre- to the nearly 48 lakh candi- OUR CORRESPONDENT However, the CJI said, stated. and the Commonwealth NEW DELHI: It seems there vious year’s expenses incurred dates appearing for the first “Suppose we say that sexual NEW DELHI: Athletes “Further Railway sportsper- Games. is a windfall of funds for the on the wages,” the minister said set of computer-based tests for NEW DELHI: If a woman autonomy is the natural right employed with the Indian son who are winners of any of Of the three, at least implementation of national in his reply. 26,502 positions of assistant has right to say ‘no’ then it then it will take away the adul- Railways will have a brighter the awards like Arjuna/Rajiv one medal should be in an rural employment guarantee As per the data, the expenses loco pilots and technicians, has to be accepted that she tery as the ground for seeking chance at achieving officer rank Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Olympics. scheme as the rural job guar- incurred on wages in the cur- Railway Minister also does not lose her “sexual divorce.” after union minister Piyush would also be entitled to the “This liberalised promotion antee scheme has seen a record rent fiscal are Rs 16,185 crore said on Thursday that the num- autonomy” after marriage, The CJI also drew the dis- Goyal on Thursday approved said promotion,” it added. policy will act as an incentive to expenditure of Rs 1,31,020 crore till July 30. ber of vacancies has been more a Supreme Court judge on tinction between adultery as a a new promotion policy which The Railways did not have the country’s elite sportsper- in the last four years. In reply to irregularities of than doubled to 60,000. Thursday said. criminal offence and as a civil would make them eligible for a clear policy for promotions sons/coaches and reaffirms As per the latest report pro- funds in implementation of Around 47.56 lakh candi- Justice D Y Chandrachud, wrong which has been used as elevation even if they are not for its sports employees till the Railways commitment to the vided by the government, the the job guarantee scheme, the dates have applied for the posts who was part of a five-judge a ground for seeking divorce in Olympic medal-winners. 2016 Rio Olympics. After the promotion of sports in the expenditure on wages under minister said, “Give that the and the test is scheduled for Constitution bench headed matrimonial disputes. As per the new policy, any Rio Games, the body decided country,” the statement from the Mahatma Gandhi National responsibility of implementa- August 9. by Chief Justice Dipak Misra “As far as criminalisation or athlete, who has made two to consider promotions for the Ministry read. Rural Employment Guarantee tion of MGNREGS is vested “Government has more examining the penal law on decriminalisation of adultery Olympic appearances and has only the medal-winners and The new policy would be Scheme (MGNREGS) has seen with the state governments/UTs, than doubled the vacancies for adultery, also said that if a per- as an offence is concerned, it is won medals at either the Asian fourth-place finishers at the music to the ears of athletes an increasing trend in the last so all complaints received in assistant loco pilot and tech- son indulge in an adulterous in one compartment. Adultery Games or the Commonwealth Olympics. like two-time Commonwealth four years. the ministry are forwarded to nician posts from 26,502 to relationship then this itself cannot cease to be a ground for Games or the World Champi- However, Goyal, in the Games medal winner Manoj “In the year 2015-16, the the concerned states for taking 60,000, ensuring more jobs in was an indicator of a “broken seeking divorce by estranged onships, will be promoted to presence of Sports Minister Kumar, who is also a two-time expenditure incurred on wages appropriate action, including Railways,” Goyal tweeted. marriage”. couple in a court of law,” the officer rank. Even Padma Shri Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Olympian. was Rs 30,902 crore which investigation, as per law.” Railways in a statement said A woman, living in an apex court said. awardees and winners of any of at a felicitation function, prom- He has been quite vocal increased by Rs 9,844 crore Commenting on the issue, the ministry had announced almost broken relationship, “Mental cruelty is a ground the national sports awards will ised a liberalised promotion about his displeasure at denial making the total expenditure social activist Ashish Kumar the recruitment for Assistant does not lose her sexual auton- for grant of decree of divorce. be eligible for elevation. policy a few weeks ago. of promotion despite an in the year 2016-17 to Rs 40,746 Singh said, “It’s good to know Loco Pilots and technicians for omy just because she was mar- The question is whether “In order to give due recog- The Railways, which has accomplished career. A Class crore,” said Minister of State for that expenditure on wages has 26,502 posts in February 2018. ried, the judge said. adultery will tantamount to nition to the effort put in by the around 3,000 active athletes III employee till now, Manoj Rural Development Ram Kripal increased, but what about non- But officials said the national “When we accept that a mental cruelty or not,” the sportspersons, who have made on its payrolls, has now also had been promised promotion Yadav in reply to a question in payment of wages to MGN- transporter has now identified woman has the right to say CJI said, adding that rights two appearances in Olympics, decided to consider promo- after his 2010 CWG gold medal Lok Sabha on Thursday. REGA workers. The Centre more such vacancies across its ‘no’ then we will have to accept like sexual autonomy, right won a medal in Asian Games/ tion of the coaches employed but it didn’t come through due “In the succeeding year of must take stern action against zones. that she has the right to sexual to choice and right to human Commonwealth Games, it has with it if their wards deliver at to the absence of a clear policy. 2017-18, the expenditure on defaulting states to put a check It also said candidates from autonomy,” Justice Chandra- dignity are different from each now been decided to award least three medals at the Olym- Manoj is also a multiple-time wages under the rural employ- on corruption in the rural job across India have applied for chud said. other. them with a promotion to the pic Games/World Cup/World Asian medallist. ment guarantee scheme rose scheme.” the posts. MPOST Andhra Govt announces `1,000 for Woman RS member presides Ex-Assam guv Bhishma Narain unemployment youth every month over Question Hour in RS Singh dead; tributes pour in NEW DELHI: A record of sorts was created in the Rajya NEW DELHI: Former Union from various quarters with for- passing away of Dr Bhishma OUR CORRESPONDENT third or fourth week of August. ing and upgrade their skills”, Sabha on Thursday when first- minister Bhishma Narain mer president Pranab Mukher- Narain Singh Ji, who served as It will be extended to all eli- he added. term woman member Kah- Singh died at a private hospital jee, Vice-President M Venkaiah a Governor & Union Minis- AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh gible members even if there is Nara Lokesh took special kashan Perween presided over in Noida following prolonged Naidu, Union Home Minister ter. He was a Freedom Fighter, Government will provide Rs more than one in the family. interest to ensure the smooth the Question Hour, officials illness, hospital sources said Rajnath Singh, Congress chief Gandhian till his last breath. 1,000 per month to every month The scheme won’t be applicable rolling out of the scheme as such said. on Thursday. Rahul Gandhi and other senior Condolences to his family and to unemployment youths of the to those paying provident fund. schemes failed in other states. This was for the first time greeted her with the thump- He was 85. leaders paying homage to him. friends in this time of grief. State under “Mukhya Mantri- We will implement the scheme He played a crucial role in lever- that a first-term woman mem- ing of desks. Singh, who was diagnosed "Deeply saddened at the May his soul rest in peace. Yuva Nestham” scheme. The in a very transparent manner aging technology and in the ber had presided over the Parween is the only woman with "high grade B cell lym- passing away of Dr Bhishma #BhishmaNarainSingh," he decision was taken in a meeting like pension scheme. The money creation of website and mobile House proceedings during the member currently on the panel phoma with metastasis", died Narain Singh, long time col- said. which was held here on Thurs- will be credited directly into application for enrolment and Question Hour, at least in a of vice-chairpersons of the last evening at Fortis Noida, league and a dear friend. May The home minister, in a day under the leadership of State bank accounts through biomet- other processes involved in the decade, an official said. Rajya Sabha. they said. God give strength to his family tweet, shared pictures of him IT Minister Nara Lokesh. ric authentication”. schemes. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Naidu later complimented "He was admitted to the & friends in this time of grief. paying his last respect to the While addressing the media “Simultaneously, we will Nara Lokesh said, “We will Venkaiah Naidu, after the Zero her for doing the job with hospital on July 28 and passed His contributions to the nation former Assam governor at a after the state cabinet meeting, impart skill development and provide the facility for com- Hour, announced that Perween confidence. The RS chair- away yesterday at 4:35 pm," & Congress party will forever crematorium here today. Nara Lokesh said, “Around 12 train the youth in the fields of panies across the country to would preside over the pro- man appointed Perween as a spokesperson of the hospi- be remembered," Mukherjee "He followed the Gandhian lakh youths in the 22-35 years their interests. Also, by integrat- register themselves on the portal ceedings of the House during vice-chairperson following tal said. Singh, who had also tweeted. The vice president philosophy all his life and dedi- age group will be benefitted ing state and central schemes, and recruit the youth based on the Question Hour. the demand made by some served as governor of Assam, also paid tribute to Singh in a cated himself to the welfare of through the scheme. Regis- we will roll out apprenticeship their requirements and to even Soon after she assumed women members on March died of "septic shock with tweet and described him as a poor. May God give his family tration for enrolling into the programme through which schedule interviews through the chair at the beginning of 8, on the occasion of Interna- multi-organ failure", he said. "Gandhian till his last breath". and supporters the strength to scheme will start from either the youth can get on-job train- t h e app.” the Question Hour, members tional Women’s Day. MPOST Condolences poured in "Deeply saddened about the bear this loss," he said. MPOST No Chinese mining ops SC laments absence of provisions on children of ED attaches over `320-cr assets in Arunachal, says Govt jailed mothers, says pragmatic policy needed of Chennai jewellery group OUR CORRESPONDENT to a question on whether gov- NEW DELHI: The Supreme Deepak Gupta said. Services Authority (NALSA) ernment was aware of large- Court on Thursday expressed “We have expressed to the with respect to functioning of OUR CORRESPONDENT and jewellery made of precious their company Ms NSJPL from NEW DELHI: The govern- scale mining operations being concern that there were no pro- amicus curiae that it might be under trial review committees and semi-precious stones and 2009.” ment on Thursday said China carried out by China inside visions to address the issue of appropriate if a committee is was required to be “re-drafted”. CHENNAI: The ED said on it has a chain of showrooms “It was further alleged that was not carrying out any Arunachal Pradesh. children who have to be released appointed to look into this issue “It (SOP) reads like min- Thursday that it has attached across various locations in the promoters of Ms NSJPL mining operations in A media report in May said from jail on attaining the age in great depth so that a viable utes of a meeting. You (NALSA) assets worth over Rs 320 crore, the Tamil Nadu capital like T have been mis-representing Arunachal Pradesh and China has begun large-scale of six after staying with their and pragmatic policy can be have to re-draft it completely. including showrooms across Nagar, Velachery, Tambaram, and falsifying the books of asserted that the border state mining operations on its side incarcerated mothers and said made about these children,” the It is not a SOP,” the bench told Tamil Nadu and residential Anna Nagar and Puraswalkam accounts and financial state- is an “integral” and “inalien- of the border with Arunachal a pragmatic policy was needed bench said. The court, which NALSA Director S S Rathi, who premises, of a Chennai-based as also in the cities of Hosur ments of the company for the able” part of India. Pradesh where a huge trove of to address the issue.. is hearing a matter relating to was present in the court. Advo- jewellery firm in connection and Vellore. purpose of availing credit facil- Replying to a question in gold, silver and other precious Terming the issue of chil- inhuman conditions prevail- cate Gaurav Agrawal, assisting with an alleged bank loan The Enforcement Direc- ities from the lenders with a Rajya Sabha, Minister of State minerals were found. dren staying in jail with their ing in 1,382 prisons across the the court as an amicus curiae money laundering probe case. torate (ED) said it registered a clear criminal and malafide for External Affairs V K Singh “In the eastern sector, China imprisoned mothers as an country, also dealt with other in the matter, told the bench In a statement, the agency, criminal case of money laun- intent to cheat and defraud the also said the government keeps claims approximately 90,000 “extremely serious problem”, issues related to the jails. that around 1,800 children were said it has issued a provisional dering based on a CBI FIR lenders. a constant watch on all devel- square kilometres of Indian ter- the apex court said there was The bench requested the there in jails across the country. order under the Prevention which had booked its own case “The promoters of the firm opments having a bearing on ritory in Arunachal Pradesh. nothing to indicate as to how high courts to look into the The bench asked him regard- of the Money Laundering after the SBI complained to it and the other accused indulged India’s security. The fact that Arunachal such minors were looked after functioning of a review com- ing education, health facility and Act (PMLA), for attachment and “alleged that the promot- in such criminal activities and “No such activity has Pradesh is an integral and following their release from the mittees, which deal with the well being of such children who of Rs 328 crore worth assets ers of Ms NSJPL had unduly have caused wrongful loss been carried out by China inalienable part of India has prison. issue of release of under trial were living in jails with their of Ms Nathella Sampath Jew- enjoyed bank borrowings in of about Rs 380 crore (as on inside the territory of Indian been clearly conveyed to the “Surely, these children can- prisoners. mothers and also about what ellery Private Limited its the form of cash credit facili- February 1,2018) to the con- state of Arunachal Pradesh,” Chinese side on several occa- not be left to fend for them- It said that a standard oper- happens to them when they promoters. ties to the tune of several crores sortium of banks and a corre- he said. sions, including at the highest selves,” a bench comprising ating procedure (SOP) pre- come out of the prison after The firm is in the business from a consortium of banks sponding gain for themselves,” His written answer came level,” he said. justices Madan B Lokur and pared by the National Legal attaining the age of six. MPOST of gold jewellery, silver articles (led by State Bank of India) for the ED charged. 11 Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 world MILLENNIUM POST | mp #MeToo: China temple head abbot US Congress okays stronger forces many nuns to have sex

BEIJING: A prominent Beijing temple has denied allegations India defence partnership that its celebrity head abbot, a member of the Communist WASHINGTON DC: The Party, coerced several nuns US Congress has overwhelm- into having sex with him, one ingly passed the USD 716 ...Paves way for sanction of China's most high-profile billion defence spending bill #MeToo cases. which ramps up military The allegations against spending and among other waivers to India for biz Master Xuecheng and the provisions seeks to bolster Amer- Beijing Longquan Monastery ica's defence partnership with burst into the public eye when India. a 95-page document written India was designated a with Russia arms industry by two former monks, who Major Defence Partner in 2016, also claimed that the temple is towards the end of the Obama WASHINGTON DC: The US Unlike the existing version in financial trouble, emerged Master Xuecheng, who is a member of administration's tenure. Congress has passed a defence of the act, the proposed modi- online earlier this week. While the succeeding spending bill that seeks to fied waiver requires presiden- He is accused of sending the Communist Party, coerced nuns Trump administration is mov- amend an existing law to pro- tial certifications designed to illicit text messages to at least into having sex with him in one of ing ahead with its plans to vide waivers to America's stra- protect US alliances, military six women, tempting or threat- implement the unique designa- tegic partners like India from operations and sensitive tech- ening them to have sex with China's most high-profile #MeToo cases tion for India, the US Congress versions of the bill, the House help develop India's defence punitive sanctions against nology. "The CAATSA waiver him. through its John S McCain and the Senate said the US capabilities, including mari- those doing business with Rus- that the Congress has made Four gave in to Xuecheng's affairs authorities to form an media following of millions. National Defense Authoriza- should strengthen and enhance time security capabilities. sia's defence industry. available to India in the 2019 demands, the report said, add- investigative team to look into He heads the Buddhist tion Act (NDAA) for the 2019 its major defence partnership As passed by the two The Senate passed the con- National Defense Authoriza- ing that he tried to assert "mind the matter." Beijing police and Association of China and is fiscal, passed by 87 to 10 votes with India, and such a partner- chamber of the Congress, the ference report on the National tion Act should provide ample control" by claiming the sex the religious affairs authori- also a member of the Chinese on Wednesday, seeks to give it ship should enable "strategic, NDAA-2019 asks the US Gov- Defense Authorisation Act for flexibility for New Delhi to pro- was a part of their Buddhist ties could not be immediately People's Political Consultative a legislative cover. operational and tactical coor- ernment to improve coop- Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA) by an ceed with the purchase of the studies. reached for comment. Conference, a top advisory The House had passed the dination between our militar- eration on and coordination overwhelming, bipartisan vote Russian S-400 system," Joshua "Xuecheng manipulated The report and posts about board. bill last week. It now heads to ies, and be jointly developed of humanitarian and disaster of 87 to 10. White, a former senior offi- disciples to serve his 'Buddhist it have been taken down or cen- Located on the outskirts of the White House for President between the countries". relief responses; conduct addi- The Countering America's cial of the National Security Empire'... disciples under his sored on social media. Beijing, Longquan Monastery Donald Trump to sign it into It also said the United tional joint exercises with India Adversaries Through Sanc- Council in the White House, control sacrificed their pre- According to the state-run has made headlines for com- law. States should work toward in the Persian Gulf, the Indian tions Act (CAATSA) waiver told PTI. He said the legislative cious practices of Buddhist Global Times, Xuecheng had bining Buddhism with modern The bill provides USD 69 mutual security objectives by Ocean region, and the Western is intended at preventing US language of the bill is designed doctrines," the document said. been brought in for question- technology, launching last year billion in war funding known expanding engagement in mul- Pacific; and further cooperative sanctions on countries like to look very tough as the Con- But the monastery late ing by authorities but later a two-foot high robot monk as overseas contingency tilateral frameworks, includ- efforts to promote security and India. New Delhi is planning gress is tightening its second- Wednesday denounced the released. that dispenses mantras and operations. ing the Quadrilateral Dialogue stability. to buy five S-400 Triumf air ary sanctions on countries that dossier, which it says falsified In a separate social media karmic advice. It authorises a 2.6 per cent between the United States, According to the bill, the defence systems from Russia procure Russian equipment. evidence, calling it an attempt posting, one of the report's The #MeToo movement pay raise for members of the India, Japan, and Australia, Congress believes that the for around USD 4.5 billion. "In reality, the language to tarnish Xuecheng and the authors said he was forced to ignited in China earlier this armed forces, and invests tens to promote regional security United States in cooperation Passed by the House last contains multiple loopholes monastery's reputation. go public after the victims were year with more women start- of billions in modernising the and defend shared values and with Japan, India, Austra- week, the bill, named after Sen- that benefit India," he said. "The falsified evidence is ignored by authorities who said ing to open up about sexual Pentagon's air and sea fleets common interests in the rules- lia, and other allies and part- ate Armed Services Commit- "The most significant (such) based on a deliberate attempt they could not investigate the assaults, especially on univer- and missile defences. based order. ners, should work to uphold tee Chairman John McCain, loophole allows the President to to frame Master Xuecheng, and matter. sity campuses. It also extends a restriction The bill asks the Trump the values of a free and open would provide USD 716 billion certify that a country is "coop- can be considered a crime," There is no legal defini- Unlike in the West, where on US-Russian military coop- administration to explore Indo-Pacific region and pro- support in funding for national erating with the United States the temple said in a statement tion of sexual harassment in #MeToo has forced resigna- eration, and authorises USD additional steps to implement mote regional security and defence for fiscal year 2019. Government on other mat- posted on the Twitter-like China and no national regu- tions and sparked widespread 65 million to revamp the US the "Major Defence Partner" stability through appropri- The bill, which now moves ters that are critical to United Weibo platform. lations on how to handle sex- public debate, authorities in nuclear arsenal by develop- designation to better facilitate ate cooperation regarding to the White House for Presi- States strategic national secu- "This incident has its roots ual assault cases in schools and China have sought to con- ing new "low-yield" nuclear military interoperability, infor- the rule of law, peaceful res- dent Donald Trump to sign it rity interests". As certifications in revenge, an operation workplaces. trol the discussion, sometimes weapons. mation sharing and appropri- olution of disputes, maritime into law, among other things, go, this one is relatively easy motivated by malice. Beijing Abbot Xuecheng is a prom- allowing and at other times In a joint conference report, ate technology transfers; and security, nonproliferation, and provides a modified waiver to to justify in the case of India," Longquan Monastery calls on inent personality in Chinese censoring social media com- which aligned the two different pursue strategic initiatives to counterterrorism. AGENCIES section 231 of the CAATSA. White said. AGENCIES the government and religious Buddhist life with a social mentary. AGENCIES B’deshi disguised Trump thanks N Korea’s Kim for war hero remains as Sikh tries to Nationwide student protests HONOLULU: The US military The Defense POW/MIA rob S’pore pawn enter day 5 in Bangladesh is beginning the painstaking Accounting Agency will take process of analysing remains the remains to a lab on the base shop... arrested from the Korean War now that where forensic anthropologists DHAKA: Bangladesh shut they are back on American soil will study bones and teeth to down high schools across the after having been handed over identify their race, gender and SINGAPORE: A Bangladeshi country on Thursday as tens by North Korea last week. age. Scientists will extract DNA national disguised as a Sikh to of thousands of students pro- Vice President Mike Pence and compare it to DNA sam- rob a pawn shop here has been tested for a fifth straight day and the top commander of ples collected from families of arrested, Singapore police said after two teenagers were killed US forces in Asia, Adm. Phil troops still missing from the on Thursday. by a speeding bus. Davidson, received the remains war. Sheikh Md Razan, 29, who Bangladesh's transport sec- contained in 55 caskets during The agency usually also was working as a construction tor is widely seen as corrupt, an emotional and solemn cere- relies on any items that may worker previously and had unregulated, and dangerous, mony Wednesday after the cas- leader Kim Jong Un, at their The troops carefully set have been found with remains overstayed since last Decem- and as news of the teenagers' kets arrived by military cargo June summit in Singapore, for each box on risers inside a han- like uniforms, dog tags and ber, was arrested on Wednes- deaths spread rapidly on social jets from South Korea. their return. gar as Pence stood watching wedding rings to identify day evening. media, they became a catalyst "They were husbands and Trump, in a tweet last night, with his hand over his heart. remains. But North Korea only Razan, wearing a pink tur- for a massive outpouring of Thursday as they defied pour- passengers killed a boy and a fathers, brothers and neigh- thanked Kim "for keeping your Davidson saluted. Some of provided one dog tag with the ban, entered a 'ValueMax' pawn anger. Authorities have pleaded ing rain to march in Dhaka for girl on the roadside on Sunday, bors long gone, but never lost word & starting the process of the invited guests wiped tears 55 boxes it handed over last shop outside Boon Lay Mass with students to call off the pro- another day, bringing traffic to igniting the protests. to the memory of their loved sending home the remains of from their eyes during the week. Rapid Transit station at about tests that have near-paralysed a standstill. Protesters are blaming ones," Pence said during the our great and beloved missing procession. It could take months 4.30pm on July 28 armed with Dhaka and spread beyond the The education ministry shut the government for failing to ceremony at a military base in fallen! I am not at all surprised The homecoming comes or years to determine their a knife and a replica of a gun, capital, with vehicles vandal- down high schools Thursday in enforce traffic laws, and an Hawaii. that you took this kind action." 65 years after an armistice identities. which later turned out to be ised and clashes with police in an effort to quell unrest, prom- insensitive comment by Sha- The homecoming comes 65 Each container was covered ended the conflict and weeks "Some have called the made of plastic. some parts. ising students their demands for jahan Khan, a government years after an armistice ended in an American flag and carried after President Donald Trump Korean War the 'forgotten Pawn shop is a shop or busi- The demonstrators, mostly reforms to road safety would be minister with ties to powerful the conflict and after President off the aircraft by one Marine, received a commitment from war.' But on Thursday, we prove ness common for exchanging students in their mid-teens, considered. But anger has not transport unions, triggered fresh Donald Trump received a com- one sailor, one soldier and one North Korean leader Kim Jong these heroes were never forgot- jewellery for cash here. chanted "we want justice" on subdued since a bus racing for outrage. AGENCIES mitment from North Korean airman. Un for their return. ten," Pence said. AGENCIES On barging in the shop, he demanded that the shop's employee hand over to him all the cash and jewellery. ‘USA, its subordinate Western allies have New Zealand’s ‘mom’ PM Jacinda When the employee refused, the man allegedly said he would blow up the shop, no right to meddle in Cambodia polls’ Ardern returns to work claiming he had an explosive device. BEIJING: Foreigners should Prime Minister Hun Sen’s the “smooth” election, China’s “China has always resolutely WELLINGTON: New Zea- Wellington. Gayford, who hosts a televi- He then allegedly threw not interfere in Cambodia’s ruling Cambodian People’s Foreign Ministry said in a state- supported Cambodia’s efforts to land Prime Minister and new In a Facebook message sion fishing show, plans to be a the object onto the counter internal affairs, the Chinese gov- Party said on Monday it had ment late on Wednesday after protect its sovereignty, indepen- mum Jacinda Ardern, only the last weekend, Ardern said the stay-at-home dad and the main and fled without taking any ernment’s top diplomat told his won all 125 parliamentary seats Wang met Cambodian Foreign dence and stability, and opposes second world leader to give family were doing "really, really caregiver for their daughter. items. Cambodian counterpart, fol- up for grabs in a general elec- Minister Prak Sokhon on the any foreign country interfering birth while in office, resumed well, still we have absolutely no The birth capped an event- The workers immediately lowing an election in the South- tion a day earlier, a vote heavily sidelines of a regional forum in in Cambodia’s internal affairs,” her duties on Thursday, ending routine to speak of". ful year for Ardern, who threw the object out of the shop east Asian nation that critics said criticised by rights groups, the Singapore. The election result the statement cited Wang as six weeks of maternity leave. "Life is obviously going to became prime minister in and called the police. No one was neither free nor fair. United States and other Western showed the Cambodian people’s saying. China would continue The 38-year-old has opted be a little bit different," she October just three months after was injured in the incident. China is Cambodia’s most countries. Chinese State Coun- “affirmation and trust” in the to provide help to Cambodia to to work from home in Auck- added as she rocked her daugh- taking charge of the Labour The object contained electrical important diplomatic and eco- cillor Wang Yi offered his con- administration of the Cambo- maintain stability and develop, land until the weekend when ter Neve in a bassinet. Party as it languished in the components. AGENCIES nomic backer. gratulations for what he said was dian People’s Party, Wang said. he said. AGENCIES she will relocate to the capital Ardern's partner Clarke polls. AGENCIES Eiffel Tower shut for nd2 day 3D-printed guns a ‘fundamental right’? due to strike over long lines AUSTIN (US): The US media attention he generated online," he says. "crypto-anarchist" who cemented one of his princi- The law school dropout has caused panic this week by ple goals: to use technology dedicated the last five years of PARIS: The Eiffel Tower was publishing online blueprints and the spread of gun-mak- his life to the cause of unfet- turning away tourists for a sec- for 3D-printed firearms said ing information as a perma- tered online access to gun- ond day on Thursday as work- Wednesday that whatever the nent bulwark against any future making information. ers pressed a strike over a new outcome of a legal battle, he attempts at gun control in the "I'm a publisher. At the end access policy which they say is has already succeeded in his US. of the day, I do many things, causing unacceptably long wait political goal of spreading the "We believe that the firearm but the main thing that I strive times for visitors. designs far and wide. itself, this implement of vio- to do is to take my informa- The monument has been A federal court judge lence, is an essential compo- tion and put it on the internet," closed since on Wednesday blocked Texan Cody Wilson's nent of force, of sovereignty," he says. afternoon as unions locked website on Tuesday by issuing he says. He concedes that what Defense Distributed, the horns with management over a temporary injunction. he has done, and still wants to company Wilson co-founded a decision to assign separate Eight states had sued, argu- do, "offends the conscience" of in 2013 and currently heads, is elevators to visitors with pre- ing the blueprints could allow end a five-year legal battle - had to download it and spread it some people, but he says "it's more than a publishing firm -- booked tickets and those who anyone - from a teen to a "lone been downloaded thousands deeper into the internet." never been illegal in this coun- it sells actual firearms products. buy them on site. slots. They want more flexibil- it's an injustice to visitors," said wolf" gunman -- to make of times. Sporting a pair of gray try to make a firearm - and the It has created a machine At the same time, the tower ity in managing the thousands Hema, who was visiting with untraceable, undetectable "No matter how badly I win jeans and a dark blue t-shirt, way that you make it shouldn't called the "Ghost Gunner," now sets aside half of daily tick- hoping to reach the top of the her husband and two teenaged plastic weapons. Wilson com- or lose, you can download a the 30-year-old with a close- affect that law." priced at USD 2,000. Computer ets for internet customers, up "Iron Lady" each day during the children. plied with the judge's order and gun from the internet," Wil- cropped beard wouldn't appear Wilson ascribes to an anar- code operates the machine, from just 20 percent previously. peak summer tourist season. Negotiations dragged on shut down his Defcad website, son said at the headquarters of out of place as a tech executive chist philosophy that the free which carves essential com- Workers say the changes "We may or may not come well into Wednesday night and which he wanted to turn into Defense Distributed, the com- in Silicon Valley. exchange of ideas on the inter- ponents of various firearms have resulted in lopsided again, because we spent so resumed early Thursday, when the "WikiLeaks of guns." pany he runs out of a modest The ideology he says he is net - in its absolute form - is a to create weapons without queues that can extend to three much money," a tourist who workers were supposed to vote But by then, the blueprints factory in Texas capital Austin. driven by is a defense of the check on government. serial numbers. Such weap- hours for those waiting to pay gave her name only as Hema on a proposal offered by the he had posted - after President "This attempt by these US constitution's first and sec- "It's a politics that predicted ons - called "ghost guns" - are for tickets, and up to an hour said on Wednesday. site's operator SETE, which is Donald Trump's administra- authorities to go into court and ond amendments -- the rights WikiLeaks, predicted Bitcoin, already being made by those for internet customers who are "It's not nice, for whatever majority owned by the city of tion granted him permission stifle this information drove to free speech and to bear arms. predicted anonymous mail and who can properly carve metal supposed to have reserved time reason they have the strike for, Paris. AGENCIES to publish in a settlement to more people to the website Wilson believes the intense anonymous communications components. AGENCIES 12 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 After US sanctions, Turkey threatens Finally, Imran decides not to retaliate... strongly & without delay

ANKARA: Ankara has threat- ened to retaliate after Wash- to invite any foreign leaders ington imposed sanctions on Turkey's justice and interior ministers over the case of an ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan American pastor as it warned has decided against inviting SC disqualifies top PML-N the actions could damage ties. foreign leaders and celebrities "There is no doubt that this to his oath taking ceremony will greatly damage construc- as Pakistan's new prime min- leader for court contempt tive efforts working to solve the ister as he wants to keep the issues between the two coun- event very simple, according tries," the foreign ministry said to a media report. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Ahmad, sentenced Chaudhry in a statement on Wednesday. Khan's Pakistan Tehreek- Supreme Court on Thursday till the rising of the court "Without delay, there will i-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the sentenced a senior leader of the and also imposed a fine of Rs be a response to this aggressive against Turkey. the 2016 failed coup. single largest party in the jailed former prime minister 100,000. attitude that will not serve any Washington then slapped Gul on Twitter later dis- elections held on July 25. The Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party The apex court found the purpose," the ministry added. sanctions on Turkish Justice missed the sanctions, saying 65-year-old leader is expected for contempt of court, disqual- former state interior minister "We call on the US admin- Minister Abdulhamit Gul and that he had no assets abroad. to take oath on August 11. ifying him from holding pub- guilty of violating Article 204 of istration to turn back from Interior Minister Suleyman "I have neither a tree His party had initially lic office for five years, months the Constitution, Dawn news- this wrong decision." Pas- Soylu on Wednesday. planted nor one penny in the planned to invite several for- "The PTI chairman has will be a completely national after he made anti-judiciary paper reported. tor Andrew Brunson, who White House spokeswoman US or any other country out- eign leaders and personalities, directed to stage the oath- event. Only a few close friends remarks. As a result of his conviction, led a Protestant church in the Sarah Sanders said both men side of Turkey," Gul said. including Prime Minister Nar- taking event with austerity," of Imran Khan will be invited." The Supreme Court had ini- Chaudhry is ineligible to con- Aegean city of Izmir, is at the "played leading roles in the Brunson's lawyer appealed endra Modi, Bollywood super- Dawn newspaper quoted "There will be no show of tiated contempt proceedings test elections for the next five centre of one of the most bitter arrest and detention of Pastor to an Izmir court this week for star Amir Khan and Indian PTI spokesperson Fawad extravagance at the event," against the fire-brand Paki- years, it said. diplomatic spats between the Brunson". his release but it was rejected. cricketers like Kapil , Sunil Chaudhry as saying. Chaudhry said. However, stan Muslim League-Nawaz Chaudhry was ordered by NATO allies. Relations between the Brunson risks up to 35 years Gavasker and Navjot Singh "He will take his oath in a he added that some for- leader Tallal Chaudhry for his the apex court to ensure his Brunson was held for nearly NATO allies were already in jail over charges that he acted Sidhu to the event. simple ceremony at Aiwan-e- eign friends of Imran will "derogatory and contemptuous presence during on Thursday's two years in prison on terror- strained by Washington's sup- on behalf of two groups viewed However, in an apparent Sadr (President House)," the be invited to the event. "A speeches/statements" against proceedings, which were based related charges before he was port for a Syrian Kurdish militia as terrorists by Ankara: the change of heart on Thursday, spokesperson said. few of Imran's friends are the judiciary during a rally in on a suo motu notice on his moved last week to house viewed as terrorists by Ankara movement led by Gulen and Khan has opted against a fancy "It has been decided that the only foreign nationals January. 'anti-judiciary' speech during a arrest. US officials said at the and the failure to extradite the the Kurdistan Workers' Party ceremony, Dawn newspaper no foreign personalities will being invited to the event," A three-judge bench, party rally in Jaranwala in Janu- time that it was not enough and US-based Muslim preacher (PKK). His next trial hearing reported. be invited to the ceremony it he said. AGENCIES headed by Justice Gulzar ary this year. AGENCIES threatened to take measures Fethullah Gulen blamed for is due on October 12. AGENCIES Over 1,000 homes torched in California wildfires ‘Unprecedented’ N Korea heatwave causing big crop loss

UPPER LAKE (California): A massive quarter of its annual fire budget, at least SEOUL: North Korea on Thurs- The Korean peninsula has was "taking a toll on the econ- being affected. The North's wildfire in Northern California has torched USD 125 million, California Department day warned that an "unprec- been gripped by a scorch- omy". It did not elaborate on state-run Rodong newspaper more than 1,000 homes in and around the of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman edented" heatwave has caused ing heatwave in recent weeks, the scale of the damage. on Thursday said that curbing city of Redding, authorities has said as some Mike Mohler said. heavy with dozens of deaths in the But the rising temperatures further damage to the agricul- evacuees were allowed to return home and Cal Fire said CLIMATE CHANGE dam- South blamed on soaring tem- have already inflicted heavy ture sector was an "extremely new blazes exploded in what has become another 440 buildings, age to peratures that have hit all-time losses on the richer South, important and urgent task". an endless summer of flame in the Golden including barns and warehouses, have also crops as it urged citizens to highs. which has reported more than "Rural areas across the State. "Whatever resources are needed, we're been destroyed by the fire, which is now the "join the struggle" to prevent The temperature in North three million deaths of live- country... are reporting dam- putting them there," Gov. Jerry Brown said sixth most destructive in California his- drought-like conditions from Korea's capital Pyongyang stock and a fivefold increase ages to crops including rice at a news conference on Wednesday. We're in uncharted territory." tory. The huge Redding-area blaze, which worsening and hampering climbed to a record high of 37.8 in deaths from heat-related ill- and corn due to extremely high "We're being surprised. Every year is Just a month into the budget year, the started July 23, forced 38,000 people from food production in the impov- degrees Celsius on Wednesday, nesses, while vegetable prices temperatures and drought," it teaching the fire authorities new lessons. state has already spent more than one- their homes and killed six. AGENCIES erished country. with state TV warning that it have doubled due to supplies said in an editorial. AGENCIES

Austria TV pulls CORRIGENDUM WBIW/SE/WC-II/NIT-06e/2018-19, out documentary Tender Id: 2018_IWD_184155_1 Due to unavoidable circumstances, the tender is on Vienna’s heraby cancelled. [Sd/- P.Bhattacharya] Superintending Engineer black community Western Circle-II, l&W Dte Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur.

VIENNA: An Austrian film- maker criticised the country's public broadcaster on Thursday for removing from its schedules at short notice a documentary he made on the history of Vien- na's black community. The film "Black in Vienna -- from Soliman to Alaba" was due to go out this Sunday on the ORF 2 channel. However, filmmaker Teddy Podgorski Jr said he was told last week that the film had been pulled. He told the Standard newspaper that the documen- tary had initially "been taken on with great enthusiasm by the relevant editor" and that the decision not to air it was taken "without (giving) more detailed reasons relating to the content". As well as recounting the history of Vienna's black resi- dents, Podgorski said the film also featured contributions from the city's black commu- nity on "the deep-rooted preju- dices" they still face. In a statement to Austrian media, ORF said: "The docu- mentary as delivered did not meet the commissioned con- cept in terms of its form, con- tent and technical aspects." "After reviewing the film, the transmission date was there- fore postponed and the direc- ABRIDGED NOTICE INVITING e-TENDER tor has been asked to rework WBIW/SE/WC-lI/NIT-07e/2018-19 the film". AGENCIES Superintending Engineer, Western Circle-II invites online tender for 1 (one) nos. civil work in Block Gopiballavpur-I in Dist-Jhargram under millenniumpost.in this Circle. A.P.T is Rs 391.24 lakh. Tender forms and other details may be millenniumpo NO H ALFst TR U THS obtained from the departmental website www.wbiwd.gov.in and http:// etender.wb.nic.in (direct site). Last date of submission of e-bid online is CHANGE OF NAME 25.08.2018 up to 17:00 hrs. I, Md Rashed Amin Gazi [Sd/- P.Bhattacharya] S/o LT. G.M. Ruhul Amin Superintending Engineer R/o Vill- P.O. Bara Bankra, Western Circle-II, l&W Dte Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur. P.S. Swarupnagar, dist North 24 Parganas do hereby solemnly affirm and declare that my Father’s name has been recorded in my educational documents as Ruhul Amin Gazi in place of G.M. Ruhul Amin shall henceforth be known as G. M. Ruhul Amin vide an affidavit sworn before the court of judicial magistrate 1st classs at Basirhat court as on 01.08.2018 G.M. Ruhul Amin and Ruhul Amin Gazi is same and one identical person. business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 mp ONGC energises quarterly Coal India powers 4-month output by 14% to 177 mt profit by 58% to `6,144 cr CIL identifies 7 Oz NEW DELHI: State-owned ited Rs 2,695 crore service tax opment) Act, 1948," ONGC coking coal mines ONGC on Thursday reported and GST under protest as it said. its highest quarterly net profit believes such taxes are not ONGC said it had worked for acquisition, in over four-and-a-half-years applicable on royalty paid by out service tax for the period on sharp rise in prices for oil the firm to the government. from April 1, 2016 to June 30, says House panel and gas it produced. Oil producers like ONGC 2017 along with interest of Its net profit of Rs 6,143.88 are required to pay 12.5 per Rs 2,294 crore. Further, GST NEW DELHI: State-owned the power sector by supplying NEW DELHI: State-owned crore in the first quarter of the cent royalty on crude oil to the along with interest thereon has CIL on Thursday said it pro- increased quantities of coal. So CIL has identified seven cok- 2018-19 fiscal was 58.1 per state governments for on-land been worked out of Rs 1,608 duced 177.43 million tonnes of far, we have been able to sustain ing coal assets in Australia for cent higher than Rs 3,884.73 areas and at 10 per cent to the crore. coal in the first four months of the double digit growth trend acquisition and is also in dis- crore in the year-ago period, central government for shallow "Based on legal opinion the ongoing fiscal, registering a in the three important parame- cussions with a few mine own- Oil and Natural Gas Corp said water areas. obtained by the company, ser- growth of 14 per cent. ters of production, off-take and ers in Canada, a parliamentary in a statement here. CMD Shashi Shanker The tax department is seek- vice tax/GST on royalty is not It had produced 155.53 mil- supplies to power sector, since panel said on Thursday. The net profit is highest per million British thermal ing payment of service tax on applicable. The company is lion tonnes (MT) of coal in the the beginning of the fiscal, an In its report the Standing since December 2013 when unit as compared to $2.48 per lion tonnes oil. Natural gas these royalty payments. contesting the same at appro- year-ago period, Coal India Ltd official of the company said. Committee on coal and steel earnings had hit Rs 7,126 crore. mmBtu. production was however 3.4 "In the year 2017-18, the priate authorities and accord- said in a filing to BSE. The monsoon months are said: "The met coke production ONGC realised $71.48 for ONGC said its crude oil per cent higher at 5.9 billion company had received show- ingly the same is considered as In July CIL produced 40.56 challenging but we are garner- has increased during the period every barrel of crude oil it pro- production dropped 5.3 per cubic metres. Its revenue from cause notices at various work a contingent liability. However, MT coal, against 36.69 a year ing our best efforts to continue 2014 - 2017 and for acquiring duced in the April-June quar- cent to 5 million tonnes in operations rose 42.7 per cent centres on account of service as an abundant caution, the ago. The state-owned firm the same trend, the official of coking coal blocks/ mines ter of the current fiscal, up 47.6 the quarter. This was partly to Rs 27,212.83 crore for the tax along with interest and company has deposited service accounts for over 80 per cent of added. abroad, Coal India Ltd (CIL) per cent over $48.42 a barrel in made up by a 2.5 per cent rise quarter under review. penalty, on royalty on crude tax, GST, and interest under the domestic coal production. "Coal stocks at the power has identified several coking the year-ago period. in output from joint venture The country's largest oil oil and natural gas levied under protest amounting to Rs 2,695 CIL has pegged its pro- utilities doubled to 15.78 MT coal assets in Bowen basin of 16 For natural gas, it got $3.06 fields, that pumped 0.8 mil- and gas producer said it depos- Oil Field (Regulation & Devel- crore," ONGC said. MPOST duction estimate at 630 MT in ending July 2018 (30th July) Queensland Province, Austra- 2018-19. compared to 7.3 MT as of lia and is also pursuing discus- In a separate statement, the October 2017. CIL said. sions with few mine owners of PSU said it registered double It said close coordination coking coal assets in Canada." Finance Ministry may okay Auction of 44 mineral digit growth of 15.1 per cent in between coal ministry, railways The Committee had also coal supplies to thermal power ministry and CIL for enhanced recommended earlier that all plants (TPPs) during the April- evacuation of coal resulted in out efforts may continuously `4,000 cr subsidy for FAME II blocks cancelled: Govt July period, compared to a year 12.5 per cent growth in average be made to reverse the trend of ago. rake loading, per day, to power importing coking coal by steel NEW DELHI: The finance tive is being offered on purchase the Expenditure Secretary and NEW DELHI: The auction Coal supplies by CIL to sector during April-July period. plants by augmenting the pro- ministry is likely to approve of strong hybrid and electric his counterpart from the heavy of 44 mineral blocks has been TPPs perked up to 161.71 MT With an assessment sug- duction of coking coal in the a subsidy outlay of nearly Rs cars, two-wheelers and three- industry ministry held here on annulled with maximum 14 during the April-July period of gesting the current trend may country or acquiring of cok- 4,000 crore for the second phase wheelers under FAME India- I. Wednesday. such mines from Maharash- the current fiscal, compared to not warrant pursuing the pro- ing coal blocks/mines by CIL of FAME India scheme to pro- As per the scheme, depending At present, automotive tra, the government said today. 140.50 same period last finan- jected coal output target of abroad, the report said. mote electric and hybrid vehi- on technology, battery oper- manufacturers claim the incen- A total of 87 mineral blocks cial year, it said. 1 billion tonnes by 2020, the The panel appreciated the cles, official sources said on ated scooters and motorcycles tive from the government at the have been notified till now for The increased supply was a government had in April gave work of the government in Thursday. are also eligible for incentives end of each month. auction of which 43 have gone result of higher rake loading to indication of revising the pro- bringing down the import of The heavy industry ministry ranging between Rs 1,800 to Rs With an aim to promote eco- under the hammer till July 26, power sector which witnessed duction target of the dry fuel. non-coking coal. had sought over Rs 12,200 crore 29,000, while in three-wheel- friendly vehicles, the govern- Minister of State for Mines a growth of 12.5 per cent dur- The government had earlier However, the panel was of in financial support to imple- ers it is between Rs 3,300 and ment had launched the Faster Haribhai Parthibhai Chaud- Of these mines, 24 are lime- ing the referred period. "Coal set a target of 1 billion tonnes of a view that the use of indige- ment the scheme over the next Rs 61,000. Adoption and Manufacturing hary said in a written reply to stone blocks, 9 (iron ore), 5 production and total off-take coal output by 2019-20 for CIL. nous coal by the imported coal- five years. The Cabinet is expected to of Hybrid and Electric vehicles Lok Sabha. (bauxite), 2 (copper), among also steamed ahead with robust However, the government based thermal power plants is The second phase of the consider the second phase of in India (FAME India) scheme The 44 mines whose auc- others, the minister said. growths of 14.1 per cent and had in December last year said dependent on policy interven- scheme is expected to entail the scheme for approval in a in 2015. The ongoing pilot tion has been annulled include The government had earlier 11 per cent respectively during that of 1.5 billion tonnes the tions by the Centre for allowing subsidy only for electric buses fortnight, said the government phase of the scheme was ear- Maharashtra (14), Karnataka said states will earn a revenue April-July 2018 on a year-on- country is expected to produce use of domestic coal along with and setting up of charging infra- officials. lier extended till September this (7), 5 each in Gujarat, Madhya of Rs 1.55 lakh crore over the year comparison, it said. by 2022 and of this, 1 billion imported coal as the existing structure for all categories of The subsidy allocation was year or until its second phase is Pradesh and Rajasthan and 4 in lease period from 43 auctioned "We are doing the best we tonnes would come from Coal consent is for use of imported vehicles. At present, the incen- decided at a meeting between approved. MPOST , among others. mines. PTI could to meet the demand of India. MPOST coal only. MPOST Taparia launches Sensex dips 356 points, Nifty below 11,300 as Sino-US trade tensions resurface

cantilever tool boxes MUMBAI: Benchmark Sensex NSE NIFTY BSE SENSEX late to a full-blown currency suffered its biggest single-day war, hurting global growth. The ` plunges by 27 paise to MUMABAI: Taparia Tool sion also the Cantilever Tool rout in over four months on Intra-day on August 2, 2018 Intra-day on August 2, 2018 30-share Sensex, which stayed in launches Cantilever Tool Boxes Boxes are available in 3 and 5 Thursday as investors scrambled -101.50 -356.46 the negative zone for the whole 1-week low of 68.7 vs $ for storing different types of compartments. for the exit amid a flare-up in Open/High: (-0.89%) Open/High: (-0.95%) day, ended at 37,165.16, showing Tools, Accessories etc. Taparia Tools everywhere Sino-US trade frictions. 11,328.90 37,529.69 a loss of 356.46 points, or 0.95 MUMBAI: The rupee sank 27 paise to close at a Cantilever Tool Boxes are is well received respected and Profit-booking by partici- per cent.This is its biggest single- Previous close: one-week low of 68.70 against the US dollar on made from high gauge steel appreciated.The companypants following the recent rally Previous close: Close: Close: day fall since March 23, when 11,346.20 37,521.62 Thursday amid a ratcheting up of global trade sheet for higher strength and presently has large number of on Dalal Street added to the sell- 11,244.70 37,165.16 it had plunged 409.73 points. Long life. It has Two Steel han- distributors, distributing its ing pressure, brokers said. The broader Nifty too suc- war rhetoric. Sentiment turned fragile after US dles for balanced and comfort- products all over India besides Rate-sensitive auto, bank cumbed to widespread selling officials confirmed a proposal to raise tariffs on able carrying. being a Brand Leader in India “ and realty stocks continued their Low: Low: and hit a low of 11,234.95, before $200 billion worth of Chinese imports from 10 Cantilever Tool Boxes are TAPARIA” Tools are exported to slide, a day after the RBI hiked 11,234.95 37,128.99 ending at 11,244.70, down per cent to 25 per cent. A massive sell-off in lo- assembled with stainless steel a number of countries since its rates, making loans costlier for 101.50 points, or 0.89 per cent. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 cal equities also reverberated through the forex rivets for extra strength and inceptions to U.K, U.S.A, Den- consumers. The BSE Sensex On a net basis, FPIs sold they are powder coated for rust mark, Israel, Germany, Sweden, plunged 356 points to close at shares worth Rs 95.94 crore, market. The Indian unit stormed to a fresh one- protection with locking provi- Norway, Finland etc. MPOST a one-week low of 37,165.16, Asian and European imposing higher tariffs on Chi- while DIIs offloaded equities month high of 68.26 in early trade, a day after the while the NSE Nifty dropped bourses tumbled after Beijing nese imports. The RBI had on to the tune of Rs 562.33 crore RBI struck an optimistic tone on the economy's CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE 101.50 points to finish below said it will retaliate if the US Wednesday cautioned that the on Wednesday, provisional data macro fundamentals and growth outlook. PTI the 10,300-mark. goes ahead with its threat of rising trade tensions can esca- showed. PTI IRCTC's rail tour package Khushboo NHAI to ink MoU with Google relents, ` tailors search Gujarat Ki to Gandhi birth place SBI for 25,000 cr loan engine to China NEW DELHI: NHAI will on banks for the long-term loan. NEW DELHI: Indian Railways Tour will depart at 1325 Friday ink a pact with State Bank "In response to this EOI, Catering & Tourism Corpora- hrs from New Delhi Railway of India (SBI) for a long-term SBI offered to fund the entire tion Ltd. offers an exclusive 3 Station on 16th Sept`18 by unsecured loan to the tune of requirement of Rs 25,000 crore NTPC Ltd organized its 14th Analysts & Investors Meet on August AC Rail Tour Package to Guja- Uttaranchal Express and pas- Rs 25,000 crore. based on one month MCLR 1, 2018 in Mumbai. The Meet was addressed by NTPC CMD Gurdeep rat to gain knowledge about sengers can also board the train This is SBI's highest long- (marginal cost of funds based Singh in the presence of Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Joint Secretary the life of Father of the nation, from New Delhi Railway Sta- term unsecured loan to any lending rate)," the statement & Financial Advisor (Internal Finance & Budgetary Control), Mahatma Gandhi. tion, Delhi Cantt., Gurgaon, entity and also the largest ever said. It said there is no princi- SAN FRANCISCO: After exit- Ministry of Power, Saptarshi Roy, Director (HR), A K Gupta, Director The special tour package of Rewari, Alwar, Jaipur and loan sanctioned to NHAI. pal repayment liability for initial ing China eight years ago due to (Commercial), S K Roy, Director (Projects), Prakash Tiwari, Director Gujarat showcases Kirti Man- Ajmer Junction. "NHAI is getting an unse- three years and after that, the censorship and hacking, Google (Operations) and P K Mohapatra, Director (Technical) dir in Porbandar which is the Person on Twin sharing basis Booking of this tour pack- cured loan of Rs 25,000 crore repayment would be done in 14 is tuning a mobile search app birth place of Mahatma Gan- and will include Train Jour- age has already been started from SBI for 10 years with 3 equal half-yearly installments. that would filter blacklisted dhi. Now this place has been ney in 3rd AC Charter Coach, at the IRCTC Offices on pan years of moratorium on repay- The total sanctioned amount search results in order to re- made into a museum that dis- AC Accommodation at hotel India. The same can also be ments. This is the largest amount is to be disbursed to NHAI enter the market, according to plays old photographs and per- in Somnath and Dwarka with booked online on www.irctc- of loan to have been sanctioned within March 31, 2019. NHAI US media reports. sonal belongings of Mahatma three star facility, All transfers tourism.com. to NHAI in one stroke by any can draw the amount in any The California-based inter- Gandhi. and sightseeing by AC Buses, For more details and coun- institution," Ministry of Road number of tranches, the state- net giant has engineers design- This all inclusive tour pack- Onboard Meals, Breakfasts and ter bookings tourists may also Transport and Highways said ment said. ing search software that would age of duration of 6 Nights Dinners at Hotel, Insurance, etc visit IRCTC Tourists facilita- in a statement. NHAI has traditionally leave out content blacklisted and 7 Days namely “Khush- are included in package. tion centre at New Delhi Rail- An MoU in this regard will relied on borrowing through by the Chinese government, boo Gujarat Ki” will also A dedicated IRCTC Tour way station and Connaught be signed on Friday in the pres- long term bonds issued to var- according to a New York Times cover Somnath Temple, Diu, Manager will accompany the Place Office. Telephonic que- ence of Union Minister Nitin ious investors, including LIC, report citing two unnamed peo- Dwarka, Nageshwar etc besides tourists. Total number of seats ries in this regard can be made Gadkari. NHAI had invited an EPFO and other qualified inves- ple familiar with the effort. Porbandar. The package has available in this fixed group on 9717648781/ 9717640979 / Expression of Interest (EoI) tors, and Tax Free bonds and News website The Inter- been priced at Rs.19,990/- Per departure program is 60 only. 9717645810. MPOST from scheduled commercial Masala Bond issued in 2017. PTI cept first reported the story, saying the Chinese search app was being tailored for Google- NHDC celebrated its 19th Foundation Day with zeal and enthusiasm Starbucks joins Alibaba for Finance Ministry considers excluding backed Android operating sys- on August 1, 2018. The programme was started off by Special Guest tem for mobile devices. The of the event Minister of State Lal Singh Arya, along with the NHDC service was said to have been Chairman Balraj Joshi accompanied with the Managing Director & China coffee deliveries income from minor asset transfer shown to Chinese officials. Chief Executive Director of NHDC A G Ansari, the members of Board Google did not respond to of Directors of NHDC and the Senior Officers from Government of Madhya Pradesh by lighting the lamps SHANGHAI: Starbucks on ference in Shanghai. NEW DELHI: The Women and around the budget time, Kumar a request for comment. There Thursday announced a partner- Johnson called the tie-up Child Development Ministry said. was no guarantee the project ship with e-commerce giant Ali- "rocket fuel" for the US com- has urged the Finance Ministry During the Question Hour, would result in Google search baba that will give the US coffee pany's emerging digital strategy. to amend the Income Tax Act members also sought to know returning to China. US inter- giant greater access to China's Under the arrangement, to exclude from tax ambit the the number of people who have net titans have long struggled growing food-delivery market Starbucks products will be income arising from the assets been given titles under the For- with doing business in China, as it faces increased competi- dropped off to customers would transferred for an inadequate est Rights Act, 2006 in Gujarat. home of a "Great Firewall" that tion from local firms. be handled by Alibaba's food- consideration by an individual Tribal Affairs Minister Jual blocks content as seen fit by The move comes as Seattle- delivery unit, Ele.me. to his wife or son's wife. Oram said according to the officials. In early 2010, Google based Starbucks faces a chal- Long a traditionally tea- Minister of State for Women information from the Gujarat closed up shop in mainland lenge from upstart Chinese drinking nation, China is seeing and Child Development Viren- government, as of June 30 this China after rows over censor- company Luckin Coffee, which an explosion in coffee consump- dra Kumar said the request to ment had recieved requests year, out of the 1,82,869 individ- ship and hacking. Google had has expanded aggressively on a tion and Starbucks has targeted carry out amendment in the from women for exempting ual claims recieved, the number cried foul over what it said were Power Grid Corporation of India Limited is establishing 5 MWp strategy based largely on satis- the country as its key market Income Tax Act was under the them from taxes on gifts from of approved claims for which cyberattacks aimed at its source Rooftop Solar PV Systems in more than 50 locations of its own fying delivery orders placed by after the United States, and its consideration of the Finance their near and close relatives. sanction orders have been code and the Gmail accounts of premises across the country, towards sustainability and green mobile app users. main source of new growth. Ministry, as he shared the details The minister replied in affir- issued was 84,402 and number Chinese human rights activ- initiative. Presently more than 500 kWp solar PV systems at its "We truly believe that this It already has more than in the Rajya Sabha during the mative and said the matter was of titles issued was 83,754. ists. The US and China are cur- various establishments are already under operation. Another 140 enduring partnership will ele- 3,400 cafes in more than 140 Question Hour on Thursday. being considered by the Finance The number of people, who rently involved in a trade war, kWp is expected to be commissioned in Townships at Sec - 43 and 46, Gurugram (Haryana) before Independence Day vate the coffee culture in China," Chinese cities and has said a Earlier JD(S) member D Ministry. are eligible and have not been with President Donald Trump Starbucks president and CEO new outlet opens every 15 hours Kupendra Reddy had sought A request has been sent and given titles was 648, he said in imposing tariffs and Beijing Kevin Johnson said at news con- in the country. PTI to know whether the govern- often such decisions are taken his reply. PTI responding in kind. PTI 14 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 Apple becomes world’s 1st trillion Nation's Q2 gold demand dollar company in market value SAN FRANCISCO :Apple became the first US company to top $1 trillion in market slides 8% to 187.2 tonnes value on Thursday, leading a MUMBAI: India's gold and wedding season boosted Going forward, he said, the rebound in technology stocks demand declined by 8 per demand at the start of the quar- third quarter is usually the off that helped Wall Street pare cent at 187.2 tonnes during ter but the onset of Adhik Maas', season and the last quarter is losses and turned the Nasdaq April-June period compared which is considered inauspi- generally the strong one with positive. to second quarter of last year cious, and a rising price inspite Diwali and marriage season, Market sentiment was also driven by to high local prices of softening international prices but the demand will depend lifted by Commerce Secretary and seasonal factors, World kept the quarter range bound, on gold price behaviour, cur- Wilbur Ross’s comment, who Gold Council (WGC) said in Somasundaram added. rency movement and the gov- said the tariffs that United States a report. While demand for the first ernment policies and how they is threatening to impose on Chi- The total gold demand half of the year is also below the translates. nese goods would not be disas- stood at 202.6 tonnes in the same period in 2017 and the Talking about imports, trous for the Asian nation. second quarter of 2017, WGC 10-year average by 6 per cent Somasundaram said, the gold “It’s not something that’s said in its Gold Demand Trends and 13 per cent, respectively, shipments into India declined going to be cataclysmic,” he to continue,” said Cliff Hodge, bank on track to increase bor- Q2 2018 report. there are strong positives evi- by 38 per cent during the quar- said in an interview with Fox director of investments for Cor- rowing costs in September. In value terms, gold demand dent in the growth of organ- ter two to 170 tonnes from 274 Business Network, explaining nerstone Wealth in Charlotte, At 11:23 a.m. EDT the Dow was Rs 52,692 crore, almost ised trade and digital products, tonnes in the same period of that a 25 percent tariff on $200 North Carolina. Jones Industrial Average was same as the second quarter of he added. 2017. In the first six months billion worth of goods would “The tariffs are not enough down 120.33 points, or 0.47 2017 at Rs 52,750 crore. The short-term disruption of this year, imports declined equal to less than 1 percent of to derail the U.S. economy that percent, at 25,213.49, the S&P Total jewellery demand also caused by the various transpar- by 13.51 per cent at 480 tonnes China’s economy. is firing on all cylinders.” The 500 was down 1.84 points, or dropped by 8 per cent during ency measures since 2016 have from 555 tonnes in the same Technology stocks, which trade-sensitive industrial sec- 0.07 percent, at 2,811.52 and the quarter 147.9 tonnes com- started to wane with industry period of 2017. were trading lower earlier in tor fell 0.38 percent. the Nasdaq Composite was pared to 161 tonnes in the same In value terms, however, year. transitioning well across the All aspects of supply chain the session, rose 0.4 percent. Caterpillar, Boeing and 3M up 23.95 points, or 0.31 per- period last year. gold investment demand was India's gold demand in Q2 spectrum. is bound by policy framework, Apple hit a record high of fell more than 1 percent and cent, at 7,731.24. The materials While in value terms, jewel- Rs 11,061 crore, up by 2 per per 2018 was 8 per cent lower than "For the second half, good which will make it difficult for $207.05, crowning a decade- weighed on the bluechip Dow group fell 1.2 percent as prices lery demand was down by 1 per cent from Rs 10,825 crore in the the strong Q2 in 2017, when monsoon and the festive sea- the grey market to exist. The long rise fueled by its ubiqui- Jones Industrial Average. Finan- of copper and other base met- cent at Rs 41,631 crore against same period last year. consumers rushed to make son, aided by the government's jewellery market is consolidat- tous iPhone that transformed it cials fell 0.5 percent, the biggest als slipped. Eight of the 11 major Rs 41,925 crore in the same Meanwhile, the report said, advance purchases ahead of effort to boost farm incomes, ing with unorganised players from a niche player in personal drag on the S&P 500, as 10-year S&P sectors were lower. period last year. Total invest- the total gold recycled in India the goods and services tax bodes well for demand. Our full partnering with organised ones. computers into a global power- U.S. Treasury yields eased. The Tesla jumped 9.5 percent ment demand was down by 5 during the second quarter was (GST) roll out," WGC Manag- year estimate for gold demand The market is slowly adjusting house spanning entertainment Federal Reserve kept interest after the electric car maker con- per cent at 39.3 tonnes com- of 2018 was 32 tonnes, up by ing Director, India, Somasun- is in the range of 700 to 800 with the new framework, which and communications. rates unchanged on Wednesday, vinced investors that it was able pared with 41.6 tonnes in the 8 per cent compared to 29.6 daram PR said here. tonnes, mostly at the lower end is positive for the industry in “There’s a dichotomy on but characterized the economy to produce positive cash flow same period in 2017. tonnes in the same period last "A strong Akshaya Tritiya of the range, he added. the long run, he added. PTI whether the tech run is going as strong, keeping the central and turn a profit. AGENCIES BSE MF platform Q1 fund raising via QIPs Integrated transaction soars farming key Govt may extend deadline for higher to `50,400 cr in drops 85% to `4,100 cr to boost agro tariffs on 29 US products by 45 days April-July period NEW DELHI: Funds mobilised income: Govt NEW DELHI: The government imposed by the US has affected by Indian firms through issu- may extend by another 45 days steel exports by $198.6 million NEW DELHI: Leading stock ance of shares to institutional NEW DELHI: Agriculture the deadline for imposition of and aluminium shipments by exchange BSE on Thursday investors tumbled by a whop- Minister higher customs duties on 29 $42.4 million. said its mutual fund distribu- ping 85 per cent to nearly Rs on Thursday asked MPs to urge products, including almond, India has also dragged the tion platform has witnessed 4,100 crore during the first quar- states to promote location spe- walnut and pulses, imported US to the World Trade Organ- an over two-fold jump in num- ter of the current fiscal in com- cific Integrated Farming Sys- from the US. isation's (WTO) dispute set- ber of transactions to 98 lakh parison to the year-ago period. and the amount mopped up tem (IFS) for achieving the goal Through a notification, the tlement mechanism over the with a total value of Rs 50,400 During April-June of 2017- by them in May and June 2018 of doubling farmers' income Finance Ministry had in June imposition of import duties on crore in first four months of the 18, the firms had mopped up Rs stood at Rs 1,008 crore and Rs by 2022. said the higher tariffs on imports steel and aluminium. ongoing fiscal. 28,055 crore. 1,200 crore, respectively. He said IFS addresses the from the US would come into India exports steel and alu- The platform — BSE Star According to the data avail- The funds were mobilised multiple objectives of raising effect from August 4. minium products worth about MF — had processed 37.71 able with the Securities and for business expansion, refi- production, profits, cost-reduc- "Commerce Ministry has $1.5 billion to the US every year. lakh transactions amounting Exchange Board of India, the nancing of debt, working capital tion through recycling, family suggested the Department of Exports to the US in 2016- to Rs 33,190 crore in the April- capital garnered by the listed requirements and other general nutrition, ecological security Revenue to amend the notifi- 17 stood at $42.21 billion, while July period of 2017-18, the companies through qualified corporate purposes. and employment generation, cation for further extension of Customs (CBIC) is likely to issue to be hiked to 40 per cent from imports were $22.3 billion. exchange said in a statement. institutional placement (QIP) QIP is an alternative mode among others. retaliatory measures for another on August 4 an amended noti- 30 per cent. As per the revised levy of Currently, BSE StAR MF route stood at Rs 4,070 crore of resource raising available "Small farms (of up to 45 days," a Commerce Ministry fication extending the date for The duty hike decision 29 products, duty on apples contributes over 26 per cent during the June quarter of the for listed companies to mobil- 2 hectare) hold the key to official said. the new levy, the official said. by India was in retaliation to imported from the US was to of total financial transactions. financial year 2018-19. ise funds from the domestic ensuring food and nutritional According to another offi- While import duty on wal- March 9 decision of US Presi- be hiked to 75 per cent as against "BSE StAR MF has experi- This is 85.49 per cent less market. security of India. Therefore, cial, India and the US are hold- nut was to be hiked to 120 per dent Donald Trump to impose 50 per cent earlier. enced a growth of 154 per cent than the amount raised by the Also, there were 9 issues dur- location specific integration is ing discussion to remove trade cent from 30 per cent earlier, heavy tariffs on imported steel The same for boric acid and in first four months of finan- companies in the corresponding ing the first quarter of 2018-19 necessary," he said in the Par- hurdles between the countries duty on chickpeas, Bengal gram and aluminium items, a move phosphoric acid was to be hiked cial year 2018-19 with over quarter of the previous fiscal. compared to 8 in the corre- liamentary Consultative Com- and India is expecting some (chana) and masur dal was to that has sparked fears of a global to 17.50 per cent and 20 per 97.73 lakh orders were process While in April 2018, the sponding period of the previ- mittee meeting on agriculture positive outcome. The Cen- be hiked to 70 per cent from trade war. cent, respectively from 10 per amounting to Rs 50,400 crore," firms garnered Rs 1,862 crore ous fiscal. PTI ministry here. PTI tral Board of Indirect Taxes and 30 per cent. Levy on lentils was India has said the duty cent each earlier. PTI the exchange noted. The exchange's platform 60% DMF funds has a distribution network of India Inc cautions over 13,500 registered mem- Cognizant Q2 net profit down 3% to $456 mn bers and more than 2 lakh to be spent in member associates on its NEW DELHI: IT services firm period. The US-based company solid progress on our plan to execution and positions us against over-regulation network across the country. Cognizant on Thursday posted follows January-December as its accelerate our shift to digital well to absorb planned invest- high priority areas Besides, it is adding over 2,000 2.97 per cent dip in net profit fiscal year. services and solutions, Cogni- ments in the second half of the mutual funds distributors per to $456 million for the second For the third quarter, the zant CEO and Vice Chairman year," Cognizant CFO Karen NEW DELHI: At least 60 per in e-commerce space month. quarter this year. company expects its revenue Francisco D'Souza said. McLoughlin said. cent funds of the District Min- According to the bourse, The company had posted a to be in the range of $4.06 bil- The company remains con- The company, which has a eral Foundation (DMF), which HYDERABAD: Over-regu- the simplicity and robustness net profit of $470 million in the lion to $4.10 billion. Its full year fident of its ability to invest for significant portion of its head- are being spent for benefit of lation of the e-commerce sec- of BSE StAR MF exchange year-ago period, Cognizant said revenue is forecast to be in the growth and achieve its financial count based in India, added people affected by mining- tor could stifle the growth of infrastructure has encouraged in a statement. range of $16.05 billion to $16.30 targets, he added. 7,500 employees (net) in the related operations, will be uti- entrepreneurship, industry body many distributors to register Revenue rose to $4 billion billion. "Year-over-year non-GAAP June 2018 quarter. Its total head- lised in high priority areas like ASSOCHAM has said and cau- record systematic investment in the April-June 2018 quarter "As our second-quarter operating margin expansion count was at 268,900 at the end drinking water and pollution tioned micro managing of prices plans (SIPs) in a single day. PTI from $3.6 billion in the year-ago results confirm, we're making reflects strong operational of June 2018. PTI control, Union Minister Nar- by the government could lead endra Singh Tomar said. to inspector-raj. directly or indirectly influence Tomar said in Lok Sabha on E-commerce and the entire the price of goods and services, Thursday that to facilitate syn- online space is a fledgling area would be extended to group Swiggy acquires Centre preparing strategy to ergy in implementation of DMF of business with a vast scope for companies of the e-commerce across states, the central govern- expansion, ASSOCHAM Sec- marketplace. ment has launched the Pradhan retary General D S Rawat said. "A sunset clause, which Scootsy to strengthen promote footwear industry Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan "While there should be defines the maximum duration Yojana with the objective of wel- rules of the game for any trade, of differential pricing strategies NEW DELHI: Commerce and gestions made by the industry "Set up clusters in 4-5 states. fare of areas and people affected over-reach and over-regulation (such as deep discounts) that are restaurant network Industry Ministry is working would get all the support from We will engage with states to by mining-related operations. should not be resorted to as it implemented by e-commerce with the footwear and allied my ministry," he said here. provide land and other sup- At least 60 per cent of funds could stifle the growth of entre- platforms to attract consum- NEW DELHI: Food ordering sector industries to formu- The strategy could include port," he said adding demand will be utilised in high priority preneurship," he said. ers, would be introduced," the and delivery firm Swiggy on late a comprehensive strat- recommendations on issues for footwear is going to multi- areas like drinking water supply, An initial draft circulated draft said. Thursday said it has acquired egy to promote exports and such as availability of raw mate- ply with the increasing popula- environment preservation, pol- among stakeholders for discus- Rawat said: "Deep discount Mumbai-based on-demand manufacturing in this labour rial, skilled manpower, financ- tion and income levels. lution control measures, health sion to frame a national e-com- or no discount is a commer- delivery platform Scootsy. intensive segment, Union Min- ing and environmental issues, The market size of the care and education, he said dur- merce policy has suggested to cial decision; as long as it is not The all-cash acquisition of ister said on and ways to link the sector to industry is about Rs 50,000 ing Question Hour. introduce a pre-set timeframe resorted to in sectors like bank- Scootsy is for approximately Rs Thursday. global value chains. crore, which is expected to Other high priority areas are for offering differential pricing ing, insurance or other highly 50 crore, a source in knowledge He said the sector holds The commerce and indus- touch Rs 1 lakh crore in the welfare of women and children, or deep discounts by e-com- sensitive sectors, the decision of the deal said. huge potential to create jobs try minister was speaking at the next five years, according to welfare of aged and disabled merce players to customers. should be purely commercial". With this acquisition, and boost the country's over- inauguration of Indian Interna- industry estimates. people, skill development and The suggestions are part Besides, he said the deep dis- Swiggy will further strengthen all exports. tional Footwear fair. Exports of footwear (both sanitation. of the strategy to address anti- count and cash burning should Scootsy's curated restaurant "We are working with the Prabhu asked the industry leather and synthetic) stood at The rest of the funds will competitive issues in the e-com- be the prime concern of the pro- network and help the brand industry to prepare a strate- players to make India a global around $2.5 billion per year. be utilised for physical infra- merce sector effectively. "The moters, venture capitalists and expand to newer cities on the gic vision for the footwear and manufacturing hub for the The sector employs about 10 structure, irrigation, energy and restriction imposed on e-com- private equity funds betting on back of its operational excel- allied sector industries. Sug- footwear sector. lakh people. PTI watershed development. PTI merce marketplace, to not online entrepreneurs. PTI lence and back-end strength, Swiggy said in a statement. Scootsy will continue to The acquisition will operate as an independent app extend the breadth US victim Syria asks India Inc to join in rebuilding country post the acquisition, it added. Commenting on the devel- and selection of NEW DELHI: About 30 Indian reclaimed. Indian healthcare sector should and to extend the gas pipeline opment, Swiggy CEO Srihar- company's existing companies would be partici- "Syria will be able to defeat be an active participant in the from Qatar through Syria to sha Majety said, "With a shared network of 40,000 pating in the Damascus Inter- terrorists and all other conspir- rebuilding process in the after- Europe. They have now realised belief of providing a superior national Trade Fair in Syria in acies against Syria. Now we are math of the war as he lauded the they are unable to reach their user experience, its addition restaurants by September, said the country's planning to rebuild Syria and medical aid sent by the Indian objective," he said. will extend the convenience adding more envoy to India here on Thurs- we are looking for help from government to Syria. He alleged that the latest and reliability that Swiggy is day as he appealed the India Inc friendly countries, in particu- He said the "game plan" of "massacre" in Sweida, in south- synonymous with." curated restaurants to participate in the rebuilding lar, India," he said addressing the foreign forces to "destabi- ern Syria that claimed over 260 As Swiggy brings with it a process of the strife-torn nation. the media. lise" Syria has been defeated lives was "pre-planned" by the conducive ecosystem and the efit from Swiggy's operational Ambassador Raid Kamel The envoy said that a high- because the people of Syria have US and terrorist supported right resources for expansion, excellence and deep under- Abbas said peace and stability level Indian business delega- stood behind the Assad govern- organisation. the acquisition will enable standing of the ecosystem," was returning to the nation fol- tion would be visiting his ARAB LION: President Bashar al-Assad ment. The war also had nothing The aim was to give cover Scootsy's expansion across Scootsy CEO Sandeep Das lowing a prolonged conflict and country coinciding with the and BHEL. against terrorism and foreign to do with "democracy" or forc- to the white helmet organ- Mumbai as well as propel its said. that the Assad government was trade fair, during which a host "In all, 30 Indian companies intervention, the envoy said he ing a regime change. isation and sneak them out foray into 4-5 major Indian cit- The acquisition will extend "determined to take control of of agreements are expected to would be participating," he said, was grateful to Prime Minister "There were two reasons (for of the country. He described ies in the coming months, the the breadth and selection of the entire country" from "for- be signed. adding the participants would Narendra Modi for announc- USA and its allies) for forcing the organisation as terrorists. statement said. company's existing network of eign occupation and "terrorist Indian companies partici- be provided incentives to do ing 1,000 scholarships for Syr- Syria to change its position. White helmet is known as a vol- "As we continue to evolve 40,000 restaurants by adding organisations". pating the fair beginning Sep- business there. ian students taking up studies They were to safeguard the unteer organisation that oper- with our much-loved user more curated restaurants to it, The southern territory, tember 6 would also include Hailing India's position on in India. security of Israel, to control ates in parts of rebel-controlled experience, our users will ben- Swiggy said. PTI he said, has already been PSU giants such as the ONGC the Syrian issue and its stand The ambassador said the the natural resources of Syria Syria, the envoy said. PTI sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018 mp Juventus beat Azarenka routs lucky loser Messi trains with MLS All-Stars Barca ahead of Kohli’s half-ton takes to reach San Jose quarters La Liga season ATLANTA (US): Juventus beat MLS All-Stars 5-3 via pen- BARCELONA: FC Barcelo- alty shoot-out in the annual na’s Argentinian superstar Lio- India to 160/6 at Tea exhibition match here after the nel Messi continued to hit his match ended in a 1-1 tie after rhythm during his first week BIRMINGHAM: Skipper Virat Kohli regular time. back at training with the Cat- kept India afloat with a patient half-cen- The Italian champions went alan football giants on Thurs- tury even as rookie quick Sam Curran into the lead in the 21st min- day following a disappointing continued to torment the visitors, who ute on Wednesday with a goal showing at the 2018 FIFA reached 160/6 at tea on the second day of from Andrea Favilli, reports World Cup in Russia. the opening Test at the Edgbaston Cricket EFE news agency. The new Barcelona club Ground here on Thursday. After five minutes the MLS captain took to the Sant Joan At the break, Kohli (53) and Ravichan- All-Stars equalized the score Despí training field alongside dran Ashwin (6) went back undefeated with a goal from Atlanta Unit- some of his Spanish teammates after England managed to take three more ed’s Venezuelan forward Josef Jordi Alba, Gerard Piqué and wickets in the post-lunch session. Martinez. SAN JOSE: Belarusian Victo- and like American great Serena Sergio Busquets who, like for- Resuming the second session at a pre- Atlanta United manager ria Azarenka cruised into the Williams she is trying to redis- ward Messi, also crashed out of carious 76/3, Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino who quarter-finals of the Mubadala cover her highest level after a the World Cup in the pre-quar- (15) started on a watchful note, helping coached the MLS-Alls Stars Silicon Valley Classic with a maternity-leave hiatus from the terfinals, reports Efe. India reach the three-figure mark before team chose to rotate his play- 6-1, 6-0 victory over lucky loser Tour last year. Braving the high tempera- all-rounder Ben Stokes struck twice to ing 11 to accommodate the 26 Anna Blinkova. Next up for Azarenka in tures brought on by a heatwave inject further agony in the visitors’ dress- players he selected. Azarenka had been sched- Friday’s quarter-finals will be across the Iberian Peninsula, ing room. Juventus coach Massimil- uled to face Spanish top seed American Danielle Collins, who six members of Barcelona B Stokes first accounted for the wicket of iano Allegri too brought in and World No. 7 Garbiñe Mugu- defeated Belarusian Vera Lapko also took part in the exercises. Rahane, who needlessly flirted at a short eight changes after half-time ruza in the second round of this 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 on Wednesday. Barcelona open their La of length delivery only to be caught com- and two more after the 65th hard-court event, reports Efe. Meanwhile, three-time Liga campaign this year with fortably by Keaton Jennings at third slip. minute into the game. But Blinkova, who had lost Grand Slam winner Andy Mur- a home game against Basque AGENCIES The all-rounder then cleaned up AP/PTI The attacking soccer gen- in the qualifying stage, took the ray collected the biggest victory team Alaves. stumper Dinesh Karthik with a straight erated resulted in 17 shots on 2017 Wimbledon champion’s of his injury comeback at the delivery, to claim his 100th Test wicket. goal for the Italian champions spot after she withdrew from the ATP and WTA Washington Stokes could have immediately jolted surpassed his previous best score of 41 in and Lokesh Rahul (4) to spoil a bright and 16 for the MLS Stars. In tournament with an arm injury. Open while defending cham- the Indians with the wicket of new man England but also went ahead to notch his 50-run opening stand in reply to England’s the penalty shootout Juventus Azarenka used her outstand- pion Alexander Zverev booked a Hardik Pandya (22), only for the reviews 17th Test fifty off 100 balls before -Pan first innings total of 287. scored all five with Nicolo Fagi- ing return game to dominate match-up with his older brother. to change the decision of the umpire. dya departed after being trapped in front BRIEF SCORES: England 287 (Joe oli, Stefano Beltrame, Grigoris the 101st-ranked Blinkova, who Murray, sidelined by a right Thereafter, Pandya played the perfect by Curran. Struggling at 148/6, Ashwin Root 80, Jonny Bairstow 70, Keaton Jen- Kastanos, Leandro Fernandes won just five of her 24 second- hip injury for 11 months until second fiddle, raising 48 runs for the sixth joined Kohli in the middle and the right- nings 42; Ravichandran Ashwin 4/62, and Mattia De Sciglio. The serve points in Wednesday’s lop- returning in June, ousted fourth wicket with his skipper, who took full handed duo took India safely to tea. Mohammed Shami 3/64) vs India MLS All-Stars could manage sided 57-minute contest. seed Kyle Edmund 7-6 (7/4), advantage of the life he got on 21 when Earlier in the morning session, Curran 160/6 (Virat Kohli 53 not out, Shikhar only three successful shootouts The easy victory came after 1-6, 6-4 in an all-British match- Dawid Malan dropped him at second rocked India with three quick wickets of Dhawan 26, Hardik Pandya 22, Sam Cur- with goals by Graham Zusi, Azarenka was forced to dig deep up to reach the third round of slip of James Anderson. Kohli not only Murali Vijay (20), Shikhar Dhawan (26) ran 4/38). AGENCIES Yoshimar Yotun and Diego to edge Ukrainian Kateryna the hardcourt tune-up for the Valeri. The match was played Bondarenko 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 7-5 US Open. at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the first round. “That has been my best win ‘Love for cricket helped me Saina enters Badminton in Atlanta in front of 72,317 The Belarusian former No. since I started playing again,” World Championships spectators. AGENCIES 1 is currently ranked No. 108, Murray said. AGENCIES fight off-field problems’ quarter-finals BIRMINGHAM: Indian pacer “As a bowling unit and as an indi- Mohammed Shami says his love for vidual I am very happy today. This is cricket helped him battle the off field the thing I have worked hard for and problems that pegged him back a few we have been able to bring it forward months ago as he made an impres- successfully,” he said. sive comeback in the ongoing first Test “There are ups and downs in life against England here. and in your family. But when playing On the opening day of the first Test for your country there is a responsibil- here, Shami took 2-64 while R Ashwin ity and when you do that job properly, I returned with figures of 4 for 60 to help think that’s the best thing. So I am very India restrict England to 285-9. happy with today.” It was a fine return for the 28-year- Joe Root struck his 41st Test half- NANJING (CHINA): Indian star Saina Nehwal old Shami, who was accused of domes- century and put on 105 runs with Jonny defeated Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in Government of West Bengal tic violence and extra-marital affair by Bairstow. Things were going fine until straight games to enter the women’s singles North Bengal Development Department his wife some months back. He also the third session when England col- quarter-finals at the Badminton World Cham- Branch Secretariat Uttarkanya, Fulbari, Jalpaiguri sustained injuries after being involved lapsed from 216/3 to 285-9, losing six pionships here on Thursday. in an accident and later missed the one- wickets for 69 runs. The 10th seeded Hyderabad based shuttler Corrigendum off Afghanistan Test for failing the yo-yo It was the 63rd over of the innings needed just 47 minutes to defeat her fourth 2nd CORRIGENDUM FOR NOTICE INVITING e-TENDER No.21 OF 2018-19 Due to unavoidable circumstances the following changes have been made in fitness test. when Virat Kohli’s direct throw ran out seeded opponent 21-16, 21-19. the above NIT:- “(The tour of) South Africa was a Root and that changed the momentum Saina thus became the first ever women’s sin- Ref. Read as Instead of long time ago and there have been some as England lost three wickets for eight gles player to reach eight consecutive quarter- Page-2 & 3 Bid Submission End date Bid Submission End date off field issues after that. I had to fight a runs in the next 25 balls. finals at the Badminton World Championships. Date & Time 10/08/2018 up to 15:00 Hours 03/08/2018 up to 15:00 Hours lot in between but my effort was that I “In the morning the wicket was a lit- Saina will meet seventh seed Carolina Marin Schedule Date of opening of Technical Bid Date of opening of Technical Bid have to keep doing what I love most and tle slower and there was hard work for of Spain in the last eight stage. Marin defeated 13/08/2018 after 15:05 Hours 06/08/2018 after 15:05 Hours what is most important to me (cricket),” sure. On such wickets we have to main- 15th seed Sayaka Sato of Japan 21-7, 21-13 in Sd/- Executive Engineer Shami said. tain good line and length all day. It was a the third round. Saina took her time to settle North Bengal Development Department “I wanted to just keep doing my job little tough initially because it was slow down and Intanon gave her a tough time in Details can be seen in the Official Website www.wbnorthbengaldev.gov.in and then see what happens to the rest and a little damp. We didn’t do anything the early stages of the opening game. Intanon For all details and online tender submission visit https://wbtenders.gov.in of the stuff in my life. Whatever dif- extra during those overs,” Shami said. was leading 8-5 at one point, but Saina took ficulties I face, first I wanted to play “Initially when you bowl on such six consecutive points to take the lead. The cricket and keep doing it. The result is wickets here you get an idea how it Indian continued to dominate after the break in front of us.” will behave and what you need to keep to take the first game by a comfortable mar- Shami, who was India’s highest doing. So there weren’t many changes gin. The second game was a tighter affair with wicket-taker with 15 scalps in the 2-1 in our approach during the day but we both players fighting neck and neck till the loss to South Africa, said he was satis- tried to control line and length through very end. But with the scores tied at 19-19, fied with his and team’s efforts on the the day, and tried not to give any width,” Saina took two back to back points to clinch field on the opening day. he added. AGENCIES the issue. AGENCIES England keen to Asiad-bound steeplechase runner keep Southgate beyond Euro 2020 Navin Dagar fails dope test by the Athletics Federation of LONDON: England’s Foot- India (AFI) on July 23 after he Government of West Bengal ball Association wants Gareth tested positive for the banned North Bengal Development Department Southgate to stay on as man- substance during an In-Compe- Branch Secretariat Uttarkanya, Fulbari, Jalpaiguri ager beyond Euro 2020 but tition (IC) test by the National ABRIDGED –e-NIT knows it cannot compete on Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). e-NIT Name of work Estimated Last date of wages if a Premier League club “AFI has suspended Dagar, ref. no. Amount Bid submission makes an approach. who was undergoing high alti- NIT-56 Construction of 16 Nos Market Sheds at Rs. 28/08/2018 OF Maynaguri Road Hat at village Ulladabri, 2,94,14,293.00 up to Southgate took England tude training with other mid- 2018-19 under Maynaguri Block in the District of 15.00 Hours to the World Cup semi-finals dle and long distance runners Jalpaiguri ( Market Shed Building Block - in Russia, boosting his stock in Bhutan. He has tested posi- ‘A’ to ‘P’ Civil works including boundary walls, Internal roads and Drainage & One within the game and ending tive for meldonium. He is now Toilet Block (including S&P) in Phase - I). a run of miserable failures at awaiting his B sample report,” Sd/- Executive Engineer major tournaments for the a source close to the athlete on North Bengal Development Department national side. Thursday. Details can be seen in the Official Website www.wbnorthbengaldev.gov.in “Gareth has been excellent Neither AFI nor NADA For all details and online tender submission visit https://wbtenders.gov.in — we’d like him to stay beyond issued any official statement. 2020,” FA chief executive Mar- It is a major setback for the AFI tin Glenn told reporters at NEW DELHI: The Indian ath- Meet in Guwahati. as two athletes have so far tested Wembley. letics contingent’s preparation Dagar is a bronze-medallist positive for banned substances “I think we’d both like that for the upcoming Asian Games from the 2014 Incheon Asian this week. With Dagar’s sus- but if we talked about it at any was dealt a severe blow after Games and breached the quali- pension, India will go unrep- length it would then be a con- steeplechase runner Naveen fying mark of 8:41 seconds dur- resented in the 3000m race at tract conversation and he’s on Dagar tested positive for ing the Guwahati meet. the quadrennial extravaganza in holiday now, so we’ll talk when banned substance meldonium It is learnt that Dagar was Jakarta and Palembang, start- he comes back. during the Inter-State Athletics handed provisional suspension ing August 18. AGENCIES “Benchmarks are always the question and we can never compete with the Pre- mier League in terms of pay — everyone knows that. “Gareth is on a journey. He loved the World Cup and he’s built his own belief that we can go further and that motivates him and (assistant manager) Steve Holland. “One of the most powerful things he said after our defeat to Croatia was we haven’t done t h e j o b.” Southgate’s current salary is understood to be 1.8 million pounds ( 2.4 million) a year, with bonuses taking it closer to the 2.5 million pounds his pre- decessors Sam Allardyce and Roy Hodgson are believed to have earned. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 3 August, 2018

Aniston up for ‘Friends’ Before that show ended, ans of TV show ‘Friends’ can people were rejoice as Jennifer Aniston asking if we would love to play Rachel Green again if there is revival. were coming FAniston, who shot to global fame with the show in the ‘90s, says the NBC back. Courteney show was the “greatest job” she ever had. and Lisa and I “Before that show REUNION talk about it. It ended, people were ask- ing if we were coming Considered one of the greatest sitcoms really was the back. Courteney (Cox) and Lisa (Kudrow) and of all time, ‘Friends’ continues to enjoy greatest job I I talk about it. I fantasize ever had about it. It really was the great- immense popularity even today est job I ever had “I don’t know what it would look Lisa, Courteney, and I could reboot ‘The like today, but you never know. So many Golden Girls’ and spend our last years shows are being successfully rebooted,” together on wicker furniture,” she said. she said in an interview with InStyle Considered one of the greatest sit- magazine. coms of all time, ‘Friends’ – which And if not all cast members are will- started in 90’s, continues to enjoy ing, Aniston, 49, said she along with the immense popularity even in today’s era other two female stars can always go for where there is a lot of competition on ‘The Golden Girls’ reboot. television in West. “I know Matt LeBlanc (Joey) doesn’t The sitcom has been through vari- want to be asked that question anymore. ous re-runs on the television by now. But maybe we could talk him into it. The show also starred David Or we just give it some time and then Schwimmer and Matthew Perry. PTI

‘Bollywood movie Aamir cries when soundtracks are like his films don’t work

The 53-year- motherless child’ old actor- director says he has a curious mind and his MUMBAI: Oscar-winning Indian music director A.R. biggest fear is Rahman, says the current trend not failure but of having multiple composers in one film dilutes the impact of not trying of music in a Bollywood film. Asked about his opinion on MUMBAI: He is often praised if there is a loss, I will mourn successful. The fact is that the the current Bollywood music for his script sense but Aamir that also. I cry when my films story is written by a writer and scene, the Roja fame composer Khan says he has cried for the don’t work,” the 53-year-old then has grown organically.” said: “There are some very films that did not do well. actor said. He says filmmaking is a col- good music composers work- The actor-director says he Aamir believes it is a coin- laborative process and if any ing very well but the upper has a curious mind and his big- cidence that his films have been aspect – be it the script, casting, zone of film music has gone to gest fear is not failure but of successful. editing or marketing – fails, it a strange zone. I think Bolly- not trying. “I often get the credit... It will not work. For a film to be wood movie soundtracks are “I want to go with my con- is a coincidence to a certain successful, it is important to hit like a motherless child where viction while making a film and extent that my films have been the ball in the centre.” PTI several music composers are coming on board for one film and composing each As I age song of the film.” “What they are con- film or the story, where one film and that is doing well.” towards becoming cerned is if his/her song artiste is coming on board with While the ‘Mozart of is there or not. They are his dream, investing his soul Madras’ – as he is lovingly an ‘antique’ sharing not bothered about the and pledging to execute his art called – is constantly striv- a piece of ‘dope’ whole story and how all through the storytelling. That ing to find the meaning of life the songs are working in is missing, I guess. When we through music and spreading with you all... There that,” he added. Elucidat- look at the overall impact of the the joy of music. ing on this, Rahman said: music of the film, one would Rahman says some of his is no high more “There is no internal com- say, ‘Oh that’s not my song, I young students keep him on intoxicating and mitment towards the whole just composed one song in the his toes creatively. IANS energising than the high of being ‘self ‘Suits’ to get Japanese remake made’. Try it, it ‘NO HIGH MORE works LOS ANGELES: A Japanese version of legal drama ‘Suits is set to hit television screens ENERGISING in October. Fuji TV network has signed a deal with NBCUniversal Inter- than being self made’ national Formats for a 11-part hour-long series to be pro- duced in collaboration with ctor Taapsee Pannu, who has turned 31, shared the network’s subsidiary Kyodo a “piece of dope” and said that there is no high Television, reports The Holly- more intoxicating and energising than the high wood Reporter. of being “self made”. “I have been a true Suits A “As I age towards becoming an ‘antique’ sharing a fan since I saw the scene where piece of ‘dope’ with you all... There is no high more intox- Harvey meets Mike, and it Gabriel Macht’s role of men- Markle left the series. “We are icating and energising than the high of being ‘self made’. made me dream of one day tor Harvey Spector and actor delighted to further extend Try it, it works. You all have been a part of my journey,” creating a Japanese version,” and musician Yuto Nakajima ‘Suits’ across Asia,” said Ana Taapsee tweeted. said Hiroyuki Goto, drama in Patrick J. Adam’s role of Langenberg, Senior Vice Presi- The actor, who turned 31 recently, made her acting producer at Fuji TV. It will Mike Ross. The show starred dent of formats and production debut in 2010 with the Telugu film Jhummandi Naadam. star popular actor Yuji Oda in with Katherine Heigl, once at NBCUniversal. IANS Since then, she has appeared in a number of criti- cally acclaimed films such as Aadukalam, Baby, Naam Shabana, Pink, The Ghazi Attack, Soorma. On the big screen, Taapsee’s latest release is Mulk, a story of a Muslim family trying to reclaim its lost honour. Marc Maron She also has 2 more films coming – Manmarziyaan and Badla. IANS in talks to join

‘Joker’ LOS ANGELES: Actor Marc Maron is in negotiations to join the cast of Warner Bros’ The Joker ori- gin movie. The film, titled Joker, will feature Joaquin Phoenix as the title character who is considered one of the most notorious DC supervillains and an arch- of The Batman. If finalised, Maron, best known for starring in Netf- lix’s ‘Glow’ series, will Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz and Frances Conroy in the project, according to The Hol- lywood Reporter. Todd Phillips is directing the film, which the studio describes as being an “exploration of a man disregarded by society that is not only a gritty character study but also a broader cautionary t a l e”. Phillips co-wrote the script with Scott Sil- ver. The shooting is set to begin in September in New York. Warner Bros has announced October 4, 2019, as the release date of the currently untitled film. PTI