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'()(*+ ashtriya Swayamsevak RSangh (RSS) functionary Suresh ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Joshi on Sunday reminded the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government to fulfil its ! promise of constructing a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya and demanded the Union Government to enact a legis- " # lation, if need be, to facilitate the construction. Thousands of people gath- $ "& '()(*+ ered at Ramlila Maidan in Central Delhi on Sunday for massive drop in agricul- the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Atural cultivation has led to (VHP) rally to press for the serious concern among the construction of Ram Temple in stakeholders, including the Ayodhya, days before Centre, against the backdrop Parliament’s Winter Session of a recent hike in the mini- commences. mum support prices (MSP). lakh hectare was sown as com- Addressing the VHP rally, The Agriculture Ministry data pared to 441.59 lakh hectare last Joshi launched a veiled attack shows that plantation area year, a decline of 7 per cent this on the Union Government saw a decline of 27 lakh year despite hike in the rabi and saying, “Those in power today hectare during the current kharif crops of MSP. had promised to construct rabi season this year. “The lowering in planta- Ram Temple. They should lis- ## # O*P+ P O"#$P%& In addition, rice cultivation tion area is a major concern for ten to people and fulfil the P O"#$( " # ) & & % $ P & & ( " # ) area also declined by 36 per the Agriculture Ministry ahead demand of temple in Ayodhya. cent, mainly due to dismal of the next year Lok Sabha polls They are aware of the senti- fulfilling their commitment,” views. The power has a big role construction of temple will lay the issue of temple,” Joshi said. Lord Ram in tents. There’s no performance reported from and this has happened despite ments.” Without naming the Joshi said in presence of thou- in respecting these sentiments. foundation of Ram Rajya in the Addressing the gathering, meaning of constructing big southern peninsula including hike in the MSP. The Narendra BJP, Joshi added, “We are not sands of Lord Ram devotees, I believe that those is power will country. It will decide, on Sadhvi Ritambhara said the statues of Lord Ram unless a Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Modi Government has also begging for it.” saints and religious gurus. understand these sentiments which way the country will Government should listen to grand Ram temple is con- Kerala. expected a bumper crops in Joshi reminded the BJP of Joshi said the judiciary has and will take positive steps,” move ahead. Till the construc- its “own” people and pave the structed in Ayodhya. The use of The lower sowing is attrib- 2018-19,” said a source in the its Palampur resolution on its own way, but in a democ- he said. tion of temple, the movement way for the construction of a power exists in putting India’s uted to erratic rainfall during Agriculture Ministry. Ram Temple and said there is racy, Parliament has its own Joshi said the construc- will continue,” he said amid grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. pride in its place,” Sadhvi said. monsoon season, deficiency “Farm sector still employs no other option and the rights and the present tion of Ram temple would chants of “Jai Sree Ram” and “Apno ki awaz apno ko sunana Lokesh Muni, a dharma guru of of north east monsoon, low 60 per cent of India’s popula- Government needs to come Government should take ini- bring “Ram Rajya” in the coun- “Ram Lala Hum Aayenge, chahiye aur Ram mandir ka Jain community, asked the moisture in soil and five tion even though contribution forward showing courage for tiatives in the direction of for- try and till the time it gets con- Mandir Wahi Banayenge”. marg prashast hona chahiye,” Government to bring a legisla- cyclonic disturbances/storms of agriculture to gross domes- this holy work. mulating a law. structed, the movement will go “The power is not supreme she said. She also took a dig at tion in the Winter Session of which include cyclone Daye tic product (GDP) has fallen “They had passed a reso- “There is no other option. on. “How long we will see lord but it plays an important role. the BJP for ignoring the sen- Parliament for the construc- (September 17-24); Luban from 18 per cent in 2013-14 to lution that ‘Ram Mandir Wahin For this holy work, they need Ram living in a temporary Those sitting in the corridors timents of Hindus. tion of the temple. It may be (October 6-15); Titli (October less than 14 per cent in 2016- Banayenge’. Now the time has to come forward showing arrangement? This should end. of power need to understand “Those who were talking noted that the ‘Title Suit of the 8-15); Gaja (November 10-19) 17. “The bumper crops will come to respect that resolution. courage. This is the request of There is a need for one last the public sentiment. I believe about Lord Ram are enjoying Ayodhya Land Dispute case’ is and Ockhi (November 18-24). make the Government to for- Without any hesitation, they all Ram bhakts. We are not beg- push. We all want to see lord that they are not only aware of power but Lord Ram is still in pending before the Supreme As per latest Agriculture mulate pro-farmers policy,” a should move ahead towards ging. We are expressing our Ram in the grand temple. The it but are also in agreement on tent. It’s very painful to see Court. Ministry data, as many as 414.29 source said. ! $ " " " %# # ## #" '()(*+ '()(*+ rom Monday, Indian he Opposition parties are Ftourists will have to shell out Tmeeting on Monday in ) * +, 200 extra to enter the main Delhi as part of their explorato- mausoleum at the Taj Mahal in ry exercise to form a grand -. Agra. The foreign tourists will alliance to take on the BJP in " have to pay 1,300. A notifica- the next year’s Lok Sabha polls. tion in this regard has been The meeting comes day before " issued on December 5 by the the start of the Winter Session Archeological Survey of India of Parliament and counting of '()(*+ under the Union Ministry of the five State Assembly polls. Culture. This comes after the Except BSP chief Mayawati, joint team of the Central Government had hiked the who has kept everyone guess- ABureau of Investigation entry fee to the Unesco heritage ing, leaders of all other major Sharad Pawar, Trinamool ident and Odisha Chief (CBI) and the Enforcement site to 50 from 40 for the Opposition parties are expect- Congress (TMC) supremo Minister Naveen Patnaik was Directorate (ED) led by CBI domestic visitor. ed to attend the meet. Mamata Banerjee, National also unlikely to be part of the Joint Director A Sai Manohar The decision to charge Mahal” and for a better crowd Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Conference (NC) chief Farooq meeting. has left for the United Kingdom 200 and 1,300 from domes- '() management. chief and Andhra Pradesh Abdullah, Communist Party of Dravida Munnetra on Sunday to attend the court tic and foreign tourists respec- *)+%*)))) “We need to preserve the Chief Minister N Chandrababu India (Marxist) general secre- Kazhagam (DMK) president proceedings on India’s request place of Special Director tively for visiting the main Taj Mahal for the generations Naidu is coordinating the tary Sitaram Yechury and M K Stalin, Aam Aadmi Party seeking extradition of embat- Rakesh Asthana, who had been mausoleum has come as per -('))( to come,” Sharma had said meeting and has personally Communist Party of India (AAP) convener Arvind tled business tycoon and for- attending the trial till now. the recommendation of the -/'%)%-%((*') about the increase in tariff met several Opposition leaders (CPI) general secretary S Kejriwal, Rashtriya Janata Dal mer Kingfisher Airlines boss The Government had sent National Environmental () -)%((0) from 40 to 50. to bring them on one table. Sudhakar Reddy are expected (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav Vijay Mallya. Asthana on forced leave, Engineering Research Institute The Supreme Court had Naidu has set an example to attend the meeting. and Loktantrik Janata Dal The Westminster divesting him of all powers (NEERI). It had conducted a '(')%)%23- recently directed the Uttar in trying to unite the Samajwadi Party (SP) pres- (LJD) leader Sharad Yadav are Magistrates’ Court in London after he and CBI Director Alok study on Taj’s load-bearing Pradesh Government to submit Opposition by mending fences ident Akhilesh Yadav, also among those likely to on Monday will deliver its Verma entered in a bitter feud. capacity and suggested imme- will not be allowed to enter the a vision document on the with arch-enemy Congress and Mualyam Singh Yadav, are attend the meeting. verdict on whether Mallya Manohar is part of the SIT diate steps to reduce the num- main mausoleum. Extra ticket preservation of the monument forging an alliance with the likely to attend the meet, but During the meeting at the who holds UK citizenship can earlier headed by Asthana. ber of footfalls into the mau- will be checked at the entry of within four weeks. grand old party in the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Parliament House Annexe, the be extradited to India to face Mallya, 62, wanted in India soleum to protect its integrity. the gate of the mausoleum. One of the seven wonders Telangana elections. chief Mayawati is unlikely to Opposition parties are expect- charges of fraud and money on alleged fraud and money As per the new order, the Culture Minister Mahesh of the world, the Taj Mahal was Congress president Rahul take part. However sources ed to discuss their responses to laundering amounting to laundering charges, has been tourists paying 50 will be Sharma had a few months ago commissioned in 1632 by the Gandhi and UPA chairperson said senior BSP leader Satish Government bills and issues 9,000 crore. He is in self- on bail since his arrest on an able to visit just near the stairs had indicated imposing such Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan to Sonia Gandhi, Nationalist Chandra Mishra might attend related to the Rafale deal and imposed exile in London. extradition warrant in April of the platform and areas tariff saying that the move house the tomb of his wife, Congress Party (NCP) chief it. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) pres- farmers. Manohar will take the last year. around the Yamuna river but aims to “preserve the Taj Mumtaz Mahal.

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guided this decision? some authentic sources say another myth. In reality, it these were myths peddled by Read on to grasp the myth the death of over a hundred benefitted one man, one party the Government for most of and the reality of demonetisa- people. A similar exercise in a and the crony capitalists under the cash is back in the system, tion. Latin American country a few their care; both politically and we are back to the same level We were told by the years ago had caused wide- financially. of cash transactions, terrorists Government and the spread riots and looting of The highest amount of are as active as before and spokespersons of the ruling banks; it goes to the credit of cash exchange happened in the 2000 note is easiest to coun- party that demonetisation was the common folk of this great banks in a particular State terfeit. In reality, demonetisa- the single most important step country who bore the brunt of where a particular person, tion actually helped the rich to to curb black money and digi- demonetisation with courage chairperson of a particular convert their black money tise the Indian economy. The and fortitude. In retrospect, political party was on the into accounted cash. Another n November 8, 2016, in myth purported was that they were all misled by the board of directors. benefit of demonetisation was Othe evening, the Prime demonetisation would com- myth that demonetisation was In the name of digitisation supposed to be the increasing Minister of the country pletely eliminate black money a fight against black money of the economy one particular tax compliance. Narendra Modi announced on from the Indian economy. and corruption. digital payment company ben- The numbers of returns the television that post mid- The reality is that as per On the second anniversary efited, their consumers and filed have surely increased night all the currency of 500 the RBI report, 99.3 percent of of the deed recently, the myth profits increased manifolds however the quantum of and 1000 will become invalid. the demonetised currency has was shattered and the stark while the common man was increase in the tax collection This single decision was taken crept back into the economy! reality was evident to the peo- majorly inconvenienced and is not known as yet, whether * #+) # shall be seen in the forthcom- ‘Nishank’ will also join as writer to flush out 86 per cent of the Demonetisation was professed ple of this country. the economy suffered. it was worth the pain the peo- ing Haridwar literature festival. and poet respectively, informed currency of the world’s seventh to be an attack on crony capi- Demonetisation has proved to For small gains, the whole ple and the economy had to or the first time, Haridwar Video clippings of hit movies of Shravan Sharma. largest economy. It was termed talists; in reality it broke the be a dictatorial and mindless nation was put through suffer. It was actually a mis- Fliterature festival is being Deepti Naval shall also be as demonetisation. In the past, back of India’s teeming mil- act keeping short term politi- tremendous hardships. The adventure, of a kind which organised in Gurukul Kangri shown in the festival. An inter- the world over, there have been lions; the low and middle- cal gains in mind. Those polit- money spent on printing new should never happen with any Vishwavidyalaya which would active session shall also be a few such attempts but not one income groups were worst ical gains were achieved in the currency and recalibrating the country, its economy and its be jointly hosted by Antah held with the actor. # was successful. affected. State elections which followed ATMs with the damaging people. Perhaps, if RBI had Pravah Society. In the three day Speaking to this corre- No expert has ever pro- Black money recovered in Uttar Pradesh and effect of countless livelihoods taken a firm stand as it did festival which starts from spondent, the director of the & posed such a step. The econo- from the system after demon- Uttarakhand. But, these short was never considered as a cost recently with regards to access December 14, known writers festival Professor Shravan mists by and large have never etisation was expected to be term gains will certainly be by the Government at all. to its reserves, the nation and theatre artistes shall be Kumar Sharma said, “The fes- " endorsed such a line of action. ploughed back into the econ- reversed in Lok Sabha elections Small businesses were affected- would have been spared of coming. Participants from tival is a mix of all young and So what prompted the omy as public investments in in 2019 and the States which many haven’t been able to much of misery. other countries like Nepal and doyens. It is a fusion of creative Government of the day to infrastructure and other pub- went to poll recently. Short recover even now, two years Thus, one wonders if Bhutan shall also be showcas- writers, university and college make such an announcement? lic welfare projects; the reality term political expediency will down the line. demonetisation was a careful- ing their views through 16 professors and common read- ' $ Was it the decision of one indi- is that demonetisation choked give way to long term political As the fiasco of demon- ly thought out step to benefit paper presentations. The festi- ers for enhancing aesthetic ()* vidual or the collective wisdom small and medium enterpris- loss. etisation unfolded, the reasons the national economy and its val will be bi-lingual giving sensibility, sensitising for of the Cabinet? Were the es and brought millions of The myth is shattered. for it as per the Government people or was it a Tughlaqi chance to creative artistes and human values and thus creat- % +% ' experts consulted at all and was daily wage earners in the coun- Remember, you can fool some kept changing. From curbing idea to benefit a party and its writers from both Hindi and ing a better society. Across the their opinion given any heed try on the brink of economic people all the time, all people black money, it changed into short term agenda. English languages. country such festivals have (*# 2' while going ahead with despair and starvation. some of the time but not all the encouraging digital economy Noted actor Deepti Naval, been hosted outside academia demonetisation? Several Instead of being a well- people all the time. The peo- to starving the cash flow to ter- (A graduate from London theatre artiste from Mumbai, but we are hosting it on the uni- wo persons died after the thoughts came to one’s mind thought out scheme with a ple of India will no longer be rorists and stone pelters to School of Economics & NAL- Prita Thakur, former artiste versity campus in department Tcar they were travelling in on that day: was it a dictator- clear implementation plan fooled and they will respond in stopping counterfeit currency SAR, Hyderabad, the author from National School of of History for the first time.” overturned reportedly due to ial decision? Was it a whimsi- demonetisation resulted in ser- a quiet and peaceful manner etc. has worked at the United Drama, Delhi, Tripurari Professor Kapil Kapoor, high speed here on Sunday. The cal decision? Or was it sheer pentine queues of millions of through the ballot box in 2019. The goal post kept chang- Nations in Geneva and is a Sharma and known German the chairman of IIAS, Shimla mishap occurred on Rajpur economic adventurism or under-privileged Indians for Demonetisation was ing almost every day. However, social activist in Uttarakhand. author Maria Wirth are some and Haridwar MP and former Road when a group of persons political expediency which weeks on end resulting in what expected to benefit all; this was now we know for sure all Views expressed are personal) of the prominent names which State CM Ramesh Pokhriyal were returning in the car from Mussoorie. The mishap which led to the death of the two persons left the car a mangled wreck. While two persons died on the spot, the three others in the car *1 sustained injuries. According to the police, Anil Kumar Singh (26 years) * #+) # used to work as a civil engineer in Pithoragarh while 20 year ayatri Vidyapeeth of old Niraj was in the final year GHaridwar achieved overall of BEd at a private institute in eighth position in the IT Dehradun. Along with three Olympiad held in Pune this others who were also their rel- year. Over 70,000 students atives, they had gone on a from 160 schools from India recreational visit to Mussoorie. and nine schools from They had reportedly taken the Afghanistan had participated in car of a relative and gone to the championship. Among Mussoorie without informing these Devasya Desai of class their families. VIII bagged 11th position in Gayatri Vidyapeeth had partic- Uttarakhand. He won the While returning from the championship. ipated in the IT Olympiad. Android tab excellence award Mussoorie during the wee Speaking to The Pioneer, Notably, the IT Olympiad and letter of appreciation. hours on Sunday, their car was Devasya Desai said that he was was held in two categories- Devasya was jointly awarded by reportedly being driven at 100 fortunate to have been able to cubs and lions. In both these CEO of Quick Heal, Kailash kilometres per hour when it achieve a good position in the categories, over 70,000 students Katkar, director of IT Olympiad, neared the Sai Baba temple in championship and gave credit had participated in an online Professor Rishi Acharya, CEO Rajpur area. It is here that the for it to the institution where all test. In cub category, only of CITIS Harshad Sangley and driver lost control of the vehi- round development of child is Devasya was selected for award MC Society president PA cle which overturned on the & & $ & $ 1 " # focussed upon. For the first time form the whole State of Imandar. road, causing serious injuries to Anil and Niraj who died on the oped the flair for horse riding dur- spot. 0*/) 20 ing his years at RIMC. Locals who hear the noise The chief of Army staff, General of the accident came out and Bipin Rawat gave away coveted tro- one witnessing the scene 1 , # phy to cadet Omkar Dalvi in the pres- informed the police control ence of large number of spectators at room. The accident victims % $ (RIMC) who is currently leading the According to RIMC officials, the Army Equestrian in Delhi. The were taken to the Government - $ . equestrian team of National Defence the Delhi Horse Show has been one RIMC commandant, colonel Vivek Doon medical college hospital ' ' Academy (NDA) has clinched the of the most coveted contests in the Sharma expressed his happiness and where two of them were %-+ coveted Best Young Rider Award at country since 1960. The national level exhorted all other cadets to make use declared dead. Their bodies Delhi Horse Show organised by The competition began on December 1 of the enormous opportunities and were handed over to their fam- (*# 2' Equestrian Federation of India and and will conclude on December 12. ultramodern infrastructure existing ilies after post mortem exam- Army Equestrian. He also bagged Cadet Omkar Dalvi is an alum- on campus to hone their skill in ination. It is being stated that adet Omkar Dalvi, an alumnus of two team silver medals and a bronze nus of RIMC and his father UP Dalvi sports and other co curricular speeding was the main reason CRashtriya Indian Military College medal in other jumping events. is a house master at RIMC. He devel- activities. for the mishap. / - * #0$

" # (*# 2' and youth. The event was concrete joint collaboration organised as a show of inter- during the two-day event $ %% number of Hindu and faith unity and harmony in a which concluded on Sunday. & AMuslim leaders and youth time of growing global strife. The gathering will also take $ joined forces at Parmarth Religious leaders shared dialogue into action through a Niketan in Rishikesh for an experiences, discussed chal- two-day youth leader training % event on strengthening inter- lenges and potential solutions, at Parmarth Niketan which religious collaboration of highlighted successes, and will conclude on Monday, dur- Hindu and Muslim leaders identified potential areas for ing which young faith leaders and youth from faith-based organisations will be trained to be champions of peaceful and inclusive societies. Swami Chidanand Saraswati said, “India is not just a piece of land but a land of peace. We are the longest standing democracy that has provided refugee and home to people of all faiths. To me, interfaith is when we enter into the common faith of our one humanity. We remember that we may worship our own but we must respect all.” important for us to enhance the brought Gurukul and Madrasa muftis of tomorrow then there whole world is one family. KAICIID programme inter-religious dialogue within children together here we had will be no conflict over This great event is bringing us director Muhammad Shifan the Indian context. Together we a great purpose and intention mandirs, masjids or any place together to re-emphasise our Rafaideen said, “On behalf of are working to accomplish the behind it and that was that it of worship because innately togetherness, to learn togeth- KAICIID, it gives me pro- noble goal of strengthening would be the beginning of a they will no longer see them as er and grow together. found joy to be part of the peace and harmony between nationwide revolution which separate. ” The future is in the hands Parmarth Niketan and Global and within communities, espe- will begin to shape a more Sadhvi Bhagawati of the youth and that is why we Interfaith WASH Alliance cially for youth to be included, peaceful and inclusive soci- Saraswati said, “The essence of have called all our young sis- launch of this event on peace- is the thread of all religions.” eties. These children from our Indian culture, regardless of ters and brothers together to ful dialogue, diversity, social Imam Umer Ahmes Ilyasi faith institutions will be the our religious tradition, is join hands as one earth fami- coexistence. This partnership is opined, “When we first future priests, maulanas and Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam, the ly for peace and togetherness.” ! " # $ % S ' " (

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0 %123 8 2R 0 #045 "6 66 "1 % $ - . (*# 2' address the problem of water corruption, he said that in the % scarcity in the cities. The Song recent past more than sixty hief Minister Trivendra dam project to be built at a cost people, including senior offi- %' % CSingh Rawat unveiled the of 1100 crore, will provide 24- cials, had been sent to jail in foundation stone for the con- hour water supply to the entire corruption cases. He said that struction work of the 32-metre Dehradun district for 35 years preventing corruption was a (*# 2' span double lane bridge on the and also save electricity worth collective responsibility. Tons river near the Virpur 100 crore. Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi he contribution made post on the Garhi Cantt- Construction of this pro- and cantonment board CEO Ttowards environment con- Virpur-Ghangoda motorway ject will be completed within Zakir Hussain were also among servation by the people of in the Mussoorie Assembly record 350 days. In the coming those present on the occasion. Uttarakhand is inspirational constituency of Dehradun at a time, 60 per cent population of for the whole world. The Chief cost of 237.58 lakh and other entire Dehradun district will Minister Trivendra Singh developmental works on get gravity based water supply. ' %% Rawat said this at the inaugur- Sunday. Referring to the gas .0 al function of the second At a programme on pipeline project, he said that Rustamji BSF-Uttarakhand Sunday, Rawat averred that once completed, it will provide % Tourism MTB Himalayan Race the Government is working gas to entire Dehradun with –2018 here on Sunday morn- with sustainable and far-sight- plans to spread the network ing. The event was focused on ed approach. Under increasing also to remote areas of the State $ + # the themes of 'Save population pressure, long term in the coming 10-12 years. '' - Environment-Stay Healthy and measures are being taken to Referring to zero tolerance for Women Empowerment. It was held jointly by the BSF Institute of Adventure and Advance Training, Doiwala (Dehradun) and the Uttarakhand Tourism Department. In this scenario, awareness Tourism for the cycle race level. Empowerment' movement, The Chief Minister towards environmental pro- organised for the purpose of This will also help boost while mountain biking, will expressed happiness at the tection and environment is environmental protection and the State’s capabilities in other spread this message to the thousands of people who have important for everyone’s life. empowerment of women, the adventure sports like paraglid- people settled in the hill areas come forward to participate in Thousands of deaths are being Chief Minister opined that ing, water sports, trekking, of the Himalayan region along the State Government’s cam- reported today due to pollut- that this event was important skiing and mountaineering the 350 kilometre stretch of paign to rejuvenate the Rispana ed environment. Urban areas for enhancing environmental among other such activities their journey. and Kosi rivers. Any campaign and metros like Delhi are awareness during the time of being promoted nationally. Along with Sharma, the becomes successful only with passing through a big envi- environmental crisis. He emphasised on the need tourism secretary Dilip extensive public support. He ronmental crisis. Under such This effort of BSF and for promoting the participa- Jawalkar, BSF officers and said that people should under- circumstances, the impor- Uttarakhand Tourism will tion of women in such cam- jawans, students from various stand that every campaign tance of the Himalayan State present a new dimension in paigns. schools and colleges, cadets of being run by the Government like Uttarakhand has the field of adventure sports in The BSF inspector gener- National Cadet Corps, Scouts and society is their work and increased, with its clean envi- Uttarakhand and will open the al (Training) ID Sharma stat- and Guides, personnel of then only it can be successful. ronment being no less than a vast potential of scenic beau- ed that all riders of mountain army and ITBP along with Today, big cities and metros are precious heritage. ty and elegance of bikes in this campaign, with national level mountain bik- becoming gas chambers While giving best wishes Uttarakhand along with the 'Save Environment-Stay ers were also among those because of pollution. to BSF and Uttarakhand adventure sports at the world Healthy and Women present on the occasion. 1 * $ &% &*2 # $ 3 & . % $ -% " - -$ $$ - ++ " $ failure of the government.” ished. Reforms focussing on ' 1 - # ' Corruption is not only about improving financial manage- %' giving and taking bribe but ment and strengthening the % influencing electoral process, role of social auditing agen- (*# 2' disturbing law and order, cies have in many countries (*# 2' " human or drug trafficking, achieved greater impact than he State Government will * #+) # giving unjust favors when at public sector reforms on ehradun-based student Tsend an application to the influential position and influ- curbing corruption. The same Dactivist group, Making a NITI Aayog for making s the International Anti- encing the judicial process are is being gradually imple- Difference by Being the Balganga area of Tehri district ACorruption Day was also considered as crimes. So mented in India. Difference (MAD) convened a development block. Further, observed this Sunday, experts educate the public about the Social audits can help to a massive clean up drive and the organisation of the histor- stressed on the need for government’s responsibility build mutual trust between awareness programme at ical Guru Kailapeer Devta speaking up against corrup- to be corruption free. It also public and government.” Deepnagar area of Dehradun Bagwal Balraj Mela would be tion. helps to effectively fight It should be mentioned on Sunday. taken over by the Government, The observance of against corruption, added here that the United Nations This drive was carried announced Chief Minister International Anti- Miglani. Convention Against out as a part of MAD's cam- Trivendra Singh Rawat. He Corruption Day on December Peeyush Garg, member Corruption (UNCAC) is a paign to attract both public was speaking at the concluding 9 is to raise awareness among of Permanent Lok Adalat, treaty between UN member attention and Government day of this folk fair at Budha October. Out of this sum, about pine needle) in Tehri, the people across the globe on a Haridwar and director of states, signed on December 9, action for the cause of reju- Kedar area of Tehri district on 23,000 crore will be invested women can organise them- corruption free society being Nagendra Singh Library said, 2003 and implemented since venating Rispana river. Sunday. in the mountainous regions. selves in to self-help groups and possible if one resolves not to “Corruption is a menace not December 2005. Over a hundred and fifty On the occasion, the Chief He said that several agree- can become in income gener- pay any bribe and have only in India, but the entire It mandates the member volunteers including NCC Minister also announced con- ments have been done to pro- ation related activities based on .0 courage to speak up against world. states to take measures cadets, students from various struction of ‘Sangam Astha mote tourism activities at Tehri the pine needles for which the corruption rather than We cannot remove it but towards reducing and pre- colleges and members of vol- Path’ at a cost of 1.32 crore, reservoir and some more are in Government could provide becoming silent prey to its we can control it by honest venting corruption and untary bodies among others operation of roadways buses in the pipeline. He said that if training to them. % effects. To break the corrup- efforts. We can also control enforcing law and order. Even participated in the cleaning the area, survey of Bhatwari- some big institutions come He said that the State tion chain, consistent efforts scams by men like Nirav provision for asset recovery up drive. Budha Kedar road and taking forward to invest near Tehri Government is formulating a % '- $ are needed. Modi who allegedly is and its return to the country Volunteers entered the over of Balganga college by the reservoir then the possibilities scheme to purchase Pirul and ++ + High Court advocate Lalit involved in 13,500 crore of origin have been made riverbed to embark upon the state government . of home stay facilities in the leaves of Devdar trees. Apart Miglani said, “So much of scam as such scams are dan- under this treaty. drive and continue it for Addressing the gathering area will also increase. from gas, the leaves could be $ '% + money is lost due to corrup- gerous for Indian economy.” Counted as the most three hours. It was noted on the occasion, Rawat said Giving information about used as a fuel. He said that 150 + ++ tion which could have been India has been ranked potent threat to the United that drains from surrounding that the State Government is possibilities of employment MW of power could be gener- used in the development of 81st in the global corruption Nations sustainable develop- areas continue to pollute the making special efforts for the opportunities from pine nee- ated from Pirul in the state. He '$ - the nation and it is a serious perception index in 2017 ment goals of 2030, every year river despite MAD's exten- development of the far off dles, Rawat said that with com- also encouraged farmers to '$ + crime that undermines social among 180 countries at the efforts are made to counter sive reports to the civic places and a plan for the devel- mercial use of pine trees, bio- breed trouts and cultivate and economic development. index scale of 0 to 100, where corruption. authorities and State opment of Budha Kedar area diesel, turpentine oil, tar coal Damask rose. The Tehri MP $ '% + The effects of corruption are 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is An estimate study by the Government on these chal- will also be formulated. He said and power generation from its Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah also long lasting as generations very clean. United Nations states that lenges. that investors from India and residue will be done. He said expressed her views on the 2 ) after generations face pover- S K Batra, the principal of 3.6 trillion dollars are paid in MAD plans to continue abroad had pledged to invest that such experiments are being occasion. Local public repre- $$ $ ty, deprivation, unemploy- post graduate degree college bribe and stolen globally these activities and it's 1,25,000 crore in Uttarakhand carried out in Pithoragarh. sentatives and members of the ment and illiteracy and prob- said, “Effective law enforce- through corruption which engagement with authorities during the ‘Investors Summit’ The Chief Minister said that public were also among those + % $ lems galore. Increasing cor- ment is essential to ensure equals to more than 5 per cent to ensure continued action held at Dehradun earlier in since there is lot of Pirul (dry present on the occasion. ruption is showing policy that the corrupt are duly pun- of global GDP. on Rispana's rejuvenation. O*# - * 4/ 5 4P70$

Jaskiran Chopra hilltop and here I have spent ories of him you would like the town and two or three Mussoorie my best days and done my best to share? taxis. Most visitors came up work. And here I stay, until I As I mentioned in this the hill by bus. And now, ifty five years ago, as a have written my last word.” memoir, I lived through the Landour is a much sought Fyoung man of 29 years, Nehru years as a boy and as a after destination of tourists Ruskin Bond came and settled People have this impres- struggling young witer. People and sometimes I have to get down in this hill station. sion about you having led a are surprised when I say that away from here and lose Today, five and a half decades lonely and isolated life. How I saw (and heard) Nehru in his myself in a large city! later , this celebrated author is far are they right? prime. In 1959, I attended a the soul of this hill town who They are far from being talk he gave to a small audi- You have always written has been his muse as well as right in thinking like this. It ence in the Publications about your constant quest to the subject of his vast body of was a perception some people Division auditorium just off have a room of your own. writing. He is “Bond of the had .However, through my Janpath. Like any profession- Yes. Ever since I was a boy, Mountains” whose love for writings , I have explained the al writer, he spoke about his I was possessive about my these hills is now legendary as difference between solitude royalties, about literary influ- own space where I could write, is his beautiful writing. He has and loneliness.I have sought ences, about the pleasures of dream and just be with myself. been giving a lot of happiness solitude but I never sought writing. Nehru understood It certainly helped me to have to generations of readers down loneliness. One can be lonely the literary mind. In his jail always had a room of my the years and immortalised in a crowd and not be lonely diaries, he writes about the own...a private corner, with a Mussoorie and the Doon val- in a cottage in the hills. My pleasures of reading poets desk for one’s papers, a bed or ley through his work. As he solitude has enhanced cre- enjoyment to readers, young episode. There is no chronol- such as Wordsworth and settee on which to dream, and looks back at all these years, ativity. But I have seldom felt and old. I’m a person with only ogy to this memoir. As and Walter de la Mare. a window to enable one to ever since he thought of lonely. My writing books, my a few regrets. I have had the when they come to my heart look upon the world from becoming a writer as a teenag- walks, my books, friends vis- freedom to write whatever I and I record them. The older What brought you to time to time. er, a host of memories flood iting me, my love for watching wanted to. I never worked one grows, the more memories Mussoorie to settle down? The world outside is just his mind and we can read films and my family of chil- under any constraints.What one has to narrate. This trea- I was looking for my own as important as the world about them in his memoir The dren , grandchildren and great more could one ask for ? sure keeps growing. The space as a writer ever since I inside, and the two in harmo- Beauty of All My Days which grand children have all memoir has episodes and inci- was a teenager. What brought ny bring out the best in a was launched recently. ensured that I do not be lone- What would you like to dents from all phases of my me here was my quest for an writer’s creative spirit.My first Talking to The Pioneer, in ly. say about your memoir The life. I have written a lot regard- enchanted cottage. I was look- novel “The Room on the an exclusive interview, about Beauty of All My Days? ing my memories. ing for a world long gone. And Roof” brings out the memo- this memoir and all his won- When you look back at Each chapter of this mem- I was looking for myself ries of the days that I spent derful years in Doon and life, do you have any regrets? oir is a remembrance of times In this book, you have .When I came here in the sum- with myself and my friends in Mussoorie, Ruskin Bond said I have had a happy and past, an attempt to resurrect a written about Pandit mer of 1963, there were just my little room on the roof in , “Destiny brought me to this fulfilling life and have given person or a period or an Jawaharlal Nehru. Any mem- half a dozen private vehicles in the Doon valley. %# ' #( '"%*+,-+*. 4 7 -.$*,*# "# 5

* '+ #* dominant green colour bears of people of Haryana. Hisar MP Dushyant and sought to assert that his father tary, on Sunday said that the resemblance with INLD flag Hisar MP also touched Digvijay, and then elder son will be the real inheritor of split would not affect the xpelled INLD leader and and also has a smaller patch in upon the circumstances and Ajay—for alleged “anti-party Devi Lal's legacy after O P INLD's political fortunes. EHisar MP, Dushyant yellow colour, carries picture of developments which took place activities”. Chautala. Abhay held a meeting of Chautala on Sunday launched Om Prakash Chautala's father in recent weeks within INLD Dushyant also tried to jus- Dushyant also hit out at party’s state executive includ- a new political outfit 'Jannayak and former deputy Prime that ended in a split and the tify why the banners and the ruling BJP, saying it had ing MPs, MLAs and state exec- Janata Party', which will contest Minister Devi Lal in the centre. decision to float the new out- posters at the rally did not bear failed on all fronts including in utive members in Chandigarh, both Lok Sabha and Assembly The flag of the new outfit was fit. "Flow of rivers cannot be the photo of OP Chautala. giving jobs and on law and ostensibly to keep his flock polls scheduled next year in unveiled by Ajay's wife and stopped...," he said, taking a “Many people say we order front. together and ensure that his Haryana. MLA from Dabwali, Naina veiled dig at his uncle Abhay removed Chautala sahab's pho- The new party, which has party members do not go to Dushyant is the grandson Chautala. Chautala, who while address- tos from posters. He is head of made the split in the INLD and Jind. of Indian National Lok Dal No announcement was, ing a meeting of party's state our family, but he is also head the Chautala family officially, Notably, OP Chautala and (INLD) national president Om however, made on who would executive in Chandigarh on of our rival (INLD) party. has been formed at a time his elder son, Ajay, were con- Prakash Chautala and was head the new party. Ajay's Sunday, claimed that the new There is a legal hurdle that we when general elections are victed in the JBT (junior basic expected to launch the new younger son Digvijay Chautala outfit will disintegrate shortly. cannot have photo of head of three-four months away and teacher) recruitment scam in party following a power strug- was also present at the rally. Abhay Chautala, who is our rival party in our (party) assembly elections in Haryana January 2013. Both were sen- gle in the main opposition The name of the new party Leader of opposition in posters,” he said. are likely to be held in October tenced to 10 years in prison by party last month. begins with `Jannayak', a ref- Haryana Assembly also dared "The day when Chautala next year. a Central Bureau of The INLD had split fol- erence to Devi Lal, with vari- Dushyant to resign as Lok sahab will resign as national Amid a show of strength Investigation (CBI) court in lowing differences between ous speakers at the rally pledg- Sabha member of the INLD if president of INLD, the same by the two warring Chautala Delhi. Ajay Singh Chautala and his ing to walk the path shown by he was so sure of his popular- day we will have his photo in brothers, elder brother Ajay The father and son have younger brother Abhay the late leader. the new outfit will follow the all 10 Lok Sabha seats from the ity. Dushyant had won the our posters. At the same time, Singh Chautala had on been barred from contesting Chautala. Dushyant Chautala, while path shown by Devi Lal and lay state and also fight the Vidhan Hisar parliamentary seat on the I want to say that no-one can November 17 announced the elections due to the conviction. The announcement of the addressing the Jind rally said foundation for ouster of BJP, Sabha polls, he said. INLD symbol. INLD chief OP take him out from our hearts,” floating of a new political The INLD has been man- new political outfit was made that time has come to make a Congress and the INLD in Dushyant said his fight is Chautala had expelled three Dushyant added. party. Ajay's younger brother aged by Chautala's younger son at a rally held in Jind. The flag new beginning and bring in a upcoming polls. on principles and that the new family members from the Wearing a 'green' pugri Abhay Chautala, who controls Abhay Chautala, an MLA from of the new outfit, whose pre- change, while promising that The new outfit will contest party would fight for the rights party—first his grandsons with yellow on its top, he also the INLD as its general secre- Ellenabad since then. )00000" 033"0 0"300**"2"P(8 " #$ % * /"

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* '+ #* ment into this vital aspect. Youngsters aspiring to take o ensure transparency and /58"" R on this very difficult role of Tcredibility of information narrating real war stories of flow to public, the panelists at valour and heroism needed to three-day-long Military be nurtured, she added. Literature Festival-2018 on $ Sharing their thoughts on Sunday called for a more fear- the nuances of war coverage, less, balanced and critical Brig Justin Maciejewski and approach while covering the ringing the curtains down Samitis, Zila Parishads, The event had received Captain Jay Singh Sohal of UK defence forces, particularly the Bon Military Literature Panchayats and other democ- enthusiastic response, with a Army cautioned against the Army. Festival-2018, Punjab Finance ratically elected bodies. massive footfall, which crossed temptation to go for an exclu- They also suggested a Minister Manpreet Singh Manpreet, apologizing for 13,000 yesterday and the sive story. proper training module for Badal on Sunday announced Chief Minister Capt 20,000 mark today, he said. “Real war has real people, journalists covering frontline that the State Government Amarinder Singh’s inability During the three-day with the lives of their families battles and exploits of soldiers would set up a special corpus to attend his scheduled MLF event, the Food Court, Martial and friends entangled with during counter insurgency fund for holding the Festival sessions, said that the Chief Arts display, Weaponry the fate of the war,” said operations during the discus- as an annual event, regardless Minister had made extensive Exhibition of Operation Vijay, Captain Jay Singh Sohal, while sion on ‘Reporting From The of which party comes in preparations but could not Military Art and Photography referring to the London War Zone’, on the third and power. make it due to health reasons; exhibition, along with Clarion beheading of a UK soldier by final day of the Festival at the This would help institu- and “therefore, the Chief Call Theatre, attracted massive Jihadists, the video of which Lake Club. tionalize the gala event as a Minister has deputed me to crowds, along with the stim- was sadly aired by many chan- The eminent group of par- permanent affair in the State, attend the concluding func- ulating panel discussions on all nels. ticipants included former UK said Manpreet, while also tion”. Chief Minister’s Senior days. Military Arts and “We have to be more sen- Chief of Staff 3rd Division underlined the need for an Advisor Lt Gen (retired) Photography exhibition at the sitive to the lives of all those Brig Justin Maciejewski and his amendment to the Tejinder Singh Shergill said festival also attracted massive involved,” he said, adding that wife Rebecca Maciejewski, Constitution for nominating that the event would go a long crowds during the event. by irresponsibly publishing media producer Arati Singh, representatives from the ex- way in motivating youth to People evinced a lot of inter- the ‘content’, we only end up Chandigarh based-reporter $-& #* & 5 5./ & & servicemen fraternity in the join defence forces in the largest in the rare pictures that promoting the nefarious who had covered Kargil war & 6 - .78/96 , $ #: Rajya Sabha, besides ensuring er interest of the nation’s secu- were displayed during the designs of the perpetrators. Vikramjit Singh, besides Major their representation in Block rity, integrity and sovereignty. exhibition. In this age of information, James Sutherland and Captain amongst senior commanders sions. san role in awarding gallantry it was getting increasingly dif- Jay Singh Sohal of UK Army. regarding particular citations. Seconding the thought, awards like Param Vir Chakra. dead Pakistani intruders killed of Pakistani soldiers who had Underscoring the need to ficult to ascertain the veracity Calling for a transparent Rebecca Maciejewski stated Vikramjit Singh, who has cov- Earlier, highlighting the during their Kargil conquest by killed their comrades, but later, train young journalists to of facts, said Major James system for decisions pertaining that governments needed to be ered the frontline operations psychological trauma faced by performing their last rites. “At senior commanders consoled acquaint them with the sensi- Sutherland, highlighting the to announcement of Gallantry more forthcoming in engaging twice in Jammu and Kashmir, soldiers on war duty, Vikramjit first, our men were seething them, explaining that at the end tivity required for frontline role of the editorial checks and Awards, the panelists said that journalists while sharing infor- said that regimental affilia- brought alive the poignant tale with anger at the thought of of the day, they were soldiers reportage, Arati Singh called balances in the fight to be more there were certain misgivings mation leading to such deci- tions at times do play a parti- of Indian personnel honouring being asked to rest the bodies too,” he said. for more systematic invest- 'instant' than others. %# ' #( '"%*+,-+*. 8

9P & 2" $ , " R6 # # :%;* . 0 , 48, Q#65 R ## # '()(*+ New Delhi: The Pakistan High Commission on Sunday said it he CPI (M) has cautioned '()(*+ # "9 ! has issued visas to 139 Tits strategic ally Congress #$ Indian pilgrims to visit Katas that it will fail to defeat the BJP ongress president Rahul 68? Raj Dham, the famous Shiva in the upcoming general elec- CGandhi has written to 9:868% temple, in the country’s Punjab tions if it continues to peddle Punjab Chief Minister $ - province. “soft Hindutva”. In an editori- Amarinder Singh, urging his 6@ $ 9$ Under the framework of a al in the latest edition of its Government in the State to :86< bilateral protocol on visits to mouthpiece, People’s pass a resolution calling on the $ religious shrines, Sikh and Democracy, the CPI (M) has Centre to pass the Women’s *0 - % Hindu pilgrims from India referred to Congress president Reservation Bill. Rahul has visit Pakistan every Rahul Gandhi’s “flurry” of tem- written the letter, seeking pas- year. Pakistani pilgrims also ple visits in the poll-bound sage of a resolution urging the visit India every year under the States of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Central Government to pass protocol. Katas Raj is one of the holi- Pradesh and Rajasthan and the Bill, to the Chief Ministers $ ! “Another group of Indian est places for the Hindu com- said that it was a “pale echo of of those States where the pilgrims, comprising 139 peo- munity in Pakistan. The tem- the Hindutva platforms.” “In the campaign, there The editorial also stated Congress is in power. His $ ple, have been issued visas by ples form a complex sur- “The attempt to prove that was a palpable reluctance to that people’s protests have letter comes just days before the ' the Pakistan High Commission rounding a pond named Katas the Congress was genuinely speak out against the lynchings forced the BJP to fall back on start of the Winter Session of :; to visit Shree Katas Raj Dham — which is regarded as sacred more Hindu than the BJP wit- of Muslims like the killing of its communal rhetoric and Parliament. in Chakwal district from by the devotees. nessed a flurry of temple visits Pehlu Khan,” it alleged. efforts to smear the Opposition Rahul Gandhi noted Assembly for women, in the lating of placement agencies December 9-15,” the Pakistan Pakistan’s High by Rahul Gandhi in the three However, the editorial pointed as anti-national. “The anti- that the Rajya Sabha passed next Session,” Rahul said. was the need of the hour. High Commission said. Commissioner Sohail States... If the Congress thinks out that the BJP will face elec- Muslim rhetoric and the Ram the 108th constitutional He said Mahila Congress Arbind Singh, Chairman of Last month, Pakistan had Mahmood stated that the it can defeat the BJP by such toral reverses in these three temple chorus is not going to Amendment Bill in 2010, but it chief Sushmita Dev had also the All India Unorganised granted visas to more than issuance of visas for yet anoth- soft Hindutva tactics, it is mis- States “because the people have help the BJP to stave off the lapsed after the dissolution of written to all party-led State Workers Congress (AIUWC), 3,800 Sikh pilgrims to visit the er group of pilgrims from India taken,” the editorial said. voted on issues such as jobs, people’s anger against their the 15th Lok Sabha in 2014. Governments in this regard on alleged that the policy on country. Some of the pilgrims was consistent with Highlighting what the CPI (M) farmers’ distress, lack of basic misrule in the three States, nor, “The Congress and several November 23. domestic workers envisioned had attended the ground- Government’s of Pakistan’s pol- considered as Congress’ “soft amenities and corruption”. will it help gain any new vot- parties have called on the Prime The legislative Assemblies by the Government was not all breaking ceremony of the icy of promoting visits to reli- Hindutva”, the editorial picked It said various mass strug- ers in Telangana,” it said. Minister to ensure the passage of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh encompassing and lacks in Kartarpur corridor on gious shrines and was a reflec- on the party’s manifestos in the gles offering a secular and The editorial pointed out of the Women’s Reservation have already taken a lead and addressing core issues and November 28 in Narowal. tion of its commitment to three States. democratic alternative “alone that the peasant mobilisation is Bill and pledged their support. passed a resolution calling on rights of domestic workers. The corridor will link the faithfully implement the 1974 It said while in Madhya can counter the BJP-RSS game going to be followed by the two- While the opponents of the Bill the Central Government to Singh said a law aimed at Darbar Sahib shrine in Protocol, the High Pradesh, the Congress talked of plan and effectively foil it”. day general strike of the work- have cast doubts on the ability enact the Women’s Reservation securing descent-working con- Kartarpur in Pakistan’s Punjab Commission said in a release. ‘gaushalas’ (cow shelters) in “The mobilisation of the working class of the country called of women to affect change, the Bill, he noted. ditions and regulating place- province to Dera Baba Nanak He said that Pakistan every panchayat, commercial ing people... And the numerous by the Central Trade Unions on leadership role taken by women Ahead of Parliament’s ment agencies was the need of in Gurdaspur district in India. remained committed to pro- sale of ‘gaumutra’ (cow urine) struggles and movements tak- January 8 and 9, 2019. “All these after the 73rd and 73th consti- Monsoon Session, Rahul the hour. Earlier this month, over viding all possible facilitation and building a Ram Van ing place around the country streams of struggle are demand- tutional amendments have Gandhi had written to Prime The comprehensive draft 220 Indian pilgrims were for the visiting pilgrims and Gaman Path Yatra, in stand in stark contrast to the ing a secular and democratic proved the detractors wrong,” he Minister Narendra Modi, ask- law for domestic workers look- granted visas to visit the famous strengthening people-to-people Rajasthan, they promised the communal mobilisation being alternative, which alone can said in his letter. ing him to “demonstrate his ing at various aspects such as Hindu temple, Shadani Darbar, exchanges between the two setting up of an education undertaken on the Ram temple counter the BJP-RSS game plan The Bill seeks to reserve commitment to the cause of regulation of working condi- in Sukkur. countries. PTI board to propagate vedic values. issue at Ayodhya,” it said. and effectively foil it,” it said. one-third of all seats for women women”, and ensure the passage tion, fixation of wages, holi- in the Lok Sabha and State of the Women’s Reservation Bill days, regulation of placement Legislative Assemblies. during that Session. agencies, and social security, “In order to affirm our sup- The party also demanded has been submitted by AIUWC %(( " )( $ port to the passage of the Bill, passing of a Bill protecting the to the Government. it would be expedient for the rights of domestic workers in A delegation will also sub- State Assembly to pass a reso- upcoming Parliament Session, mit a memorandum to the '()(*+ the ground is not changing,” blocks works professionally by Forests, which can reduce lution calling for the reserva- asserting that Central law aimed Prime Minster’s Office officials said. The CPWD is the managing the raw-materials emissions by 80 per cent. tion of one-third of the seats in at securing descent working (PMO) demanding law for he Ministry of Housing largest construction agency of for production more efficient- Burnt clay bricks are the the Lok Sabha and legislative conditions for them and regu- domestic workers. Tand Urban Affairs (HUA) the Centre. It mostly con- ly,” said officials. classic form of brick, created by is examining if it can ban use structs office buildings of “There are technologies pressing wet clay into molds, of burnt-clay bricks in its con- Central Government, available to produce environ- then drying and firing them in struction projects, a move autonomous bodies among ment-friendly bricks by utili- kilns. This is a very old build- aimed at giving a boost to envi- others across the country. sation of waste material To give ing material-the type of brick ronment-friendly products. If Officials say red clay bricks a boost to environment-friend- found in many of the ancient the Government bans making get their colour from the iron- ly products and waste materi- structures of the world. In burnt clay bricks, it would be oxide in the valuable fertile top- al, the Ministry has directed appearance, these bricks are a big blow to brick-kiln indus- soil which is used to make CPWD to examine whether solid blocks of hardened clay, try. Earlier, the National Green them. A huge amount of agri- burnt clay bricks can be banned usually reddish in color. Tribunal (NGT) had ordered cultural soil gets wasted and for use in its works,” a senior “Burnt clay bricks are typ- banning digging of earth for locked-into structures as a official said. ically sold in four classes, with making bricks and roads with- Following the ministry’s result of red clay bricks. “Illegal Traditional brick-kilns first-class offering the best out prior environment clear- directions, the CPWD has mining of soil is a huge prob- cause air pollution as they use quality and most strength. ance (EC), sought a feedback from its lem. The unorganised sector coal in brick-making process. These high-grade burnt clay According to an official, officials concerned and asked doesn’t want to take the hassles In October this year, the bricks have no noticeable flaws, the HUA Ministry has direct- them to submit the same by of organising and managing the Supreme Court-appointed but they’re also going to cost ed the Central Public Works December 11. “Numerous supply of better materials and EPCA pushed NCR States to more. When these bricks are Department (CPWD) to exam- directives, guidelines and rules prefers to “just take the soil ensure that all brick-kilns used in walls, they require ine whether burnt clay bricks have been issued by various from somewhere” and make implement the “zig-zag” tech- plastering or rendering with "2 2# % % , 1 & can be banned for use in its Government bodies regarding bricks with it. While the organ- nology, as specified by the mortar. Uses for burnt clay , # 1 $%( " % # ) construction projects. clay bricks, but the situation on ised sector of AAC and CLC Ministry of Environment and bricks include,” officials said. - ## < 7 8 && : 6 "# "# 6 # ";# " New Delhi: Niti Aayog '()(*+ mentation which needed to be Age Pension Scheme, Indira Ashwini Kumar, who has filed 8 Member and agriculture poli- filled, an observation which the Gandhi National Widow a public interest litigation cy expert Ramesh Chand said acing flak from the Supreme Ministry too, during internal Pension Scheme, Indira (PIL) concerning old age per- '()(*+ that he is not in favour of debt FCourt which recently point- evaluation of the programme Gandhi National Disability sons, told the bench that num- waivers as this help only a small ed out gaps in the implemen- primarily found to be true. Pension Scheme, National ber of senior citizens have he Indian and Russian air fraction of farmers. “The tation of National Social The official in the letter Family Benefit Scheme and increased from 10.38 crore as Tforces will begin a 12-day biggest problem with loan Assistance Programme admitted that “while NSAP Annapurna scheme. per 2011 census. war game in Jodhpur on waiver is that it will benefit only (NSAP), dealing with pensions guidelines provides for con- The NSAP has a budget of Only seven states and Monday with an aim to a small fraction of farmers...I for elderly and other issues, the ducting social audit on six- around 9,975 crore in 2018-19 Union Territories were giving enhance their operational am not at all in favour of loan Centre has come up with a monthly basis and provisions and the government has allot- about Rs. 2,000 monthly pen- coordination. waiver,” Chand said. draft social audit guidelines and have been made for financing ted funds for pension covering sion to senior citizens, whose The exercise — Aviaindra The country recently wit- standard operating procedure the social audit through admin- around three crore elderly per- population would increase by — will be unique as the Russian nessed agitations by farmers in to strengthen and ensure its istrative expenses allocated to sons under the Indira Gandhi over 300 per cent by 2050. Air Force will not bring its key farm States in support of uniformity across the States. each State by the Centre, how- National Old Age Pension To bring about uniformity assets and will take part in the their demands ranging from In a letter written recently ever, it was observed that this Scheme. However, the Court in approach, the Social Audit drill using Indian platforms, farm loan waiver to clearing of led NDA Government has the society. to all the States, the Union part of the Guidelines was not observed that “All this is fine on Guidelines and Standard said an official of the Indian Air dues by sugar mills and high- implemented most of the rec- While the Swaminathan Rural Development Ministry being implemented in letter paper. It case of widows in Operating Procedure (SOP) Force said. er prices for crops. ommendations of the committee has suggested the has asked them to provide and spirit.” Vrindavan, I do not think any- have been prepared to launch The first edition of the He also observed that in Commission. MSP should be fixed on C2 feedback on the guidelines so A bench of justices Madan one of them has been given any the pilot in 22 states, said the exercise was held in 2014. poorer States only 10-15 per Chand added the mini- (production cost definition) as to initiate social audit B Lokur and Deepak Gupta money. You have no idea how letter. The PIL had said there Most of the fighter jets cent of farmers are benefited mum support price (MSP) on plus 50 per cent, the of the scheme in a pilot mode had said that the Centre must many widows are there in were a large number of aged being used by the Indian Air from loan waiver as few num- various farm produce cannot Government has adopted in 22 States. have a machinery to implement Vrindavan and in Jagannath people, most of whom were liv- Force is of Russian origin, and ber of farmers get institution- be raised beyond a point it is A2+FL (actual cost plus the The SC while hearing a the scheme so that it could be Puri. You read our judgements ing in poverty, without any roof already both the air forces al loans in such States. When not supported by the demand value of family labour) and a 50 case last month had remarked known as to which authorities (in widows matter) and you over their heads or proper have achieved significant asked about implementation of side factors as it would per cent increase over A2+FL that “prima facie” the NSAP were doing their job properly. will get to know,” Justice clothes, food and budgetary levels of inter-operability, said the Swaminathan Commission become too distorted and unaf- to provide a reasonable margin was a good scheme but there The NSAP comprises of Lokur said. Former Union allocation for their welfare was the official. report, he said Narendra Modi- fordable for a large section of to producers. PTI were “huge gaps” in its imple- Indira Gandhi National Old Minister and senior advocate also paltry. “In India, the pilots from the Russian Federation Aerospace Force will fly alongside their Indian counterparts 0 "$/ in the IAF aircraft, which are #*% ( common to both air forces,” the defence ministry said in a $ statement. '()(*+ drugs/formulations used under meters as given in the author- of anti-diabetes herbal drug Russia has been a major ASU and Homoeopathic sys- itative books, pharmacopoeias BGR-34 and Leukoskin to treat New Delhi: Congress president Gandhis, the Congress presi- partner of India in the defence oon, pharmacopoeia stan- tems of medicine. and formularies of these med- white patches (Luckemia) said Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit dent tweeted, “This entertain- sector and the cooperation has Sdards for drugs/formula- “The Pharmacopoeias are ical system, which are different that these are just some of the back at Prime Minister ing video has been presented by been steadily growing further. tions used under Ayurveda, official documents and are from that prescribed for allo- measures being taken recently Narendra Modi for comparing Mr. 36! I hope you enjoy see- In October last year, India Siddha, Unani (ASU) and widely used all over the India. pathic medicines. to ensure quality and safety. him to a stuck gramophone, ing it! Please share it with and Russia held a 10-day mega Homoeopathic systems of These are the compendia of The symposium aims to “These are officially accepted posting a video of the Prime your family and friends so war game involving their medicine will be available at a quality standards to ensure the disseminate awareness among legal documents providing Minister in which he is seen that they can enjoy it too.” armies, navies and air forces for click of mouse. The move, a identity, purity and strength of them about these standards quality parameters for ayurve- and heard making repeated The video starts with the first time to further ramp first-of-its kind is in keeping the drug imported, manufac- they have to mandatorily fol- da drugs. World is looking at references to members of the Modi’s interaction with BJP up military ties. with the Government’s vision tured for sale, stocked or exhib- low, Dr Reddy said adding ayurveda with great hopes and Gandhi family in a medley of workers; he said, “There used The exercise Indra, which ‘Digital India’ as well as to reach ited for sale or distributed in that researchers, academicians, it becomes important for us to his speeches. to be gramophone records ear- took place in Russia, primari- out to local manufacturers to the country. regulators and industry related cash in on this demand by In a video interaction with lier. At times, it would get ly focused on achieving coor- help them produce quality and “With the launch of the to ayurveda are expected to maintaining quality.” BJP leaders in October, Modi stuck and play same words dination between forces of the safe alternate drugs whose website, these documents will participate in the event. The Government has had mocked Rahul Gandhi, again and again. There are two countries in a tri-services demand is on increase in be accessible online as well,” So far pharmacopeia of already made it mandatory for saying he keeps repeating things some people like it. One thing integrated theatre command domestic and global market. to be organised by the said Dr KRC Reddy, Director 400 single molecule drugs the industry to comply with the like a stuck gramophone but occupies their mind and they scenario. To begin with, the website Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PCIM&H. under Ayurveda category and Pharmacopoeias and people will not accept his keep repeating it.” It was for the first time, of Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia for Indian Medicine and He further explained that 300 drugs of double molecules Formularies prescribed in the “childish” claims and “lies” After that, in the video India participate in a tri-ser- giving scientific details of over Homeopathy (PCIM&H). It is while demand for the herbal has been prepared. We are Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 against the Government as they Rahul posted, a medley of vices exercise with a foreign 700 ayurveda drugs will be an autonomous body under the drug is on rise, many manu- working to add on more drugs and Rules 1945 in the make “fun” of such remarks. Modi’s addresses follow with country with a large scale par- launched by Union Ayush Ministry with a primary man- facturers are still unaware that in the repository, he added. manufacturing of ASU and Posting the video of a med- only repeated references to ticipation by the Navy, the Minister Shripad Naik on date to develop pharma- they have to adhere the stan- Sancht Sharma from homoeopathic drugs, he ley of Modi’s speeches with members of Gandhi family. Army and the Air Force. December 13 at a symposium copoeial standards for dards and quality control para- AIMIL Pharma, manufacturer maintained. repeated references to the PNS %# ' #( '"%*+,-+*. :

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Kashmir — during an Magistrate, who sent him to jail six days after two people died Inspector Singh, who died encounter, the Army said. for 14 days, officials said. in mob violence in the district in the mob violence, was the “Three terrorists have been The Army handed over following an alleged cow investigating officer of the killed in the Mujgund opera- Jitendra Malik to Uttar Pradesh slaughter incident. Dadri lynching case from tion,” an Army official said. Special Task Force team in In a statement issued here, September 28, 2015 to He said weapons have been Meerut late Saturday night. Principal Secretary (Home) November 9, 2015. However, recovered from the site of Malik was interrogated by Arvind Kumar said Akhtar the chargesheet was filed by a encounter. the crime branch during the has been transferred to PAC different IO in March, 2016. Security forces had day and also questioned by the Headquarters in Lucknow. Police have arrested nine launched a cordon and search Special Investigation Team con- Manish Mishra, posted as accused in the Bulandshahr operation near Srinagar- stituted by the Uttar Pradesh additional superintendent of case but the main conspirator, Bandipora road in Mujgund Government to probe the inci- police at modern control room, Yogesh Raj, the district con- area on the outskirts of the city dent, the city Superintendent of Ghaziabad, has been made the vener of Bajrang Dal, is on the here Saturday evening. Police (Crime) said. new ASP (rural) of run. In a video that surfaced The search operation turned He was taken to the district Bulandshahr. online on Wednesday, Raj had into an encounter after the mil- & 5 ( ($ # ) hospital for a medical exami- On Saturday, the UP gov- claimed innocence. itants fired on the search party. nation and later produced ernment transferred Another inquiry by a gov- While the encounter had before the magistrate, who sent Bulandshahr SSP Krishna ernment-constituted SIT is stopped during night, the secu- him to prison for two weeks, Bahadur Singh to the DGP underway, and the team is rity forces continued to main- , the SP said. office in Lucknow. Kumar had going into the details and video tain a tight cordon in the area 1 (% On December 3, a mob of said the senior superintendent of footage of the incident, an offi- to stop militants from escaping. some 400 people rampaged police will be replaced by Sitapur cial said. The encounter resumed through a village in SP Prabhakar Chaudhary. Also, a magisterial probe Sunday morning and in the P (& Bulandshahr apparently after The government has trans- has been ordered by the gov- gunfight, three militants were * " 0 cow carcasses were found in a ferred two other policemen of ernment. killed, the official said. jungle nearby. During the vio- Bulandshahr district — Circle The Uttar Pradesh govern- Their identity and group lence, Inspector Subodh Kumar Officer of Syana area Satya ment has been severely criticised affiliation is yet to be ascertained. & "2 Singh and a 20-year-old man Prakash Sharma and by opposition leaders over law Authorities have suspend- died of gunshot wounds. Chingravati police chowki in- and order and for its handling of ed mobile internet services in & 2 ' $$= Singh and his team had charge Suresh Kumar. the situation after the violence. the city. "& *('' + used by him to organise meet- '()(*+ to answer hypothetical ques- ings in memory of MG tions. The Guna MP said he has ount down has begun for Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa Q * " % $ ' - sserting that factionalism consistently maintained that Cthe removal of S and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. If he Ain the Madhya Pradesh the goal of the entire Congress Thirunavakarassar from the wanted to pay respects to them, unit of the Congress party is a party has been to unseat the post of the president of the he should have done it outside * ( $ " '- + “thing of the past”, senior leader BJP Government in Madhya Tamil Nadu Congress the TNCC office. He knows Jyotiraditya Scindia said Pradesh. Committee following his well that the Congress has % =3 > Sunday the entire State leader- “Once that is achieved, the Saturday spat with former union excellent rapport with the DMK 2 0 4 ship worked as a “united front” next step is for the party lead- minister EVKS Elangovan. and hence should not have during the Assembly polls in a ership to decide (on the chief Speaking to reporters at New done so. I questioned this and (*# 2' operation was unwarranted. #+' # a common peasant master of bid to dislodge the BJP ministerial face),” said Scindia, Delhi, Thirunavakarassar had he got angry,” said Elangovan. He, however, said it was natural his land. The revolutionary Government. one of the top Congress lead- said that he does not mind if the MK Stalin, president, ice Chief of Army Staff Lt to have initial euphoria over the ational Conference presi- steps like single line adminis- Scindia, who spearheaded ers in the state who had won Congress High Command DMK called on Congress VGen Devraj Anbu has said success of the military action. Ndent Farooq Abdullah tration, upgradation of medical an energetic and spirited cam- the Lok Sabha elections in removes him from the post of leader Sonia Gandhi at her the security forces would not Responding to a question Sunday said there can be no facilities and granting gender paign for the Congress in 2014 despite a huge wave in TNCC chief. “But I’ll never New Delhi office on Sunday to hesitate to launch another sur- from the audience during a lasting peace or sustainable neutral voting rights to all Madhya Pradesh, said there is favour of the BJP. allow Elangovan to be appoint- greet her on her birthday. He gical strike against terrorists if panel discussion in development without respect have gone a long way in ele- an “uprising for change” in the Scindia and the state ed as the new chief,” he said said. formally invited Sonia Gandhi the need to do so arises. Chandigarh, Lt Gen Hooda for human rights and the rule vating the living standards of state. Congress chief Kamal Nath Thirunavakarassar’s reac- for the December 16 function “The surgical strike on said in hindsight, it would of law. the people of our state,” he said. “During my campaign, I are being seen as main con- tion came immediately after his to be held at Chennai to unveil militant launchpads across the have been better had “we done In his message on the He said there were human covered over 115 constituencies tenders for the chief minister’s meeting with former Congress the statue of former party chief border was a show of strength it (surgical strikes) secretly”. world human rights day, rights issues during BJP-PDP in Madhya Pradesh. There is an post if Congress emerges vic- president Sonia Gandhi in New Karunanidhi. The DMK pres- by our armed forces and we On the plans to give Abdullah, the MP from led regime in Jammu and omnipotent energy — it is an torious in the state. Delhi where he had gone to greet ident was accompanied by his won’t hesitate to do it again if women combat roles in the Srinagar, said basic human Kashmir. uprising for change,” he told in On whether the selection her on her birthday. Elangovan, step sister Kanimozhi and her the enemy challenges us,” Lt armed forces, Lt Gen Anbu said rights of a man include right to “We in the NC will ensure an interview. of the chief minister by the who too was in New Delhi, told friend A Raja besides TR Balu. Gen Anbu said in reply to a different aspects of the propo- education, right to assembly, that all those who stand Some exit polls have given Congress in case of a win The Pioneer that he does not give There are reports that question by reporters on the sition are being examined as right to profess any religion maimed and bruised are looked an edge to the Congress to could leave some senior lead- any importance to what Thirunavakarassar would soon sidelines of the Indian Military conditions along the borders and above all right to live a dig- after. We owe a sense of com- form a Government in the ers “hard done”, Scindia said: Thirunavakarassar said because be removed from the post of Academy’s Passing Out Parade with Pakistan and China are nified life. mitment to people. We will state after remaining in oppo- “Not at all. One must under- all decisions in the Congress TNCC chief in the backdrop of (POP) in Dehradun on different from the rest of the “We in the NC took it upon work tirelessly for all the sition for 15 years, while oth- stand, that we have to learn party are taken by the party pres- Stalin’s meeting with Sonia Saturday. country. ourselves to ensure the people regions of state. ers have predicted a close fin- from our past. We have previ- ident. “Whether Gandhi. It is an open secret that India conducted the surgi- In July this year, Army of our state all these basic The need of the hour is ish for the grand old party and ously struggled with factional- Thirunavakarassar has to be Stalin does not get along with cal strike on September 29, chief Gen Bipin Rawat said the rights. The ‘naya Kashmir’ granting regional and zonal the ruling BJP. Counting of ism within the party. However, removed from the post or a new Thirunavakarassar. “The 2016 across the Line of Control process to allow women in (new Kashmir) progressive ide- autonomous councils for ele- votes for the November 28 that time has passed.” person has to be appointed in his Congress High Command may as a response to a terrorist combat role, currently an exclu- ology abounds in all the rights vating the living standards of elections to 230 assembly seats He asserted that through- place are matters to be decided prefer someone who has good attack on an Indian Army base sive domain of men, is moving and our leadership has been people in the remote and hilly in the state will take place on out this election in MP, the by the all India president of the relations with the DMK presi- in Uri sector of Jammu and fast and initially women will be striving hard to ensure people areas of our state like Chenab December 11. entire party machinery includ- party. So I do not want to com- dent to head the State unit at Kashmir earlier that month. recruited for positions in mil- all the rights,” he said. region and Pir Panchal region,” “We will get a clear major- ing senior leaders and every ment on his outburst,” said this time because of the Nineteen Indian soldiers died itary police. The NC president said that he said. ity from the people of Madhya single party worker, worked as Elangovan. upcoming Lok Sabha election,” in the attack by Pakistan- In November, he said the “our hopes for a more just, safe Abdullah said develop- Pradesh,” Scindia said while a “united front”. Elangovan, a former union said KA Johny, writer and backed terrorists. Indian Army is not yet ready to and peaceful world can only be ment is a right and that need of responding to a question on the “Our strength, this time, minister, also said that the commentator. He also pointed On Friday, Lt Gen (retd) D have women in combat roles. achieved when there is uni- the hour is to bring about exit polls. has been in the unity of our party cadre in the State were out that the DMK seems to be S Hooda, who was the He said there are several other versal respect for the inherent development that is sustainable Asked if he considers him- campaign. And this will and upset over the style of func- in a commanding position Northern Army commander fields where the Army was dignity and equal rights of all and inclusive. self as a front-runner for the must continue,” the 47-year-old tioning of Thirunavakarassar. because of the strong anti- when the surgical strikes were thinking of inducting women members of the human He said the state’s four chief minister’s post in case the leader said. “Sathyamurthy Bhavan in incumbency factor against the carried out, said the constant and there were plans to have beings”. years were “lost to political Congress wins the elections, Asked if the Congress was Chennai (head quarters of the ruling AIADMK and the inter- hype around the precision women as interpreters. “It was the NC that made instability and conflict”. 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Kazhakam (TPDK) , an outfit Shankar spoiled her engineering "#$- + lowing a split in main opposi- Deputy Conservator of of Tamil chauvinists working dreams as she had to look after C D tion INLD last month. Forests (TATR) Gajendra for self-respect marriages and her on-laws who were poor. Announcement of the new Narwane said the body of the caste-less society. The marriage was solem- party was made at a rally at tiger was found at around Kausalya hogged the nised by Dravida Kazhagam $ Jind, considered as the politi- 10pm Saturday in a farm in national limelight in March leaders and the couple read out cal heartland of the state. Bhamdeli village in the Moharli 2016 when Shankar, a Dalit a vow in typical self respect $$ 68 6@$ % The flag of the new political buffer zone of the reserve. youth , whom she had married style. “We, Kowsalya and Sakthi, $ outfit was unveiled at a well- “It was a sub-adult collared against the wishes of her parents agree in front of you all, that we - % $ attended rally here by Ajay tiger. A post mortem was con- was murdered in broad day light are life partners.” The newly % Chautala’s wife and MLA Naina ducted Sunday morning. It at Udumalpet. The killers were wedded couple also performed $ % Chautala along with senior was electrocuted some time in allegedly hired by her parents a drum recital for their near $ $ $ % leader KC Bangar, former the morning on Saturday,” who belonged to the powerful and dear ones who were present $ chairman of the Haryana Narwane told PTI. Thevar community. A sessions at the wedding. The DK lead- $ " Public Service Commission. A statement from TATR court in Tirupur had sentenced ers who were present during the $ His two sons - Hisar MP authorities said the deceased her father Chinnasamy and five ceremony said that it was a self- Dushyant Chautala and tiger was the offspring of the others to death for the “honour respect marriage. A self-respect $ Digvijay Chautala - were reserve’s T-7 tigress. killing” on December 12, 2017. marriage is one which is not O $ % among those present. Officials said two persons, Kausalya, had been seri- performed under the patronage The name of the new party identified as Rishi Nannawar ously injured when she tried to of Brahmin priests. % begins with ‘Jannayak’, a refer- and Vishal Dhoke, who report- save Shankar from the murder- In a rare gesture, while vow- $2 ence to former deputy prime edly own the farm, have been ers. Since her discharge from the ing to stand together to annihi- $% minister Devi Lal, with various detained by the forest depart- hospital, Kausalya had joined late caste and liberate women, ! $ speakers at the rally vowing to ment and are being questioned the social movement to spread Kowsalya and Sakthi promised 0 %$ follow his ideals. The Indian over the prohibited electric message against honour killings to keep their house open for L) National Lok Dal had split fencing installed at the site. and caste based violence. lovers, who face opposition from ;@;C last month following a power The statement said TATR During her social work, she anybody. “We will fight togeth- $ struggle between Ajay Chautala director N R Praveen and other met Sakthi, who was a drum er for the creation of a special act D;;: and his younger brother Abhay officials, along with National artist working with TPDK for against caste killing. All lovers are C Chautala. Ajay Chautala is Tiger Conservation Authority the same causes and the duo welcome to our house and we $ D undergoing a 10-year jail term representative Bandu Dhotre decided to tie the nuptial knots. will help them in whatever way +- with father Om Prakash and veterinary doctor Sakthi is a visual communication we can. We also promise that the Chautala since 2013 in a teach- Ravinkant Khobragade reached science graduate . Kausalya has doors of our house will always be %M $ #" 2* & + 1 1 # ) ers’ recruitment scam. PTI the spot Sunday morning. launched a movement in mem- open for lovers,” read their vow. $ & %# ' #( '"%*+,-+*. ' ? 62( 6 % .$ ,"- .$ . ,:,7(-05,:-). : 1" " 1 " " "" " " #)" ) % ! + H ( . S + , . 6753A 3468 7& "0 346B . C48 / . + ecently, this columnist found himself in the sunny southern Portugal, driving the latest iter- ( ation of German car-maker BMW’s 3-series sedan. The car- Rmaker has always prided itself on installing - . $ some of the latest technologies in its car. . One of the most advanced features on this * new car was something called ‘Reverse ( ( Assist’. Now cars have had reversing cam- eras and sensors for a while, something that + ( has clearly removed the need for us to look 0 S over our shoulder while driving backwards. But this was another level of automation. After driving into a dead-end road or a sit- ( uation that involves a difficult reverse in the # - car, which incidentally is not cheap, you 63( ( ! # do not have to overthink or manoeuvre. That is, you just keep your foot on the brake + pedal and your hands off the steering wheel. ( The car remembers the last fifty metres it travelled and safely reverses you back to more or less where you started. - As the steering wheel turns by itself, # + , you find yourself staring at awe at the car doing this. This is despite the increasing ( # levels of computerisation on cars. This is for legal liability reasons, it does the A320 is the best-selling The fact is that traffic in not just the computers changing gears for not allow you to keep both your commercial plane in the world India is chaotic and it might be % you in an automatic by calculating engine hands off the wheel. In case you with several thousands in ser- decades before computers D ) 34 speed but monitoring driving conditions, do that for over a few seconds, vice, including hundreds in become smart enough to scan = - the levels of friction on the tires and fuel the pressure sensors, having "# //++'+'+ India. So autonomous tech- through the immense number economy. The fact is that no modern car, known you have lifted your nology will become par for the of variables that traffic here % other than the most basic ones that you hands off the wheel, will set off +* 5"+ ' course in some countries where entails. But even basic levels of ( ( buy nowadays, has much of a physical link visual and aural alarms. Legal +"0+*"9( traffic is more orderly. automation that are currently # between the pedals and the engines and liability is an important issue However, what is almost available will likely not work in some have done away with a physical steer- after all; if the car is automat- ( ( certain is that despite manufac- India. Using Volvo’s ‘City Safety’ # ing connection as well. Much like all mod- ed who is liable for an accident? turers like Mercedes-Benz and technology in India is irritating 6= 9 . ern commercial aircraft, ‘Fly By Wire’ cars The driver or the car manufac- 9(/5#( Volvo introducing some of simply because it activates " ( are rapidly becoming ‘Drive By Wire’. turer?The argument that the car 50-2"(# these automation technolo- whenever you get cut off badly So why the need for a driver at all? In manufacturer is responsible gies on the vehicles they sell in by a motorcycle driver or a cow 0 fact, your columnist has been in a fully could easily be made because 9(50(0 #" India, this country stands to crosses the road blissfully " + autonomous car developed by Ford. The car the car does do almost every- ('52*"5 lose out. Nobody in their right unaware. Of course, a senior ( drove itself around Ford’s Research and thing itself. Therefore, fully minds can argue that other politician feared automation Development campus in Dearborn, autonomous cars have been '"*#52* than a few stretches of express- because it would take away jobs, . Michigan. This was on public roads and it only slowly introduced on to "*(+00('( ways and may be in a couple but that may be years away even B4 ( took a turn on the road where it had to cal- public streets and recent inci- of cities like Chandigarh, traf- in the West. Not having culate oncoming traffic. This was two years dents such as a crash by an '209(#5/ fic in India is orderly. And dri- automation at all will affect job ago, and that time many cars that are cur- autonomous car that killed a #+ 9("* " vers, no matter what vehicle growth in India. Because this # rently available even in India, had added a pedestrian in Arizona in the they are operating, are in deep, technology will in a few years degree of automation to themselves. Today, United States have only inten- "# //+*(#( passionate love with their permeate its way down to small there are some automated cars and more sified scrutiny. ('" + 92" mobile phones. There have cars. If India wishes to become will be sold on the Indian market with close While the Arizona crash been cases of drivers video- a world leader in cars, technol- to Level 2 automation. That is not just cruise might have happened to a (('9 + calling while at the steering. ogy and manufacturing, it has control but things like adaptive cruise con- human driver as well, whenev- ((5/ Traffic enforcement is to work towards enabling trol and automatic land changing as well as er a new technology is intro- woefully poor across the coun- automation. automatic braking in emergency situations duced, it is under higher scruti- 2"50 "+5' try, the sheer volume of vehi- And that involves cleaning 1-# and lane assist. All of these means on a ny, even if it turns out to be safer. "* " #( cles overwhelming traffic up traffic and the political and " ) R" highway you can drive with your hands off Let’s look back at another tech- police. And even if the police social will to do that. But we the steering wheel while travelling at nology mentioned earlier in this 2##('"3 want to enforce traffic rules, the can only hope for the impos- speeds in excess of 100 km per hour. Yet article, the ‘Fly By Wire’ technol- citizenry of this country might sible, because India’s traffic is *+ , your car will maintain a safe distance from ogy on commercial aircraft. + 9()+ rise up. This is notably happen- emblematic of this country, the car ahead of it, change lanes when you When European manufacturer +&(3'5" ing in Pune right now where chaotic and lawless with a lack ) turn the indicator and even observe and cal- Airbus introduced the technol- political parties, civil society of enforcement and bad poli- culate for vehicles in the other lane, hold- ogy with the Airbus A320 in the )5#&*(#( and intellectuals are up in tics. So ten years from now, ing itself perfectly in the centre of the lane mid-1980s, there was actually a arms because the new traffic when India loses out in auto- - and brake automatically in case there is a rash of accidents of the plane in commissioner wants to enforce mobile manufacturing, you *+ . sudden impediment. its first few years of service, helmet usage for two-wheeler will know why that happened. It can do all this even if your hands are including an Indian Airlines riders. If this was not tragic it (The writer is Managing S not strongly on the steering wheel. However, plane in Bengaluru. But today might have been funny. Director, The Pioneer) / 01 ( - S 2" , "C9A-D 0 - $ + $ 3 $ *+ *+ / ( *$ ! 4 / ! %#" %4 $ $ ! ! $ - *+ 2 ( $ $ *+ #'# (--- (3- -( -%) %+''3 %(&%%-) , ( K 0 K " $ K- A K& # *+ S $ + ! , *+ $ # S # $ 0 * "0 - *+ $ ( - of re-employment, as claimed by the State Government, one won- " ( ders if this is permissible at the ( Sir — This refers to the editorial, level of the DGP. A three-judge + ( . “Careful with words” (December %L M Bench of the Supreme Court is at 8). The editorial has rightly con- C ?D + %! present hearing the matter relat- ( demned former Janata Dal " $ ! ing to police reforms in States. + . 3445 3467 / (United) leader Sharad Yadav’s %$ ! Maharashtra ought to have / utterly senseless and uncivilised " $ A approached the apex court if it had remarks against Rajasthan Chief C2D 3% $ ! any issue against the July 3 order S 84 ( Minister Vasundhara Raje. While # 0 L M of the top court which had man- 9 , one cannot question Yadav’s L M 3 $ dated the involvement of the O - O antipathy against the Modi ! #% $ Union Public Service Commission Government or his right to free + % $ % in the selection/extension of DGPs ( *+ *+ ( speech and expression, he has no O! by State Governments. right to ridicule one’s physical ! Hemant Kumar # ( 54( build. His remarks are unpardon- $ $ Ambala Cantt 9 ! " 9 *+ ( able and unworthy of a leader. M Ratan " $ R 2 S Via email 0 % - ( $ ?- - " $ ! Sir — Debate on corruption has been an ongoing process. But / 0 , ( <=%> have we ever thought, who are the - Sir — This refers to the editori- a select few seek some sort of an every sphere of life today, leaders General of Police (DGP), DD middlemen? Are they the bro- S al, “Careful with words” amusement. cannot blame the media with Padsalgikar, who was scheduled kers? Yes. They have made their (December 8). All right-thinking As regards the senior leader- platitudes like “I was misquoted” to retire on November 30, has presence felt in almost all sectors ? persons will countenance the ship, which includes a seasoned and “I never meant it” in lieu of now been asked by the Devendra now. But what about corporates? ) fact that our political leaders politician like Sharad Yadav, who saying a single word “sorry.” Fadnavis-led Government to con- They have cheated the banks - @#? @ must be wary of their parlance, used derogatory remarks against Azhar A Khan tinue with his post. On August right under the nose of the law. words, tone and tenor when Rajasthan Chief Minister Rampur 31, he had been granted a three- They are worse than brokers. - , S speaking at public event. In case Vasundhara Raje, it is beneath month extension by the Union Karthik *+ . of a slip of the tongue, not only their dignity to use out-of-the-pale Government. As a matter of fact, Via email , *+ . ,S does their public image take a remarks for their political adver- the State Government cannot # $& 4 beating but their words leave a saries. Moreover, with state-of-the- extend the tenure of an All-India +))-)( %(>'%+4*(' bad taste in the mouth. Of course, art technology being available in Sir — The Maharashtra Director Service officer. Even if it is a case %# ' #( '"%*+,-+*. $ @ 62( 6 % 3"0 # 0#

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&4 1 " - "" ( # " =1" " "" # ( ( * ( E D # S S # S ( # ( ? O O *F *+ ? ( , &# ; 0 0 G . S ver the past few years, there has been # . , # a sharp rise in violence against women. ? <.,#?> . + 9 Recent National Crime Records Bureau <.+9> (NCRB) data indicates that incidents . .,#?S of rape went up by 12-15 per cent. EE.$ * , Further,O according to the National Family Health .+9 % Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4), one in three married 0 women, aged between 15 and 49 years, experienced # ( spousal violence (physical/emotional or sexual) and , ? .+9 3.9 per cent faced violence during pregnancy. Violence against Scheduled Caste girls, in par- ( F ticular, begins at a younger age. It happens at a high- ( " er rate than women of other castes. Data analysis ( by the All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch from NFHS-4 revealed that 33.2 per cent of women from # ( the Scheduled Caste experience physical violence "*(#5(5/ # since the age of 15, compared to 19.7 per cent in 5("+(+' ( the ‘Other’ category. The highest number of " '+'2-"5 ( crimes against Scheduled Castes was assault on +5('( % H - women with the intent to outrage modesty. While +'")50(' there was a 66 per cent growth in crimes against * 9(50( Dalits during the period 2007-17 (National Crime + 0 9 #+"+ )+"* Records Bureau), crimes faced by Dalit women were #+0( +'" # ( the highest. Of the 3,172 crimes recorded, 2,541 # ! - ( )50('+' were cases of rape against Dalits. But of all women 2"" #-# (* ( in India, who have ever experienced any type of " ( physical or sexual violence, only 14 per cent sought 5'"*(#+( + I help to stop violence. Approximately 77 per cent " "( " neither sought help nor told anyone about the vio- #(( ("* " Sumitra and her fellow women police ing personal problems becomes easier. have managed to get the pradhan, head ( lence they experienced (NFHS-4). +'687 3 mitras are primarily members of women This is why when 30-year-old Anjanii of the local Government, on board. This So when Sumitra Devi received a frantic call 9(")(('0 #* collectives formed by the Uttar Pradesh- Devi, who had faced violence at the hands has not only fostered access to # from a neighbour seeking her help in a sexual assault 6J 'A2'(;8 based Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas of her alcoholic husband for years, final- Government schemes but also facilitated case, she didn’t waste any time. She knew that the Pariyojana (RGMVP), a not-for-profit ly spoke out. When she shared her expe- the police mitra’s work in making their vil- "*+3( #% time was of the essence and would need more than 7J%<6J ( organisation working to empower rural riences with her group, the SHG block lages safer for women and girls. ( just police investigations. The sexual assault of a 13- marginalised women. These groups have president Phoolmati and police mitras The role of collectives in standing up . . +'" year old girl by an upper caste boy from her village )50(')(#( gone beyond saving and credit transac- helped her file a complaint. Her husband to violence against women has become R S ? in Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh, had to be han- tions associated with SGHs. The Rajiv is behind the bars at present. critical with crimes against women in dled with sensitivity. The mother of the survivor #(-5#"( +' Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojana, which It is the desire to ensure justice that Uttar Pradesh on the rise. State data # ( told Sumitra that she wanted to make a police com- :86J%"*( facilitated the formation of about 100 drives these women. They get no finan- revealed that in 107 days between March ) plaint because she was afraid that unless she spoke '209(#5/ SHGs in Nebu Naurangia, has been able cial remuneration for their work as police 16 and June 30 this year, 76,416 cases of out, it would increase her daughter’s vulnerability +0+ # ( to train the groups to leverage their col- mitras. Most of the times, these police crime against women were reported. In ! to sexual assaults by other high-caste boys in the #(-5#"(/5# lective strength to address various types mitras spend their own money to accom- 2016, the number of similar cases report- village. She was convinced that Sumitra could help "*(('"+#(3( # of violence against women in Uttar pany complainants to the local Naurangia ed for the entire year was 49,262. Further, not just because she was part of a large women’s col- Pradesh. Thus, in Sumitra’s case, being a police station, about 10 km away from 17,249 cases of outraging of modesty were ( )

he news of Prime Minister ment of the economies under the other aspects of the economy as well. credit and protecting minority sixth, India at 163, occupies a spot has proved to be an impetus for India Narendra Modi’s meeting with leadership of President Xi Jinping Nobel economics laureate Robert investors. On the other hand, China in the bottom 15 per cent of the to compete for a more efficient reg- Tthe Department of Industrial and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Lucas had once quoted: “Once one leads in the rest eight. Thanks to countries. Only an overhaul of India’s ulation. Although the parameters Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to Consequently, in the 2018 Ease starts thinking about actions to SEBI’s initiatives and the Companies complex judiciary processes and considered in the ranking are neces- brainstorm on breaking into the top of Doing Business World Bank accelerate economic growth, it is Act clauses on disclosure of dividend contract laws can elevate it from the sary, they cannot be considered as 50 rankings of World Bank’s Ease of report, India jumped 23 notches to hard to think about anything else.” distribution policy, mandatory audit bottom of the pile. sufficient drivers of economic Doing Business (EODB) report rank 77 from its earlier 100th posi- This powerful observation aptly committee approval before related In getting electricity, China has growth. Macro-economic condi- comes at an interesting time. Within tion. China jumped a staggering 32 explains the Prime Minister’s focus party transactions and increased jumped from rank 98 to 14 in a year tions, like cost of labour and capital, months of assuming power in 2014, notches to rank 46 from its earlier on improving the EODB ranking. redressal avenues, India has a near by introducing a mobile application and socio-economic factors, like : the Prime Minister had announced 78th position. The hike became The improvement is not only a har- perfect score in protecting minori- for customers to obtain connec- political stability, must also be con- " his Government’s resolve to improve even more striking as both countries binger of increasing FDI, but there ty investors and is ranked seventh. tions and resolve connectivity issues. sidered. India’s EODB ranking. Over the had stagnated in the rankings for also exists a strong correlation The establishment of debt recovery India can incorporate similar reforms The World Bank report is not a - + years, both the Finance and much of the last decade before new between the rankings and the GDP tribunals reduced non-performing under the umbrella of its digitalisa- portrayal of the national business % Commerce Ministers have reiterat- leaders took over the helm. India rose per capita income of nations. loans by 28 per cent and lowered tion drive. India’s worst perfor- environment of the countries as it $ ed the Government’s commitment by 65 counts under Prime Minister To highlight this link, consider rates on larger loans. Faster process- mance is in the metric of registering looks only at domestic small and towards the same, and not without Modi and China by 53 under a research published in The Wall ing of debt recovery cases has cut the property, wherein China is ranked medium size enterprises in the largest L results. President Xi. Street Journal by John Cochrane. It cost of credit. 27th and India 166th. Focussed business cities. The interpretation and $ " $ As India vies for the top spot in In this year’s assessment, China was seen the higher a country’s This year in starting a business, reforms to improve transparency of implementation of policies across the the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the second top improver (after Distance to Frontier Ease of Doing China improved its ranking by information and reliability of infra- nation can vary widely. An exemplar $ confidence index in light of the US- Djibouti) while India is the only Business score, the higher was its per almost 100 spots and is now ranked structure are a must. for India can be China’s approach to China trade war, a comparison economy (along with Djibouti) to capita income. The Central African 28 while India, with its cumbersome India’s most significant jump emulate the success of its Shanghai between the evolving business envi- make it to the list of top 10 improvers Republic scored a dismal 33 and had incorporation norms, holds the was in dealing with construction per- City Council’s Action Plan for EODB $ ronment of Asia’s largest economies for a second consecutive year. One an annual per capita income of just 137th position. It has much to learn mits (from rank 181 to 52). For across the country. Reforms under- - $ becomes inevitable. The sharp rise in might critique the Prime Minister for $328. Other scores were: India (50.3, from China’s ‘One Window, One obtaining building permit, India taken in Delhi and Mumbai should $ the Ease of Doing Business rankings showing excessive interest in this $1,455), China (61, $7,000) and the Form’ and five-in-one business implemented the Single Window be promoted nationally. Till then, the of these two Asian behemoths comes rather straightforward metric, but US (82, $53,000). license reforms that have reduced the Clearance System in Delhi and the Elephant must keep its steady pace to after a long period of stagnation and addressing administrative hurdles A comparison on Doing duration for registering a business Online Building Permit Approval catch up with the slithering Dragon. can be credited to the persistent focus and red-tapism affecting businesses Business parameters: India leads from 22.9 to nine days. In enforcing System in Mumbai. (The writer is Research Fellow, on improving the regulatory environ- lead to corresponding benefits to China only under two heads: Getting contracts, while China is ranked Ease of Doing Business ranking India Foundation) %# ' #( '"%*+,-+*. % ( . # "6 %; "Q/ $ , 2 " * R" " 9 & + $ ' $$ “execution” strategy, it was essen- A - tial to ensure larger quantum of notes of the right denomination 9 $ $ + were made available. ' ' 8 (. If such things were under- .-$ % taken, “we would have been - '$ + talking very differently today - $ - than now,” he said. %'$% But Kotak claimed that for % .+ the financial sector, demoneti- + ' $-. sation has been a “huge boon”. He said the growth in financial savings have been 0209 + “unbelievable”, which has also led to a challenge of risk man- - ' A+ he outcome of the contro- agement. Tversial demonetisation On November 8, 2016, he commerce and industry drive would have been “signif- Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tministry has sent the final icantly better” if “simple things” surprised all by announcing a proposal of new industrial pol- like introducing 2,000 cur- withdrawal of the 500 and icy to the Cabinet for approval, rency notes were avoided, 1,000 notes, claiming to curb Union minister Suresh Prabhu banker Uday Kotak has said. black money and fake notes. said. ernising existing industries. It nology transfer and attract The executive vice chairman But the final numbers have dis- '()(*+ automobiles based on internal is issued. “We have sent the final will also look to reduce regu- $100 billion FDI annually. and managing director of the proved all the calculations combustion (IC) engines “The local supplier at the Cabinet note. We have also pre- latory hurdles, cut paper work This will be the third fourth largest private sector wrong as 99.3 percent of the he Government has man- including two and three wheel- time of tender, bidding or pared an action plan for the and support emerging and new industrial policy after the ones lender Kotak Mahindra Bank cancelled notes worth close to Tdated preference to be ers, passenger vehicles and com- solicitation shall provide self- implementation of the policy,” sectors. The ministry would be released in 1956 and 1991. It has also said small businesses are 15.8 trillion has come back to given to domestically-manu- mercial vehicles and compo- certification that the item Commerce and Industry setting up an elaborate machin- will replace the industrial pol- in a difficult situation at present the system. factured vehicles with mini- nents or spares required for their offered meets the minimum Minister Suresh Prabhu told ery including a steering com- icy of 1991 which was prepared and has welcomed the Governm This was immediately fol- mum 65 per cent local content manufacture and maintenance. local content and shall give said. mittee for effective implemen- in the backdrop of balance of ent focus to revive the sector. lowed with the introduction of in public procurement of auto- The percentage of local details of the location(s) at The new industrial policy tation of the policy. payment crisis. On demonetisation, he said 2,000 note by RBI the same mobiles, according to an offi- content required to qualify as which the local value addition aims at boosting manufactur- As part of the policy, indus- It would be outcome ori- the outcomes would have been evening. Later, the Central cial notification. domestically manufactured is made,” said the notification. ing sector growth, promote trial health clinics could be set ented actionable policy that different if it was planned well. bank has also introduced a As per the new norms automobile has been set at 65 In cases where the pro- foreign technology transfer up to deal with sickness in the provides direction and charts a “I think we would have had 200 denomination notes. notified by the Heavy per cent, it said. curement is for a value over 10 and attract overseas invest- micro, small and medium course of action for a globally significantly better outcomes, if On the small businesses Industries Ministry with an aim On the other hand, for crore, the local supplier shall ments. enterprises (MSMEs) which competitive Indian industry we had just thought about sector, he pitched for more to “encourage Make in India” auto components the percent- provide a certificate from the The policy would have are the backbone of the coun- that leverages skill, scale and simple things. If you are taking focus saying the sector is and to promote manufacturing age of local content required to statutory auditor or cost audi- some financial implications as trys industrial architecture. technology. out 500 and 1,000 notes, why impacted. and production of goods and qualify as domestically manu- tor of the company (in the case the government may provide The Department of The development assumes would you introduce 2,000 “I believe that the SME sec- services locally, “preference factured has been set at 60 per of companies) or from a prac- incentives for use of frontier Industrial Policy and significance as India is aiming notes? “Kotak asked while tor has taken a significant amount shall be provided by all cent, the notification added. tising cost accountant or prac- technologies like artificial intel- Promotion (DIPP) in August at increasing the contribution speaking at former chief eco- of pain. Getting credit for them Government procuring entities The new norms have tising chartered accountant (in ligence, Internet of things, and last year floated a draft indus- of manufacturing sector in the nomic advisor Arvind is tough even now”, he said. to domestically manufactured already come into effect and respect of suppliers other than robotics. trial policy with an aim to cre- GDP to 25 per cent by 2020, Subramanians book launch He also welcomed latest automobile and automotive would be reviewed after March companies) giving the per- It aims at promoting ate jobs for the next two from the current level of about here over the weekend. Government moves for the components”. 31, 2019. They shall remain centage of local content, it emerging sectors and mod- decades, promote foreign tech- 16-17 per cent. Kotak said as part of the sector. The notification applies to valid till a revised notification added. * (% ) 7. $ A #+ 2 " " '()(*+ 2 # ifferences have cropped Dup between the Heavy 1) Industry Ministry and the NITI 9:; Aayog over a proposal by the think tank to levy a Feebate on '()(*+ (73.58 crore) and Trident " + % idea of remote ATC is techni- two-wheelers to subsidise elec- Tools (68.81 crore). cally doable and is happening tric vehicles for promoting ublic sector lender Punjab The sale process is to be -- $$ in a few smaller airports in green mobility. PNational Bank (PNB) has handled by the Stressed Assets northern Europe. According to sources, the put up for sale two dozen non- Targeted Resolution Action $ Since there are different ministry has flagged concerns performing assets to recover (SASTRA) Division of the '' aspects in the systems being to the Aayog over the intro- dues of over 1,779 crore. bank. offered by different players, the duction of a Feebate especial- These 24 dud loan The submission of finan- official said it is now working ly on a mass mode of transport accounts are majorly concen- cial bids will be only through '()(*+ on having a common tender like two-wheelers as it could trated in Mumbai, Delhi and e-auction method, which will platform. not only lead to a hike in Kolkata zones of the bank. take place on the portal of the he Airports Authority of “We are trying to under- prices but also practical chal- Two accounts belong to bank, it said. TIndia (AAI) plans to have stand little more about tech- lenges associated with the col- Chandigarh and Bhopal zones The last date for evincing remote as well as mirror image nology and trying to see how lection of the tax once intro- while one is of Patna zone, as per interest in these accounts is air traffic control systems as it it can be made into a biddable duced. the sale notice on its website. December 10, PNB said. The e- looks to save costs and put in pattern. It is being done inter- “Feebate has been pro- “We intend to place these bidding process will take place place reliable back up options nally .... It is an experimental posed by the NITI Aayog, they of 500 per two-wheeler, you held in September this year. bate concept to urban access accounts for sale to on December 21. in case of any system failures, area and will significantly cut say they will collect funds raise about 10,000 crore. The report titled would charge trucks to enter ARCs/NBFCs/other banks/FIs PNB, hit by a massive a senior official said. down costs,” he said. through Feebate and use that as However, there is an issue of Transforming Indias Mobility the city during congested peri- etc on the terms and conditions 14,000-crore scam allegedly The national airports oper- With mirror image control a subsidy for electric vehicles. who will collect it as now all had suggested using the feebate ods while incentivising them stipulated in the banks policy, perpetrated by jeweller duo ator is now in the process of along with remote ATCs, it We have explained to them that cesses have been subsumed mechanism to incentivise the enter during nighttime hours, in line with the regulatory Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, preparing a common tender would be cost saving as well as there is already a 16 per cent under the GST,” said the official. use of green mobility tech- with both costs and savings guidelines,” PNB said. has enhanced its recovery platform to seek entities that having a back up in case of any Feebate in place as EVs attract An e-mail seeking com- nologies and identifying poten- likely being passed through to The bank has to make mechanism by forming the can provide remote Air Traffic failures. 12 per cent GST whereas the ments from the Government tial mechanisms and develop a the receivers of those goods. recovery of 1,779.18 crore Stressed Asset Management Control (ATC) systems. Remote towers concen- IC-engine vehicles attract 28 think-tank on Feebate regulation for incentivising “Such an approach would from these 24 non-performing Vertical (SAMV) and SASTRA. According to the official, trate ATC at one central loca- per cent,” said a senior Heavy remained unanswered. green mobility technologies not only reduce the cost of assets (NPAs). The bank posted a stagger- the AAI is also looking to have tion instead of having resources Industry Ministry official. The idea of Feebate, a sys- with a feebate mechanism. goods delivery made off hours, Among the major borrow- ing loss of 4,532.35 crore for “mirror image” control of a at each single airport, which The Heavy Industry tem of charges and rebates in It had cited the example of crucial for small shops with ers are Vandana Vidyut with an the second quarter of the cur- busy ATC tower in another would help in having synergies Ministry implements schemes which energy-efficient or envi- London, a city that imposes thin margins serving customers outstanding amount of 454.02 rent fiscal on rising bad loans. ATC tower. For example, if and savings. and policies for the develop- ronment-friendly practices are congestion charges during with limited budgets but would crore, Moser Baer Solar Its gross non-performing there is any failure of a system Currently, airports have ment of Indias automobile sec- rewarded whereas failure to weekday working hours to also reduce overall congestion (233.06 crore), Divine Vidyut assets (NPAs) as a proportion at a busy airport then opera- manned towers to provide tor. adhere to such practices is vehicles entering the city cen- within the city both by reduc- (132.66 crore), Visa Resources of gross advances rose sharply tions there can be controlled ATC services. With remote “About 2 crore two-wheel- penalised, was mooted in two tre. ing traffic during peak times as India Ltd (115.20 crore), to 17.16 per cent (81,250.83 from another place till things towers, there would be a video- ers are sold in India every year. reports supported by the Niti Another report titled well as by reducing illegal park- Allied Strips (118.81 crore), crore) at the end of September are restored, he added. based surveillance for such The NITI Aayogs calculation is Aayog in the run-up to Indias Goods On The Move had ing,” said the report supported Arshiya Northern FTWZ Ltd 2018, from 13.31 per cent The AAI official said the services. that even if you charge a Feebate first Global Mobility Summit observed that applying a fee- by Niti Aayog. (96.70 crore), Birla Surya (57,630.11 crore) a year ago. . 66" # 7 # " " $- ' +!"6K77% 6< ($* $ M9 he instability in the market this technology. There are Tthat occurred due to two-three benefits of this tech- "(( demonetisation is not affecting nology. One is cost efficiency '()(*+ income tax department in 1977. Between 1920 and 1924, homebuyers anymore, now real because initially infrastructure ( “Impressed by the output, Tata Steel, which then had the estate sector is on the upswing, takes huge cost, but, later-on ndia missed a golden oppor- the company was given an largest industrial force any sin- says Prasoon Chauhan, CEO, with repetition, costs are dras- Itunity to implement a fully assignment to computerise the gle Indian company had in HomeKraft in his interaction tically minimised. Secondly, it &5& " computerised tax administra- total processing of income tax. those years, witnessed three with The Pioneer. Here are saves a lot of time. In addition, tion system way back in the late However, Charan Singh, then strikes, the book says. excerpts of his conversation you dont need to do plaster the he Kolkata Port Trust on 70s as a proposal by TCS was Finance Minister, decreed that “At such a tumultuous time, with Vikas Kumar. walls from outside. TSunday received second rejected by the then finance there would be no computeri- Mahatma Gandhi arrived in cape size dry bulk cargo ves- minister Charan Singh, claims sation in the finance ministry Jamshedpur to mediate. Along Tell us about the Whats the Market sce- sel at Sandheads, a senior a new book. as it could create unemploy- with eminent freedom fighter HomeKraft and its functions? nario? KoPT official said. Management strategist- ment!” he writes in the book, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das HomeKraft is promoted Market scenario is good; “This is the first time that researcher Shashank Shah has published by Penguin Random and CF Andrews, he tried to by ATS Group and Geetambar we are getting good response the entire 1.65 lakh tonne come out with the book titled House India. rekindle the relationship Anand. This company has two from the customers. Our cargo in this voyage is meant “The Tata Group: From “If implemented then, between the management and shareholders, one is ATS, Monthly sales are at 70-75 for Haldia. This vessel will Torchbearers to Trailblazers”, India would have been far the workers,” it says. which holds 80 % shares, and flats. offload its entire cargo here coinciding with the completion ahead of several countries Bose sided with the workers another is HDFC Capital, and not move to other east of 150 years of The Tata Group through a fully computerised and battled for their rights by which holds 20 % shares. This Your ongoing projects? coast port,” Kolkata Port and the death anniversary of tax administration system,” negotiating a historic settlement. is the joint venture of these two We only have one ongoing Trust chairman Vinit Kumar JRD Tata on November 29. Shah claims. He became the Jamshedpur companies and now we are project — Happy Trails — added. According to the author, It is mandatory to quote Labour Associations leader and coming up with five more pro- located near to Sector-10, The MV Cape Mary, is after nationalisation of banks PAN on return of income, all would regularly visit Jamshedpur jects in the next one-year. Our Greater Noida West. And we carrying coal and will offload by the Indira Gandhi govern- correspondence with any to engage with the workers, focus is on mid-income group, are about to launch another 1,00,000 tonne at sand heads ment in 1969, there was declin- income tax authority. Shah writes. which starts from 40-70 Lakh complying fully with them for now. And customers who are projects next year. and another 65,000 tonne at ing business with banks as the From January 1, 2005, it “However, Boses involve- and all our projects are quali- our projects. buying flats, which starts from a new lighterage point opened Centre did not want comput- has become mandatory to ment had reduced by 1932. He fied for PMAY (Pradhan 40 Lakh, I dont think so they How Metro extension will by KoPT near Sagar island ers in India. quote PAN on challans for was also imprisoned by the Mantri Awaas Yojna). So cus- So who are your biggest are affected by demonetisation. help you? What are your pro- with help of floating cranes, “It believed that comput- any payments due to the I-T British government as part of tomers are taking all benefits customers? jections in terms of he said. erisation would lead to mass Department. the freedom movement.” under PMAY, which includes Our biggest customers are What are the new tech- Marketing? The first cape size vessel, unemployment. It is contextu- The book is replete with The Tatas invited Rajendra GST, carpet Area and others. middle class and lower middle nologies your company is tak- Recently, Greater Noida MV Samjohn Solidarity, last al to mention a fact that few other little-known facts about Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru to class people whose income ing during construction to Authority passed this propos- year with similar cargo on know,” he claims. The Tata Group. arbitrate between the workers What steps you are taking starts from 50K to 1 lakh. meet the good quality? al. Since our project is locat- account of Adani Enterprises Shah says that it was TCS Among these is about Netaji and the management. to avoid pollution at your We are doing our con- ed near the Metro Station, it is Ltd, called upon KoPT but (Tata Consultancy Services) Subhas Chandra Bose and “Their prompt arrival indi- sites? Effects of demonetisation struction from Mivan pretty easy to commute. Yes, it had discharged 1 lakh tonne that had developed the now Mahatma Gandhi helping in cated the importance of Tata We are following all guide- in real estate sector? Technology for shuttering and will help us a lot in terms of our of coal before making onward ubiquitous permanent account maintaining industrial harmony Steel in the larger priorities of lines under NGT in terms of I think its been two years other construction related selling and connectivity. journey to other East coast number (PAN) system for the at Tata Steel plants in the 1920s. national leadership.” dust, pollution and all. We are so there is no effect as such activities, we are importing port. %# ' #( '"%*+,-+*. + ((

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"Brexit Betrayal" march, was can create tension and disorder, ing together against the "far- and pretending to be % met by a counter-protest at the not just on the day itself but in right extremists". respectable," said Opposition $ same time but taking different the longer term,” he said, UKIP said its march Labour Party's shadow chan- routes. adding that the force would against the "Brexit Betrayal" cellor John McDonnell, as he The Metropolitan Police "adopt a robust arrest policy on would be "the largest pro- called on people to take to the &9& had earlier urged protesters to anyone who attends and is Brexit event of the year". streets against the “poison” of *%-*(" 4 keep their demonstrations intent on violence and disor- Some of their banners refer the far-right. A % peaceful but indicated it is der". to politicians committing "trea- Meanwhile, a rally is also * taking no chances against the The Met Police has said it son", also referring to the taking place in London organ- + backdrop of some violent clash- would keep the two rival sides British prime minister, Theresa ised by pro-EU group Best for ' % es during the "Yellow Vests" apart by issuing two separate May, "Treason May". Britain and the People's Vote $ 0 street protests in the neigh- routes for them to follow "Be there to show you want campaign for another referen- $$ bouring French city of Paris though the West End. to Dump the Deal and that dum to revisit the June 2016 over the weekend. The conditions have been Brexit means Exit," said UKIP vote in favour of Brexit ahead "The right to protest is a imposed under Section 12 and leader Gerard Batten, who has of a crucial House of Commons fundamental right in our 14 of the UK's Public Order angered members of his own vote on Prime Minister May's "&D democratic society, but this Act, 1986. party by appointing Robinson controversial Withdrawal 5E right must be balanced against . & & . C* * C $A .& Far-right group English as an adviser. Agreement struck with the -+'/- / the right of people to go about $ & 6 ;2) & & 6 # Defence League (EDL) founder UKIP's prominent former European Union. 0 0 N their day without fear of vio- Tommy Robinson has joined leader, Nigel Farage, had PTI 6@ $ $ O$ $O 8"/$Q ! 5 && O = $ ! &9 Q ! ": ?'' 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Paris: French Prime Minister the number of arrests increased including Bordeaux, Toulouse, known self-proclaimed spiritual mous accused Faria of making 2010 and early this year in and Australia. +5 Edouard Philippe on Sunday due to the violence in Paris and Marseilles, Lyon and Nantes. healer of sexually abusing them them masturbate him or per- Faria's "spiritual hospital" in the Oprah Winfrey, the US % $ vowed to "restore national some other cities added that Demonstrations by the under pretext of trying to "cure" form fellatio, which he insisted town of Abadiania, close to the television celebrity and pro- unity" after violence during the 118 demonstrators were known Yellow Vests movement began them of depression or other was the only way to transfer his capital Brasilia. ducer, visited Faria in 2013 to weekend forced police to use to have been injured along as a protest against increased problems. "cleansing" energy to them. Globo's G1 news website look into his "miracles." 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%9 &$ Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame how Mirzapur fits only a few had gotten to meet him. A $ trailers recently and a Marvel space at into the narrative, contest and lottery was conducted dur- the NSIC Okhla, where Comic Con was Varma said, “Everything in ing the three days to meet him while the held this year, merchandise like Thor’s pop culture fits into Comic Con. Any mainstage was open to everyone. O '- $+$%A" % hat is pride? How does it dis- 922 ' $$ + tinguish one’s choices, styles +2 $A Wand legacy? Designer Tarun Tahiliani believes that pride is the hall- = 1 #> %$ mark of today’s generation as a mean- $$ ingful expression of their success. While their distinct choices define their indi- ,10-<1*5*<* ). /*115 * viduality, the taste of pride comes from their self-earned achievements and " % accomplishments. '$ As the designer launch- show an interesting blend of the past and “The lehengas have become lighter -A es his ready-to-wear col- the present and a telescope into the and easier to be carried. They are volu- -- + lection Pride at the future.” minous and fluffy, feminine and have +$% Blenders’ Pride Fashion Through a showcase of 40 unique Indian beading. It carries the sensuali- Tour 2018, his new con- looks blending historical opulence with ty of the Indian draping.” SEX EDUCATION cept urges people to modern interpretation, he aims to He says that a blend of the Western The web series is a distinctively honest and ' love the world and explore and interpret the concept of silhouettes and Indian aesthetics is in the witty look at the universally awkward com- A" their identity and ‘India Modern’ through fashion by fact that Indian fashion sense has pro- ing-of-age experience. The dramedy deliv- + $ the blend which mixing East with the West. vided a platform to push boundaries, ers a healthy dose of nostalgia, taking the they represent. “I have mixed the two styles and “especially for people like me. I feel excit- audience back to their high school days, ' + +$%A He says, “It sig- designed it differently taking the ed about the whole idea of blend with a fresh postmodern take on young " ' + nifies the emotions styling to a more extreme vibe. I have because I always look at the modern adult life, friendships, and attitudes towards AP of contemporary done new things which are devoid of India which in itself is a huge blend.” sex, identity, love and everything in L0- India.” embroidery as the concept focusses However, the designer says that he between. It is a contemporary British love- He draws at the present moment even though “doesn’t care” about whether we have letter to the classic American high-school inspiration from it is steeped in Indian traditions of managed to change the way the West story starring Asa Butterfield as Otis the pride that each draped form and techniques that looks at our fashion and craft. He says, Milburn, the only child of two sex thera- Indian, irrespective Indian craftsmen have developed over “I changed the way I looked at craft and pists, and actress Gillian Anderson as Jean of his religious and the years with love.” fashion. And now other people too. And Milburn, his mother, a larger-than-life sex regional identity He uses VS Naipaul’s A Multiple to me that is the most important thing.” therapist with no filter. and profession, Mutinies Now metaphorically to talk He believes that Indians are incre- The show releases on January 11, 2019 on takes when it comes about a million ideas about India’s old mentally becoming conscious con- Netflix. to elements that culture that has “existed for a thousand sumers of everyday art. Designs today define the country. years, has had many influences due to flow into the minutest aspects of daily BIRD BOX He explains numerous foreign invasions.” He says life like dressing, household utility and When a mysterious force decimates the 5 what are the new that the biggest global influence that we which had more to do with Maharajas casual meetings. 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If it was a boy, they would have asked for double. He told 96-year-old khap panchayat leader admits us how on a joyous occasion, society reminded that it’s time for the winds of change to him of his place as the father of a daughter. He Ablow in and that girls need to be nurtured vowed to change the mindset and is now one of rather than destroyed though he knows he can- the biggest crusaders to stop gender-based not overturn a system that had taken hold for cen- killings,” she said. turies with just one diktat. “Let’s do small things These men risked social ostracisation and to push the big change,” he says. Meanwhile, a vil- even banishment to take up this tough fight. “It’s lage bard sings against female foeticide at a busy time now for the men to step up. Otherwise it’s square, encouraged by menfolk out to do their never going to happen. But for that we have to chores. And then there’s a simple father, who was- try and understand their contexts too. When we n’t allowed to celebrate the birth of his daugh- went to shoot we didn’t start filming immediate- ter, and has now turned gender campaigner. From ly. Once the relationship was established, they the darkest corners of Haryana, filmmaker completely understood the intent and emotion. Vibha Bakshi found ordinary men taking on the And felt they had the authorship of their story,” extraordinary fight to change the narrative on added the filmmaker. masculinity. She found her heroes after ridding For Bakshi, this was her toughest story to tell herself of stigma, her urban myths and by living since she was the only woman in the group. “We in that community and building trust. And once were advised to travel in one big van, just from she discovered the hidden truth, she partnered a security point of view. But every time we with the United Nations to distribute the film to stopped at a motel, my character assassination priority countries as part of encouraging the “He was done on the spot. Like if something happens for She” movement. to her, it’s worth it. She deserves it because she “Unless men are part of the struggle, we will is travelling with eight men,” she said. She took not win our fight for equality. It’s not about him long to break the ice, at first not making direct vs her or us vs them. We’re in this together. This eye contact with the men sarpanches. Three isn’t a woman’s issue, it’s humanity’s issue, so we’ve months later, the actual conversation started. got to be in this together. When we bring up “Then they were leading and taking me every- exclusionist words like feminists, suddenly we find where,” she said. the men are going even further and that’s so not Bakshi is still in touch with these maverick the point,” the Boston-based researcher and film- men and hopes that with the UN partnership, maker told us. It was another reason why she did their voices will get amplified. “Bas ab bohot he event of physical birth brings an individual into con- not want a celebrity attached to the project hogaya! We have seen change in Haryana of all Ttact with a particular culture, community, race, religion and because the moment you add one, the film stops places. That has made me hopeful. I have kept nation from the very beginning of his life. As he grows in that being the star. “The issue is the star here,” she said. the producing rights, so that the film can be environment, his personality is moulded by various groups, The making of the film is a story in itself as screened for the social good and not be hijacked influences and, in turn, he also influences these groups. Bakshi, while scouting for locales, found an ad by somebody else’s agenda. It must reach as many Everyone indeed, has to participate in the life of these vari- that read, “Go for foeticide and save millions later.” people. We are very confident that one million ous groups because no one can live unto himself alone, cut off Essentially that meant, kill the girl before she ends pledges will be collected next year to change the from all others. And, it is no doubt true that by relating one- up splitting the property that only boys can lay way for the girl child. These men have pledged self meaningfully with others one is able to enrich their life at claim to. “The boy-girl ratio in Haryana is the )P $ 2, /%/08 to change the narrative in whatever way they can. least upto a stage. But one thing that results from participa- worst or lowest in the country today. So much For their mothers, wives, daughters or sisters or tion in group life is that, gradually, man develops cultural, intel- so that they are getting girls from tribal villages, and that was a deadly mix. But I made a respon- was that men, who had grown up in the under- friends,” she said. lectual and emotional ties with, and loyalties towards, these from remote pockets like Bihar and Assam, to sible film and rather than stereotyping the cops belly of patriarchy only seeing biases, were able Asked if she saw a mindset change happen- groups, as a result of which one difficulty that crops up from bear children. These hired brides have no legal as apathetic, I tried to see the case from their to rise above themselves,” she said. ing, Bakshi said, “I had access to the biggest and these ties is that man begins to conceive humanity in this lim- rights because they are technically not married, point of view and how they, too, were hedged She chanced upon her subjects at the most the most influential khap leader. He told me how ited sense and considers those who are in his group as his own there’s no paperwork. Can you believe in while handling the case. It was the same unexpected of places. Once while crossing a the oldest member among them, a 96-year-old and others, who are not of this group, as aliens. He shares the it? She goes from the devil to the with Haryana. With all the notorious sta- gaushala, she could hear singing and clapping. patriarch, had said that change must happen to sense of oneness with only a small section of people belong- deep blue sea. Such brides are tistics and skewed birth ratios, I could have “We followed the music and found this bard atop stop foeticide and shaming offenders was the only ing to a community and does not have the feeling of belong- even exchanged with other men again taken the sensational route but we a bullock cart articulating the thoughts of the now way things could work. I realised that if you want ing to the world community. once their reproductive role has decided we would leave people with hope dead female foetus. Full throated, he sang, ‘Oh to do the right thing, it doesn’t matter what gen- In such a state of mind, he been fulfilled. Besides, the skewed when we made Son Rise.” the killers of daughters, I’m going to come one eration you belong to. That leader could barely does not admit to his sex ratio has forced a sense of denial She hopes that every man who day and tell the truth.’ So he’s the voice from the stand. But he said ‘the time is now.’ What is most obligations beyond the and frustration among men. That is watches this film comes out clapping womb which will assume physical birth one day. significant is that this change is organic and has frontiers of rights and why Haryana also has one of the his hands. “I really hope he claps and You would not believe it but there was a crowd happened without any exposure to the outside duties to the group. highest rates of gangrapes in the says, you know what? If they can do of a 1,000 people around him, 80 per cent of world. The men have have changed because of This, sooner or later, country. It is a cycle. They started the it, I can do it. I’m going to stand up whom were men. The bard told me that he was their latent humanity.” . poses a problem, for killing and now they themselves are in and change the narrative. It’s in the quite popular and, therefore, had decided to use Bakshi found that the khaps also had to take man’s narrow loyal- trouble. They have no option but to heal form of documentary. No retakes, everything his skill to spread social messages because he care of their own dynamics. “There are khaps ties create prejudices themselves and society. I have attempted was found on the ground. I opened the film with could entertain and educate. I’m just giving you which are regressive but this leader wanted a which take the form to catch this surging story.” honouring the people of Haryana, who were brave a single example. This man has been going from change. What happens is that these insular out- of misunderstanding Bakshi has consistently made films on stop- enough to break the conspiracy of silence. village to village with his campaign. Initially, he fits also have to work with society and if they or ego-centric behav- ping violence against women and has been laud- Everyone in Haryana helped me tell the story. UN was doing it himself, today he’s got crowd-fund- radically change overnight, they will be reject- iour towards others ed for both her features, Daughters of Mother India is a tough jury to clear. So the fact that they have ing going on,” she said. ed completely. So they need to plot their moves initially and then bick- and now Son Rise. Dealing with the sensitive issue cleared it gives us more strength and they see a Another person she met was a women’s carefully. The change has to be gradual. I had erings and finally conflict. of the Nirbhaya rape in her first, she realised that possibility of this film setting off a movement,” wrestling coach. He began with an academy for confessed to them how alien I thought them to This then becomes the it would be impossible to make that film if she she said. Interestingly, the men, who are part of boys but slowly had the girls coming in. “He is be. When we both gave an inch, we got close and greatest danger to peace and was not sensitive with the Delhi Police. “It would the film come from different occupations and not like Mahaveer Phogat who trained girls from by the end there was laughter,” said the filmmak- stability. The fact that a person or a have been easy for me to sensationalise and play castes. “We went into remote villages out of the his family. He took aspirants from the neighbour- er, who has used Bollywood technicians to tell community is civilised is no guarantee for stability and progress the blame game. I had the issue of rape, I had cops Google map footprint. Yet what was admirable hood. He told us, ‘I have allowed girls because her unconventional story. if the people are not prepared to make even a little sacrifice for the common good of all, in which their own well-being is also ensured. 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Diego Simeone's side defeated Alaves 3-0 Messi capped a dominant team and and the Andalusians drew 1-1 at Valencia. individual display with his second free-kick . 5A However Messi made sure that Ernesto of the night, which this time whipped past Valverde's team kept their place at the top Lopez which such venom the Spanish of the pile with a mesmerising display 6 & & & A , $ goalkeeper could barely move towards it. alongside front-three partners Luis Suarez Mouctar Diakhaby's header in second ) and Ousmane Dembele that left Espanyol home, knowing that winning is by keeping possession under intense half stoppage time for Valencia meant dead and buried by half-time. very difficult against every team." pressure before providing the pass Sevilla missed the opportunity to stay just "He is extraordinary," said Valverde. for Dembele from which the French a point behind Barca. 5'5' "The free-kicks, the chances on goal that && attacker curled in a fine second. Pablo Sarabia had put the visitors into he creates, what he brings us and what he Messi began the rout in the It was then Dembele's turn to the lead nine minutes into the second half helsea inflicted champions take from the opponent... 17th minute with a perfectly become provider a minute before the and Sevilla had chances to seal the points Manchester City's first Premier "It is still very early, La Liga is very placed free-kick that arched past a des- break, slipping in a super through ball that at the Mestalla with Ever Banega and CLeague defeat of the season as tight, but the idea is to be solid away from perate Diego Lopez, and followed that up Suarez somehow took on and squeezed Andre Silva hitting the post. goals from N'Golo Kante and David Luiz handed the hosts a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge and sent Liverpool top of the table. , , #0 # Kante's goal just before half-time 2 )3 1 came against the run of play as the vis- his net, but was called into action again itors dominated the first 45 minutes, but to keep his side in the game just after the without the injured Sergio Aguero, break when he palmed away Willian's +J City lacked a cutting edge up front and free-kick. Luiz's header 12 minutes from time Willian wasted another good chance sealed a huge win for Chelsea. on the counter-attack as having been '()(*+ Liverpool are now a point clear of behind only once before in the Premier City after Mohamed Salah scored a hat- League this season, City were rattled and nion Sports Minister trick in a 4-0 victory at Bournemouth rarely threatened to get back in the game URajyavardhan Singh Rathore on earlier on Saturday. in the second period. Sunday launched the jersey for the sec- Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri Guardiola's men may also ond edition of Khelo India, rechris- had lost all of his previous three have to cope without David Silva tened as Khelo India Youth Games, meetings against City boss Pep for some of the festive season after which will kick start from January 9- Guardiola and was growingly the Spaniard hobbled off holding 20 in Pune. # increasingly frustrated at his his hamstring. Building on the success of the & side's inability to hold possession Defending set-pieces has inaugural edition, the Minister along- as the visitors dominated the first often been a rare Achilles heel for side Khelo India stars Manu Bhaker, Games is a testimony to the hunger + " & && & & half. City and it was exposed when Luiz Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Saurabh and multitude of sporting talent in Raheem Sterling should have scored made the game safe by rising highest to Chaudhary, Lakshya Sen, Esha Singh, India. Buoyed by the terrific response +Q minutes made the score 2-2. It score a single tackle point in when his weak left-footed finish was Hazard's corner and looping a header Tababi Devi, and Srihari Natraj start- for Khelo India School Games and was an evenly contested affair almost 30 minutes whereas placed too close to Kepa Arrizabalaga in off the underside of the bar. ed the countdown to Khelo India with an aim to increase participation aipur Pink Panthers came up for the first 11 minutes of the Thakur had just two points before the world's most expensive goal- Youth Games with an evocative in sports across all age groups, we have Jwith an accomplished perfor- match as the defence of Jaipur against his name. keeper also denied Leroy Sane from a "#5MinuteAur" campaign. not just added two sports this year but mance to beat Tamil Thalaivas stood strong against the raiders For the Jaipur Pink narrow angle. Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham Scheduled to take place at Shree the games will also be played under 37-24 in the Inter Zone of Thalaivas with the score level Panthers, it was Deepak Hooda Yet, for all City's possession, the vis- thrust themselves back into the Premier Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in two age categories U-17 and U-21 to Challenge Week of Vivo Pro at 7-7. who continued his rich vein of itors were stung by a sucker punch just League title race with a 2-0 victory at Pune, the Games will see over 10,000 allow even more enthusiasts to par- Kabaddi Season 6. Jaipur Pink Panthers form. He came into the match before half-time as Sarri's decision to Leicester City ahead of a Champions participants from 29 states and seven ticipate and flourish," Rathore said. Deepak Hooda (9 points) turned on the pressure with as Jaipur's leading raider and field Eden Hazard as the focal point of League trip to Barcelona in midweek. Union Territories taking part in the "The '5 minute aur' campaign for was the architect of their victo- Anand Patil making a two- was once again a force to reck- the Chelsea attack and maintain Kante The Tottenham manager saw his two age categories -- under 17 and the Khelo India Youth Games is a ry and was ably supported by point raid in the 14th minute. on with. in an advanced midfield role paid off. side brush the Foxes aside despite under 21. reflection of the immense strides Anand Patil (5 points) and Deepak Hooda's successful raid Jaipur Pink Panthers held Sarri has resisted calls to return Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen, In its inaugural edition, Khelo we've made and the journey that lies Ajinkya Pawar (4 points). Sunil in the 16th minute led to a seven-point advantage as Kante to the deep-lying midfield role two of his most potent players, playing India had a strong message "Kheloge in front of us to make India a truly Siddhgavali got a high five in Thalaivas suffering an all out as they led 23-16 after 30 minutes where he shone in winning the World only cameo roles off the bench. Kudoge Banoge lajawaab" encouraging sporting nation. We hope it will inspire defence for Jaipur Pink Panthers. they trailed 9-16. Sukesh Hegde of play. Things took a turn for Cup with France and Premier League Victory in the East Midlands moved more kids to play every day, it was an India to work towards incorporating Tamil Thalaivas started off scored a raid point in the 20th the worse for Thalaivas as they titles for Leicester and Chelsea at the Tottenham back into third, just six effort towards changing an age-old sports as a way of life," Rathore added. brightly but faded away as their minute as Tamil Thalaivas went suffered an all out in the 34th expense of Jorginho. points off the top of the Premier League. belief. Star India has expanded the broad- two key men Ajay Thakur and into the break trailing 10-17. minute to trail 18-30. Hazard was finally fed the ball to feet In the absence of Kane and Eriksen, Building on the core of this mes- cast coverage for the second edition. Manjeet Chhillar had a disap- Tamil Thalaivas were In the last five minutes of inside the City box and his pass picked Son Heung-min came to the fore by sage through the #5MinuteAur cam- The coverage of the upcoming season pointing game. The victory struggling to keep up with the match Jaipur Pink Panthers out Kante, who side-footed the ball high opening the scoring with a left-footed paign, the Ministry wants India to will include live telecast in five lan- keeps Jaipur Pink Panthers in the Pink Panthers as their two key continued to assert their past Ederson. rocket from the edge of the penalty area encourage kids to play for those extra guages (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada hunt for a place in the playoffs. players — Ajay Thakur and supremacy over Tamil The Brazilian goalkeeper had been before crossing for Dele Alli to head five minutes. and English) and telecast of all 18 dis- A couple of successful raids Manjeet Chhillar — couldn't Thalaivas and ran out com- a spectator before picking the ball out home Spurs' second. "The success of Khelo India School ciplines of both age groups. by both teams in the first two get going. Chhillar couldn't fortable winners in the end. %# ' #( '"%*+,-+*. ' (:

4@" )(")K5),2A53-<5)( 7 %# & )& 7/J ( +( ndian assistant coach Sanjay IBangar on Sunday high- ( +( lighted the lower order collapse as one of the areas the team can ndian bowlers once again exposed the improve going ahead in the chinks in jittery Australian batting line-up Test series against Australia Ileaving the hosts tottering at 104 for 4 in and said it is now about "cross- pursuit of a tough target of 323 on the fourth ing the line". day of the first Test on Sunday. The visitors lost their last With 219 runs required on a fifth day seven wickets for 73 runs, and track, it will be an onerous job for the the last five for 25 runs, as they Australian batsmen, who have been struggling were bowled out for 307 runs put us in that position, we against a consistent Indian attack with their in the second innings of the expected that with time, with ultra defensive approach. opening Test at the Adelaide a better approach and calcu- Ravichandran Ashwin (2/44 in 19 overs) Oval. lation, tactically he could have and Mohammed Shami (2/15 in 9 overs) were Bangar said the expecta- done better. impressive during the final session as Australia tion was of another 25 runs "But you don't want to take lost three wickets in Marcus Harris (26), from the lower order, which the fearlessness away from Usman Khawaja (8) and Peter Handscomb collapsed as soon as Rishabh him otherwise. Hitting against (14). Pant holed out after an attack- the turn and getting those At end of play, Shaun Marsh was unbeat- ing innings. boundaries are high percent- en on 31 runs (92 balls) while Travis Head was "We were expecting atleast age shots. Those are the shots batting on 11 not out (37 balls). 25 runs. That's an area where that many courageous players After tea, Australia had an early reprieve we are continuously looking to have played." in the 13th over when Cheteshwar Pujara improve. And we hope the When asked if Pant needs failed to latch onto a tough chance at first slip lower order, especially 9, 10 to relook at certain aspects of from opener Marcus Harris (26), then on 14 and 11 show more application his batting, Bangar replied, "He not out, off Mohammed Shami (2/15). than they did today," he said. is a pretty mature player. He is The pacer put up an improved perfor- "When Rishabh Pant capable of playing both games. mance as he managed to etch out Harris' wick- walked in we were 260-odd. He has another aspect to his et in the 17th over, caught behind. Immediately he released the game and for somebody who The big blow to Australia's dim hopes of pressure and gave us those is just starting his career, it is winning this Test came when the dogged quick 30-35 runs. Once he had an exciting prospect to have." Usman Khawaja (8) was caught in the deep off Ashwin as he tried to clear mid-off. The mistimed skier was caught by Rohit 6 Sharma, who judged well and dived in-front to take the catch. Peter Handscomb (14) and Marsh then ( +( added 24 runs for fourth wicket in 13.2 overs. The former had a 'life' when KL Rahul didn't ustralia have drawn inspi- latch onto a tough chance at short leg off 2 & $ # & $%% $ ) Aration from a miraculous Ashwin in the 34th over. draw against Pakistan two Three overs later the breakthrough did lunch. batsmen. months ago and will be going for come when Handscomb hit Shami straight to Rishabh Pant (28) continued attacking Rahane survived an appeal for a catch in a win on day five of the first Test midwicket and Pujara completed an easy Nathan Lyon (6-122) but didn't last long as a the 74th over via DRS when replays showed against India on Monday. catch. wild swing found the fielder at deep cover. that the bat was nowhere near the ball. Lyon has said that the day This was after India lost five wickets for It started the Indian slide. Ashwin (5) and India's 200 had came up in the 77th over five wicket at the Adelaide Oval 25 runs in the post lunch session to set a 323- Ajinkya Rahane (70) played uncharacteristic while their 50-partnership came off 103 balls. will still be good enough to bat run target. The visitors were bowled out for strokes, indicating that a declaration was forth- Pujara reached his 20th Test half-century off on, and that the hosts can press 307 (106.5 overs) in their second innings coming. But India never got to that point. 140 balls. on to chase the 323-run target set by India. thanks largely to some atrocious shot selec- Ashwin was caught pulling in the deep off Australia got a breakthrough with Pujara Australia had pulled off a miraculous draw on the final tion from the lower-middle order. Mitchell Starc (3-40) while Rahane was out out caught at short leg, off Lyon in the 88th day in Dubai and Lyon was confident that it could be repeat- At tea, Australia reached 28-1 (12 overs). caught reverse sweeping. Mohammed Shami over as the ball looped up. ed on Monday. Aaron Finch (11), survived a loud lbw appeal (0) was out caught first ball, wildly swinging He walked off to a standing ovation from "I think the pitch has quickened up a little bit and is doing on zero off Ishant Sharma (0-14) on only the at Lyon. the Sunday crowd, having faced 450 balls in a lot less for the seamers. It's definitely spinning and they've second ball of this innings. He went for DRS Ishant Sharma (0) was last out as India this match, the second-most for an Indian got a world-class spinner. So it's going to be a great challenge review and the decision was turned because were bowled out in just 11.5 overs after lunch. batsman in a Test on Australian soil after for our batters out there with two left-handers, with R Ashwin it was a no ball. Their last seven wickets cost only 73 runs. Sachin Tendulkar (525 at Sydney, 2004). spinning away," Lyon, who took 6-122 in 2nd innings said. Ashwin though nabbed him before tea, as Starting from overnight 151 for 3, India Rohit Sharma (1) came to the crease there- Usman Khawaja had scored a match-saving 141 against the ball seemed to have brushed his gloves made good progress through the first session after, but left quickly, caught at silly point Pakistan on day five of the Test played in October. Skipper before looping up for keeper Rishabh Pant to as Pujara and Rahane ground down the smartly by Peter Handscomb as Lyon picked Tim Paine too made a significant contribution, an unbeaten claim an easy catch. Replays showed that Finch Australian attack with an 87-run partnership up his third wicket. 61, to save the game for his team. had made a mistake not going for the DRS for the fourth wicket. Young Pant though decided to attack and "We just spoke about Dubai. We still believe we can win review as there was nothing on snickometer Pujara started on a positive note with suc- took India past 250 before lunch. At the other this, and that's the best thing. We still believe we're in this or hotspot. cessive fours early in the day's play. India's end, Rahane had opened up to play pull game, it's just about coming out tomorrow (on Monday), win- Earlier, India only added 47 runs for their main threat came from Nathan Lyon, who was strokes off the pacers against the new ball and ning the first ball, first over, first hour, just breaking it down, last five wickets after resumption of play post using the rough on the pitch to trouble the reached his 16th Test half-century off 111 balls. very simple," he added. # # * R# " " " '()(*+ draw with the visitors grabbing 3 points on the basis of the first innings '()(*+ assignments in competitive cricket, and he ebutant off-spinner Shivank lead. sounded positive. DVashisht picked up a five-wicket he just-retired Gautam Gambhir on Sunday "One thing which excites me is action and haul as Delhi ended with three points Tcategorically rejected rumours around him I am sure action is not about sitting in those after a draw with Andhra on Sunday, Tamil Nadu registered their joining politics but the former India opener AC rooms doing commentary and stuff. I don't a game that marked the end of Gautam first win of the season, beating Kerala indicated he is open to coaching at the big stage. know if I am going to be as good a coach as I Gambhir's illustrious career. by 151 runs in Elite Group 'B' match The 37-year-old World Cup winner have been a player," Gambhir said. Delhi, resuming the day at 409 for at M A Chidambaram stadium. walked into the sunset by scoring a mem- "I will have to evaluate whether I can be seven, went on to score 433 in response The victory and six points renewed orable hundred in his farewell Ranji successful as a coach. Let's see, if that comes to Andhra's 390 all out for the all- Tamil Nadu's hopes after the team had Trophy match against Andhra at the around and if I feel that I have the energy, important first innings lead. logged only five points from four Feroz Shah Kotla. passion and if I have the commitment to Gambhir made a mark in his & "! matches prior to the Kerala game. "Not at all," Gambhir said when asked do it, I will think about it." farewell game with a solid 112. Hosts Maharashtra took three Needing 369 to win their third if he was contesting in the next general Gambhir said he is willing to help However, he did not come out to bat points on the basis of their first innings match, Kerala were bowled out for 217 elections. young players in Delhi cricket. on the final day after Delhi dismissed lead after their Elite Group A game despite half-centuries from Sanju "There are rumours which I "I am still a government nom- Andhra for 130 all out in 59 against Mumbai ended in a draw. Samson (91) and Sijomon Joseph have heard as well, probably the inee, hopefully I can now try and overs. Maharashtra, who had taken (55). The two added 93 runs for the reason is maybe I take up social contribute more now (since he is Set an 88-run target, a first innings lead of 79, were third wicket to defy the Tamil Nadu issues as well... For me Twitter no longer a player). There won't Delhi managed 41 for two bundled out for 254 in their bowlers, who were on the lookout for was always a platform which is be any conflict of interest in five overs with Anuj second essay with skipper breakthroughs. very, very important and where involved, which is very impor- Rawat dismissed on what Rahul Tripathi top scoring The partnership between Samson I take up social issues. tant and there won't be any crit- turned out to be the final with 76. and Sijomon Joseph, who showed great ) "I am not that kind of a icism as well because when I ball of the day. For Mumbai , Shivam Dubey resolve, raised Kerala's hopes of pulling character where I am going to took this up there were a lot of Vashisht did the maximum (3-25) and Shivam Malhotra (3-41) off a draw. start joking on a platform like criticism. damage for Delhi and ended with fig- took three wickets each. Left-arm medium-pacer T twitter as well. For me being a "The boys need a lot of ures of 5 for 49 in 20 overs. Left-arm Mumbai, who are yet to register a Natarajan, who was the star for the citizen of this country it is my good things in DDCA and spinner Vikash Mishra took three single win, were set an improbable 334- home side in the second innings 052'"0 2' '2+ right to take up social issues and hopefully I am able to put that wickets to take his match tally to five. run target and ended up at 135 for 5 picking up five wickets, broke through that probably is the reason why word across the executive com- With a third draw in four match- when the match was declared drawn. by getting Joseph leg-before. aptain Manish Pandey led from people thing I am going to join mittee and get those things es, Delhi are yet to taste victory this Experienced Aditya Tare remained None of the other batsmen showed Cthe front with an unbeaten politics but there is nothing of done from cricket point of season and face a huge task of mak- unbeaten on 52 in company of Shivam any resistance as Natarajan triggered 111, firing India A to a series- that sort." view. Apart from that, my job ing the knock-outs. They are placed Dubey (8 not out). the collapse and sealed an important clinching victory over New Zealand He was also asked if he is is to get the best out of the second last in Group B, only ahead of Meanwhile at Valsad, the Gujarat and much-needed win for Tamil A in the second unofficial ODI of keen on taking up coaching boys." Andhra. versus Railways game ended in a tame Nadu. the three match series here on Sunday. For the second game in a row, India won the toss and opted to field. George Worker (99) and Will # #4R## %# 5**6 Young (102) steered New Zealand A to a competitive 299 for eight. * & India A, who had comfortably 3'(3 chased down 309 in the series ushfiqur Rahim top scored with an opener, made short work of the Munbeaten 55 as Bangladesh defeat- ndia T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her 300-run target this time, getting ed West Indies by five wickets in the first Ideputy Smriti Mandhana hit blistering half- home with five wickets in hand and one-day international in Dhaka on centuries, helping their respective sides to an over to spare. Sunday. emphatic victories in the Women's Big Bash Pandey remained unbeaten Set a modest target after three wick- League here on Sunday. with five fours and three sixes ets each from Mashrafe Mortaza and Harmanpreet struck a breezy 26-ball 56 to while the other contributions came Mustafizur Rahman helped Bangladesh help Sydney Thunder Women pile on 192 for 4 from Shreyas Iyer (59) and Vijay restrict West Indies to 195-9, the hosts from 20 overs against Brisbane Heat Women after Shankar (59), who both scored sailed to 196-5 in 35.1 overs for a com- electing to bat first. their second straight half-century. prehensive win to kick off the three- Sydney Thunders then bowled Brisbane The final game of the series will match series. Heat out for 164 in 18.5 overs to register a 28- tain Alex Blackwell (33 not out). be played here on Tuesday. Mushfiqur shared 57 runs with run win at the North Sydney Oval ground. Madhana also top-scored for her side India A openers Shubman Gill Shakib Al Hasan for the fourth wicket to Harmanpreet, who was recently involved in Hobart Hurricanes Women with a 41-ball 69 to (25) and Mayank Agarwal (25) got steady Bangladesh's innings after West a controversy surrounding the dropping of vet- help her side post 196 for 6 after batting first starts but failed to convert for the Indies had reduced the home side to 89- eran India team-mate Mithali Raj in the semi- against Melbourne Stars Women at West Park second game in a row. 3 on a slow pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla 59 balls by opener Shai Hope and con- and Paul put on 51 runs for the seventh final of the World T20, hit six fours and three Oval, Burnie. Iyer and Pandey then shared a National Stadium. tributions from lower order batsmen wicket to give their bowlers something sixes in her hurricane innings. She was the top- Her innings was not as quick as that of 90-run stand for the third wicket to Earlier, opener Liton Das scored 41 Roston Chase and Keemo Paul, who to fight for. scorer of her side. Harmanpreet but she hit 13 fours and dealt most- set the tone for the chase. After off 57 balls with five fours for the home made 32 and 36 runs respectively. Left-arm pacer Mustafizur finished Batting at number three, Harmanpreet had ly in boundaries. Iyer's fall, Pandey stitched a 123-run side, but not before he was reprieved on The visitors, who opted to bat first, with 3-35 after fellow fast bowler two crucial partnerships, first of 41 runs for the Hobart Hurricanes later bowled Melbourne stand with Shankar to ensure five off a no-ball by Kemar Roach. had been restricted to 127-6 after 40 Mashrafe grabbed 3-30 playing his 200th third wicket with Naomi Stalenberg (10) and the Stars for 124 in 16.5 overs to record a 72-run vic- another convincing victory. West Indies owed their total to 43 off overs despite Hope's effort, but Chase ODI — the first Bangladeshi to do so. second of 53 runs for the fourth wicket with cap- tory.

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