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India’s official per- income.“The enormity of cash agency System for Air Quality missible PM2.5 limit is 60 nion Finance Minister Arun deposited and identified with the and Weather and Forecasting μgm-3 while PM10 level is UJaitley on Thursday attributed owner resulted in suspected and Research (SAFAR), the 100 μgm-3. It is important to jump in income tax return filers 17.42 lakh account holders from AQI (post Diwali) has been mention here that as per the from 3.8 crore in May 2014 to whom the response has been recorded “double” than previ- SAFAR’s graph on biomass 6.86 crore to demonetisation received online through non- ous year. It means, in 2017, the burning — a contributor in and asserted that the Opposition invasive method,” AQI was recorded at 367, in terms of air pollution, the per- parties have been “conclusively he wrote. 2016, it was 425, however, this centage is declining. The per- proved wrong” that it would shave year it was over 1.7 times that centage of biomass burning off two per cent of growth rate as of 2017. Notably, as per the contributing as pollutant in he said India retained its position SAFAR’s observations, the rel- Delhi’s air will remain just as the fastest growing economy for ative contribution of eight per cent on November the fifth year in a row. Suspended Particulate Matter 12, the graph marked. Defending the controversial (SPM) has not increased. Meanwhile, as per the data demonetisation drive by the Citing meteorological con- analysis of the Delhi Narendra Modi Government ditions, the SAFAR in its offi- Government, values of Carbon ! " ! on the second anniversary of cial statement said, “At 1 am of Monoxide (CO), Carbon ‘demonetisation’ that led to a November 8, smoke layer Dioxide and Sulphur Oxide running debate in the country became thick and started to also recorded higher than pre- over its aim and impact on the )/%0,1 trap pollutants near the surface scribed standards post Diwali. '+ 4 5 67 896:' ; <' ' economy with the Opposition Manmohan Singh said the rapidly. The air quality entered Considering the database alleging that it dried off money “scars and wounds” caused by in severe category at 2 am early of the Delhi Government, val- '+; < = ; ;=9 ;4; :' supply to the public and badly he Congress and other demonetisation is getting more morning on November 8 and ues of CO were recorded affected the employment sector, TOpposition parties, includ- visible with time and the deci- will continue to remain in between 0.8 mg/m3 to 4.0 allowed people to burst fire- National Stadium, Dr Karni Vihar, Major Dhyanchand Jaitley said country’s economy ing TDP and TMC, on sion’s second anniversary is a severe zone until late evening mg/m3, however, in 2017, the crackers from 8 pm to 10 pm Singh shooting range, PGDAV National Stadium, Jwaharlal has grown stronger as demon- Thursday recalled the demon- day to remember how “eco- of the day, however, air quali- value of same pollutant was only on Diwali and other fes- College (Sriniwaspuri), DITE Nehru Stadium, Dwarka, etisation has increased the etisation as an “ill-fated” and nomic misadventures” can roil ty is recovering from afternoon fluctuating between 3.0 mg/m3 tivals. Okhla, Mother Dairy Mundka, Rohini, Okhla, Government resources to fund “ill-thought” the nation. and likely to touch very poor to 3.7. The top court also allowed (Patparganj), ITI Vivek Vihar, Bawana and IGI Airport where poverty alleviation and infra- exercise by the Congress president range by night (November 8) Further, the Oxides of manufacture and sale of just ITI Jahangirpuri, DITE value generally is less than structure development pro- Modi Rahul Gandhi provided no firecracker emis- Nitrogen (NO2) were record- green crackers which have low Wazirpur, Satyawati College 1000 μg/m3, however, grammes.Writing in a Facebook Government that described demon- sions are added anymore.” ed from 29 μg/m3 to 83 where- emission of light, sound and (Ashok Vihar), Shaheed Najafgarh, Alipur, Narela, Dr post titled “Impact Of unleashed havoc etisation as a The SAFAR’s statement as last year, it was 43 μg/m3 to harmful chemicals. Sukhdev Business College Karni Singh shooting range, Demonetisation”, the Finance on the Indian “tragedy” that said, “However, even if partial 173.0. Another very harmful The areas where the viola- (Rohini), Narela, Sonia Vihar, Shri Aurobindo Marg, Pusa, Minster listed an 80 per cent economy. destroyed millions emissions are added pollution is pollutant: Sulphur Dioxide tions were recorded included Shri Aurobindo Marg, Civil Lines and Mandir Marg jump in income tax return filers The of lives. likely to shoot up as stagnation (SO2) was recorded 15 μg/m3 Mayur Vihar Extension, Lajpat Najafgarh, Pusa, Dwarka, are stations where values are to 6.86 crore, increase in digi- Congress has While West condition will be triggered. to 81 (2018), however, in 2017 Nagar, Lutyens’ Delhi, IP exten- Mundka, Bawana, and Alipur. found less than 500 μg/m3. tal transactions and more announced that Bengal Chief Surface winds are playing a the values were 20 μg/m3 to 89 sion, Dwarka and Noida Sector According to the Delhi Agra, Bhagpat , Ghaziabad, resources being available for it will hold a Minister Mamata major role. The contribution of (2017). Remarkably, on 78. The assessment of Ambient Government average air qual- Bulandshehar, Faridabad, poor and for building better nationwide Banerjee said that stubble fire appears to be mar- National Ambient Air Quality Air Quality as per Central ity data, Jahangirpuri, Ashok Gurugram, Greater Noida, infrastructure as the main protest on Friday to mark the she had been describing it as ginal today. The contribution of Index (NAAQI), other popu- Pollution Control Board Vihar, Nehru Nagar, Wazirpur, Hapur, Kolkata, Lucknow, achievements. Modi’s sudden second anniversary of demon- a “dark day” ever since PM2.5 in PM10 has increased lar cities — Mumbai, (CPCB) protocol was under- Anand Vihar, Punjabi Bagh Noida, Patna, Sigrauli, Rohtak move on November, 8, 2016, to etisation and demanded that demonetisation was from 50 (normal) to 70 per cent Ahmedabad and Pune were taken at 26 locations — RK and RK Puram are the areas and Ujjain were the areas where announce the demonetisation in Prime Minister Narendra announced by the Prime on Wednesday night indicating also densely polluted and post Puram, Mandir Marg, Punjabi where values of SPM ranged AQI recorded “abnormally an unscheduled live national Modi should apologise to the Minister, Andhra Pradesh increased share of locally gen- Diwali were tagged under the Bagh, Civil Lines, IGI Airport, between exceeded 1000 μg/m3. high, concentrations were televised address at 8.15 pm to people for “ruining and wreck- Chief Minister N erated pyrotechnic emission.” status of very poor. Anand Vihar, Jwaharlal Nehru Other areas such as — recorded above 380 micro- withdraw high-value currency ing” the economy. Chandrababu Naidu dubbed Importantly, on the AQI, The Supreme Court had Stadium, Major Dhyanchand Sonia Vihar, Patparganj, Vivek gram per cubic. had raised many eye brows in the Former prime minister demonetisation a disaster. !"# $ % R! "# & ' ( Palamu, Hazaribagh, Koderma and NO & +7,%'32 Chaibasa 1200 youth will get medical 2 1'32 degree each year,” said Das. hief Minister Raghubar Das on The Chief Minister said that our civilians and a CISF jawan were CThursday said that the State Youths are being trained in the areas Fkilled when suspected Naxals blew Government is pursuing on a pro- of Engineering, Medical, Professor, up a bus with an improvised explosive ject to promote medical tourism in Teacher, Nursing, and their talents. device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s the State. The idea is to develop such The government is working to hone Dantewada district on Thursday, four infrastructure so that patients are skills of workforce. "# !! days ahead of the first phase of tempted to visit the State for better The Chief Minister also "" # Assembly polls in the State, police said. medical care. informed that starting from the next " #" Two personnel of the Central Addressing a press conference year, 28 lakh farmers of the State will " $ " Industrial Security Force (CISF) were at Surya Mandir in Sidhgora, Das get a free smartphone by 2020, so also injured in the explosion, the said that the ground breaking cere- that the farmers of the State can get % O &# ' third Naxal attack in 15 days in the " $%& mony of a 500-bed hospital will be the benefits. The government is poll-bound State. The attack comes %'! performed soon at MGM Medical committed to doubling the income before Prime Minister Narendra ! $ " "% College. He informed that the gov- of farmers by 2022. Modi’s scheduled visit on Friday to ernment has allotted land for Manipal The Chief Minister said that the $ Jagdalpur district, about 100 km Pallava told PTI. Medical College in Jamshedpur, by city is the pride of the country. %&"'(' % from Dantewada, to campaign for the The Naxals triggered a powerful removing all the inconsistencies. Therefore, civic and urban bodies $ ! ! ( BJP. IED blast near curve no.6 on the hills, From 2019, children will study MBBS should have their own cadre. The ( ) * )* "") The IED explosion took place in he said. Those killed in the blast were in this university. cadre has been made and the appoint- $ a hilly area in Bacheli, about 450 km identified as CISF Head Constable D The Chief Minister said that the ment process is going on. He added be held simultaneously in the State. being made to fulfill the promise of ' + ,%%- from here, when the CISF personnel, Mukhopadhyay, bus driver Ramesh Government wants to develop that Urban Development Secretary He also called the coalition of oppo- providing home to all the poor in belonging to 502nd battalion, were Patkar, helpers Roshan Kumar Sahu Jharkhand as a medical hub.“We also has been given necessary instructions sition parties as a coalition of thugs. 2022 only. He said that the people ( returning to their camp in Akashnagar and Johan Nayak, and a truck driver, want to cultivate skills for com- thatthat after getting training, the The Chief Minister said that on are not homeless in the urban and # .&' area after purchasing groceries from Sushil Banjare, the SP said. pounders, housekeeping, and nursing. salaries of the cleaning staff will be November 10, the foundation stone rural areas, the government is con- a local market, Dantewada The truck driver had taken lift in In next four years, with the concept increased.Das also favoured that Lok of Tata Cancer Hospital in Ranchi tinuously moving forward on this ) Superintendent of Police Abhishek the bus, another police official said. of five medical colleges at Dumka, Sabha and Assembly Elections should will be laid. He said that efforts are resolution.
)/%0,1 had allegedly paid a bribe of 2 from the rank of inspector up crore to Verma to get relief in to superintendent of police he Central Vigilance the Moin case. were called and their versions % 0 ()- )& Kumar and their mother Bijli there is toilet in the house of Ram TCommission (CVC) on The Supreme Court on recorded before a senior CVC Devi. One more son of Bijli Devi or not. Police also said if Ram Thursday examined benched October 26 had directed that official. efecation in open took one Sanjay Kumar is an accused of this had toilet and then he had this CBI Director Alok Verma and the CVC’s enquiry into the alle- The complainant against Dlife in Palamu. The shock- murder who is absconding.” habit of enraging the Kumars by special director Rakesh gations against Verma would be Asthana, Satish Sana on whose ing incident took place at Shukra OC further said, “Ram defecating in open and near his Asthana who were sent on conducted under the supervi- complaint an FIR was lodged Bazaar locality under Rehla used to defecate in open and dwelling place every morning “leave” following an open war sion of retired apex court judge against the CBI No 2 official police station here, early morn- near the dwelling place of these then his intention could not be between them and exchange of AK Patnaik within a two-week was also examined by the CVC. ing on Thursday. The place of Kumars. It was opposed and any friendly but inimical to the serious charge of corruption deadline. Asthana had also alleged in his occurrence is 39 kms away from protested by the Kumars. Ram Kumars as locals vouched there between them. Asthana had through a let- complaint against Verma that Daltonganj and one and a half never took their protest and that Ram and the Kumars used Verma met CVC ter on August 24 to the Cabinet Sana had paid a bribe of 2 km away from Rehla Police warning any seriously. He to have this early morning word Commissioner KV Chowdhary Secretary levelled allegations crore to CBI Director for get- Station. repeated his habit this morning of war every day over the last and Vigilance Commissioner against his boss Verma of med- ting relief in the Moin probe The Officer in charge (OC) and the result is so tragic.” many days here. Rehla is one of Sharad Kumar in the afternoon dling in high profile cases and case, sources said. of Rehla police station Vishnu “Ram had his verbal duel with the many places in Palamu and stayed for about two hours. corruption. Verma had challenged Singh said, “The deceased has Chhotu Kumar first. The two had which are a declared ODF but Verma denied the charges lev- After a longstanding pub- before the SC the Government’s been identified as Manager Ram a terrible bout of hot talk today. They this incident has come as a ter- elled against him by Asthana to lic feud, the Government decision of divesting him of his (45). He was throttled to death. cried loud and swift. Then they rifying shock. the Commission, sources said. through a midnight order on duties and sending him on He was taken down to govern- calmed down but this calmness was DSP Surjit Kumar said one Asthana was also examined CBI vs CBI war. senior BSF official was alleged- October 23 sent both Verma leave. The feud between Verma ment Sadar Hospital in Garhwa deceptive,” he added. woman of the side of the by the CVC during the day in The vigilance body has ly involved. and Asthana on leave. and Asthana escalated recent- town but as he was dead already “Chhotu Kumar went home assaulters (read accused of connection with the probe into also examined the case files, The CVC also examined The Commission had ly leading to registration of an his family got him back midway and took two more brothers killing Ram) was hurt in this his allegations against Verma. including the one relating to Joint Director Sai Manohar recently examined some CBI FIR against the CBI Special between Garhwa and Rehla to Mahender Kumar and Sanjay tragic episode, who was rushed Only one working day is left the Moin Qureshi case, IRCTC who had submitted a “secret officials probing crucial cases Director and others including Shukra Bazar.” Kumar with him and then the to hospital for treatment. An FIR before the CVC submits its scam involving former Bihar note” by Asthana alleging one which figured in Asthana’s Deputy Superintendent of The OC said, “Three people three pounced upon Ram who has been lodged, in which five report to the Supreme Court on CM Lalu Prasad and a cattle Satish Sana had given a state- complaint of corruption Police Devender Kumar on have been arrested. They are was gagged to death,” he added. persons have been named Monday in connection with the smuggling case in which a ment before the CBI that he against Verma. CBI personnel October 15. Mahender Kumar, Chhotu Police said it would verify if accused. ( )* +, -./0
$ + , +E ! -121%1, - # *+ ased on a tip-off, the district Bcyber crime cell on -121%1, complex premises and blocked Wednesday busted a cyber one of the stair cases. criminal gang and arrested wo incidents of fire were In the fire another shops at three of its members in Treported from Mica Town the complex were not affected. Belatard village near Judpania on Wednesday night – one at The fire brigade was informed area of Giridih. Bhabhantoli Road at ready- and fire tender vehicles were .(B 2( O " $ The accused have been made cloth store and the other rushed to the rescue. % "" identified as Ajay Kumar in Muslim bazar area. The fire broke at first shop he dream of a Medical Mandal, Manoj Kumar Mandal Soon after the fire broke but it was pacified before it TCollege at Bokaro is will &' " and Kailash Mandal. shopkeepers and people in the could spread to the other soon to be realised. Ministry of $ They hail from Belatard complex were evacuated and shops, said Rajkumar Steel granted 25 acres of land villages under Bengabad police panic prevailed at around 8 pm Chaudhary owner of the shop. near BIADA Colony at Sector station areas of Giridih. The cell when the fire started to spread. Shopkeepers in Muslim 12 in Bokaro Steel City for also seized one Apache motor- In the fire no one was bazar said the fire in a shop establishing a medical college, ( bike and six mobiles from the injured and no casualty was was started by cracker which informed BSL PR officials. &) " accused, said Cyber Dy SP reported. The fire tender vehi- suddenly its fire entered in On the directive of State Sandip Suman Samdarshi.He cles managed to control and shop. government, the district $ said around one dozen crimi- pacify the fire before it could It spread because of copies administration has identified " nals are still operating across spread and cause severe dam- and books were kept in the this land for establishing a " the region. recently they came in Giridih accused used to call the debit they did not share their age. shop. Water during the rescue Medical College. “The accused are between and joined in cyber network,” and credit card holders on the details. Fire officials said that the operations damaged maxi- Then Bokaro DC Rai 25 and 30 years of age. Samdarshi added. pretest of solving various tech- At least Rs 5 lakh have fire broke in the readymade mum books and copies. Mahimapat Ray had written a & & Two of them namely Ajay Disclosing the modus nical problems related to the been credited in their own garment on the frontside of the The entire books in the letter to Bokaro Steel Plant " " and Kailash earlier had been operandi of the accused, cards or telling them that accounts from different complex and soon spread to the first row were gutted com- (BSL) management in this con- working in Mumbai and Giridih SP SK Jha said that the their cards could be blocked if accounts, added Jha. cloths which later entered the pletely, said Md Mujalim. cern on November 2016 and & $ & had asked for earliest transfer ""P formalities for the aforesaid land. for everyone as Bokaro Steel !" $"%& Permission for transfer- City definitely deserves to have ring land to establishing an a medical college its own,” said ‘Engineering College’ and for local MLA Biranchi Narayan. an ‘International Stadium’ is in The Bokaro Steel Plant, ' ( ( !! ! ""!" pipeline, hope permission which runs a 910-bed Bokaro would be granted soon, said the General Hospital (BGH), was official. keen on opening a medical col- The land has been lege since 2004-05; got MCI approved by the ministry for nod in the year 2012 for estab- establishing a medical college lishing and upgrading BGH as while the proposal for land for a medical college after the the engineering college and a needful verification. stadium is under process, said Later the management ini- PK Singh CEO BSL. tiated the process to enter into With an estimated invest- talks with several medical insti- ment of 600 crore State gov- tutions like Chennai based Sri ernment will open a medical Ram Chandra Medical College, college under Public Private DY Patil Medical College Partnership (PPP) mode. Mumbai, Manipal Medical Foundation stone of the College including others for medical college would be laid setting up the college. by the end of the December But talk delayed over stake this year, an official informed. tussle and project was hin- This would be a 100 seats dered. medical college; proposed to be But after Raghubar Das opened under PPP mode with was sworn in the chief minis- Manipal Group of Medical ter in December 2014, College, aims to developed to He launched a fresh initia- The programme was con- Former additional collec- cater the intrinsic healthcare tive to set up a medical college 2 )*,1 ducted under the directive of tor, Ashok Kumar Jha, who was needs of the entire region in Bokaro and managed to CMD CCL Gopal Singh. the key speaker in the work- including parts of its neigh- convince Union steel minister entral Coalfields Limited On this occasion, shop, talked about various act bouring states, he said. (then) to look into it; now min- Corganized a day-long work- GM(SD&CSR) Umesh Singh, related to land and other rev- “It is indeed a welcome step istry has granted the land. shop on “land and revenue GM(Legal) P Bhattacharjee, enue aspects. related matters” for young exec- Chief Manager(Pers) S Bakshi, utives working in domain of Manager(Pers) JBR Kujur and community development and other young officers were pre- CSR at Vichar Manch, sent. Darbhanga House, CCL on Director (Pers), CCL R S Thursday. Mahapatro in his address said The idea was to develop- that this workshop will give the ment leadership qualities participants the skills and among them they so that land knowledge in dealing day-to- and revenue related matters are day land related issues in the dealt effectively by them. large interest of the company.
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hief minister Raghubhar CDas today reviewed The five-day long pro- Chhath preparations at the gramme is the fifth in the Sun Temple on Thursday. series after beginning in the The Surya Mandir that year 2014 on themes including comprises of two artificial culture, languages, health and reservoirs has been organising youth leadership. Earlier six Chhath Puja for the last 17 regional Samvads have been years. It attracts about 30,000 organised in different cities Chhath devotees, also known including Ranchi. as vratis. Roy informed that this Das, who is also the chief year tribal handicrafts from 17 patron of Sidhgora based Surya States, 100 healers from 11 Mandir Committee, gave states and 65 kinds of tribal insturctions on cleanliness and cuisines from nine states will be safety. there in the event at Gopal Like every year, the Surya Maidan, which will be trans- Mandir Committee will organ- $ $ " formed into a tribal village in ise a mega musical concert in " the Steel City. Also, there will the evening of November 13. be musicians playing musical Well known singer Suresh 2 )*,1 from every field to exchange instruments that are on the Wadekar will perform at the ideas and hold dialogues for verge of extinction, he said. Surya Mandir premises this n a bid to unite and encour- safeguarding their tribal iden- “We are also trying to instil year. Iage tribal communities tity. Tata Steel CSR Head Sourav tribalism among kids, who are In Jamshedpur there are 20 across the country to conserve Roy during a brief media inter- gradually forgetting their lan- major ghats where Chhath the rich cultural heritage they action said on Thursday that guage and culture in the urban devotees offer arghya to the $ ! - $ . ! ( ) * possess, the fifth annual event SAMVAD -2018 is based on the areas. For, this 350 Language Sun God- once in the evening hosted by Tata Steel under its theme – ‘Coming Together for Learning Centres have been and once at dawn. the Sun god dipping into the quate strength at Chhat ghats. cading the danger zones and free celebration,” said a district Corporate Social responsibili- Social Change’, where partici- set up in Jharkhand and Chhath will be celebrated river the administration has Meanwhile, several social also putting up sign boards to administration official. ty, named SAMVAD will be pants from 25 States of the Odisha,” he said. between Nov 11 and Nov 14 resolved to identify safe places and cultural organisations of caution the revelers visiting the In addition to this, sever- held at Gopal Maidan in country will be present. Roy said that the commu- starting with Nahay Khay, the (Chhat ghats) for offering the city have decided to set up riverbanks. al of the non government Jamshedpur between He said that the event is an nities are now also engaged in ritual of purification on the first prayers at the two rivers. canopies near ghats to supply “This year the situation is agencies are carrying out November 15 and 19. effort to bring tribal commu- reviving different kinds of day. Besides, the administra- essential commodities to the just opposite so we are making cleaning drive at the riverbanks The conclave is set to pro- nities on a single platform so dance forms and music that are In the light of devotees tra- tion has decided to depute devotees. adequate arrangements to to make the place clean for the vide a platform for tribal com- that tribal voices could be gradually becoming obsolete in ditionally offering prayers to divers and life jackets in ade- Administration is barri- make the festival an incident devotees. munity leaders and experts heard and made prominent. the rural backdrop. ''!+, ! !11, / " &'', '!!' ( + , -. /
* 2 )*,1 L2 )*,17,(30% 07('2' 20()- $ * 77*7 # ' he recent verdict of 2+'2:) 1: )%27'()71: TSupreme Court (SC) over +2-)*C27'()7+ 7327 controlling noise and air pol- lution by restraining the timing D(2+30 1()(D *0 2+2-)*C of bursting crackers to merely * 1()'0 ) )%1 7)D(2*+) two hours (8 PM to 10 PM) on Diwali showed encouraging 7, 00)732 ,7 21* results. )D(2*+) (D'(003 1()*() 2(0 The data released by Jharkhand State Pollution + 7327%321)- ,'17(%(D Control Board (JSPCB) on 7:2 12'(003 1()1) ,*1 CM Thursday suggested that the noise pollution level &C( 17 % was moderately low here on Diwali. Thursday from 1AM to 1PM as “Ranchi should also pre- As per the data which exam- well as on Diwali between 5 pare long term preventive and % # # ined the noise pollution level at PM to 12 AM showed the responsive emergency response 7# four locations (Tupudana average PM10 177.85, PM2.5 measures. Formulation of a <5444 #" Industrial Area – Industrial 98.60, SO2 76.09, NOx 88.03, clear emergency action plan # Area, High Court – Silence CO 1277.38. and its enforcement shall *7 Area, Albert Ekka Chowk – “Very satisfying report as ensure the strict enforcement of 7# " Commercial Area, Ashok Nagar compared to other cities,” pollution control measures " 2 =4 *7F # -- Residential Area) for six Bakshi added.However, while during the episode of severe air 7# ) " hours from 6 PM to 12 AM describing the current air qual- pollution in the city,” Jyoti fur- 59444 # showed that at maximum local- ity of the city, Ankita Jyoti, ther added. ) " < ities the noise level remained Senior Programme Officer, A number of appeals for stagnant with merely a differ- Centre for Environment and celebrating the festival of lights $ $ $ ence of one or two points. Energy Development (CEED) upholding its true spirit via ( % " “We have some good initial stated, promoting numerous sustain- " # # results on air quality and noise . ! ) 3 “We understand that the able ways reduced the pollution - ## # " on Diwali day in Ranchi. air quality of Ranchi is better level on Diwali. #-7'7 7%'(-('$ Apart from effective by the city residents,” said, High Court, 71.3 Leq db 72.6 here whereas on Diwali than Delhi but due to the lack From district administra- %7', F7 -7#+E ' administrative enforcement of Member Secretary – JSPCB, (A) was registered on Leq db (A) was 76.3 between 8 of real time monitoring in the tion’s guidelines and vigilance 1 2$' 1 *( ! !*#- the guidelines, we have found Rajiv Lochan Bakshi. November 1 while on PM to 9 PM. At residential city, it is difficult to say where to the State Pollution Control B7 #+E B 7#+ a great degree of self - restraint The noise pollution data November 7; Leq db (A) was pocket, Ashok Nagar, Leq db the city stands in the case of air Board advisory including the * " amongst the citizens of the read, “In Tupudana between 70.8, between 8 PM to 9 PM. (A) was quite high between 8 pollution. engagement of social organi- Capital city. 8 PM To 9 PM, Leq db (A) A difference of four points PM to 9 PM.” In order to understand the sations in sensitising the mass- 8 The rise in noise pollution was recorded 66.0 on Diwali was seen at Albert Ekka Further, the consolidated risks and levels of exposure in es to go for ‘Green Diwali’ cel- 7 102 3 " LH %M was witnessed only between 8 while on November 1, it was Chowk, categorised in com- data of air pollution collected the city, open access and regu- ebration, a series of recom- H + *" / H PM to 10 PM, which shows 61.7. Similarly, at Silence Zone mercial area category as on by the nodal agency at lar updates of air quality are mendations had come, this % ( H D# H ' # that the SC order was followed -- November 1, Leq db (A) was AAQMS, Van Bhawan on important.” season. JH 7 "7 B7 # %2%*17KB$ 2%,2%J2B.-+* 2%*17+ 1J* B.7 -+77( H ' J "E 7 # F + ", ,,!" # "$ 2 $ # 7 10H # # / # "77% 7 2 2 )*, it but the people rency.He said that govern- 7B7 #% !* # will not”. ment claimed that the step -.!./! & !' H H J7 #* ' ongress party would orga- He opined would help check black money * +$E 7 #% Cnize protests across the that a large num- but over 99 percent of the State on Friday against what it ber of small sav- money kept in form Rs 1000 + , /"!" termed as a big scam of NDA ing of the house- and Rs 500 were deposited in government in the name of wives was oblit- the bank. The government RMC Transportation Cell said, demonetization.Leader of erated due to the spent Rs 7965 crores of the 2 )*,1 “Despite repeated attempts '0D1 congress legislature party decision. The people’s money in printing to improve the service of city Alamgir Alam on Thursday decision also hit new notes. he Ranchi Municipal buses, RMC did not provide stated that the protest would the small and Alam also demanded TCorporation (RMC) has any assistance during these be organized in front of RBI tiny industries answers from PM on real ben- constituted a three-member years. office in Ranchi and the dis- leading to large- eficiaries of the note ban deci- committee to revive and Issues ranging from finan- trict headquarters in other scale unemploy- sion, rising NPA of the banks, streamline the service of city cial crisis to providing a prop- parts of the state. ment, he said. increasing fuel prices, inflation buses. The committee headed er space for parking the city Alam claimed the demon- $ . . The CLP and the fall in rupee value in by Municipal Commissioner, buses is posing hurdle in etization of Rs 1000 and Rs ($$ " leader alleged that the international market. Manoj Kumar will conduct a smooth operation of city 500 notes on November 8 2 the decision was State spokesman of the meeting with city bus operator buses.” 2016 would be remembered as taken by PM to party including Alok Kumar and proprietor of KM Travel Mantri who is at present a black chapter of the post even as the second anniversary provide an opportunity to a Dubey and Rajiv Ranjan Limited, Kishore Mantri, on handling the operation of 25 independence period.He said, of the note ban has come. The few of his allies to covert Prasad were present in the November 17. city buses further said, “From “Why is BJP silent on the issue BJP and PM may try to forget black money into legal cur- media briefing. Additional Municipal increment in bus fare in the Commissioner (AMC), Girija wake of rising petrol and diesel Shankar who met Mantri prices to fulfilling different recently said, “Looking at the clauses as per the agreement, public convenience, consider- nothing has been done by the ing Diwali and Chhath puja RMC. My company has given including the Statehood cele- over three month’s ultimatum bration on November 15, the to the Civic Body to look into city bus operator has given his the matter. consent to continue the ser- Final decision will be taken 2 )*,1 the company’s camp at around vice.During the in the upcoming meeting 2 AM on Wednesday night and meeting,Mantri gave his scheduled in mid November.” uspected PLFI extremists set the assets on fire. approval over the constitution Notably, regardless of Sset ablaze two vehicles and He said hearing the noise of the committee and to par- repeated attempts to rationalise a JCB machine of a road con- he along with other workers ticipate in the meeting to be the service of city buses, the struction company near the reached the spot but extremists conducted on November 17.” Municipal Corporation had Bautiya village under the forced them to flee away by AMC stated that the failed miserably to rope in Tamar police station area on issuing life threats. upcoming meeting will be competent bidders for opera- Wednesday. The extremists also stuck presided by the Municipal tion and maintenance of city The extremists also threat- posters at a few places before Commissioner including other buses. ened the company’s workers of leaving the spot. The rural SP senior officers. Even after easing the claus- dire consequences as they gath- Ajit Peter Dungdung and other “All facts, agreement es and continuous re-tendering, ered at the spot seeing the police officials later visited the clauses including the demands no agency having experience in burning vehicles. place of crime to carry out the of city bus operators will be handling city buses operation The assets belonged to Sai investigation. studied before finalising any had shown interest in Construction Company which “We are not yet sure that decision,” Shankar further Civic Body’s proposal as a is engaged in building a road the PLFI were behind the act. added. result the operation of city between Bauitya and Ulidih. It could be the works other Meanwhile, Mantri after buses has come almost to a The company’s clerk Ram criminals as well. Police are car- conducting the meeting with standstill. RMC had invited Udgar Yadav informed that a rying out searches in area,” said . " O!P ) *2 AMC including the officials of tender for over eight times. dozen of miscreants came to the Rural SP. 0
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65 ! +%' *, )%1- 2, 7'2 ,% (D he “Green Diwali” cam- *'*. , 12 ,5 Tpaigns in the region again H3 01 C1)%M went for a toss this year as peo- ple continued to burst fire- H17 C%1) , crackers past the permissible 84 !=44 time limit, flouting the +1*2(-2 +7'2 Supreme Court’s order, thus resulting in poor air quality in *3.1*+ 2 major cities on Thursday. 9-?+O01+1 Chandigarh: 37 people were tered for flouting the apex the court's order. Faridabad in Haryana arrested in Chandigarh as court's time frame on burst- The deputy commission- recorded ‘severe’ air quality /,1*,17 revellers in cities across ing crackers. The cases were er's order on bursting, selling, index of 455 at 4 pm on * -(217% 7 Punjab and Haryana flouted registered under Section 188 and storing firecrackers was Thursday (average of past 24 the Supreme Court order of the Indian Penal Code for followed and legal action was hours), as per data of Central N:2C'((2O1) which had limited the burst- disobedience of an order pro- taken under relevant sections Pollution Control Board. + &(2*1 17(D ing of crackers to between 8 mulgated by public authori- of the IPC and provisions of At 7 pm, the AQI at , 2C ) () pm and 10 pm on Diwali. ties. the Act against violators, said Faridabad was reportedly 477. In Ludhiana, one of the A police spokesman said he. As per the data of CPCB, ,327% C most polluted city in the that adequate personnel had PNS the air quality index (AQI) country, 14 cases were regis- been deployed to implement stayed in the 301-400 micro- grams per cubic meter (μg/m ) such air. If the air quality dips Mewat, Rohtak, Sonipat, ed Diwali as compared to the The Chandigarh Pollution limit, which is categorised as further, the AQI turns ‘severe’, Panipat, Jhajjar, Mahendergarh, previous year. Control Committee in its offi- ‘very poor’ in major cities of which may trouble even those Bhiwani, Karnal and Jind. “PM10 as well as PM 2.5 cial statement stated that Haryana on Thursday. with sound health conditions The Supreme Court had levels were increased at all the Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) levels at *, )%1- 2, cials said. They include 20 Gurugram and Rohtak and seriously affect those with last month ordered that less three locations of Sectors 22, all the locations are within the " males and seven females and recorded AQI of 389 (very ailments. polluting firecrackers will be City Centre Sector 17 (com- permissible limits. Oxides of wenty-seven cases of fire- $) 1) only 11 of them are above 16 poor category) and 336 (very A day after Diwali, a thick allowed in Delhi-NCR only mercial) and 12 as compared to Nitrogen (NOx) levels at all the Tcracker-related eye injuries & ) years of age. Hospital officials poor) respectively. The AQI haze had enveloped Delhi- between 8pm to 10pm on the last year’s Diwali,” according to locations are also within per- were reported by the PGIMER " 1 said the youngest among the increased further by the NCR region as the air quality occasion of Diwali. But the the Chandigarh Pollution missible limits. hospital here on Diwali. " " injured is a two-year-old. evening in major cities of plunged to severe category in order was flouted blatantly all Control Committee. However, the noise levels in These people from Punjab, " & 3 Of the 27 patients, 11 were Haryana due to bursting of fire- various parts, exposing people over NCR on Diwali night. The AQI of Sectors 22, 17 these three locations were high- Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar "" 4" injured while lighting fire- crackers, as per daily AQI bul- to major health risks on Meanwhile, Panchkula and 12 was 311, 177 and 297 er in comparison to the previ- Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh crackers, while the remaining letin released at 4 pm. Thursday. recorded AQI of 157 which is respectively post Diwali. The ous year. suffered eye injuries during & "" 16 were bystanders. A ‘very poor’ AQI essen- There are 13 districts of in moderate category. AQI was 240, 137 and 247 in Beating of drums at places Diwali festivities on Wednesday ( ) Twelve patients required tially means that people may Haryana in the national capi- Chandigarh, the joint cap- Sectors 22, 17 and 12 respec- was also observed adding to the and came to the emergency ser- & ) surgical intervention and suffer from respiratory illness- tal region namely Gurugram, ital of Punjab and Haryana also tively during the previous year’s noise in these localities, stated vices department of PGIMER, ) " " injuries of eight of them are es on prolonged exposure to Rewari, Faridabad, Palwal, witnessed a noisier and pollut- Diwali. the CPCC statement. Chandigarh, for treatment, offi- serious. / - $
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*, )%1- 2, Court regarding bursting of crackers for two hours — 8 pm iwali, the festival of lights, to 10 pm — were not violated. Dwas celebrated across Security was heightened Punjab, Haryana and across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Wednesday with Chandigarh, especially in and fervour and enthusiasm. around vital installations, mar- Devotees made a beeline at kets and places of worship, offi- temples and gurdwaras to offer cials said. There was no report prayers. of any untoward incident from There was a festive spirit any place, police said. during the day in the two The Golden Temple, the states and their common cap- holiest Sikh shrine, in Amritsar ital Chandigarh with people was illuminated with a newly- thronging the markets and installed special lighting system markets for the last minute and traditional ‘diyas’. shopping. It witnessed a huge rush of Diyas (earthen lamps) and devotees who took a dip in its candles dotted houses and peo- holy tank and offered prayers ple exchanged sweets and gifts at the sanctum sanctorum and on the occasion. Akal Takht (highest Sikh tem- Children burst crackers at poral seat). various places, including The task force of the Chandigarh, Amritsar, Shriomani Gurdwara Jalandhar, Ludhianan, Patiala, Parbandhak Committee was Hoshiarpur, Ambala, Rohtak, also deployed in the periphery Hisar, Faridabad and Bhiwani. of the Golden Temple. Detailed instructions had Langar (community been issued to the authorities kitchen) arrangements were concerned to maintain strict made for more than four lakh vigil on Diwali night so that the devotees who will stay in the directions of the Supreme temple all through Diwali night. ( )* +, -./0 5
$ 7 8 / # R "2 )/%0,1 artillery, fighter jets and war- have up to 50 per cent local ships on a faster pace. content under a joint venture )/%0,1 $ " estimated cost of 5,369.18 n an effort to sustain the Meanwhile, Sitharaman on between Larsen and Tourbo crores ($800 million, of which Itempo of modernisation and Friday will take part in the and South Korea’s Hanwha ountry’s first Multi-Modal $375 is IBRD loan) on a 50:50 operational preparedness, the induction ceremony of M-777 Techwin. CTerminals is all set to be " " sharing basis between Defence Ministry has ultra light howitzers and K-9 As regards the M-777, the dedicated by Prime Minister Government of India and the enhanced the financial powers artillery guns at Artillery Army is procuring these how- Narendra at his Varanasi World Bank. of the Vice Chiefs of three Centre, Deolali, Maharashtra. itzers through the foreign mili- Parliamentary constituency on The project entails con- Services from 100 crore to Four M-777 guns and ten K-9 tary sale(FMS) route from the Monday. This is the first of the " struction of 3 multimodal ter- 500 crore for procuring arms long range artillery guns will be US. The total contract is for 145 three Multi-Modal Terminals minals (Varanasi, Sahibganj and ammunition. This will inducted on Friday. guns worth over 5,000 crores to and two Inter-Modal Terminals ") and Haldia); 2 intermodal enable the armed forces to Incidentally, these two artillery be deployed in the mountains being constructed on the " terminals; 5 Roll On — Roll increase the reserves of arms guns are the first to be induct- for the newly raised Strike Corps Ganga river. Modi is also & Off (Ro-Ro) terminal pairs; and ammunition. ed after nearly three decades to fight China. The gun has a scheduled to receive India’s new navigation lock at The decision comes in the since the Bofors scandal stalled strike range of 30 kms and can first container vessel name MV Farakka; assured depth dredg- backdrop of critical shortages artillery modernisation. be airlifted through helicopters Rabindranath Tagore that has terminal and proposed Freight ing; integrated vessel repair & of these items and the decision making process Procurement through rev- India had inked a contract and aircraft to remote and inac- sailed from Kolkata on October Village at Varanasi are expect- maintenance facility, Comptroller and Auditor involved in the revenue pro- enue route is an ongoing for 100 Vajra K-9 Tself pro- cessible forward posts located on 30, 2018, carrying cargo to ed to generate 500 direct Differential Global General(CAG) pointing out in curements of the Armed process unlike capital pro- pelled guns of 155mm caliber the Line of Actual Control(LAC) Varanasi. Container movement employment and more than Positioning System (DGPS), one of its report tabled in Forces. curements for which the with a striking range of 28-38 facing China. The contract was on an inland waterway in India 2,000 indirect employment River Information System Parliament that the Army does With the new delegation, Defence Acquisition km range in 2017 for 4,300 inked in November 2016. The is being done for the first time opportunities. (RIS), river training & river not have the adequate reserves the Vice Chiefs will be able to Council(DAC) and the Cabinet crores. The next lot of 40 guns BAE systems manufactures post-independence. The objective is to promote conservancy works. for fighting an intense ten-day exercise financial powers up to Committee on Security(CCS) will come in November next these howitzers. The MMTs are being built inland waterways as a cheaper In a separate event the war. The shortage ranges from five times more than the exist- has to give an approval before year and remaining lot of 50 While the first lot of four as part of the Government’s Jal and more environment friend- same day, Prime Minister will bullets, rifles, shells for artillery, ing powers with an enhanced the contracts are inked. guns in 2020, officials said. will be inducted on Friday, Marg Vikas project that aims to ly means of transport, espe- also inaugurate two National rockets and other related ceiling of 500 crore. This is The enhanced powers to This gun will be deployed in from June next year starts the develop the stretch of River cially for cargo movement. Highways projects — the ammunition for the three likely to give another fillip to the Vice Chiefs will enable the plains and can fire three next batch arrives and then on Ganga between Varanasi to Inland Waterways Authority of Babatpur-Varanasi Airport Services. the capacity of the three Armed them to take decisions on their rounds in 30 seconds, 15 in phases. The induction rate is Haldi for navigation of large India (IWAI) is the project road and Varanasi Ring Road. To speed up the process of Forces. Officials said Defence own as earlier they had to seek rounds in three minutes in expected to be five guns per vessels upto1,500-2,000 tonnes Implementing Agency In addition to this, he will also filling these gaps in reserves, Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the Defence Ministry approval intense firing mode and 60 month till complete consign- weight, by maintaining a The JMVP is being imple- inaugurate some sewerage pro- the Ministry on Thursday has taken this important deci- for procurements over 100 rounds in 60 minutes in the ment is received by mid 2021. drought of 2-3 metres in this mented on the Haldia-Varanasi jects in the city and lay foun- announced the decision to del- sion to augment the arms and crores, sources said. Moreover, sustained firing mode. These Made of titanium, each gun stretch of the river and setting stretch of National Waterway- dation stone for a project egate greater financial decision- ammunition reserves of the the armed forces can now buy guns are manufactured under weighs 4,000 kg making its up other systems required for 1 (NW-1) with the technical under Namami Gange pro- making powers to three Vice Armed Forces to enhance their various items ranging from Buy Global procedure of India transportable by helicopters safe navigation. assistance and investment sup- gramme of National Mission Chiefs in order to expedite the operational preparedness. rifles to ammunition for tanks, in a joint venture and will and aircraft. The project of multi-modal port of the World Bank, at an for Clean Ganga. &" , , 9+ 6, &. 99 Bagh` village saying the entire enue villages”. schemes are flowing in offi- -(2B ,'32 stretch of the land he was cul- Gorakhpur Commissioner cially. The villagers are gradu- tivating for decades was not Amit Gupta also avers that ally having access to ration ith an eye on the Lok allotted him. ‘Vantangiya’, would have a bet- cards, AAdhar cards and drink- New Delhi: Vice President M ing the Paris Peace Forum, WSabha polls, Chief Yogi and his Gorakhnath ter life after the Yogi govern- able water from what they call Venkaiah Naidu will be on a which will take place in Paris Minister Yogi Adityanath has Math’s sustained interest in the ment accorded them revenue TTSP (Tap, Tap, Stardard Post) three-day visit to Paris starting from November 11-13. The stepped up efforts to expand his community who are a mix of village status last year. with several taps around one Friday to represent India at the Forum is envisioned as a recur- influence in the most backward OBC & Scheduled caste has As one enters the post. Armistice of World War I cen- ring, annual event to promote communities living in the for- now brought ‘Vantangiyas’ `Tinkonia-3’ village, close to “Their name did not fig- tenary commemoration, the governance solutions in five est protected regions of the from neglect to seemingly lime- Gorakhpur, a tent school is ure in 2011 census and could Ministry of External Affairs key areas: Peace and Security, Eastern Uttar Pradesh by grant- light. being run for class one to five not be beneficiary of the cen- said Thursday. Environment, Development, ing their villages the status of Chief Minister’s supporters (148 students) as also a junior tral schemes”, says JB Heads of State or New Technologies, and Inclusive revenue villages, entitling them say Yogi as an MP had first cel- school from class six to eight Khuswaha, Additional Government of over 50 coun- Economy,” the ministry said in to land rights as also access to ebrated ‘Diwali’ with (31 students) with children Development Officer, who also tries and their representatives are a statement. ration card, electricity, water, Vantangiyas’ in 2007 and since vociferously repeating what mentions that ‘Vantagiyas’ did expected to participate in the The vice president will toilets, health centres and than he has been visiting them ‘Sahayak’ teacher Rekha Singh not have voting rights until centenary activities, it said. speak at a high-level panel dis- schools. frequently. is reading out to them. recent years. On Sunday, the Vice cussion titled ‘Dialogue of the It is estimated that over Yogij paid visit to “ Yogi started the first school With the official machin- President will attend the cere- Continents on Global 50,000 villagers may thus be `Tinkonia-3’ village on here in 2007 under the banner ery in action and moving in mony to commemorate the Governance’, it said. brought into the ‘mainstream’ tus of revenue villages in Post-Independent, in eighties November 7, to celebrate of Guru Goraksha Sansthan”, regularly, the villagers hope that armistice of World War I at Arc He will also hold a number by the the Yogi Government. October 17, 2017.The process ‘Vantangiyas’ were sought to be Diwali with them. says Meena Singh, Block all of them would be voting in de Triomphe, presided over by of bilateral meetings on the This could give the of giving similar status to the evicted by forest department, The Chief Minister has Development Officer, Chargaon, the Lok Sabha-2019 polls . French President Emmanuel sidelines of the Paris Peace Government a leg-up in back- villages in Balrampur district is triggering series of conflicts. ordered speeding up the devel- walks you around. “ No pakki Though in 2015, Macron. During the visit, that Forum, the statement said. ward communities and send a under process. The Forest Rights Act , opment programmes in for sadak or bus service though, 108 ‘Vantangiyas’ participated in comes at the invitation of the India was one of largest con- political message across the The decision marked the 2006, enacted when BSP was in `Vantangiya’ villagers after hav- & 102 ambulance service is Panchyat elections but only as French Government, Naidu will tributors of soldiers during state with a tough election bat- end of long struggle by these powerm, gave them land titles. ing brought them under the provided for now”, says Singh. voters attached to other gram also address the Indian com- World War I. India’s participa- tle only six-month away. forest dwelling community for It is now that ‘Vantangiyas’ look revenue map, says Ranvijay With Yogi himself taking Panchayats. munity on Friday and will inau- tion at the Armistice Centenary Twenty three ‘Vantangiya their permanent land rights. forward to a ‘permanent set- Singh ‘Munna’, Gram Pradhan, interest and monitoring the The caste certificates too gurate the Indian War Memorial ceremony will be a befitting trib- villages’ inhabitated by back- They were brought and settled tlement’ of their issues, though and a Yogi confidante. development works after which were earlier denied to at Villers Guislain on Saturday. ute to the sacrifices made by ward caste, mostly belonging to here by the British around , for many there is still a long District magistrate K according revenue village sta- them may now be delivered to “As part of the Armistice these soldiers, underlining ‘Nishad’ community of 1922 from different places for way to go. “ Jitna kabbja tha Vijendra Pandiyan says with tus to ‘Vantangiya’ villages, them, giving ‘Vantagiyas’ life Centenary, the French India’s historical contribution to Gorkhpur and Maharganj dis- growing seasonal crops in the utna nahin mila”, complains Yogi’s initiative “reserve forest central and State Government advantages in the caste-driven Government will also be host- global peace and security. PTI tricts, have been accorded sta- space lying between the trees, Ram Sukhdev Nishad at `Aam villages were converted to rev- promoted development State. '$ $': 00+12% $ & 3 # 4&! $ New Delhi: The Rajasthan secretary of the Government of Ground truthing is an exer- )/%0,1 Government has told the Rajasthan that there is no illegal cise conducted to ascertain the Supreme Court that no illegal mining going on in respect of empirical evidence at the actu- aking note of ongoing crisis mining was going on in 115.34 115.34 hectares of land, as men- al site. The apex court posted the Tin Mizoram, the Election hectares of land in Aravalli area tioned in our order dated matter for further hearing after Commission has summoned of the State. October 23, 2018,” a bench three months. State chief electoral officer SB The chief secretary of headed by Justice Madan B On October 23, the top )/%0,1 6 Shashank and set up a three- Rajasthan has filed an affidavit Lokur noted in its October 29 court had observed that though &"" member committee to look in the apex court which had on order. In the affidavit, the chief Rajasthan was earning a royal- he Congress is set to into the allegations. After the EC October 23 expressed shock secretary has also said that ty of around 5,000 crore from Temerge victorious in decision, the protest was called over 31 “vanished” hills or approximately 27 per cent mining activities in Aravalli, it Assembly election in Rajasthan, " " off by NGO Coordination hillocks in Aravalli area and had ground truthing of the area has cannot endanger the lives of Madhya Pradesh and 0 75 Committee demanding the asked the State Government to been done and serious efforts lakhs of people in Delhi as dis- Chhattisgarh, according to a "" removal of Shashank. statement said. Jharkhand Chief About 40,000 Brus had fled stop illegal mining in 115.34- would be made to complete the appearance of hills there could survey conducted by ABP-C Earlier, the EC has set up a Electoral Officer Lalbiaktluanga ethnic violence in 1997 and have hectare area there within 48 entire exercise within a period be one of reasons for rise in pol- voters. high-level committee headed by Khiangte, who is also a Mizo, since spent their lives in refugee hours. “It is stated on affidavit of three months as per directions lution level in the national cap- As per the survey, the spontaneous preferences for a deputy election commission- has been included in the EC camps in adjoining Tripura filed by D B Gupta who is chief of the top court. ital region (NCR). PTI Congress will get 42.6 per cent Chief Minister are as — er to hold talks with protestors panel. when they had fled Mizoram vote shares while the ruling BJP Vasundhara Raje 21.6 per cent, seeking ouster of the Mizoram Members of the influential following an ethnic clash with will get 40.9 per cent votes in Ashok Gehlot 22 per cent and poll panel chief. The Mizoram NGOs including Young Mizo the Christian Mizos. A few the Assembly polls in Madhya Sachin Pilot 38.8 per cent. is slated to go to polls November Association (YMA) had blocked returned after a quadripartite "!! Pradesh. In Chhattisgarh, the sur- 28 to elect its new Assembly. the office of CEO at Aizawl agreement signed among the The picture changes dra- vey predicted that the Congress In a statement, the EC said demanding his removal for his Ministry of Home Affairs, the matically in the Lok Sabha is expected to get 36.9 per cent it has accepted the broad con- reported “pro-Bru refugee” Governments of Mizoram and polls. BJP will get 50.2 per cent vote share while BJP will get tours of the resolution passed by stance and his role in the trans- Tripura, and a group repre- Q & R vote while the Congress get 37 34.7 per cent vote share in the the Mizoram’s NGOs coordi- fer of Mizoram principal secre- senting the refugees. per cent votes in LS polls. The Assembly polls. In the Lok nation committee, spearheading tary (home), Lalnunmawia The NGOs demand that the others will get 4.8 per cent Sabha polls, the Congress is the protest, after its delegation’s Chuaungo, recently. Bru should cast their votes in )/%0,1 allowed to be sold in the coun- to the manufacturers of foils. votes. In the survey, expected to get 40.1 per cent deliberations with the EC. “The Shashank had earlier Mizoram and not in relief try. There had been several Jyotiraditya Scindia of vote share while BJP to get 41.7 Election Commission has also defended Chuaungo’s transfer camps as is being planned by the ilver leaf or ‘chandi ka vark’ The top food regulator has complaints against the existing Congress remained the top per cent vote share. Raman decided to depute a high-level saying the latter was found EC. The principal secretary Smanufacturers beware! If asked its counterparts in the method of manufacturing of choice for the Chief Minister Singh is projected as the most team led by Mizoram Deputy “interfering” in preparation of (home) had reportedly tried to found using any material of States to crack down on the the silver leaves, as there were post with 42.5 per cent of the favorable leader for the CM election Commissioner Sudeep electoral rolls for Bru refugees stop an EC’s decision to allow animal origin in silver leaf violators. hygiene and safety issues. The respondents followed by post, while Ajit Jogi is more Jain to hold further delibera- and deployment of central secu- Bru refugees cast their votes in (chandi ka vark), which is used Though it was way back in notification aims to streamline Shivraj Singh Chouhan with 37 preferred than any Congress tions on their resolution,” the rity forces. relief camps. for decorating sweets, you 2016, the FSSAI had issued a the manufacturing process, per cent of the respondents leader. could face legal action. notification with an aim to ensure quality and safety. favouring the BJP leader. In release, the ABP-C-vot- Silver leaf or vark is used end the widely-used unhy- Shubh Choukesy, Director Interestingly, only 8.2 per cent ers said, “The data is weighted not only in sweets and confec- gienic practice of using animal of Delhi-based Shree Jagannath respondents want to see veter- to the known demographic tionaries like cakes and choco- parts in the manufacture of Ji Sterling Product Private an Congressman and two-time profile of the States. Sometimes / lates but also in syrups like that “Vark”, it was put on hold fol- Limited which is engaged in Chief Minister Kamal Nath as the table figures do not sum to of Kesar (saffron) and as an lowing Delhi High Court manufacturing silver foils the head of the State once 100 due to the effects of round- ingredient in various ayurvedic order. However, early this through a purely vegetarian more. ing. Our final data file has )/%0,1 earlier registered by Court at Raipur. The matter and herbal products, summer year, the Court vacated the process with the help of fully In Rajasthan Assembly Socio-Economic profile with- Chhattisgarh Police vide FIR is sub judice. Allegations drinks and Chyawanprash, etc. stay paving way for imple- automatic and computerised polls , the survey predicted that in +/- 1% of the Demographic propos a news report 12/2011 at Police Station made against officers of CBI Following green signal mentation of the ban on usage machines with new technolo- the Congress is expected to profile of the State. We believe Atitled “DSP Mishra levels Chhura on the allegations in the story is denied”. from the Delhi High Court, the of animal parts while manu- gy, said, “it is high-time that the snap up 44.8 per cent vote share this will give the closest possi- allegations against 3 IPS offi- that Shri Umesh Rajput, a The Pioneer news report Food Safety and Standards facturing the silver leaf in the hygienic method is promoted while BJP may get 33.2 per ble trends. The Tracking Poll cers” published on November Journalist of Chhura, was based on a three-page Authority of India (FSSAI) has food industry. to save the consumers from cent. Chief Minister Fieldwork covers random prob- 4 edition of The Pioneer, the Gariyaband (Chhattisgarh) complaint of CBI DSP NP stepped up its efforts to tight- The notification followed various diseases.” Vasundhara Raje seems to be ability samples during the last CBI said, “It is clarified that was shot dead at his residence Mishra sent to the CBI en the noose around the reports that “chandi ka vark’ He pointed out that the struggling against a strong 7 days from the release date. the case was entrusted to in the evening of 23.01.2011. Director on June 21, 2018 unscrupulous business opera- was being made by hammering FSSAI guidelines specify norms anti-incumbency factor. The sample spread is across all CBI by the High Court of After the investigation, CBI “Through Proper Channel”. tors using any material of ani- thin sheets of silver in the regarding thickness, weight However, if the Lok Sabha Assembly segments in the poll- Chhattisgarh and was regis- filed a chargesheet against the The reporter also contacted mal origin during the manu- middle of sheets made of a and purity of the silver leaf. The polls is held, the Congress is bound States. MoE is +/- 3% at tered in CBI on 11.02.2015. accused persons and the court the CBI spokesperson and facturing process of silver leaf. bull’s intestines. After slaugh- manufacturers will also have to expected to get 36 per cent vote macro level and +/- 5% at CBI took over the investiga- framed charges on the same. duly incorporated his com- As per the FSSAI, only veg- tering the bull, its intestines are follow the labelling standards share while BJP will get 47.5 micro level with 95% tion of the case which was The case is under trial in the ments in the story. processed hygienic silver leaf is removed immediately and sold like any other food products. per cent vote share. The Voters’ Confidence interval.” ( )* +, -./0 8 0 ! 1 %"%# ..9 6;
alliance will definitely benefit the “darkest day of India.” really realised that it was a total the Congress” and the “best There was a definite agenda disaster.”
$ way to defeat the BJP is to work behind the decision she said She said how, “the econo- out State-wise alliances.” He wondering “for whose benefit my is now totally depressed, $<6=7> 5 added, “one kind of the alliance it was meant.” business is now finished and is formed in Karnataka. She asked, “Why was the oppressed and common people Similar kinds of alliances decision taken and who ben- are completely suppressed,” $ -3/ , 1 way the Congress did. We are B(0B should be built in different efited from the decision?” whereas the “value of Rupee not going to accept the States.” adding “I have a suspicion has gone down.” he All Assam Students’ Citizenship (Amendment) ttacking the Narendra In a sudden move, the that the decision was taken to The common people of TUnion (Aasu) and 28 Bill, which will threaten the AModi Government on the Prime Minister had on satisfy the agenda of a few India who had reposed faith in other organizations on indigenous communities in second anniversary of November 8, 2016 announced people.” the Government felt cheated by Thursday staged a agitation at Assam,” nath said. Demonetisation, Mamata the demonetisation of 500 After the “so-called it and those who had suffered Dispur area protesting against He also said that while the Banerjee on Thursday said the trators of the “biggest scam” Chidambaram on Thursday and 1,000 notes with a demonetisation” the agricul- the most would now give a the Citizenship (Amendment) Congress government sym- poor people of the country India had seen. said a Karnataka-type alliance promise of filtering out the tural sector, small businessmen, befitting reply to the BJP-led Bill 2016 in Assam and threat- pathized with the religious were cheated as never before by Meanwhile, even as the would be required to defeat the black money. farmers, labourers, domestic Government, Banerjee said ened to isolate the ruling BJP minority people for the sake the “so-called Notebandi” Congress and the Left parties BJP. The move, however, failed workers and small traders had apparently predicting a below in the next elections in of vote bank politics, the BJP which made them the worst too attacked the Centre on Batting in favour of what to hit the multiple targets it was suffered the most, Banerjee par electoral performance for Assam. government is also sympa- sufferers and “they will give a demonetisation, former he called “strategic alliances” aiming at, prompting the said claiming how she saw the saffron outfit in the com- Hundreds of people took thizing with the linguistic befitting reply” to the perpe- Finance Minister P Chidambaram said “strategic Bengal Chief Minister to call it people crying “after which I ing elections. part in a massive rally orga- minorities (Hindu Bengalis) nized by the Aasu and other for the sake of vote bank of organizations shouting slo- politics,” he said adding that gans against the BJP led gov- the organizations will take B- ernment in Assam and Chief massive agitation measures if Minister Sarbananda the Bill is not scraped. Sonowal. “The Centre is out to “This is just a warning to insult the Assam Accord by the BJP led government in amending the Citizenship Assam today. The Citizenship Act. We’re not going to let that (Amendment) Bill 2016 must happen. We’ll continue our ($ ! be cancelled and there cannot protest till the Centre cancels be any compromise on that. the Citizenship (Amendment) Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government has initiated a Assam Chief Minister Bill, 2016. This government in scheme to provide free education and vocational training to the Sarbananda Sonowal must Assam bfore coming to power children of those fishermen who died or went missing in the 2017 have the courage to say no to spoke of jaati, maati and Ockhi cyclonic storm. the Bill,” said Aasu adviser bheti, but it has pushed the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 194 students have been Samujjal Bhattacharyya while State towards crisis by trying identified as beneficiaries. addressing the rally today. to execute the Bill. In this "A total of 194 students, which includes children at all lev- “The BJP has promised to hour of crisis, we appeal to all els, from lower primary to professional colleges, have been iden- deport the illegal linguistic and ethnic groups tified as beneficiaries. Bangladeshis. But it did not of the State to oppose the Bill The government will provide vocational training to 124 stu- happen. The indigenous peo- unitedly,” Nath appealed. dents who have completed graduation," Vijayan said in his offi- ple are supposed to get con- The organizations today cial Twitter handle Thursday. stitutional safeguard. made it clear that the demo- He also said Rs 13.92 crore would be allocated from the Chief However, nothing happened,” cratic movement crusade Minister's Disaster Relief Fund. he said adding that the indige- against the Citizenship The scheme envisages a package of Rs 10,000 per year for nous people are being tor- (Amendment) Bill, 2016; the children in classes from LKG to Class V, Rs 25,000 for children tured by the move to execute Foreigners (Amendment) in classes 6 to 10, Rs 30,000 for higher secondary students and the proposed constitutional Order, 2015; the Passport up to Rs 1,00,000 for students doing graduation. amendment bill. (Entry into India) "The project will continue till 2037," Vijayan said. Aasu president, Dipank Amendment Rules, 2015 and Ockhi was a Category three level tropical cyclone that had Kumar Nath said that the the proposed long-term visas hit the shores of Kerala in November 2017. PTI people of Assam voted the to people from Bangladesh, BJP in 2016 for a change. Pakistan and Afghanistan “However, the BJP led gov- would continue until they $ ? ? $ @ " "% ernment is behaving the same are cancelled. @4$ ( : ;5 $&" * - )%,1) - 2 +(7 (D ,M( 1* (3217 ost of the business estab- %7 1) 1()71) ,*(3) 2C Mlishments across Gujarat would remain close and roads 71+ 0 + ) 01) 1)1 0B2 0 of majority cities and towns would wear deserted look till '0 *71) %&(1)1)-2 & 7 , ) November 11th in wake of + %,C '2 %7, )% Gujarati New Year and extend- ed Diwali vacation. + , 2 7, 2 7/00 7 *2(77 As per Hindu Gujarati Calendar Diwali is the last day )(2 ,1)%1 /(30%. ,2()-% of the year. Traditionally busi- nessmen and professionals .C-3& 2 17D(2)M D/% C7 keep their establishments close after Diwali and start working Kerala, places in adjoining Anjaliben, Rupani began his Kochi: The Kerala High Court ed at the temple town during from ‘Labh Pancham’ – Fifth Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh New Year Day by visitiing to on Thursday turned down a protests against the entry of Day post Diwali after offering and Maharashtra as well as Panchdev Mahadev Mandir bail plea by a man arrested last women in the age group of 10 puja. across North India would be in Gandhinagar and Bhadra month, saying protests against to 50, effectively opening up the During Diwali vacation, thronged by Gujaratis for next Kali Temple in Ahmedabad. the entry of women to the shrine to all women. most of the businessmen pre- few days. According to He met people and exchanging Sabarimala temple were unac- The police have arrested fer to travel across the globe. Devendra Shah, a travel agent New Year’s greetings at ceptable. over 3,500 people and regis- Most of the Hotels situated at most of these destinations Community Centre at the "The protests at Sabarimala tered close to 540 cases. tourist places within Gujarat as were book well in advance. Ministers’ Conclave at are not acceptable as it is Around 100 people are still in well as across the nation would Large numbers of people are Gandhinagar and at Circuit against the verdict of the judicial custody. be full of Gujaratis for the next travelling in Far East countries House Annexe at Shahibaug in Supreme Court," a High Court The protesters last month 4-5 days. Moneyed Gujaratis that include Thailand, Ahmedabad. Bench said, rejecting the prevented 12 women from would go abroad after offering Malaysia and Pataya and Rupani said the country is request for bail by Kochi resi- entering the temple. Similar Puja on the day of Diwali and Bangkok, says Shah. in for changes while Gujarat is dent Govind Madhusudhan. protests were seen when the the next day – Gujarati New Meanwhile Gujarat Chief committed to improve the and social sectors. He also on him in the forthcoming Lok officers and their family mem- "If the bail application is temple opened for a day on Year which they call ‘Besatu Minister Vijay Rupani on condition of the poor, have- prayed for the return of good Sabha elections. bers at the Police Officers’ considered, it will send wrong November 5 when three Varsh’. Thursday exchanged Vikram nots, Dalits, suppressed and governance and development He went to Raj Bhawan to Mess at Shahibaug Dafnala. He signals and similar incidents women were forced to return Most of the exotic tourist Samvat-2075 New Year greet- oppressed and attempt to under the Prime Minister meet Governor O.P. Kohli and lauded the role of forces in will recur again," the court said. without offering prayers. destinations in the country ings with people. ensure Gujarat exceled in agri- Narendra Modi’s leadership exchange New Year greetings. maintaining peace, safety and Madhusudhan was arrest- IANS Simala, Manali, Nainital, Accompanied by his wife culture, education, health, rural and that people reposed faith Rupani also met senior police security of the people. 1 1 ( 9 -( & Q & (Q ' (
+3+. 1 said that Avni was hungry Tigress T1, who was believed to Hyderabad shooter, Shafat Ali gally to kill the tigress. His son when she was shot. be responsible for deaths of sev- Khan and this time his son has was not authorised to kill. This he post-mortem conducted Avni, aged between five eral people, to ascertain also appeared on the scene ille- is patently illegal”. Ton the carcass of tigress and 6 years, was being accom- whether “there were any laps- Avni, which was shot dead by panied by her two cubs – both es in the operation” by the state the Maharashtra Government- 10 year old ones, when she was Forest department. “The probe hired sharpshooter in forests of shot by sharp shooter Asgar will address all questions being /10%01D.(%C7B7)1 Pandharkawada in Yavatmal Ali, son of controversial sharp- raised by Union minister district last week, has revealed shooter Nawab Shafath Ali Maneka Gandhi,” Fadnavis '2(.1) ( :)1P7B1001)- that the wild cat “died of exces- Khan from Hyderabad, at com- said. sive internal haemorrhages and partment number 149 of Borati In a strongly worded state- +3+. 1 Board for Wildlife, ordering cardio respiratory failure". forest under the jurisdiction of ment issued two days after an “impartial” investigation "In our opinion, the tigress the Ralegaon police station. Avni’s elimination, Maneka he clamour for fixing the by NIA to unearth facts has died of excessive internal The two cubs have gone had said: “This is the third tiger Tresponsibility for the about Avni’s killing in view of haemorrhages and cardio res- missing since the tigress was being killed on directions of the elimination of “Avni” inten- that in her case, the guidelines piratory failure," the post- eliminated on the night of Environment and Forest sified on Thursday, with envi- of National Tiger mortem report submitted to November 2. The forest Minister. Earlier, a dozen leop- ronmentalists writing to Conservation Authority the State forest authorities on department officials have ards and 300 wild boars have Prime Minister Narendra (NTCA) had been allegedly November 5 stated. launched its massive search to been killed on his directions. I Modi demanding an “impar- flouted. The post-mortem was con- secure the two missing cubs. am shocked that such a person tial” inquiry into the tigress’ Satpuda Foundation’s ducted by a team of doctors at The ballistic tests and is continuing to hold a minis- killing by the National Kishor Rithe said the investi- the Forest Development chemical analysis are being terial position,” Gandhi said in Investigation Agency (NIA). gations must go into the Corporation of Maharashtra currently conducted at the a strongly worded statement A wildlife-centric site, man-animal conflicts pre- Ltd-run Gorewada Regional Forensic Laboratory Maneka, who had initially natureconnect.com has writ- vailing in the Yavatmal forests International Standard Zoo in Nagpur, reports of which put out a series of tweets on the ten to Modi demanding a in view of the fact 13 human Rescue Centre in Nagpur. reports are awaited. incident, said in her statement: probe by the NIA, while the lives were lost in the region The post-mortem report The elusive tigress T1, The elimination of Avni After issuing a detailed Forest in the state govern- “It (the killing) is nothing but NGO, Resqink Association during the last two years. also stated that Avni's stomach better known as Avni of has sparked a major contro- statement on the issue, ment. I have personally a straight case of crime. Despite for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) Karnataka-based veteri- was "fluid filled and no major Pandharkawada hills - that versy, with Union Women & Maneka has also taken up the known you an animal welfare requests from his own forest has sought a CBI probe into narian Prayag H. S. said Avni’s solid contents", while her small had allegedly mauled as Child development minister matter with Maharashtra chief person and I am sure you will department and People all over the tigress’ killing on two orphaned 10-month cubs intestines was "fluid and gas many as 13 persons to death and animal rights activist minister Devendra Fadnavis. consider my request,” Maneka India, Sh Sudhir Mugantiwar, November 2. must be secured immediate- filled" The large intestines were during the past two years in Maneka Gandhi dubbing the “I request you to fix the wrote in her letter to the Minister for Environment and Natureconnect’s founder ly. He also said after going "fluid and gas filled". Yavatmal district in Vidarbha tigress’ elimination as "straight responsibility for the illegal Chief Minister. Forests, Maharashtra gave B. N. Kumar said that his through the findings oif the One of the forensic experts region in Maharashtra – was case of crime” and virtually killing of the tigress and con- On his part, the orders for the killing”. organisation looked forward tigress' autopsy report, he who part of the team that con- shot dead on the night of rooting for Mungantiwar's dis- sider removing Mugantiwar Maharashtra government on Terming Avni’s killing as to the Prime Minister, being would move the Supreme ducted the post-mortem con- November 2, after a massive missal from the Devendra from the responsibility of the Monday ordered a probe into “illegal”, Maneka had said: the Chairman of National Court. ducted on the deceased tigress 53-day hunt. Fadnavis Cabinet. Ministry of Environment and the killing of Pandharkawada “Every time he has used the ( )* +, -./0 ; 2, ! 6 7 & 5 # - 0 +3+. 1 3(4 t least 37 domestic and Ainternational flights of Air India were delayed on Thursday, 9 *9 .)- 03! Desam Party (TDP) supremo after contract workers belonging 23 said. to airline’s subsidiary company "Chandrababu Naidu has went on a flash strike at the DP chief and Andhra taken the lead and met sever- Chhatrapati Shivaji International TPradesh Chief Minister N al leaders to consolidate all Airport here since Wednesday Chandrababu Naidu on secular parties to remove night. Thursday met Janata Dal- NDA Govt in 2019. He met "Due to a sudden industri- Secular (JD-S) supremo HD me & HD Kumaraswamy al situation at Mumbai by Air The trouble began after the run AirIndia anymore. Deve Gowda in Bengaluru in today to work out further India Air Transport Services contractual ground staff of Passengers stranded in Mumbai a bid to unite the Opposition strategy," he added. Limited (AIATSL) employees, AIATSL, a subsidiary of Air airport due to strike!!!!! Strike in parties against the BJP ahead "Under the NDA some flights have got delayed. India, resorted to a flash strike on Airline services...that too sudden! of the 2019 general elections. Government, all autonomous We are assessing the situation Wednesday night demanding Serious threat!!! "The meeting with former institutions like the Central and all efforts are being made to Diwali ex-gratia and also rein- “#airindia the call centre Prime Minister Deve Gowda Bureau of Investigation (CBI) minimise delays or disruption," statement of some sacked has no clue and confirms that the and Karnataka Chief Minister and the Reserve Bank of India an AI spokesperson said earlier employees. IA625 scheduled to depart at HD Kumaraswamy was an (RBI) have been destroyed," in the day. The AIATSL provides 8.25am is on time at 9.10 am! initial exercise to unite the he added. In an effort to mitigate the ground handling services to Air What a joke!!!! This is how a Opposition parties," Naidu The National Democratic situation, the airline manage- India across airports in the business in service industry is not told reporters after an hour- Alliance (NDA) Government's ment summoned permanent country. It has about 5,000 to be run. #shamefulairindia long meet at Gowda's resi- policies like demonetisation . $ $ @$ 4! employees from their homes to employees, including those on @MoCA_GoI @narendramodi dence in the city's southwest- have thrown the country's @ 4!!+ < " "% normalise the flight operations, contract. The sources pegged the @airindiain,” Dey tweeted. ern suburb. economy into a crisis, Naidu especially the early morning number of contractual workers Another stranded passenger Sustained by the recent claimed. Opposition. %/ ( + (%; %3""'+%+;+'- departures from here which had who had gone on a strike at the Anand Sivakumaran tweeted: bypolls victory Naidu's meet- "It is the responsibility of "We discussed the future been delayed by more than two Mumbai airport, at little over “#AirIndia Why did I book this ing with the JD(S) supremo the opposition parties to join course of action for forging an #%-#'#+%-"#< %(" '( '+= % -#&#+% hours. 1,000. fatichar airline. 676 from Kol to HD Devegowda comes in the hands and save the democra- alliance ahead of the 2019 %/ - ( %<+= %/# . %/ -(+ / Sources in the national car- Earlier in the morning, one Mum delayed by 3 hrs. No backdrop of Congress-JD(S) cy," he stressed. general elections," Gowda told L4!!'2'+:)!. rier said that till around 4 pm, as of the angry passengers strand- announcement. No staff. Just an coalition resolving to contest Naidu's meeting with the reporters after the meeting. many as 37 flights – both domes- ed at the Mumbai airport SMS five minutes before depar- the 2019 Lok Sabha elections JD-S leaders comes a week The meeting with Naidu tic and international – were Sumanto Dey@dey sumanto ture time. And with news of the together against the BJP. after he met Congress was to bring together the working hard, as a co-ordina- JD-S leadership) share good delayed. There was no informa- tweeted: “@MoCA_GoI strike in Mumbai wish someone The Opposition parties President Rahul Gandhi in "secular forces" in the country, tor, to unite the secular parties political arithmetics and have tion about further flight delays @airindiain @narendramodi it's would tell us if this bloody flight will work together to "save" New Delhi on November 1 as said Kumaraswamy. ahead of the upcoming gen- been friends," the Chief later in the evening. shameful for the government to will take off or not”. Indian democracy, the Telugu part of his effort to unify the "Chandrababu Naidu is eral elections. We (Naidu and Minister added. <( + $
Panaji: State Congress presi- larities in granting second dent Girish Chodankar on renewals of 88 mining leases, Thursday accused the ruling while also directing the state BJP of cheating several thou- government to allot the min- sand mine workers and oth- ing leases afresh. ers linked to ancillary busi- Faced with demands for nesses, amid reports of immediate resumption of Centres' refusal to bring about mining from those depending an ordinance to circumvent a on the industry, leaders of the Supreme Court-imposed ban BJP-led coalition government on mining in the coastal State. have been repeatedly assuring "With its own majority, them, that an ordinance to the BJP Government at the circumvent the Supreme Centre turning down the Court order was being demand from Goa mining worked on by the Centre, dependents for resumption of which would facilitate easy mining activity through an ing them," Chodankar said in banned in February this year and quick resumption of the ordinance, it has become clear a statement. by the apex court, faulting the industry. that the BJP in Goa was fool- Mining in Goa was state government for irregu- IANS
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9$ culture prevailing in Tamil Nadu. The pre- *,)) 1 release observations made by the ministers added to the Unique Selling Proposition of inisters and leaders of the AIADMK the movie, says Nakulan Abhijit, an avid Msaved a movie starring Joseph Vijay, one movie watcher. “Had the AIADMK leaders of the mega stars of Tamil film industry from ignored the taunting, this movie would not a possible failure in the box-office. have made any impact other than that of yet The movie Sarkar which hit the screens another Vijay number,” said Abhijit. on Tuesday as a Diwali gift to the fans of Vijay Kadambur C Raju, minister for infor- grossed more than 30 crore on day one itself, mation and C V Shanmugham, minister for according to industry sources. The previous law issued warnings to the director of the incident of a movie creating collection movie to remove the scenes depicting the rul- record on day one was Mersal, the 2017 ing party in poor light. “We will discuss the release by Vijay himself which grossed 20 issue in the party and consult the chief min- crore. (There are two Vijays in Tamil films, ister for further action,” said Raju. Joseph Vijay and Sethupati Vijay). "Through this movie, an attempt is made Interestingly, the move Mersal shot into to instigate violence in society. It is not less fame because of the protagonist’s taunting than a terrorist instigating people for violence. remarks about demonetisation. This had It attempts to pull down a democratically earned the wrath of the BJP. But this time, it elected government. We will take action is the AIADMK which is at the receiving end against the actor and the team," said of the story line as director AR Murugadoss Shanmugham. has cast Varalaxmi as a caricature of late The movie comes at a time when fans of Jayalalithaa, former Chief Minister and party Vijay believe that the super star is planning supremo. What adds fuel to fire is the fact that to enter politics. They point out the dialogues Sarkar has been produced by Sun Movies, penned for him by the script writers of Sarkar. owned by the first family of the DMK. If Vijay joins mainstream politics, Tamil Nadu Film actor Vijay had tumultuous rela- would see a galaxy of stars vying for the post tions with the DMK before the 2011 of Chief Minister. Kamal Haasan, who Assembly election and he had campaigned for describes himself as Ulaga Nayagan the AIADMK in the hustings. This was (Universal Hero), Rajanikanth (king of reportedly due to the denial of theatres to styles) have already made known their polit- screen Vijay’s movies at the instance of the ical dreams. Maran brothers who own the Sun Movies. Sarat Kumar and Vijayakanth are already The mega star and the Marans had a busi- there in the political arena of Tamil Nadu. ness rivalry at that time and it was Jayalalithaa Vishal, another actor in his 40s too has who stood with the actor according to an announced his plans for a political career in AIADMK insider. Tamil Nadu. ‘Sarkar’, though a potboiler movie from Whether Tamil Nadu politics has space the Kodambakkam dream factories, stands for this many stars will be known only durng out because of the ridiculing of the free bee the 2019 Lok Sabha election. ( )* +, -./0 < 3( '& !!3+. " $ ? > % ' # ? ? %2%5&*,'6%2$$,- ! 6 &
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We deny that we Government was found to be because they have been con- And between 1906 and 1910 it promulgation of an Ordinance $ C , are one nation with Hindus and the rest’. recruiting officers for the quered by Englishmen, but who was held by Uttar Pradesh by which the existing Executive , Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Army from Aligarh is to make them submit to the Muslims in Aligarh. After Council and the Court were dis- Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College, Muslim University. GB Pant, supremacy of Hindus, whom World War I, Muslims from the solved, and the Government # " ( , ( Aligarh was a witness to the 1857 happen- then Chief Minister of Uttar they regarded their slaves for 700 same province set up an asso- was empowered to set up a nom- 4 , ings. From 1858 right up to 1898, Syed Pradesh had to direct the Vice years?" Sir Syed laid down as a ciation of Indian ulama and inated Executive Council and ( ( Ahmad Khan was the pivot around whom Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim matter of policy for the Muslims: made the Central Khilafat Court. Chagla took pains to see the Muslim politics moved. In the speeches University not to allow Pakistani Undiluted loyalty to the British Committee an organisation of that the persons nominated ( made at Lucknow and Meerut on December officers to visit the university. regime. No truck with the Indian all India importance. were sympathetic to the Vice 28, 1887 and March 16, 1888 respectively, he The Aligarh Movement: National Congress; and pursuit Soon after his appointment Chancellor, and held similar : 4 laid down fundamental guidelines for This was launched by Syed of modern education. This was as Vice Chancellor, Ali Yavar views with regard to the policy $ Muslims to follow in their interaction with Ahmad Khan in the 1860s. In followed by Muslims like Ameer Jung, suggested certain changes to be adopted in running the the British and the Congress. He asked terms of its significance and con- Ali until 1906. in the rules of admission. university. Muslims not to join the Congress and sup- sequences for India, this was the Prof Wilfred Smith, who Making this a pretext, an agita- A raging and tearing cam- port only the British. This policy arguably most important of all move- had taught in Lahore for years, tion was almost immediately set paign was started in the coun- # decided once for all the attitude of the whole ments launched by Muslims in had said that by 1941 Aligarh on foot by those who were try by fanatical elements every- Muslim community towards the Congress. modern history. The movement had become the emotional cen- opposed to him. Once started, where. Chagla was charged - Few Mussalmans of note since then joined has been called the "Aligarh tre of Pakistan; whereas Sir Aga the agitation did not remain with being a dictator and @ D the Congress except one or two. During his Movement" because its head- Khan claimed that the indepen- peaceful. As a matter of fact, it interfering with the rights of ( lifetime, Syed Ahmad did not make any quarters were in Aligarh. Prof dent and sovereign nation of ended up in an attempt to assas- autonomy of the university. departure from his political creed. MS Jain in his research mono- Pakistan was born in the Muslim sinate the Vice Chancellor to the The demand was made that S Late Sir Aga Khan who had led the graph, The Aligarh Movement University of Aligarh. horror of everyone. The students the administration should be Muslim delegation to Viceroy Minto in 1906 (1965) asks: "Why did we not Uttar Pradesh Muslims, marched with a coffin to the left to the Muslim communi- ( , ( and demanded separate electorate, had also develop into a homogeneous were at the heart of Muslim sep- office where the Vice Chancellor ty which had a unique interest complimented the university for playing a nation and why did the Muslims aratism, wrote Prof Francis was holding a meeting of the in its well-being and that the ( vital role in the creation of Pakistan. In his of India, generally speaking, Robinson of Holloway College, University Court, broke into Ordinance should be revoked. 4 C autobiography published in 1954 he had writ- chalk out a path different from London. They mainly founded the meeting hall and assaulted He reminded the agitators ten: Often in a civilised history, a university that of the other communities in and, with the exception of the him so seriously that no one firmly that the Aligarh has supplied the springboard for a nation’s India?" The movement of Bombay-based Jinnah, mainly could have doubts that the inten- University was not a minority ) ; , intellectuals and spiritual renaissance... Muslim regeneration initiated by led the organisations which tion was to kill him and they institution as defined in the + # (( Aligarh is no exception to this rule. But we Sir Syed Ahmad Khan provides represented the Muslim inter- nearly succeeded in their nefar- Constitution. It was neither ( ( may claim with pride that Aligarh was the the answer. est in Indian politics. Syed ious mission. established nor maintained by product of our own efforts and of no outside Richard Symonds who Ahmed Khan founded the Ali Yavar Jung, however, had the Muslim community. It was + benevolence and surely it may also be came out with his book, The Muhammadan Anglo Oriental a miraculous escape. Justice MC a national institution in which 9 .22E 7//8 deemed that the independent, sovereign Making of Pakistan, (Faber & College in 1875 at Aligarh, Chagla was satisfied that the stu- the whole nation was interest- , O nature of Pakistan was born in the Muslim Faber, London 1949) on the which directed much early dents alone were not responsi- ed and that, though undoubt- University of Aligarh. Another Muslim morrow of the emergence of Muslim political activity and ble for this heinous plot. There edly, it had a special purpose leader, Zia-ul-Hasan Faruqui described Pakistan wrote: In politics he nurtured many Muslim League were others hiding in the back- to serve, namely, the advance Aligarh as the training centre of the (Syed Ahmad Khan) had politicians. He followed this ground. Some members of the of Arabic and Islamic studies, Mujahideen-i-Pakistan. Muslim leaders, like stated that Muslims were a with the establishment of the All Court obviously sympathised that did not change its essen- Maulana Azad and Humayun Kabir, were vil- nation who could not and India Muslim Educational with the students, and instead of tial character because even , ified and physically abused by the students must not be submerged in a Conference in 1886, which going to the rescue of the Vice non-Muslims might have an of Aligarh Muslim University in 1942). In system of government by helped him impress his politi- Chancellor, they looked the interest in such studies. 1946, communal riots took place in Aligarh. majority vote. The Pakistanis cal will on Indian Muslims. other way. I thought drastic If some students wish to < ' # Four persons were killed and a lakh worth rightly claim him as one of the In 1906, large numbers of measures were called for as it was leave the university, as they have of property was destroyed. An enquiry con- fathers of their country. Muslims from Uttar Pradesh impossible for the Vice threatened to, let them go. ducted by Divisional Commissioner, John In the Aligarh Institute flocked to Dacca to find the All Chancellor to function in the Without them Aligarh should be Stone, found that apart city Muslims, students Gazette of September 22, 1893, India Muslim League. In this existing set-up of the university. better for the studies of the rest. of Aligarh Muslim University had started the Sir Syed wrote: "Mahomedans organisation, the secretaryship Chagla, therefore, got the (The writer is a well-known ) * # riots. In October 1947, the Pakistan may accept English supremacy was the most powerful position. Central Cabinet’s approval to the columnist and an author) + = - 3 . ( , + - " 1 # 1 " ! ( 1 O ! # 2 1 ! + # ' : ' 1)7 # ' /O # ! # # 7 72$ # "$ - +%&( ---?+< -? (-+% ( -#/ % A+( (#; $#%#- ( ../// K% K B K) + (( O 1 ( K+ 2.. O , 3 $ = 1 3 = 4 .. + Kozhikode that they had gotten a golden opportunity to reap , maximum advantage. With his () 5) Sir — It is lamentable that the statement, he had literally blown (3 , , Hindu Right is hell-bent on pre- L2" # the lid off the dubious agenda venting women in the 10-50 age M) "5" 7'$ hatched as per a well-written ( group from entering the # ' + script. “Making hay while the , ( Sabarimala temple. Kerala unit ) + # 1 P L1 +M sun shines” is the most apt Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pres- 7 :"" ' P ! mantra for the BJP now and they ident PS Sreedharan Pillai’s him- # " 1 P , are doing it the best way possi- self admitted that Sabarimala is a <<4 K ble. They have orchestrated a + ‘golden opportunity’ to further its K E 1 3 well-planned campaign for con- political interest. Misplaced faith ' , " ' solidation of Hindus on this + &) ( of the Ayyappa devotees is just an sensitive issue even though there instrument for the BJP to make ) * # " are no available scriptures sup- , ( political inroads into the State. , " $ '$ " ' + 1 ! porting this view. ( It is a fallacy to say that a 1 P " ) # 7 ! It is high time people, espe- ( # ( woman who menstruates is not ) ' % , # 'P ) cially believers of Lord Ayyappa, worthy of being in a place of wor- + & J B $ # ' # saw through the BJP’s ulterior O ship. How can we be so harsh on +- P # & + "' ! motives. our mothers, sisters, wives and )7 ' " $% People must realise that if , daughters to say that they cannot ' * # * =5 "! God shows partiality towards accompany us to a deity’s abode? menstruated women, such par- % A lot of energy and resources have tiality is not from God but from ( been already wasted on the (November 5) by Jasim minority parties are offered with mortal men. This is a blasphe- , ( Sabarimala row at a time when Mohammad. India, even after a handsome position, and in mous and disparaging stand Kerala is in dire need of all of that being the largest democracy in the turn, form coalition to work towards God. 6 ( + for its post-flood reconstruction. world, loses the sanctity of under one of the major adver- Sir — Corroborating the com- It is very ironical that the G David Milton democracy because of the blas- saries of the party originally elect- mon speculation that Sabarimala party that should teach people to Maruthancode phemy of coalition Governments. ed. This ain’t democracy, for sure, issue was blown out of real pro- get out of ignorance is teaching Albeit the denizens of India where the choices of the public portion to take maximum ignorance. # exercise voting as their legal right, can be neglected to form a advantage in favor of BJP, TK Nandanan a party can overpower the elect- Government of the party not Sreedharan Pillai, BJP unit Kochi ed party by forming coalitions elected. Kerala president, was reported to Sir— This refers to the article, with some other minority parties. Animesh Gupta have spoken in a closed-door " (-+?#+% (@&;#",A+; , “Theory of strong leadership” The cavetous leaders of the Ujjain meeting of the Yuva Morcha in ( )* +, -./0 "" > 3( '& !!3+. / = - =-
5! 1 ! '' $ $ * * $ 9 9 , 1 +% '(! $ , P , " L L $ " * " # $ > : ) ( ( > 2E * ! ) ) < = ( # $ $ 6!Q$ ( R , ( (( ( * !)) ( # ) * % !)) 5 -(1 !)) @ 9D ) < = ation states have such complicated @ A $ <@A$= < pasts, compulsions and cupboards = bursting with skeletons, that they routinely accuse others of hosting. ( Terrorism is one such skeleton that Neither elicits a complete denial or a contextual ( clean-chit. The US Code of Federal Regulations defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of force ( and violence against persons or property to " intimidate or coerce a Government, the civil- " S ( ian population, or any segment thereof, in fur- ,S G. therance of political or social objectives”. This , posits awkward attribution to the historical US 9 machinations in countries like Nicaragua, ( Cuba, Colombia, Chile et al. So, while the ( Pakistani involvement in Afghanistan today is ,D(*37(D ( correctly called supporting-terrorism, the ,37 *B7 American complicity in the 80s is contexualised 1) ,N/ 2() # as “necessary”. Similarly, while the UN and, ironically, the 22(2P ; US also condemned the Kosovo Liberation 2+ 1)7() , D Army (KLA) as a “terror organisation” — the 12 )1 )!7C21 ) ( subsequent funding, training and arming of the *(+.1) KLA by the US never earned it the tag of sup- /,2 7 D 7H ( porting-terrorism. This double standard extends *12*31 (3737 9D (@ today to the ongoing battlefields in the Syrian 73''(2 17 ? ! $ # # swathes where the principal terror organisation 7 100M )%% , ie Islamic State (IS), has been taken head-on by ( ,2.0 the Iranian-Syrian combine. Yet, the focus of the 7 0 D1!&1, %17 * US attacks in the ‘war on terror’ remains on the ; ( Iranian-Syrian combine, whereas a circuitous US (DD7,(( 71) support is still extended to the rebel Salafi- ,2-1() ) ( Jihadist offshoots in the region, torn by the sec- /,1*,17 (2) tarian divide. .C 7* 21 ) @ ( Importantly, the sectarian divide pertains to %1:1% the local minorities and majorities and is not necessarily about sovereignty. Herein, the US has sectarian Government of the belea- claim that they have established anti- International Atomic Energy Agency made a deliberate choice in the sectarian mud- guered Syrian President, Bashar Al- IS coalition. This is a lie. This coali- that has published 10 reports certify- # dle and left the sole ‘others’ in the form of Assad, who is facing a desperate bat- tion is a lie. Of course, they are ing that Iran has fully complied with Houthis, Hezbollah and Iran with convenient tle on two fronts — one against the IS opposed to an uncontrolled IS, but its commitments.” The US ignored all D terror tags. The Saudi-led military intervention and the other against the equally they like to have a controlled IS in advise and arbitrarily slapped sanc- in Yemen against the uprising by the historical- regressive jihadist groups supported by their hands”, eerily reminiscent of the tions, and further threatened other ly-persecuted Houthis (also declared by the UN the Gulf sheikdoms and the US. tactical propping of the Afghan countries, like India on their ongoing + as “human catastrophe”) is afforded a convenient Since January 19, 1984, Iran has Mujahideen in the 80s. trade with Iran. ( and contextual view that is unequivocally remained as a US declared “state Manufactured outrage against Iran Recently, the International Court ( denied in the parallel case of the Iranian inter- sponsor of terrorism” for having continued unabated in the US with of Justice (ICJ) at Hague has ordered ( vention in Syria, against the IS. “repeatedly provided support for acts President Donald Trump unilaterally the US to ease some sanctions on Iran, # Importantly, terror has struck globally in of international terrorism”. The annu- withdrawing from the Iranian Nuclear pursuant to a plea by the Iranians. The " * recent times, from the US (9/11, Boston al Country Reports on Terrorism Deal. On May 8, 2018, Trump, while legal rebuke to the US which enjoined , Marathon, Orlando shootout, New York truck 2017 by the US State Department withdrawing had stated “Iran and its Washington to abide by the historical attack etc), European cities (Madrid, London, notes very selectively, “Iranian-sup- proxies have bombed American ‘Treaty of Amity’ led to an imperious Paris, Brussels, Nice, Manchester, Barcelona etc), ported Shia militias in Iraq have also Embassies and military installations, US pulling out of the ‘Treaty of , * Asian cities (Bali, Dhaka, Basilan, Surabaya, committed serious human rights abus- murdered hundreds of American ser- Amity’, post the ICJ ruling. Saner Kabul et al) as also India (Mumbai 26/11, Uri, es against primarily Sunni civilians” vice members, and kidnapped, impris- voices like former US President ! Pathankot, Nagrota, among others). None of and then added in absolute contraven- oned, and tortured American citizens” Barack Obama who agreed that the # these terror attacks can be traced back to either tion of the ground situation that and went on to add that the “deal US had pulled the plug “without any Iran or to its sectarian proxies that form the crux “Iran remained unwilling to bring to allowed Iran to continue enriching Iranian violation” were lost in the # of what the US incredulously calls the “world’s justice senior Al-Qaeda (AQ) mem- uranium and — over time — reach the melee to demonise Iran. biggest sponsor of state terrorism”. The ideolog- bers residing in Iran”. brink of a nuclear breakout”. All countries have vested, unique ical and sectarian-supremacist strain behind Given the sectarian irreconcilabil- Meanwhile, all other signatories of and realpolitik concerns that often con- + ( almost all global terror attacks are known to have ity of the prevailing times, attributing the P5+1 deal (the UK, Russia, France, flict with others, leading to the ques- individual or state patronage in the an Iranian angularity in the IS or the China, EU and Germany) disagreed tionable status of certain historical US-allied Gulf sheikhdoms or countries like AQ realm is a complete falsity as they on the US observations, as did the actions and reactions. However, in the D Pakistan. are militarily, ideologically and entire- concerned overseeing body, the case of Iran, facts are of little conse- @ * The Houthi uprising is completely localised ly at war with each other. International Atomic Energy Agency quence and the luxury of a contextual D # with no international footprint and the Hezbollah Iranian leader Ayatollah (IAEA). The European Union (EU) explanation (as reserved for its own is not known to have partaken any internation- Khamenei alludes to the historical acknowledged Iran’s complete compli- actions) is a complete non-option. al terror attack for over 25 years, except for its intrigues of the colonial powers by ance to the terms of the deal and (The writer, a military veteran, is steadfast resistance to the Israeli occupation of questioning: “Who created the IS? noted: “We fully trust the work, com- a former Lt Governor of Andaman & its lands in South Lebanon and supporting co- Who strengthened it? Today they petence and autonomy of the Nicobar Islands and Puducherry) 3 /= (-? ! !
ically challenging ultra-deep water, $40 per barrel in November 2016 to vent them from pumping more sup- hurdles. In July 2017, the and physically difficult fields attrac- high pressure/high temperature over $80 per barrel as on October 15, plies to compensate for the reduced Government introduced the tive, in March 2016, the Government (HP/HT) areas. 2018. The cost of producing oil in the contribution from Iran. The oil rich Hydrocarbon Exploration and allowed higher gas price-based on Third, considering the debilitat- OPEC countries being pittance less countries/exporters also need to pon- Licensing Policy (HELP). alternate fuels viz fuel oil, naphtha, ing effect of rupee depreciation on than $10 per barrel, even at rock bot- der whether or not by crippling the Under it, bidders can get a sin- LNG et al. Modi has thus created a the oil import bill, he urged them to tom $27 per barrel (it reached in resource position of importing coun- gle licence for exploration of conven- perfect policy setting that should think through for an alternative January, 2016), they were making tries (inevitable if the price is high), tional as well as unconventional enthuse resource rich countries in 4 ( payment arrangement. huge profit. At $80 per barrel now, they will end up harming their own hydrocarbons. They can pick up a Middle East and MNCs to invest in The Prime Minister touched they are making exorbitant profit. interest in the medium to long-term. block of their choice. They are exploration and production in India nteracting with global leaders upon all the right notes that are cru- Addressing the same forum, Meanwhile, US President allowed freedom of pricing and and bring in technology needed for from the energy sector on cial to ensure adequate supply of OPEC Secretary General, M Donald Trump is building pressure marketing. The unconventional fuels extracting gas from difficult areas. IOctober 15, 2018, in New Delhi, energy at affordable price to run the Barkindo opined that ‘exporting on the OPEC members to bring viz coal bed methane and shale As regards, despite continuing Prime Minister Narendra Modi wheels of the Indian economy. countries had made their best efforts down the price to a reasonable level oil/gas produced from existing fields strong fundamentals of the Indian flagged three major issues: First, with the Organisation of to ensure that global market was ade- and is even contemplating the so- as also production from marginal economy, the Rupee has lost value pri- First, while expressing concern Petroleum Exporting Countries quately supplied’, yet if ‘the price has called No Oil Producing and fields also qualify for this freedom. marily because of exogenous develop- 3B over the steep increase in interna- (OPEC) countries alone accounting spurted, this may have a lot to do Exporting Cartels Act legislation HELP offers revenue sharing ments — increase in US interest rate tional price of crude oil, he urged all for over 40 per cent of the world oil with sentiments’. Barkindo was refer- which can open the group to anti- contract. This eliminates scope for and withdrawal of monetary stimu- # leading producers/exporters to be supply, the market for crude is oli- ring to the looming trade war and trust lawsuits. Whether this will Government intervention and lus. To ensure that India is not 8< more responsible in fixing the price gopolistic. Each member of the car- impending US sanctions against prompt the latter to shed their reduces interface with the bureaucra- unnecessarily penalised, ways have to C # to bring it down from the current tel regulates its supply — as per a well Iran. This is skulduggery. intransigence remains to be seen. cy and eliminates delays. The oper- be found to avoid making payment in $ # high to a reasonable level. orchestrated agreed plan — in a When the underlying fundamen- In contrast to the dispensation ator can remain focused wholly on dollar. Modi is taking right steps but + Second, keeping in mind the manner so as to jack up the price to tal of tight global demand-supply bal- under the erstwhile United optimising production without hav- the road ahead is tough. There are overarching need to increase the desired level. ance is loaded against the consuming Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime ing to worry as to whether any activ- limits to influence actions of oil pro- " # domestic production India, he asked In November 2016, the OPEC countries (a creation of deliberate when almost every aspect of explo- ity and associated cost will be recog- ducers though enticing MNCs to par- " them to consider investing in explo- decided to reduce output by about actions by OPEC members), it makes ration and production was under nised. It provides a certain and sta- ticipate in Indian exploration efforts ration and development of oil and 1.2 million barrels a day, effective no sense to blame things on ‘senti- control and micro-managed by ble policy environment. and alternative payment arrange- # gas fields and MNCs to transfer of from January 1, 2017. Initially oper- ments’. As regards, sanctions against bureaucrats, Modi took some bold Further, to make policy environ- ments is doable. technology, especially to extract ative for six months, they stick to the Iran, if only major exporters like Saudi initiatives to improve the policy ment for production from (The writer is a freelance oil/gas from geologically and phys- cuts. As a result, crude spiked from Arabia have the will, nothing can pre- environment and reduce regulatory deep/ultra-deep water, geologically journalist) ( )* +, -./0 %
/ 2 # &%7%," * "# 2'(2 (. lines for grant of marketing BP plc of UK had a couple S* + authorisation of market fuels - of years back secured a license )/%0,1 transactions in overall UPI “The enormity of cash 73.+1 %/1 ,1) petrol, diesel, and aviation tur- to set up 3,500 pumps but has- transactions is at about 48 per deposited and identified with 54% C7 bine fuel (ATF),” the separate n’t yet started doing so. Last inance Minister Arun Jaitley cent in June 2017. the owner resulted in suspect- ministry order constituting the week, French energy giant Total Fsaid on Thursday global Terming the criticism, that ed 17.42 lakh account holders D 2%3 panel said. in a joint venture with Adani payment gateways like almost the entire cash money from whom the response has *()730 1()7 The panel includes Group announced plans to set Mastercard and Visa are losing got deposited in the banks been received online through renowned economist Kirit up 1,500 petrol pumps in the market share to indigenous post demonetisation, as “ill- non-invasive method,” he said. /1 , Parikh, former oil secretary G next 10 years. RuPay card and UPI payment informed”, Jaitley said confis- The violators faced puni- C Chaturvedi, former Indian IOC is the market leader system. cation of currency was not an tive actions. Larger deposits in 7 B,(0%27 Oil Corp (IOC) chairman M A with 27,325 petrol pumps in In a Facebook post mark- objective of demonetisation. banks improved lending Pathan, IIM Ahmedabad the country, followed by HPCL ing the second anniversary of “Getting it into the formal capacity for the banks. A lot of Director Errot D’souza and with 15,255 outlets and BPCL demonetisation, the Minister economy and making the hold- this money was diverted to )/%0,1 Ashutosh Jindal, joint secretary at 14,565 fuel stations. said note ban has increased dig- ers pay tax was the broader mutual funds for further in the ministry of petroleum The expert committee will ital transactions. objective. The system required investments. It became a part n expert committee set up and natural gas. “assess the need, if any, to fur- “Today, Visa and to be shaken in order to make of the formal system, Jaitley Ato recommend relaxing The panel has to furnish its ther liberalise the existing Mastercard are losing market India move from cash to digi- added. norms for setting up petrol report within 60 days after due guidelines for authorisation of share in India to indigenously tal transactions. This would He said the share of indige- pumps and retailing ATF in consultations with stakeholders. private sector marketing com- developed payment system of obviously have an impact on nously developed payment sys- India has sought public com- The panel will “review the panies,” the order said. UPI and RuPay card whose higher tax revenue and a high- tem of unified payments inter- ments on the issue before final- existing architecture and extent A senior Oil Ministry offi- share has reached 65 per cent er tax base,” Jaitley said. face (UPI) and RuPay card have ising its views. of private sector participation cial said the Government is of the payments done through The Government had on reached 65 per cent of the pay- The Oil Ministry had last in retail marketing of major keen on getting more private debit and credit cards,” Jaitley November 8, 2016, announced ments done through debit and month set up a five-member transportation fuels in the players in the arena and is will- said. ban on old 500 and 1000 rupee credit cards. )/%0,1 that China will import from expert committee to recom- country,” the order said. ing to relax investment norms Unified Payment Interface notes, to curb black money in In 2017-18, the tax returns India. It is a move to reduce the mend easing of fuel retailing It will “identify entry bar- as well as the number of per- (UPI) was launched in 2016 the system. filed reached 6.86 crore, an ndia will start exporting raw $60 billion trade deficit that licensing rules. riers, if any, for expansion of missions needed for setting involving real time payments Of the 15.41 lakh crore increase of 25 per cent over the Isugar to China from early China has with India,” the “The first meeting of the retail outlets for private mar- up a petrol pump. between two sets of mobile worth 500 and 1,000 notes in previous year. This year, as on next year, a move which will ministry added. committee was held on keting companies.” The expert group would holders. circulation on November 8, October 31, 2018, already 5.99 help to bridge the widening India’s export to China in November 2, and the Committee State-owned oil market- make specific recommenda- Its transactions have grown 2016, 99.3 per cent or notes crore returns have been filed - trade deficit with the neigh- 2017-18 amounted to $33 bil- desired to have the views/sug- ing companies — Indian Oil tions on the nature of amend- from 50 crore in October worth 15.31 lakh crore have which is an increase of 54.33 bouring country, the lion, while imports stood at gestions of all the stakeholders/ Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum ments required to the existing 2016 to 59,800 crore in returned to the banking system. per cent compared to the pre- Commerce Ministry said $76.2 billion. India is the largest general public,” a notice issued by Corp Ltd (BPCL) and guidelines for grant of a license September 2018. This means, just 10,720 vious year. Thursday. producer of sugar in the world the ministry said. Hindustan Petroleum Corp to private retailers. Besides, the Bharat crore of the junked currency Economic Affairs Secretary “A contract for exporting with 32 million tonnes pro- It asked for comments on Ltd (HPCL), currently own The official said more Interface for Money (BHIM) did not return to the banking Subhash Chandra Garg said 15,000 tonnes of raw sugar has duction in 2018. It produces the subject within two weeks. most of 63,498 petrol pumps in competition would improve app developed by National system. demonetisation and GST been entered to by the Indian sugar of all three grades- raw, At present, to obtain a fuel the country. services as well as give cus- Payments Corporation of India After the note ban, old reflect long-term vision of the Sugar Mills Association and refined and white. retailing license in India, a com- Reliance Industries, Nayara tomer choice. It may also lead for quick payment transac- junked notes, called specified government and its ability to COFCO, a Government of “Indian sugar is also of a pany needs to invest 2,000 Energy — formerly Essar Oil to retailers vying with each tions using UPI, is currently bank notes (SBNs), were undertake massive structural China run public sector com- high quality and is Dextran free crore in either hydrocarbon and Royal Dutch Shell are the other to offer the best price. being used by 1.25 crore peo- allowed to be deposited in reforms. “Tax filers under both pany,” it said in a statement. because of the minimum time exploration and production, private players in the market Currently, the three oil ple. banks with unusual deposits direct and indirect taxes are It said India plans to export taken from cut to crush. India refining, pipelines or liquefied but with limited presence. marketing companies are fol- The value of BHIM trans- coming under income tax close to getting doubled. Digital two million tonnes of raw is in a position to become a reg- natural gas (LNG) terminals. Reliance, which operates the lowing the same methodology actions has gone up from 2 scrutiny. Jaitley said demon- payments have risen sharply sugar to China beginning next ular and dependable exporter The expert committee has world’s largest oil refining com- for fixing retail prices, which on crore in September 2016 to etisation compelled holders of and become common place. year. of high quality sugar in signif- been asked to “look at various plex, has less than 1,400 outlets. almost all occasions are in 7,060 crore in September cash to deposit the same in the Fake notes are out,” Subhash “Raw sugar is the second icant volumes to China,” it issues related to the imple- Nayara has 4,833 while sync with one another and 2018. The share of BHIM banks. ChandraGarg tweeted. product after non-basmati rice added. mentation of existing guide- Shell has just 114 pumps. prices vary by just a few paise. !/ / " & , ' ! + 'Q" && !, /! ? & +
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While examining the com- KYC process for issuing November 20, while )/%0,1 The market watchdog has plaint, the regulator found that new connections across they implement the also restrained Tanwar from Tanwar had obtained registra- various circles, a top new digital process. ealty firm Godrej diverting any funds raised from tion from Sebi to act as an IA official has said. The Supreme RProperties has reduced its investors until further orders. (investment adviser) by pro- The telecom PSU Court order of net debt by 51 per cent in last Also, he has been directed to ducing an experience certificate has informed the September restricts the one year to 1,539 crore main- submit a list of clients and fee which showed that he was Department of Telecom use of Aadhaar ly with the help of better sales collected from them to Sebi working as a portfolio man- (DoT) about the new authentication by pri- bookings. system which has been rolled out nationally, and added that vate entities in the absence of The net debt of Gordej out, Chairman and Managing the DoT instructions allow for a legal provision. On October Properties — the real estate arm Director Anupam Shrivastava provisional rollout of digital 26, the telecom department of Godrej group — stood at agement advisor with the against the noticee for pre- said. KYC. asked operators to stop using 1,539 crore as on September stock broker during January venting him from collecting “We have conveyed that we Reliance Jio sources, too, Aadhaar for electronic verifi- 30, 2018 as against 3,137 crore 2009 to June 2014. fees and indulging in invest- have launched the new system had indicated that the operator cation of existing mobile phone a year-ago, according to an However, when the verac- ment advisory activities”. Sebi across all our circles and it has has a plan on alternate digital customers as well as for issuing investors’ presentation for the ity of the experience certificate through an ex-parte ad-interim stabilised,” Shrivastava said. KYC and will roll it out soon. new connections to comply second quarter of this fiscal. was scrutinised by question- order ordered Tanwar “to cease Earlier this week, large pri- However, it is not clear if with order of the apex court. The average borrowing ing the signatory of the cer- and desist from acting as invest- vate telecom operators includ- telecom service providers are, The DoT also took note of cost stood at 7.88 per cent as on tificate, it turned out to be ment advisor and cease to solic- ing Vodafone Idea and Bharti for now, simultaneously con- the fact that the industry had September 30, 2018 as against prima facie not it or undertake such activities or Airtel said they have begun tinuing Aadhaar eKYC for ver- mooted an alternate process for 8.1 per cent a year-ago. Net genuine/forged/fabricated, the any other unregistered activity rolling out ‘alternate digital ification of new subscribers — KYC which entailed customer debt-equity ratio has also regulator noted. in the securities market, direct- KYC (know your customer) a breather they have sought acquisition forms to be embed- reduced to 0.6 from 2.08 dur- “It is prima facie held ly or indirectly, in any manner process for new connections, from the government while the ded with live photo of the ing the period under review. that the noticee (Tanwar), by whatsoever until further orders”. which will replace Aadhaar- new system is set in place. subscriber and scanned images Mumbai-based Godrej submitting false documents Besides, he has been based electronic verification In the wake of the recent of proof of identity and proof Properties sales performance has obtained registration from ordered “to immediately with- process. Supreme Court verdict on of address — digitising the end- have been good despite overall Sebi as an IA and has prima draw and remove all the adver- Airtel has started rolling Aadhaar, the Telecom to-end process for on-boarding slowdown in the property mar- facie violated...IA Regulations,” tisements, representations, lit- out the alternative digital KYC Department had issued of new mobile subscribers and ket. the Securities and Exchange eratures, brochures, materials, in select circles including Delhi, detailed instructions to telcos making it paperless. During 2017-18 fiscal, Board of India (Sebi) said in publications, documents, web- UP (East) and UP (West) with on stopping the use of Accordingly, all telcos were Godrej Properties’ sales book- an order dated November 6. sites, communications etc in plans to extend to other loca- Aadhaar-based electronic-KYC asked by the DoT to ensure ings stood at record 5,083 The regulator believes relation to their investment tions in the coming days. (eKYC) and had asked them to readiness of their systems and crore. However, the sales book- “there is no other alternative advisory or any activity in the Vodafone Idea has also report compliance by offer the proof of concept of the ings have dropped by 42 per but to take recourse through an securities market until further confirmed its new digital KYC November 5. proposed digital process by cent to 1,627 crore in the first ad interim ex-parte order orders”. process is live and being rolled But the operators, subse- November 5 for approval. half of this fiscal. . ' 1 + +'(!" ) " S )/%0,1 the Stall put up by the Chhattisgarh Sector, despite RPF Family Welfare being a first timer in the ,1 + CAssociation-CWA rang Mela, drew huge crowds to down the curtain on its three traditional tribal utilities days welfare exhibition yester- and artifacts like Dokra )/%0,1 day held at the SDG Ground in sculpture that were on dis- Old JNU Campus New Delhi. play. In the same vein, other he revival and The fair that began last Friday stalls set up by different Tmill develop- saw an unprecedented footfall CRPF Units also invoked ment plan coinciding with the pre-Diwali visitors’ interest in the wide (RMDP) of festive mood. Gracing the clos- array of items from home- Government-run ing function of the welfare made delicacies and dress- newsprint compa- exhibition Rajeev Rai es to domestic utilities put ny Nepa Ltd is Bhatnagar, DG CRPF said that up for sales. Other stalls also expected to be the Jawans and their families enjoyed equal footfalls in completed within are among the top priorities of view of their respective a year, the min- the Force. He said that the range of saleable items that istry of heavy CRPF personnel who are fore- carried the flavour of industries and front of ensuring the internal regional cuisine and culture. public enterprises said quality of products and also security of the country are While large crowd kept Thursday. help resume production. backed up their respective fam- thronging the Mela ground The Cabinet Committee “The RMDP is expected to ilies and this is the reason that on all the three days, the on Economic Affairs last be completed within a year,” the the CRPF has been making its celebrity like the renowned instant hit for the crowd as it organisers of the exhibition month announced a financial ministry said in a statement. mark in every corner of coun- Bollywood singers Abhijeet displayed the traditional had for them colourful cultur- package of 469.41 crore for the It said that the completion try. Describing CRPF as a Bhattacharya and Jaspinder courage and sacrifice made by al performances in the evening. RMDP of Madhya Pradesh- of the plan will help the com- “Laghu Bharat” Bhatnagar said Narula as also the popular the force personnel alongwith Unique cultural dance shows based Nepa Ltd. pany to boost production, that the three days grand exhi- comedian Kapil Sharma regal- its past glory. like Malkhamb, Sambalpuri This package includes an diversify its product portfolio bition by the CWA is truly of ing the audience for a couple of The range of sofisticated dance and other regional dance infusion of 277 crore as equi- and also support employment pan-Indian character. hours before winding up. weapons, gazettes, non lethal drama kept the audience ty in the company for the in the tribal belt of Madhya Manu Bhatnagar, President As many as 38 stalls put up inventory of the Rapid Action enthused all along. The completion of RMDP which Pradesh. CWA thanked one and all for on the Mela ground proved as Force caught the eyes of one Chotanagpuri Tribal dance shall enhance production The firm is in Burhanpur having made the three days hubs of public interest, inquis- and all. The youthful visitors performance by the members capacity to 1,00,000 MT per district of Madhya Pradesh. It Annual Welfare Exhibition a itiveness and shopping. didn’t forget however to have a of Bastaria Batalion was in for annum from the present capac- was set up in 1947 and was the grand success. The closing Particularly the CRPF pavilion feel of the Jungle Warrior put a lot of viewers’ appreciation ity of 83,000 MT per annum, only news print manufacturing function of the exhibition saw raised at the ground was an up at the selfie corner. Similarly and applause. diversify production, improve unit in India up to 1981. ( )* +, -./0 %%
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Administration (FAA) and aware of the FAA AD and have Tapproved a proposal to According to Velocity MR Boeing after the crash of a taken appropriate corrective manage Ahmedabad, Jaipur, majority of transactions Managing Director and CEO Boeing 737 MAX plane oper- action," he added. Lucknow and three other air- Aon e-wallets in the country Jasal Shah, smartphone growth ated by Indonesia's Lion Air Jet Airways, which has at ports under public private are used for mobile recharges wave and the favourable regu- last month. least five MAX planes in its partnership (PPP). and paying utility bills, a study latory environment from RBI Currently, Jet Airways and fleet, said these planes contin- The three other aero- by market research firm has pushed up online pay- SpiceJet fly Boeing 737 MAX ue to fly in compliance with the dromes are those at Velocity MR has said. ments significantly, moving )/%0,1 rently a professor of Indian flash point, with reports of gov- planes in India. Together, there AD issued by the manufactur- Guwahati, The study — which was the economy into a "less-cash Political Economy at Columbia ernment initiating consulta- are at least six such aircraft with er and the regulatory author- Thiruvananthapuram and based on a sample size of 2,455 and transparent state. mid the ongoing tussle University, pointed out that tions with the RBI under the two carriers. ities. Mangaluru. respondents from cities like "Significant investments in Abetween the government even in the US, the Section 7 of the RBI Act, which "Both the documents "The airline is in contact The operation, manage- Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and the form of cash back and and the RBI, former Niti Aayog Government and the Federal has never been invoked in the address erroneous high 'angle with them and committed to ment and development of all Pune — said approximately 9 innovations, like one-click pay- vice chairman Arvind Reserve sometimes work in past. of attack' (AOA) sensor input implement all directives or these aerodromes, owned by out of every 10 e-wallet trans- ments, pay anytime anywhere Panagariya has suggested that close cooperation as had hap- The conflict between the and corrective action for the advisories that may be pub- the Airports Authority of actions are used to do mobile have helped merchants and the two sides must eventually pened in the immediate after- Finance Ministry and RBI same as it has potential for lished by either the manufac- India (AAI), would be done recharges, followed by paying customers to adopt mobile 'compromise' and 'come math of the 2008 global finan- headed by Urjit Patel is on repeated nose-down trim com- turer or DGCA as the safety of under PPP, an official tweet the utility bills (8 out of 10). wallets to save costs as com- together in national interest'. cial crisis. several issues, including relief mands of horizontal stabiliser," guests and crew is of para- said. It added that apart from e- pared to other digital payment While the RBI is legally He, however, noted that it to the power sector reeling a senior Directorate General of mount importance at Jet This would be done wallets, consumers also prefer methods. With the push from less independent in India than was a pity that the media stead- under financial stress, han- Civil Aviation (DGCA) official Airways," an airline spokesper- through Public Private using debit/credit cards, inter- Government and innovations, the Federal Reserve in the fastly magnified the differ- dling of weak public sectors said. son said. Partnership Appraisal net banking, etc as a mode of mobile wallets are expected to United States, effectively it ences rather than highlighting banks, addressing liquidity The official said if the con- Comments from SpiceJet Committee (PPPAC). payment for digital transac- grow further in near to mid- has enjoyed the same inde- the common ground the two problems faced by the NBFC dition is not addressed, it could was awaited. Together, the two Any issue that is beyond tions. term," he said. pendence as the US regulator, sides share. sector, and a proposal to set up cause the flight crew to have airlines have placed orders for the scope of PPPAC would be "The usage of credit cards, He pointed out that mobile the noted economist said in an The Finance Ministry and a payment regulatory author- difficulty in controlling the more than 400 Boeing 737 dealt with by an empowered 3 out of every 4 is observed to digital payments have increased interview. the Reserve Bank on several ity independent of the Reserve airplane. MAX aircraft. group of secretaries, the tweet be the highest among the peo- rapidly post demonetization Observing that RBI and the occasions in the past have wit- Bank. The condition can even On November 6, Boeing said. ple who have monthly person- and mobile wallets have con- government ought to work in nessed divergence of views on The Government has lead to "excessive nose-down said it had issued an Operations The group would be al income between 1.5 to 2 tributed immensely in this close cooperation, he said, key issues concerning interest reportedly sent at least three attitude, significant altitude Manual Bulletin (OMB) direct- headed by NITI Aayog CEO. lakh, whereas people having a direction. "Even when there are differ- rate, liquidity and manage- letters on different issues under loss, and possible impact ing operators to existing flight Secretaries of Civil Aviation monthly personal income The Government had on ences between the two sides, ment of the banking sector, but Section 7 of the RBI Act that with terrain," the official crew procedures to address Ministry, Department of around 75,000 mostly prefer November 8, 2016, announced they must eventually compro- truce largely prevailed in the gives it powers to issue any noted. circumstances where there is Economic Affairs and to use debit cards..." said the a ban on old 500 and 1000 mise and come together in end. direction to the central bank Based on initial investiga- erroneous input from an AOA Department of Expenditure study, which coincides with the rupee notes, to curb black national interest". This time around the con- governor on matters of public tion of Lion Air aircraft acci- sensor. would be part of the group. second anniversary of demon- money in the system. Panagariya, who is cur- flict seems to have reached a interest. *" % 5*,6=7C ? ( , 1! +" 1 1F 1)%1 P7 1 ", ' , ".7)0+ )0..)0 -2(/ , '2(7'* 7 ( ", ! : 01%1 C(D Ltd) and BBNL (Bharat 7 +D2(+ Broadband Network Ltd) for )/%0,1 under public-private-partner- 272: 1() the products manufactured by *()*2)7 ship model is being undertak- .)D1 M )%% the state owned telecom equip- .(3 1 7 he Cabinet Thursday en to reduce budgetary support ment maker. Tapproved filling up of the of Government of India," an (1 1, % The procurement quota D1) )*1 0 underground strategic oil stor- official statement issued after M'12%()+ C will also include 20 per cent of age at Padur in Karnataka by the meeting said. the orders for the turnkey pro- 7* (2 foreign oil companies, who Padur storage has four 8 ;4 6 jects (like GSM network roll- could use it as a storage for compartments of 0.625 million out, Wi-Fi of BSNL and MTNL trading in the region but will tonnes each. and BharatNet project net- have to part with the oil in case The Indian Strategic )/%0,1 work roll-out of BBNL), the )/%0,1 of an emergency in India. Petroleum Reserves Ltd statement said. India has build 5.33 million (ISPRL) has constructed and he Cabinet on Thursday "The aforesaid policy mea- ndian economy will expand tonnes of emergency storage in commissioned underground Tapproved continuation of sures shall remain in force for I7.4 per cent in 2018, but the underground rock caverns in rock caverns for storage of quota for state-owned ITI Ltd a period of three years with growth will slow down to 7.3 Mangalore and Padur in total 5.33 million tonnes of in procurement made by three effect from the date of approval per cent in the next year as Karnataka and Visakhapatnam crude oil at three locations -- telecom firms — BSNL, MTNL of CCEA. The policy shall domestic demand tapers on in Andhra Pradesh. Vishakhapatnam (1.33 million and BBNL. again be reviewed considering higher borrowing cost due to While a third of the tonnes), Mangalore (1.5 million "Provision of procurement the financial health of ITI after rising interest rates, Moody's Visakhapatnam facility has been tonnes) and Padur (2.5 million quota from BSNL, MTNL and the expiry of this period," the Investors Service said ther dampen domestic raises the cost of households' sharper slowdown in their hired by Hindustan Petroleum tonnes). BBNL will provide further statement added. Thursday. demand. consumption basket, and will credit provision, remain,” it Corp Ltd (HPCL), Abu Dhabi The total 5.33 million boost to the order book of ITI The move may also help in In its report titled ‘Global “These factors will limit the weigh on households' capacity added. National Oil Co (ADNOC) and tonnes capacity under Phase-I and help in improving its finan- generating more job opportu- Macro Outlook 2019-20', pace of the Indian economy's for other expenditures. Moody's said global eco- government of India has filled of the SPR programme is cur- cial health," an official state- nities in the company particu- Moody's said the economy growth over the next few years, Borrowing costs have already nomic growth will slow in the storage at Mangalore. The rently estimated to supply ment said. larly in the field of new telecom grew 7.9 per cent in the first with real GDP growth of 7.3 risen because of tightening 2019 and 2020 to a little under 2.5 million tonnes Padur facil- about 9.5 days of India's crude The Cabinet Committee technologies, it added. half (January-June) of 2018, per cent in 2019 and 2020, monetary policy,” it said. 2.9 per cent from an estimated ity remains empty. requirement. on Economic Affairs (CCEA) In order to enable ITI to which reflects post demoneti- from around 7.4 per cent in Moody's said, in the short 3.3 per cent in 2018 and 2017. The Union Cabinet head- In the Phase-II, India plans Thursday approved the telecom survive in the competitive envi- sation base effect. 2018,” Moody's said. term while measures to stabilise The US-based agency ed by Prime Minister Narendra to build an additional 6.5 mil- department's proposal to con- ronment of telecom manufac- Stating that borrowing It said the greatest down- the financial sector are put in expects trade and geopolitical Modi approved the filling of lion tonnes facilities at tinue the reservation quota turing, BSNL and MTNL have costs have already increased on side risk to India's growth place, credit growth is likely to frictions between the US and Padur storage by overseas Chandikhol in Odisha and policy for ITI Ltd by reserving been extending reservation higher interest rates, Moody's prospects stem from concerns slow. China to persist for some time. national oil companies, Law Padur in Karnataka, which is 30 per cent of the procurement quota of 30 per cent to ITI Ltd. said it expects the Reserve about its financial sector. “Downside risks from a “This will weigh on the and IT Minister Ravi Shankar expected to augment the emer- orders placed by BSNL (Bharat The validity of reservation Bank will continue to steadily “The impact of higher prolonged liquidity squeeze global trade growth and will Prasad told reporters here. gency cover against any supply Sanchar Nigam Ltd), MTNL benefit extended to ITI had raise the benchmark rate global oil prices compounded for non-bank financial institu- reshape trade flows and supply "The filling of the strategic disruption by another 11.5 (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam expired on May 31, 2018. through 2019, which will fur- by sharp rupee depreciation tions, which could lead to a chains,” Moody's added. petroleum reserves (SPR) days. % %5 @" " $ = / !, +'! " 4!< 9*BB+ ", ,! + " '! 1 )/%0,1 :+%88 720 ore than half of 15 com- , !7 , Mpanies that made their )/%0,1 growing penden- stock market debut this fiscal !( & cy of GST refunds are trading below their issue he finance ministry said and sought to price, plunging as much as 53 TThursday that GST refund assure the per cent. )/%0,1 of Rs 82,775 crore to exporters exporters that A total of 15 companies has been cleared as on October there is no let up have been listed on the bours- he Union Cabinet on 31, which is 93.8 per cent of the in the sanction of es this fiscal after completing TThursday approved strate- total such claims with the tax GST refunds. their respective initial public gic sale of Government stake authorities. “The pending offers. in Dredging Corporation of In a statement, the ministry GST refund Dinesh Engineers, a passive India to consortium of four said Rs 5,400 crore worth GST claims amounting communication infrastructure ports. refund is still pending with the to Rs 5,400 crore provider, withdrew its initial "CCEA has given in princi- government and that is being are being expedi- public offer early last month ple approval for strategic disin- "expeditiously processed". As much as Rs 3,096 crore tiously processed so as to pro- due to sluggish investors' vestment of 100 per cent "As on October 31, 2018, worth of IGST refund claims vide relief to eligible exporters. response. Government of India's share in total GST refunds to the tune are held up on account of "var- Refund claims without any Out of the 15 newly-listed DCIL to consortium of 4 ports, of Rs 82,775 crore have been ious deficiencies" which have deficiency are being cleared companies, shares of 10 firms namely Vishakhapatnam Port disposed by the Central Board been communicated to expeditiously," it said. are trading below their IPO net-worth individuals. Besides, chemical manu- Also, in July it was up Trust, Paradeep Port Trust, of Indirect Taxes and Customs exporters for remedial action. Efforts are being made price, tumbling as much as 53 The scrip of IndoStar facturer Fine Organic 2,183.1 points or 6.16 per cent, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (CBIC) and the state authori- With regard to refund of continuously to clear all the per cent, an analysis of the new Capital Finance has tumbled Industries has given a smart and the index surged 1,038.49 and Kandla Port Trust," an offi- ties out of the total refund input tax credit claims, the pending refund claims, where market entrants showed. 45.39 per cent against its IPO return of 42.91 per cent from points or 2.76 per cent in cial tweet said. claims of Rs 88,175 crore ministry said of the total claims ever requisite information is Shares of these 10 firms price of Rs 572 a share. its IPO price of Rs 783. August. The approval will further received so far," the ministry of Rs 42,145 crore, the pen- provided and found eligible, it have declined in the range of Weak trading performance The broader market has The rally in stocks, how- facilitate the linkage of dredg- said. dency as on October 31 stood said. 0.5-53 per cent till the latest by these firms came amid seen severe volatility recently, ever, came to a halt from ing activities with the ports, It added that, the disposal at Rs 2,305 crore. "Co-operation of the trading session (November 7). volatile market conditions and with the BSE benchmark September onwards. In keeping in view the role of the rate of Goods and Services Tax "Provisional/final order has exporter community is solicit- Shares of ICICI Securities sluggish investor sentiment. Sensex falling sharply by September the 30-share index DCIL in expansion of dredging (GST) refunds is 93.8 per cent been issued in case of (ITC) ed to ensure that they respond have been the worst hit, plung- Of the 15 companies, five 3,407.39 points, or 8.81 per tumbled 2,417.93 points or activity in the country as well as on October 31. refunds amounting to Rs to the deficiency memos and ing 53.20 per cent from its issue have, however, managed to cent, since August this year. 6.25 per cent and in October it as potential diversification of Giving the refunds' break- 34,602 crore. In claims amount- errors communicated by price of Rs 520 per share. stay afloat, giving returns of up The key index had in April fell by 1,785.09 points or 4.92 ports into third party dredging, up, the ministry further said ing to Rs 5,239 crore, deficien- Centre and State GST as well as ICICI Securities, which got to 46 per cent. gained 1,905 points or 5.72 per per cent. the tweet said after the meet- that Rs 42,935 crore of IGST cy memos have been issued by Customs Authorities and also listed in April, had to reduce Shares of railways consul- cent, while in May it was up In the fiscal gone by, a total ing of the Cabinet Committee refunds have been disposed of respective GST authorities," exercise due diligence while fil- the size of its initial public offer tancy firm RITES have surged 162.02 points or 0.46 per cent of 45 companies came out with of Economic Affairs (CCEA) as on October 31, which is the statement said. ing GSTR 1 and GSTR 3B after the sale elicited a sluggish 45.94 per cent over its issue and in June it rose by 101.1 their IPOs raising a record of chaired by Prime Minister 93.27 per cent of the total such The ministry said there returns as well as Shipping response, especially from high price of Rs 185. points or 0.28 per cent. over Rs 82,000 crore. 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Trump said Whitaker, Chief of Staff to investigate beyond allegations positions in a week. outskirts of Los Angeles . " " : $ . E$F although it was not immedi- 9 ately clear if he was killed by “Great bravery shown by information will come out as 1 < .# officers or shot himself. police. California Highway soon as we are able to deter- Ventura County Sheriff Patrol was on scene within 3 mine exactly who the suspect ' + B T "$ Geoff Dean described the inci- minutes, with first officer to was and what motive he might E dent as “horrific.” enter shot numerous times. have had for this horrific event,” “It’s a horrific scene in That Sheriff’s Sergeant died in Dean added. T 98 there, there is blood every- the hospital. God bless all of the Citing witnesses, the paper 9; 5/ ! where and the suspect is part victims and families of the said that people ran for cover of that, and I didn’t want to get victims. Thank you to Law when shooting started. Some 4! that close and disturb the scene Enforcement,” Trump said in a people tried to break windows and possibly disturb the inves- series of tweets. using chairs to escape the ( "5 #, # tigation,” he said. He said the The hooded gunman burst building while some hid in %, B * motive of the shooter — whose into the bar around 11:20 p.M. bathrooms. identify was not known — is (local time) dressed entirely in The FBI’s Joint Terrorism angladesh will hold the general election on * still unclear and investigators black. Ventura County Sheriff’s Task Force has been rushed to BDecember 23 and for the first time will use $ 9 had not found any type of Department Sgt. Ron Helus the scene, according to an electronic voting machines on a limited scale, +%/+% . O ' assault rifle within the bar. and a California Highway agency spokeswoman. the electoral body announced on Thursday, * / “Right now as far as we Patrol officer entered the bar Representatives from the US amid an impasse between the government and L M # know there was only one hand- first and were met with gunfire Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, the main opposition alliance over the timing of $ $ # gun, but that could certainly from the suspect, the Los Firearms & Explosives were the polls. " change as we do a more thor- Angeles Times reported, citing also dispatched. According to “The 11th general election will be held " $ # ough search of the building,” he officials. bar’s website, Wednesday across Bangladesh on December 23,” Chief " said. Helus was shot several nights are college-themed Election Commissioner Nurul Huda said in a H It was not immediately times and succumbed to his nights open to students as nationally televised address. "11K $ clear how the suspect died and injuries at a hospital. young as 18. Quoting witness- Huda made the announcement hours after ' / K the identities of the victims He was planning to retire es, the paper said the event is his meeting with four election commissioners #" # were not immediately released. next year after a 29-year stint popular with Moorpark college to finalise the poll date which came amid calls " "" # President Donald Trump with the sheriff’s department, students, and the Pepperdine from the newly-floated National Unity Front " said that he has been “fully Dean said. Helus, who died “a student newspaper tweeted (NUF) to defer the election schedule while the # briefed on the terrible shooting hero”, is survived by a son and that students from its campus ruling Awami League urged the commission to "E in California.” his wife, whom he called before were also inside at the time of stick to its plan. The candidates have to submit “Law Enforcement and entering the bar, Dean added. the shooting. their nomination papers between November 9 First Responders, together with It was the second mass This is the second time this and November 19. The nomination papers will the FBI, are on scene. 13 peo- shooting in the US within two year Thousand Oaks has seen be scrutinised on November 22. ple, at this time, have been weeks. violence in a crowded area. In Nearly 104.2 million people, including a lit- reported dead. Likewise, the “We have no idea if there March, a man shot and killed tle more than 51.6 million women, are regis- shooter is dead, along with the is a terrorism link to this or not. his wife before attempting to tered as voters. 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Information to the Netherlands,” 24News report- Minister Fawad Chaudhry also akistani authorities on Thursday ed on Thursday. rejected the reports about her going Prejected as “fake news” reports Some other news channels also out of the country. that a Christian woman who was reported the release of Aasia Bibi and “It has become a norm to pub- released from a jail a week after the her departure for the Netherlands. lish fake news for sake of headlines, Supreme Court overturned her con- However, Foreign Office (FO) #AsiaBibi case is sensitive issue it was viction and death sentence for blas- spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal extremely irresponsible to publish phemy has left for the Netherlands. dismissed reports that the mother of news of her leaving the country with- Aasia Bibi, 47, acquitted in the five had left the country. out confirmation, I strongly urge sec- blasphemy case was released, amid “There is no truth in reports tion of media to act responsible,” he nationwide anger, from the jail in about Bibi leaving the country — it said. Multan on Wednesday midnight. is fake news,” he said. Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan It was reported in local media “You are aware of the media (TLP) of Khadim Hussain Rizvi that she was taken to Noor Khan furor and speculation about Aasia spokesperson Hafiz Shahbaz Attari Airbase Rawalpindi, from where Bibi having left Pakistan. Let me state issued a statement to media saying she would be shifted to the clearly that Asia Bibi remains at a safe “the Imran Khan Government has Netherlands. place in Pakistan. released Aasia Bibi as the “Aasia Bibi was released from I would also request all of you to Netherlands ambassador in New Jail for Women Multan (some verify such news before issuing Islamabad reached Multan jail along 350 kilometers from Lahore) on them, in line with standards of with the government officials to Wednesday midnight. She is taken to objective, impartial journalism to ensure her release. She is being Noor Khan Airbase Rawalpindi prevent needless sensationalism and transported to Netherlands.” !," ' 1 7$ < , ! "% &" " 2 "%! % ,! " " 170 + . % akistan on Thursday said the Afghan Kaohsiung (Taiwan): ritory awaiting reunification, by PTaliban’s former deputy chief Mullah Abdul Taiwanese President Tsai Ing- force if necessary, even though Ghani Baradar was released from jail at the wen vowed on Thursday that the two sides have been ruled request of the US as part of efforts to pursue a the island would not “concede separately since 1949 after a political settlement in war-torn Afghanistan. one step” in defending itself as civil war. “Baradar was released to provide impetus she inaugurated two frigates China has also been to the peace and reconciliation efforts in bought from the United States incensed by recent warming Afghanistan. Pakistan will continue to pursue aimed at boosting Taipei’s naval ties between Washington and reconciliatory efforts to expedite and facilitate capabilities against China. Taipei, including the US State the process to our fullest ability,” said Pakistan’s Rival China has upped Department’s approval of a Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad military drills including a live preliminary licence to sell sub- Faisal. Baradar’s release was facilitated by fire exercise in the Taiwan marine technology to the Pakistan at the US request in order to move for- Strait in April, declaring its will- island. The two Perry-class ward on the shared objective of pursuing a polit- ingness to confront the island’s guided missile frigates were ical settlement in Afghanistan, he said. “independence forces”. officially commissioned in a The Taliban leader was in custody for the Beijing still claims self- ceremony at Zuoying base in last many years after his capture by Pakistani ruled Taiwan as part of its ter- southern Kaohsiung city. AFP authorities in a search operation. .. ( P" / 7,1)- () In 2021, Ralph is set to journey bodies; Lucy will fly by six Trojans with the Lucy mission to Jupiter’s and one Main ASA’s Ralph — a space instru- Trojan asteroids. Belt asteroid — more than any other Nment that has travelled as far as The instrumet will fly by anoth- previous asteroid mission. 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staff presentations to their co-work- ers. Some topics are work-related. But employees are also encouraged to share what interests them. During ' 8 a recent session, cook Timmy Harris talked to the waiters, managers, and cooks about existentialism, Southern $ " $ literature and author Walker Percy. “It kind of drives home the point . + :1: that this is a place for people to develop themselves. It’s not just a ow that the festivities are over restaurant. We’re not just slinging Nit is important to detoxify after pita,” Harris said after. indulging in food loaded with fats, Shaya said he can’t talk much sugar, carbohydrates and dry fruits. about what happened while work- While these foods can give heaviness ing at BRG for legal reasons but says and bloating, an alcohol binge plays now that he and his wife own their havoc with our digestive system and company they’re able to create the overall health. structure they want. But detoxifying should not be “Even in our restaurants some- taken as a punishment. Instead, it one will be inappropriate at some can be made interesting by includ- point,” Shaya said. “And I know that ing different meal options like when that happens people are going spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, apples, to jump on it because people have broccoli etc along with other essen- really bought into the values.” tial foods. Do not starve yourself at Experts say many issues have any given time or give up everything contributed to sexual misconduct in that you love eating. Eating sensibly the restaurant industry, including a along with regular exercise, plenty of tipping structure that can inhibit water and sufficient rest should do servers — often women — from the trick of bringing you back to complaining about out-of-line cus- your normal weight and health, say tomers, little training for managers Avni Kaul, nutritionist and wellness and high turnover. Restaurants’ coach and Shivani Kandwal, medical hen employees enter Saba sonally accused of misconduct but small size — often family-owned or nutritionist and diabetes educator. — an Israeli restaurant the story detailed allegations of single units — has historically Here are a 20 things you need ● Incorporate dahi/yogurt in your Wstarted by award-winning harassment at two of his restaurants. meant they don’t have strong HR to do to make sure that the detox- meals to assist in digestion and chef Alon Shaya — they pass by the Shaya was quoted in the story about policies, said Juan Madera, an asso- ification journey runs smooth: cleanse your system. company’s mission statement, which concerns he had over BRG’s then- ciate professor at the Conrad N ● Lemon water encourages the ● Eat a light dinner so that the undi- emphasises the importance of a safe lack of a human resources depart- Hilton College of Hotel and liver to produce bile which helps gested food does not get stored and comfortable working environ- ment. Shaya has said that’s what led Restaurant Management. in digestion and detoxification. as fat in the body. ment. Only at the end does it real- to his firing — something Besh’s ,7 C7,17)/ Allegations of sexual miscon- Sipping lukewarm boiled water ● Enough sleep is essential to repair ly get around to food with the words: company disputed. A messy legal :) 32, 7)O duct at restaurants and the wider all through the day also purifies and rejuvenate the body. “Then, we will cook and serve and battle ensued during which Shaya #MeToo discussion have been a the body. ● Don’t eat white breads, rice, be happy.” lost all rights to his namesake .)/1 ,(3 “wakeup call for restaurants,” ● Green tea is rich in antioxidants maida, sugar or white processed “The team is number one and restaurant. '2(.0+7 , Madera said. He’s hearing from which keeps you healthy and the foods for they are all bad for the that is who we are as a company,” Fast forward to current day: restaurant associations and others liver active. The rich foods that digestive system. said Shaya, explaining the genesis of Shaya sits at Saba discussing the poli- , 7D12% who want to figure out how to pre- you have eaten during Diwali neutralise the toxins in the colon. ● Don’t skip meals. Instead have his and his wife’s new venture, cies and procedures Pomegranate '27()/,( vent sexual harassment in the work- depletes the water content in the ● Steamed sprouts boost immuni- smaller light meals at regular Pomegranate Hospitality, which has put in place to ensure a safe place. body which gets replenished ty and purify blood. Corrosion of intervals. includes restaurants in New Orleans working environment. / 7*3271)- ) Raleigh, NC-based chef and when you drink green tea. It also tissues is prevented by the ● No packed food. During diwali and Denver, and the environment he The interview process includes +'0(C .3 restaurateur Ashley Christiansen, increases the metabolism which antioxidants present in them. you have gorged on enough hopes to create for the company’s questions way beyond whether a who talked with Shaya about his in turn burns body fat. The Omega-3 fats brings a glow sweets and fried foods, so say no nearly 150 employees. person has waited tables before ,O7 07(.) new venture, says a restaurant's ● Vegetable soup with lots of dif- to the skin and hair. They to food with preservatives and Discussions about new restau- (‘What was the last gift you bought HR presence is as important as the ferent vegetables of restore hormonal balance in the fried food. rants generally revolve around the for somebody?’). Management holds 1)7'12%.C food or the linen service. She says your choice pro- body and also hydrate it. ● Staying hydrated is the key. food. And at Saba the piping hot pita 30 and 90-day chats with new 7 DD++.27 it’s difficult to measure how much vide antioxi- ● Light food like khichdi, quinoa or Drink enough water, and your bread or the blue crab hummus is employees and then every six progress has been made across the dants and porridge are all easily body will naturally flush out discussion-worthy. But long before months. The restaurants are closed * 001)-(3 industry since the growth of the potassium, digestible and nutritious. excess fat and sugar. Drink atleast the first plate of shakshouka was Monday and Tuesday so everyone 7(+()/,( #MeToo movement, but she sees which elimi- They are gluten-free three litres of water to ensure a served, Shaya and his team focused has a guaranteed two days in a row cause for optimism. nate toxins from and strengthen the sys- good detox. You can also add a on how to create an inclusive work off. + B7 ) “I feel like it’s the thing I talk the body. tem. few mint and basil leaves and environment different than the Women populate high-profile (DD!*(0(32&(B about more than food now, and I ● Fruits have vita- ● Detox drinks includes piece of lemon to aid flatulence, toxic restaurant workplaces exposed roles including executive chef in think that’s a positive thing,” she said. mins, minerals, warm water with added indigestion . by the #MeToo movement. New Orleans. About 60 per cent of (2)( Shaya says his new venture antioxidants and ajwain, jeera, fenugreek ● Eat as much raw vegetables and Just over a year ago, Shaya was each restaurant’s staff is women. (02 1)- hasn’t been without problems. He’s fibers, all of which seeds, lemon slices, tulsi fruits as possible. They will add part owner and executive chef of They’ve adopted ideas from other fired one person who was cursing together keep the or neem leaves. Coconut fibre and will aid constipation, three restaurants in the Besh restaurants including a system used )- 1:1 C at another employee. But he’s also body healthy while water is another very good which people tend to get post Restaurant Group, headed by New by Erin Wade at the Oakland, been inspired by staff members call- removing the toxins natural option. diwali. Orleans chef John Besh, including California-based Homeroom to ing out someone who makes an off- lining the intestinal ● Consumption of sugar ● Keep your dinner salt free, so that his James Beard-awarding winning deal with sexual harassment and a colour joke or not tolerating nega- walls. and salt should be brought you don’t get water retention. It namesake Israeli restaurant. code of conduct for guest chefs used tivity. “We’ve taken it down to the ● Soaked nuts and dried down to the minimum. will keep you light. 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, 5 B3/ 1 *1 C month. Arjun (237.7) secured the Silver ndia's teenage shooting sensation medal after finishing second, while ISaurabh Chaudhary continued his Chinese Taipei's Huang Wei-Te clinched * '3 incredible run by claiming his fourth the Bronze with a score of 218.0. individual gold medal in as many Anmol finished fourth with a score months with a top finish in the 10m air of 195.1. The Indian trio missed the pistol junior men's event of the Asian World and Asian Junior record by a # Airgun Championship here on mere point. Earlier, the Indians domi- Thursday. nated the qualifying stages with Arjun 1 # ) The 16-year-old, son of a farmer topping the standings with a score of based in Meerut, first combined with 578 after 60 shots. T / ;4 compatriots Arjun Singh Cheema and Anmol was second with 577 while Anmol Jain to log a total of 1731 to win Saurabh was placed third with a score the team Gold and fetched the indi- of 576 and all three made it to the eight- '2(:1%)* vidual Gold with 239.8 in the eight-man man final. individual final to finish with two This takes India's tally in the ongo- young Indian squad will Gold medals. ing event to 10 medals, including three aim to emerge from the Saurabh won the Gold medal at the Gold, five Silver and two Bronze medals. Ashadows of a winless past Asian Games in August, besides bagging Manu Bhaker and Abhidnya Patil when it launches its bid for a Golds at the World Shooting are also slated to feature in the junior maiden title with a tough open- Championships in September and the women's 10m air pistol final later in the er against New Zealand in the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina last $ + day. first standalone Women's World T20 starting here on Friday. India have not been very competitive in the shortest for- / ' E($ &) mat compared to the 50-over game in which they scripted a path-breaking moment last year .3%, .1 Zaman off his pads before hav- Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab in when they reached the World ing Azam caught at slip and the 42nd over appeared to halt Cup final. rent Boult became the then trapping Hafeez leg- their charge. In the end, nerves got the Tthird New Zealand bowler before with a sharp inswinging He pinned Latham leg- better of them and they lost the % P to claim a one-day interna- delivery. before and did the same to title clash to England after being tional hat-trick as his side He joined fast bowlers Henry Nicholls (nought) the in complete control at one stage. After the opener against defeated Pakistan by 47 runs in Danny Morrison (v India at very next ball, before remov- Captain Harmanpreet Kaur 4 New Zealand, India will face the first match in Abu Dhabi. Napier in 1999) and Shane ing De Grandhomme two balls and recently-appointed coach " " Pakistan on November 11, Pace spearhead Boult Bond (v Australia at Hobart in later when he edged to first slip Ramesh Powar insist that the Ireland on November 15 and reduced Pakistan to 8 for 3 in 2007) as the only New without scoring. team has learnt from that final $" " ) three-time champions Australia their chase of 267 after he dis- Zealanders to take an ODI hat- But tailenders Ish Sodhi loss and the presence of young- "" ) on November 17. missed Fakhar Zaman (one), trick. Imam-ul-Haq (34) and (24) and Tim Southee (20) sters, including six World Cup & > Coach Powar, a former India Babar Azam (nought) and Shoaib Malik (30) added 63 for added 42 precious runs for the debutants, makes the squad "fear- % 7 " " " off-spinner, has high expecta- Mohammad Hafeez (nought) the fourth wicket but both fell eighth wicket to give New less". " 4 tions from his team. in the third over on in successive overs before the Zealand a more competitive India have never won the "They know that if we grow Wednesday. Sarfraz-Wasim stand briefly total, as Shaheen finished with World T20 in their previous five $& as individuals, the team grows, He finished with figures of reignited hopes. 4 for 46 in his nine overs. attempts with their best result, a &" the Indian women's cricket 3 for 54 as Pakistan were Earlier, New Zealand "We caught them at 210-7 semifinal appearance, coming in B" grows, and people will start bowled out for 219 in 47.2 recovered from 78-3 and then but 50 plus runs for the last 2009 and 2010. This is the first noticing the game in India and overs. E 210-7 to set a challenging tar- three wickets hurt us badly," standalone World T20 for sonally, I didn't get really good around the world," Powar told "It's nice to be back out get. said Sarfraz. women after being held along- scores, but one match, the ICC's official website. there and get the win for the Veteran batsman Ross However, once Pakistan Paceman Shaheen Shah "New Zealand have good side the men's event in the past Harmanpreet and I didn't score "When you enter such tour- boys," said Boult, who missed Taylor top-scored with 80 skipper Sarfraz dragged a Afridi, playing only his fourth new ball bowlers and early editions. a single run and we got 170. That naments, you have to break the 3-0 loss in the preceding while wicketkeeper Tom Colin de Grandhomme deliv- one-day international, jolted wickets pushed us too much." In the lead-up to the World was brilliant. records, get noticed as an indi- Twenty20 series due to the Latham struck 68 off 64 balls ery onto his stumps New New Zealand at the start with The victory gave T20, India have hit good form, "The bowlers too have vidual and team also, so I'm look- birth of his child. to lead New Zealand to 266-9 Zealand were almost home the wickets of George Worker New Zealand a 1-0 lead in the beating hosts Sri Lanka before improved massively in last three ing forward to that," he added. "I think the new ball is a after they won the toss and and dry. (one) and Colin Munro (29). three-match series and extend- blanking Australia A at home. months, they are clear with their key part of the game and we batted at Sheikh Zayed Grandhomme took 2 for Shadab Khan dismissed ed their ODI winning streak What should give them addi- plans. And fielding wise, we are 8 know what early wickets can Stadium. 40 while Lockie Ferguson fin- Kane Williamson for 27 before against Pakistan to 12 match- tional confidence going into the 10 per cent better than in the last India: Harmanpreet Kaur do to chasing totals. In response Pakistan ished with 3 for 36. Taylor and Latham came es dating back to December opener is the wins against reign- World Cup," added Mandhana, (c), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Ekta "The hat-trick ball I was crumbled to 85-6, before together. 2014. ing champions West Indies and who will open alongside veteran Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, just trying to make him play Sarfraz Ahmed (64) and Imad E * The pair compiled a The remaining matches England in the warm-up match- Mithali Raj. Mansi Joshi, Veda and to slide one onto the pads Wasim (50) added 103 for the Boult exposed Pakistan's fourth-wicket stand of 130, but are in Abu Dhabi on Friday es. While Mandhana's perfor- Krishnamurthy, Smriti is a great feeling." seventh wicket. batting woes early on, bowling a burst of three wickets from and in Dubai on Sunday. Opener Smriti Mandhana, mance will be crucial at the top, Mandhana, Anuja Patil, Mithali on whom India will be relying teenager Jemimah Rodriguez, Raj, Arundathi Reddy, Jemimah heavily in the Caribbean, said the Tanya Bhatia and Harmanpreet Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Asia Cup T20 final loss to will make up the middle order. Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, ' 3 +$!, ", ' +% " Bangladesh in June was a time- The spin department, led by Poonam Yadav. ly wake-up call. leggie Poonam Yadav, is India's New Zealand: Amy "After the setback in the Asia strength while the pace depart- Satterthwaite (c), Suzie Bates, ( Cup, everyone went back and ment lacks experience after the Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), ( ", +, &' !" +% worked hard. You can see every- retirement of veteran Jhulan Sophie Devine, Kate Ebrahim, - 00 one is up to the mark where you Goswami. Maddy Green, Holly need to be at the international India have failed to go past Huddleston, Hayley Jensen, Keaton Jennings century helped England put Sri %0 1% standard," said Mandhana, who the group stage in the previous Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, ALanka on the ropes in the first Test on Thursday, set- is also the vice-captain. three editions and they will have Katey Martin, Anna Peterson, ting the hosts a daunting 462 to win at notoriously low- isarray within Cricket Australia has distract- "The Sri Lanka series has to play well consistently to Harriet Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Jess scoring Galle. Ded the Australian team, one-day skipper been really good. For me per- advance to the knock-outs. Watkin. England declared at 322 for six on day three with Aaron Finch said on Thursday as he urged his play- Jennings 146 not out after a patient innings that saw him ers to keep their focus on the field. deal deftly with the home The embattled governing body has been under side's tricky spin attack. intense pressure after a scathing review said its ! ? At the close of play, Sri "arrogant" culture contributed to players cheating Lanka were 15 without loss in the pursuit of victory. with Dimuth Karunaratne It has led to an overhaul of the organisation. on seven and Kaushal Silva Chairman David Peever last week followed chief <*8 on eight after hanging on executive James Sutherland out the door, director for seven overs. Mark Taylor quit this week and team performance In the morning session boss Pat Howard is also leaving. 7C%)C @ a somewhat shaky Rory "When there are changes, and there are things Burns, brought in to fill the being said and written, I think it's hard not to read ustralia on Thursday rested lead pacer " % huge shoes of the retired it sometimes when it's everywhere," Finch said in AMitchell Starc and senior spinner Nathan Alastair Cook, was run out Adelaide ahead of the second ODI against South Lyon for the T20 series against South Africa and 3 BE for 23. Africa. India. / $ Moeen Ali, out first "You might spend a little bit of time reading it, The one-off T20 against South Africa will be E ball in the first innings, and putting some kind of doubts in your mind." played in Gold Coast on November 17 while the $ # ! fared little better, driving Cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron three-match series against Virat Kohli-led India # 1 "# # straight to Rangana Herath at mid-on off Dilruwan Perera Bancroft were banned for trying to alter the ball starts in Brisbane on November 21. 8 !! # # for three. with sandpaper in South Africa in March. Since The other players rested ahead of a busy home ( ";8 # Herath, in his last game before retiring, then got then Australia's form has been dire, particularly with season are pacer $ #! England captain Joe Root out for the second time in the the bat. Peter Siddle and # '$ " match, caught behind for three. They go into Friday's clash against the Proteas all-rounder %" But Jennings played cautiously and looked comfort- with 17 defeats in their last 19 one-dayers, includ- Mitchell Marsh W+ # # 1P able against spin on a wearing pitch that promises Sri ing a six wicket thrashing in the tour opener in while Marcus # $ " P # # Lanka a Herculean task on day four. Ben Stokes hit a brisk Perth. Finch said confidence was low and it was Stoinis and Jason 1 $1P " 62 off 93 balls that saw three sixes, including one back important that the players focused on the basics. Behrendorff make 1 "W ! over Perera's head and an almighty sweep high over mid- "It's about getting back to the basics of part- . & a comeback. $ * wicket off Dhananjaya de Silva to bring up the 300. nerships and making sure you connect with your Chief coach W1P 4$ # #1 7 But shortly before tea he became Perera's second scalp, partner when you first get out there," he said. has turned to master technician Greg Chappell, an Justin Langer said " # 1P a demon of a ball pitching outside leg and angling back "When we talk about confidence in the batting exceptional all-rounder, for guidance. the senior players $ W to take the Durham all-rounder's off stump. group it's about not letting outside distractions affect "I managed to catch up with him for a chat were rested pri- England made 342 in the first innings thanks to a cen- your game. about technique and some minor changes (I want marily because of '$ !" 6< tury from Ben Foakes, filling in as wicketkeeper for the "If you can... Really make sure that you're com- to make)," Finch said. the upcoming = # '$ injured Jonny Bairstow. mitted to watching the ball and being 100 percent "Someone who is as successful as he was as a four-Test series $" Sri Lanka were then bowled out for 203, leaving them committed to your partnership, I think that'll go a cricketer and then as a coach as well, to be able to against India start- 139 behind, falling to a spin attack led by Ali who took long way towards turning things around quickly." tap into his knowledge and his thoughts on tech- ing December 6 at " 77 % / four for 66. Finch knows he needs to lead from the front and nique and the basics of batting is huge." Adelaide. "# %"5 "We know BE "# coming off the back of the tour to the UAE, a huge H P 7 7 summer at home, and the World Cup and Ashes : . " ) ";9 <+O.?34 just around the corner that we have to get the bal- ance right between playing our best T20 team and W11$ # # #!! $ # preparing for the upcoming Test series," said " " # !! 7 (' 30( than 12 points in Sunday's race. P #"$ W 1B" Langer. Meanwhile, Hamilton said he is "While I know all four have a desire to be play- ewly crowned Formula 1 world looking forward to facing tougher ing cricket for Australia in every format, with a Langer. Nchampion Lewis Hamilton has competition next year from a host of really tough Test series against India coming up, Without the services of the suspended Steve described the Brazilian Grand Prix as young rivals, including, 22-year-old we believe their best preparation is to go back and Smith and David Warner, Australia have been his "Achilles heel" as he prepares for the %8) & Pierre Gasly, his 21-year-old Red Bull get some really good cricket under their belts in going through tough times on the field. They lost penultimate race of the season at colleague Max Verstappen and Ferrari's the Sheffield Shield." to Pakistan in the Test and T20 series played in Interlagos. " " /% Charles Leclerc, 21. On the return of Stoinis and Behrendorff, the the UAE before being hammered by South The 33-year-old claimed his fifth 4 P" "These are ... young rising stars that former Australia opener added: "Marcus missed Africa in Perth in the first of the ongoing three- World Championship at the Mexican are already showing incredible poten- our recent T20 matches in the UAE because he match ODI series. Grand Prix last month and is now tial," said Hamilton who became the hadn't resumed bowling, but now he's back to full focusing on securing the constructors' youngest F1 champion when he took fitness he'll add great depth to the squad. Marcus 8 title for Mercedes. < the 2008 title at the age of 23. is such a versatile player, he's a powerful middle Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), Alex Carey, Hamilton's only victory at the Sao " 7 "I welcome the competition. order batsman and he provides us with another Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter- Paulo circuit came in 2016, though he Naturally I do see a little bit of myself solid bowling option. Nile, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Ben claimed his first F1 World in them. At their age I had the same "Jason Behrendorff has also earned a spot in McDermott, D'Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Championship title at the very track in been improving over time. We still have kind of eye of the tiger. Now it is a lit- the squad after returning to full fitness. It was Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa. 2008 when he finished fourth. two races to go and a championship at tle different for me, I am one of the exciting to see him bow well in the JLT Cup and India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, "It's one of the trickiest (races) of stake." older drivers. in the recent Prime Minister's XI match, and it Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish the season," Hamilton said while inter- Mercedes lead second-placed "But I feel like I still have that gave us more evidence of how devastating he can Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep acting with the mediapersons on Ferrari by 55 points and can secure hunger they are coming in with. be with the new ball. Tactically we believe it's Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Wednesday, Xinhua reported. their fifth straight drivers' and con- Perhaps there are things that I will be important to have a good left-arm swing bowler Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit "It's an Achilles heel ... The first 34 structors' championship double if able to bring to the table and that they at our disposal for the four matches," said Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed. year here was quite difficult but it has Ferrari do not outscore them by more won't." ( )* +, -./0 " %8 " " & $& " & 0 . O !# + 3 " ( 0 K& O" * O 5!4 K2"'
-): insulted me for 90 minutes. I didn't insult them. I just made a little thing," Mourinho told BT Sport. anchester United produced a stunning "It is a big victory for us, not just because we late comeback to beat Juventus 2-1 on needed the points but because it was away from MWednesday in what could be a turning home against an amazing team." point in their Champions League campaign, while The result was a blow for Valencia, who are 9 F G+( ? $ 3 a Gabriel Jesus hat-trick helped Manchester City still two points behind in third after beating Young all but secure a last-16 berth. Boys 3-1 at Mestalla. Pep Guardiola's City crushed Shakhtar Santi Mina scored twice either side of Former Premier League referee back and Lyon missed chances to secure Donetsk 6-0 on a night which saw Real a Roger Assale goal, before Carlos Soler Mark Clattenburg said it would have the victory before Pavel Kaderabek's Madrid also win big, as Bayern Munich sealed the win. Young Boys, who had Sekou been an "incredible act of sportsmanship" stoppage-time equaliser. closed in on a place in the knockout stage. Sanogo sent off, cannot now qualify. had Sterling done so. Juventus were with- "Even then, it may not have been 455 F $ in seconds of confirm- enough to convince the Hungarian offi- Reigning European champions ing their spot in the last There was less drama at the cial to change his mind," he wrote in the Madrid had no trouble against Viktoria 16 after Cristiano Etihad Stadium, where City — Daily Mail. Plzen in the Czech Republic, with Karim Ronaldo put them whose financial dealings have Meanwhile, Jesus scored Benzema scoring twice in a 5- ahead in Turin with a come under scrutiny in a series the spot-kick, the first of two 0 win. superb volley in the of Football Leaks allegations — penalties in his hat-trick. Real were four ahead at 65th minute. eased to their biggest win in City will head to Lyon later the break, Benzema's goals The hosts had the competition. this month requiring a draw taking him to 200 for the already hit the wood- Goals from David Silva to secure a last-16 place. club. work twice before that and and Riyad Mahrez book- "Unfortunately we Casemiro and Gareth should have been out of ended the victory. In between haven't qualified, but we Bale also netted in the first sight before Juan Mata equalised from there was a stunner from Raheem are so close and will try to half, and Toni Kroos com- an 86th-minute free-kick. Sterling, who was also awarded a penal- maintain this level," said pleted the scoring with a The turnaround was completed in ty for kicking his own foot into the turf Guardiola, whose team play United on delicious chip. the 90th minute when Leonardo in the box. Sunday. Santiago Solari has now overseen Bonucci scored an own-goal, and In his post-match press confer- City would have been through three victories, all with clean sheets, United boss Jose Mourinho delighted ence, Guardiola admitted "we realised already had Lyon not squandered a two- since being put in charge of Madrid, in taking to the field at the end, cup- immediately it was not a penalty" goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to 10-man and the Spaniards are level atop Group ping an ear towards the home support. adding that referees need help from VAR, Hoffenheim. G with Roma. The former Inter coach said it was which will be used in the Champions Nabil Fekir and Tanguy Ndombele The Italians won 2-1 away to a response to insults from Juve sup- League from next season. "We don't like had the French club 2-0 up at the break, CSKA Moscow, Kostas Manolas and porters, and United are now two points really to score a goal in that situation," he and the Germans had Kasim Nuhu sent Lorenzo Pellegrini scoring their goals behind the Italians in Group H. said, adding that Sterling could have come off early in the second half. either side of Arnor Sigurdsson's "In a beautiful Italian city, they clean to the referee. +< But Andrej Kramaric pulled one equaliser.