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Similarly, for construction of goat sheds. from November 5. tals in the non-irrigated areas      Murugesan further said if 1,000 solar pump sets (0.5 HP) Seventy-five per cent sub- “The target of the In Sambalpur, paddy pro- the offence is repeated, then hief Minister Naveen will be given to farmers at 90 sidy will be given to 1,000 Government is to procure 55 curement would be done    defaulters could face impris- CPatnaik on Wednesday per cent subsidy limited to farmers to assist them with 10 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of through 77 market yards and onment from five years to announced a compensation 54,000 per pump. goats and one buck at unit cost paddy from farmers during 46 cooperative societies, the      seven years. package for Cyclone A total of 5,000 sprayers of 6,000. To provide input the current Kharif season,” Minister informed. The use of polythene and Titli and subsequent floods-hit will be made available to the assistance to affected fish farm- said Patro in the meeting He further said the farm- he Odisha Government will plastic bags has come down by people of the State. affected farmers at a subsidy of ers whose tanks/ponds have attended by 12 district ers can sell all the paddy in the Tstrictly enforce the ban on 50 per cent after declaration of As per the announcement, 50 per cent subsidy limited to been damaged with loss of fish Collectors and CSOs. “Out of market yards without keeping use of polythene bags the ban. Alternative measures agriculture input subsidy of maximum of 3800 for battery- and fish seeds, it is envisaged to this, 40 per cent is from west- anything for their domestic in six cities with the have been taken as cotton and 13,500 would be provided run sprayers and 600 for provide financial assistance up ern Odisha only,” he added. consumption if they so month-long deadline ending paper bags are being made per hectare of land to farmers manual sprayers. to 75 per cent with maximum He said the farmer desire. It was a practice earlier on Wednesday. and industries would be seized available, informed Murugesan. who have sustained crop loss of For pulses and oilseeds 1.125 lakh per hectare. would get their payment with- that farmers were forced to The Government will and manufacturing units would As per the Government 33 per cent and above. crops, 75,000 affected farmers Financial assistance of 22,500 in 72 hours through keep three quintals paddy per strictly enforce the ban in be sealed under the guidelines, vendors will not be Similarly, 6,800 and will be provided training. per boat and 15,000 per net bank and cooperative society acre for their domestic con- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Environment Protection Act,” allowed to use polythene sheets 18,000 would be paid per Fruit saplings will be dis- will be provided. accounts in order to curb sumption. Rourkela, Sambalpur, said Forests and Environment of less than 50 micron thick- hectare rain-fed/non- irrigated tributed to 50,000 at 5 for Assistance of 60,000 per fraudulent practices by millers Keeping in view the Brahmapur and Puri Department Director K ness for storing, transporting, and perennial crop lands, mango grafts and 4 per boat and 15,000 per net will or middlemen. lawyers’ agitation here, the from Thursday. Murugesan said. dispensing or packaging. respectively. Subsidy to any coconut seedlings per family. be provided for fully and par- The Odisha State Civil venue of the meeting was shift- The Urban Development Sources said if traders and Earlier, the State affected farmer will not be less Short Term Kharif loans tially damaged boats and nets Supplies Corporation, the ed to the MCL conference hall Department has been directed manufacturing units are found Government had announced to than 2,000 for perennial crops advanced in the affected areas of marine and chilka fishermen. Primary Agriculture Credit although it was to be held in the to ensure strict enforcement of selling banned polythene, they ban use of plastic and poly- and 1,000 for other crops. during Kharif 2018 having Under handicrafts/handloom Societies, Women Self-Help RDC office. The lawyers the order and take stringent would be slapped with a fine up thene bags from Gandhi Jayanti At total of 2,00,000 special crop loss of 33 per cent and sector, assistance of 4,100 per Groups, the Large Area Adivasi showed black flags at Patro action against defaulters. to 1 lakh and small traders on October 2 and conducted a minikits containing pulses, above shall be converted into artisan for replacement of Multipurpose Cooperative whie he was proceeding to the “Polythene bags stocked would be penalised to the tune month-long awareness drive oilseeds and vegetable seeds Medium Term (Conversion) tools/equipment and 4,100 Societies, the Pani Panchayats meeting. by the trading establishments of 3,000 to 7,000. which ended on Tuesday. will be distributed during Rabi Loan. Due date of Kharif short per artisan for loss of raw 2018-19. A total of 20,000 term loan advanced in the material/goods in process/fin- "! hectares of plantation crops affected areas shall be extend- ished goods shall be provided. ,   - (cashew, mango, coconut, ed up to September 30, 2019 to Sericulture farmers shall be ,  - P  /  $   kewra, sericulture plantations) facilitate conversion of such given input subsidy 4,800 per .. Q  0R O      will be rejuvenated. loans into Medium Term hectare for eri, mulberry, tus-   P Special assistance of (Conversion ) Loans. sar. 100 per cent remission in       !  !" 20,000 per hectare will be pro- Assistance of 30,000 will respect of cess on land revenue $% &'"(")*'++%&,'! vided for sugarcane. 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doing good to the needy and and variously exposed to learn- made it clear among state offi- facing the Narmada dam. Most God’ was named by Akbar, one distressed at the cost of all per- ing centres in Britain. )% )!&&"P!!*! cials, including ministers and offending, Chinese sculpture of the most secular emperors in sonal comforts. A bigger truth be known: civil service cadres, that self experts have done the bronze human history. ‘Mughalsarai’ The Sardar was bolt Sardar was insistent that all the honest bureaucratic outfit at all oblivion. Mountbatten had publicity of any kind was plain cladding as if Indians were not too was a tribute to great deeds upright, firm and stubbornly 564 Princely States merge with times. He had chosen VP seen the spark of extraordinary sacrilege. But alas! the fit. by people-friendly Mughal tough about his stand on build- the Union of India which was Menon to be his principal aid intelligence in Menon and had Government has splurged a The Modi Government rulers. ing a nation that ensured equi- only a tiny piece of land with- for all his focussed moves: extracted a promise from whopping 2,989 crore rupees takes great pride in the huge The Amit Shah-Modi duo ty, transparency and account- out the huge region ruled by resisting invading Pakistanis or Nehru to place Menon in an on an inanimate object to keep statue without realising the has committed social as well as ability. Ethics and scruples kings and queens, including persuading princes of India to important position for helping the Sardar memory live. A painful fact that it must be cultural desecration by having were integral parts of his own Hyderabad, Jammu and merge their dominions with the the executive build a real happy statue of Patel, the world’s hurting the divine soul of the obliterated great moments and inner system. Most remarkably, Kashmir, Jodhpur and many Union. India. Nehru never kept the largest, was inaugurated yes- Sardar beyond limits for, even deeds in history. They have also he is the sole statesman who more. Even Junagarh, now part Menon only had deter- promise; sent Menon to Odisha terday on land belonging to after death long ago, he is declared the sinister desire of was insistent on keeping the of Gujarat, had a Muslim King mined the land sharing and (then a nondescript, distant several tribal communities and being implicated in what he converting Shimla to $    civil service outfit intact at a with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s father drawing of the boundary line land of aborigins), only as a very poor people who have hated the most: vulgar splurg- ‘Shyamala’. Fortunately, the time when Nehru, with his dic- as the prime minister. between India and Pakistan. caretaker Governor, soon to be been coerced to accept the lit- ing of scarce wealth on an irrel- people of Himachal, predom- ot surprisingly, all sane, tatorial, adamant ways, had All the same, Sardar Patel Patel, therefore, ever since then thrown out after Mountbatten tle money by way of compen- evant and useless project in a inantly Hindus, have reacted Nconscious Indians and decided to disband the civil ser- never felt small because Nehru had been looked upon as the was out of sight. Menon got lost sation. country he helped attain inde- strongly against the mad plan thousands of foreign nationals vice cadres for good. snatched Premiership from patron saint of all bureaucrats forever. The American media has pendence and where poverty as they love the history and in America, Europe and else- Nehru openly machinated him despite other lawmakers' who served above self to bring The main reason behind described the project as an and illiteracy are still alarm- heritage of Shimla, which where have expressed shock with Lord Mountbatten and desire for making him the PM. up a nascent democratic repub- bringing up a bit of history is insane, egoistic act by the saf- ingly high. sounds so sweet and tastes over the biggest Sardar Patel confused Mahatma Gandhi Nehru was jealously aware that lic to a respectable stature in the only to remind the world that fron brigade of India. Nowhere Unemployment is a big like heavenly nectar. statue installed in Gujarat amid about how the Sardar was no Patel was more lovable among global arena. Lord the great Sardar who unified in the world, the most or least problem and poor rural folks The BJP-led NDA fanfare. match with him as a contend- the masses and might one day Mountbatten too had great India with Menon’s help was a developed nations, has any keep migrating to remote, Government was doing fine They say the huge sculp- ing candidate for Prime dethrone him. faith in Menon, who rose from simple man with his whole ruler, no matter how corrupt, unsafe lands just for basic despite massive attacks on sev- ture must be badly hurting the Minister. Gandhi stood by So, he kept insulting him being a coolie-level wage earn- huge heart dedicated to bring- despotic or megalomaniac, livelihood. The Sardar is weep- eral silly moves. But indis- soul of Sardar Patel as he was Nehru as he had during a pre- when the slightest difference of er to occupying the chair of the ing smile to the poor, particu- squandered scarce public ing for sure! criminate splurging of public an unparalleled champion for vious competition with Jinnah. opinion occurred, particularly Secretary of States. larly by practising and instill- money on a statue only to grab A lot many other souls who money and insane renaming of the cause of the poor and If Jinnah had been made PM, in Parliament. The Sardar, One fine morning, during ing in others an incredibly a world record for an astro- lived with the Sardar should be close-to-heart names of cities backward communities. Patel India would not have been being an humble person, was a Parliament session, Nehru deep sense of austerity. nomical sum of money: The weeping too for yet another have caused grave injury to the was one of the greatest of split. conscious of his limited expo- openly belittled the Sardar by Patel was like the great project cost 2,989 crore: heartrending act of the saffron mind and soul of millions, statesmen who was the most There is no doubt about sure to academics. Yet, he was calling him a ‘communalist'. statesman Chanakya, who 1,347 crore for the main stat- government distorting or both living and ‘no more’. The courageous freedom fighter Nehru’s top grade statesman- a far superior thinker and Hearing this, the Iron Man of would not spend one dime ue, 235 crore for the exhibi- renaming historic and heritage people have not endorsed the and later unifier of modern ship and thinking ahead of planner than Nehru. He knew India, who could have been the more than necessary with the tion hall and convention cen- places in India. moves, for certain. It seems the India. It is common knowledge times, but as a man on the that the best bureaucratic first PM, rose to feet and left sole view to keeping the state tre, 83 crore for a bridge con- Mughalsarai is now beginning of the end has just that all the frontrunner politi- ground, he was self-opinionat- brains be promoted to aide and the hall, never to come back. coffers filled fairly well. By necting the memorial to the ‘Dindayal Upadhyay Junction’ commenced! cians of independent India had ed and never restrained him- guide members of the execu- Soon, he fell sick and died this, emergency situations of main land, and 657 crore for and Allahabad is ‘Prayagraj’ as unanimously chosen Patel to self from displaying disrespect tive. months later. any kind would not cause the maintenance of the struc- if the Mughals were all horri- (The writer is a core mem- lead the nation to light because for many other skilled figures Hence, his never failing Menon was systematically panic. ture for 15 years after installa- bly demoniac and wicked. ber of Transparency he had the indomitable spirit of only because he was schooled insistence on an ethical and demolished to melt away in The Sardar had invariably tion at a river island location Allahabad meaning ‘abode of International, Odisha)

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 entire zone in Daringbadi block It is not only the people thinkers made a move to abol- olutions of Palli Sabhas (small groups of youth following riots or others, said NabatiMantri, a +"& ,"+,!4 (*'+,",.&(1'.$!.  ,& .$!%!!$&% $+ of Kandhamal district was from upper caste, even the ish this system, says Namojini village councils) over eradica- in 2008 and its aftermath. village woman belonging to .$&("$4 declared free of untouchability scheduled caste community Pradhan, a Kondh communi- tion of untouchability were Currently, there is no religion Dalit community. on this day to end the age-old members were looked down ty member in her 40s. approved. or caste-based discrimination People of these villages  4 4      division in the caste-ridden upon by the people of tribal They called a village meet- Exactly a decade ago, in the village which comprises have been enjoying communi- +:+*( 6: 9)7! ,..+/$ .$!0,&$!$!.$ '"(($$&0$ society. community. Sriram Pradhan ing and discussed about the Kandhamal, a backward and of tribals (Kondhs), Dalits ty harmony for the past sever- 1% !&$+,
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&, $&,'!,!&'&("$4 all hell broke loose and I was visiting their places of worship, bers realised the problem. The riots that swept the dis- Sashi Pradhan, a village nised as untouchability-free thrown out of the verandah. As the Dalit members were even However, warding off the evil trict for over a month following elderly in his 80s, said they have villages. if that humiliation was not not allowed to have a glimpse from people’s psyche was not the killing of RSS leader Swami struck off some festivals like The villagers say they are enough, the family warned me of the tribal deity.” easy and it required several such Laxmanananda Saraswati, Meria Puja and Jhagada Puja hopeful that their story will of dire consequences if I was “Though the upper caste meetings, discussions and made Kandhamal, a place iden- from the list as the rituals influence people of hundreds of ever seen moving around near people were using water from counselling sessions to make tified with bigotry, racism and associated with them were villages in the country, where their house,” narrated Bharat the same well as they didn’t inroads, she added. Sanjana caste-based discrimination. But encouraging untouchability. untouchability is still rampant. Pradhan, an inhabitant of have other sources, they used Nayak of the village main- thanks to the initiatives taken by “Untouchability exists not “Our story will give the mes- Budanpippal under to purify the place with some tained, “Not only we can now some responsible citizens and only between tribals and Dalit sage of equality, peace and Bhramarbadipanchayat in the quick rituals after drawing of enter the houses of all our co- democratic outfits, the district and upper-caste people. Even brotherhood to validate the block. water by a Dalit or a tribal villagers irrespective of their is going to be known as the among the tribals, there is words of Mahatma Gandhi – “I felt as if I had committed member. And my tribal coun- caste or religion, the marriage first-ever case in the country as caste-based hierarchy – for All men are equal and the same a crime and was ashamed of my terparts used to do the same in ceremonies in the village are a place where there is no room example, Gond is regarded as because they were part of the birth in a tribal family after a case a Dalit drew water from also incomplete if a single fam- for untouchability. higher caste and Kondh a lower same cosmic unity or divine,” woman purified the verandah the same source,” Pradhan said. ily is found absent.” Elderly persons (belong- caste. This caste system has the villagers said. with water and cow-dung. I had There are 80 families in the Budanpipal is one of the 10 ing to Kondh community) of been detrimental so far as (The writer is a freelance to promise before them that I village belonging to Scheduled villages under Daringbadi block Sikaketa village under development of the tribal com- journalist)   ,6   ()  *+ ,- ./,0 Q!R/,  , 1 R  $    /  /    6&        Eleeanora '++"&' $** '$"(. Images MD Manav he pumping ‘Odia Rath said, “This      -  TCheer Song’, with its track is not only mainstay as “Asa Kariba meant for the evenue Inspector of     Ete Bobbaal, Odisha Hockey World Cup, RParalakhemundi is alleged- Naa Heba Global!”, calls but is also an ode to ly harassing Cyclone Titli- sex racket allegedly run- out to all Odia people the colourful, hos- affected farmers by asking Aning in a farmhouse at across the globe to pitable and celebra- them to pay land revenue at the Choudwar in Cuttack district stand united as tory spirit of time submission of applications was busted by police on Bhubaneswar hosts the Odisha.” for availing insurance money Wednesday. Two youths world during the Men’s The video has for loss of crops. were arrested and a woman was Hockey World Cup. had famous Gajapati Krushaka Sangha rescued from the spot, The foot tapping Ollywood director president Surjya Narayan police said. music video, produced Susant Mani adding Patnaik along with many farm- She was later sent to a by Dr Nila Madhab his directorial touch ers met district Collector Government shelter home. Panda’s firm Eleeanora to it, the lyrics have Anupam Shah and made this Acting on a tipoff, a police Images, is been sung by been penned by complaint.       B team conducted raid on the one of Bollywood’s pop- Sachin Das They presented a five-char- farmhouse located at ular singer, Mika Singh. Burmaand the ter of demands before him.         has announced 13,500 per Mandapada under the Sadar Mika, singing for music composed by Farmers have paid the hectare of irrigated land and police station in Choudwar of the first time in Odia, Ollywood monthly premium fees to      B?   6,500 for non-irrigated land. the district. reacted to it by stating composer, Goodly insure their crops under the B    B Patnaik requested the Police seized a mobile that “It is a very big Rath. Ollywood Phasala Bima Yojana but they Collector to ask the Revenue phone, cash worth 2,300, thing for me, as I’m singer, Lipsa has have not received any benefit   0    Inspector not to harass farmers. three motorbikes and other singing for our National been the female under the scheme, said Patnaik. If demands are not met, the objectionable items from the Hockey Team!” He also voice joining Mika The Sangha demanded that 50,000 per a hectare of irri- due to Cyclone Titili. Sangha would take to the spot. Later, both men were for- wished the team a in singing out the the State Government provide gated land which has damaged Notably, the Government streets, he said. warded to court. resounding victory. song. -:(    *  7
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    -0 3 # 0  and the names of some past and New India'. of technology to check graft, he present senior CBI officers had sur- The president said there is said Rs. 3.65 lakh crore has been   nologies such as Big-Data Analytics he Delhi court on Wednesday 3 3  + +  faced. a serious effort to curb and pun- delivered to beneficiaries of 431 and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Tgranted bail to CBI DSP 0 #   3 The FIR was lodged on the ish those involved in economic different schemes using direct he three-day Navy Commanders' improve the overall efficiency and effec- Devender Kumar in the alleged basis of a written complaint from offences, and to give habitual benefit transfers in the past Tconference commenced here on tiveness. bribery case against benched # +  3 3 Sana on October 15, wherein it was offenders a sense of fear of the four years. Wednesday with focus on the top brass India is a maritime nation and its agency's Special Director Rakesh  + 
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  0, 3 repeatedly calling the complainant measures and the introduction and other governance reforms Technologies.' The commanders will Minister Narendra Modi of 'Security and Court seeking to be heard in +  , , # +, to the CBI office to harass him and of the Fugitive Economic have led to removal of duplicate also take stock of operational prepared- Growth for All in the Region' (SAGAR), Asthana's petition to quash the FIR compel him to pay a bribe of 5 Offenders Bill in Parliament, or fake beneficiaries, as also to ness of the naval fleet to meet any chal- the Indian Navy has been at the forefront against him. Asthana's plea is slat- 3 & crore for getting a clean chit in the President Kovind said such ini- plugging of leakages. As a result lenges in the strategically important of providing an environment of stabili- ed to be heard on Thursday. case. tiatives give confidence to hon- of these, estimated savings Indian Ocean Region(IOR). ty and peace in the IOR. As the premier Special CBI Judge Santosh Meanwhile, CBI Additional SP est citizens and taxpayers. amounting to approximately Having adopted mission based Navy in the region, the Indian Navy Snehi Mann granted relief to Kumar FIR filed against them. S S Gurm told the Delhi High Court Addressing the gathering, Rs. 90,000 crore have been made deployment over the past one year, the aspires to remain the 'Net Security and asked him to furnish a personal Besides Asthana and Kumar, on Wednesday that there was "rea- he said those present in the audi- in the period ending March conference will deliberate upon combat Provider' in the Indian Ocean through bond of 50,000 and a surety of like two private persons — Manoj sonable" apprehension that the torium hold top positions in 2018," President Kovind said. readiness of units and optimisation of collaboration and cooperation with like- amount. Prasad and Somesh Prasad — have agency would not effectively con- state-run banks, insurance com- He said from extending resources including manpower to meet minded and friendly nations. The relief was granted to Kumar also been named as accused in the test the petition filed by Special panies and other financial insti- banking facilities to previously the growing list of missions and tasks that The Indian Navy has witnessed an as the CBI did not oppose his bail case. Director Rakesh Asthana seeking tutions, and the Government. un-banked sections of our peo- the Navy is expected to perform, navy unprecedented growth in its opera- application. In his bail application, Kumar had claimed that he was the quashing of an FIR against him "It is important that you ple to implementing the Goods officials said here. tional tasking over the past decade in Kumar had termed his custody "ille- falsely implicated in the case and in a bribery case. understand the actual meaning and Services Tax, various The conference will have dedicated consonance with India's rising maritime gal" and prayed the court to set him that he was a victim of rivalry Gurm has also dragged the of integrity, transparency and endeavours have been made to brainstorming sessions to discuss and interests. The Navy has adopted the free. among the senior officers of the name of RAW Special Director honesty. In the broad meaning boost the formal economy. conceptualise new ideas and concepts, as 'Mission-based Deployment' philoso- Kumar also assured the court CBI. Samant Goel in the bribery case of integrity both dedication to "Adoption of digital systems well as critically examine organisation- phy and the 'Maintenance-to-Operations' that he was ready to abide by the He had said he was investigat- against Asthana. work and institutional disci- has also helped contain corrup- al structures and processes to meet transition cycle over the past year conditions imposed by the court ing a case against meat exporter Gurm, who was transferred pline is included. tion. In this manner, loop-holes developing challenges and threats to to address the need to be present and while granting him bail. Moin Qureshi, in which the com- from Delhi to Jabalpur, has sought "Your conduct , inspires for corruption and misuse of maritime security. Commanders would to respond to emerging situations in Kumar and Asthana have plainant in the present case — to be made a party in the petition other people of your organisa- public money are being also look at utilising emerging tech- the IOR. already challenged the legality of the Sathish Babu Sana — was a suspect filed by Asthana. tion. Your work and ethical val- addressed," the president said.  / $ $  *1 # <     ( ,  
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The two forensic auditors, appointed by the court bance system over north India days due to increase in stub- tries to comply with the direc- show a thick haze over the IT Minister Ravi Shankar Following multiple incidents to look into the affairs of Amrapali Group said besides and the north-westerly winds ble burning in Punjab and tions of the NGT and the northern region, with fire Prasad, who met WhatsApp Vice of mob lynching across the coun- 47 sister companies, they stumbled upon 31 companies will lead the smoke to Delhi. Haryana. CPCB and ensure corrective detection being reported President Chris Daniels, also assert- try, the government had slapped whose names were never disclosed by the embattled real The Central Pollution "This is because there is a actions within 48 hours in across states. Officials of ed that the "institutional integrity" WhatsApp with two notices, with estate firm. The court was also told that there may be Control Board (CPCB) has western disturbance system in cases of air polluting activities Punjab and Haryana highlight of the platform be maintained the second one warning that it will a case of the Foreign Exchange Management Act directed the State pollution the north of India which is as reported by the CPCB that the number of such inci- ahead of elections. treat the messaging platform as an (FEMA), as large amount of money was transferred to control bodies of Punjab, bringing moisture, and a inspection teams. dents is lower than last year. "On the issue of traceability, I abettor of rumour propagation and a multinational company based in Mauritius. Haryana and Delhi to start cyclonic system on the eastern India Meteorological EPCA Chairman, Bhure emphasised that when we talk of legal consequences will follow if It questioned Amarapali Group CFO Chander criminal prosecution against side which is suppressing Department (IMD) has pre- Lal had sounded an alarm on traceability, we don't talk of decrypt- adequate checks are not put in place. Wadhwa as to how a group company paid his Income agencies or individuals who winds. Besides this, there is dicted isolated rainfall over rising air pollution levels on ing messages," Prasad said. "We Prasad had met Daniels in Tax amounting to 2 crore, when he was earning only do not comply with directives increased burning of paddy parts of Punjab and Haryana Tuesday, calling for stringent insist rather on location and iden- August this year too, and apart from 50,000 per month. 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 to how the Somnath temple maintained that it would Responding to repeated and violence. These were any- expected to be a major tourist Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party 137 birth anniversary, Chief came to be re-constucted in 1951 respect the verdict of the court. questions on Ram janmab- thing but achchhe din which attraction. (BSP) chief Mayawati slammed Minister Yogi Adityanath said  during the tenure of former “The court has said a hoomi-Babri masjid issue, should have come through It was inaugurated by the BJP and Union that if Dr BR Ambedkar was Deputy Prime Minister and mosque is not mandatory for Vaidya said, “Our position is work and not tall talks,” the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government for trying to sully the father of Indian Lucknow: With an eye on the Home Minister Sardar namaz and the prayers can be known now The sarsanghcha- Chief Minister maintained. Wednesday. Believed to be the the image of a tall leader like Constitution, Sardar Patel was dominant OBC community’s Vallabhbhai Patel. “It was a mat- performed on the streets as lak (RSS chief) has already said. Raising once again the world’s tallest monument, it is Sardar Patel and naming ‘Statue the architect of Indian Kurmi votebank ahead of ter of national pride,” he said. well. Besides, namaz is not Nothing needs to be added”. NRC issue and attacking the expected to attract around of Unity’ — which was inau- Republic. 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Talking to mediapersons accepted if it is performed on Addressing the RSS cadres BJP for igniting social tension 10,000 tourists daily, a State gurated in Gujarat on At a function in Lucknow the Samajwadi Party on after Bhagwat inaugurated a a forcibly acquired land. The at the RSS headquarters in in India, Banerjee said, “Instead Government official said. Wednesday — a ‘foreign name’. on Wednesday, Yogi and Wednesday organised a func- three-day All India working court has also said that this Nagpur on the occasion of of invoking their promised At 182 metres, the statue of “Like Dr Ambedkar, Sardar Governor Ram Naik paid flo- tion to celebrate the 143rd committee meeting at (acquiring of land) was not a Vijayadashami on October 18, achchhe din, in Assam they are India’s first Home Minister Patel was one who worked for ral tributes to Sardar Patel and birth anniversary of Sardar Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini religious deed,” Vaidya said. Bhagwat had charged that there attacking the Bengalis and in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is the unity and integrity of India. flagged off ‘Run For Unity’. Patel across the State on at Uttan in the neighbouring “Now, we have the evi- was “an obvious game-plan” of Gujarat they are beating the twice as tall as the Statue of But in the mad race to reap Governor Ram Naik then Wednesday. The SP mobilised Thane district, Vaidya remind- dence... Also, this issue has long a few elements to stall the judg- Biharis. India belongs to all Liberty in the US. political mileage, the BJP inau- administered oath of serving its Kurmi leaders to address ed the Modi dispensation about been pending in the court ment on the Ram Mandir issue Indians. Why should anyone be Built with cement, steel gurated his statue and draped the nation for unity and integri- meetings in districts with the “promise” made in 1994 to without a decision. The issue is by presenting various newer afraid while living away from and an outer bronze cladding, the great leader in a cloak of ty, to the assemble youth and significant concentration of the Supreme Court that it now only that of acquiring the interventions in the judicial one’s home State.” “Bengal the statue, which has cost Rs regionalism,” she said. audience. Kurmi population. would be on the side of the land and handing it over for the process. He, however, stressed belongs to everyone. We will 2,989 crore, has several attrac- “If the BJP really loved Patel, The CM said people taking Heightened activity in SP Hindu community if any evi- construction of the temple. that the construction of Ram never allow them to create rift tions for tourists. why they had not put up a stat- oath of country’s unity and to protect its Kurmi votebank dence was found of a pre- The Government should make temple was necessary from the among the people of Bengal,” The nearest major town is ue earlier in Gujarat where they integrity should follow the path is also prompted by the mega existing temple before it was a law for that,” Vaidya said. self-esteem point of view. she added. Vadodara, 100 km away. were in power for a long time,” shown by Sardar Patel and event of unveiling of Sardar PTI the BSP chief asked. PNS work to serve the nation. PNS Patel statue in Gujarat. PNS . !
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It also reported that nine in 10 peo- CO2, impact of which has been     plants are responsible for more Air Programme in April. ple breathe polluted air across the globe. severe on water and other nat- than 1, 00,000 premature deaths However, there are no signs of         *          According to a Greenpeace report, ural resources, agriculture, local  B per year and it must urgently act the programme being notified 7                ‘Airpocalypse II’, of the 280 cities in India weather and health. UN   on it. If our Government is truly even after months of the draft             =$*        where air quality monitoring data is avail- Intergovernmental Panel on concerned, it will have to switch release. 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Of late, they all are on  3 =         #     ( Kthe common page and are working together for their  3         "       mutual benefit as they feel that their future is threat-         !        ened. ‘Boycott politics’, which so far was the sole pre-     0      "   serve of the terrorists, has now been embraced by ,              the regional parties as well. Peaceful conduct of urban       %        ( local bodies’ elections despite the best efforts of the   +           regional parties to subvert them has sent shock waves             IS across their spine and left them dumbfounded. Feeling the loss of turf beneath their feet, they were     B               ( looking for an opportunity to reverse the trend and                 ( put Kashmir once again on the boil. The Kulgam inci-                dent was seized by them as an opportunity though   *      (        it was totally unjustified. The said incident, the State’s  /                   Director General of Police said, was unfortunate but  4                   was a case of deliberate negligence by those who     /   ,         rushed to the ground zero even before the area was   0 / #            $   sanitised by the local police. But the self-seeker lead-                   !    ers of Kashmir lost no time in projecting ‘civilian  /                )  deaths’ as ‘civilian killings’ to add fuel to fire and also provide fodder to anti-national forces to drum it as       B being ignored?” The tendency of the false hopes and dreams to innocent main weapon. With the introduction of      !  "  S   $  % %  human rights violation.      Kashmiri leaders to give a communal Kashmiris. They use the Kashmiris as can- Wahabi Islam, bewildered youth, fed up       P          How can civilian deaths due to utter self-negli-  4  touch to those decisions of the non fodder for their own political gains. with repeated ‘Vada Khilafi’ (broken               # ( gence be termed as civilian killings blaming the secu-     Government which they perceive to be They fully realise that neither azadi nor promises), got attracted towards religion.  "                # rity forces for the same? To the contrary, the secu-      anti-Kashmiri, irrespective of the senti- greater autonomy or self-rule will ever see Gradually, the Kashmiri society is shed-             "   Q rity forces’ personnel put their own lives in danger 4 ments of the rest of the populace, is not the light of the day. Yet, they keep feed- ding Sufism and getting radicalised under )        P>     to prevent collateral (collateral) damage. Rather than     new. This includes major issues like citi- ing these narratives to the Kashmiris. This the growing influence of Wahabism.                 appreciating the security forces for their concern, the     zenship to West Pakistan refugees, the dig- alienates them from the rest of the Pakistan ever since has not changed                Kashmiri leaders lost no time in portraying them as     B nified return of Kashmiri Pandit commu- nation. While they continue to fill their its stance and in fact, upped the ante in        G)      villains and speaking in tandem with pro-Pakistani  B  nity, issuance of Dogra certificate, extra- coffers with money and provide luxuri- order to relocate the terrorists from its            Q # ( and separatist forces operating in the Valley. It was dition of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis, ous life and modern education to their own soil into Kashmir with the hope of also not surprising that no time was lost by the   demand of CBI investigation for Rasana kith and kin, the common Kashmiri is winning over the Kashmiris by helping  ) S             dummy Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan,     rape and murder case, the establishment pushed towards a ‘gun culture’ and radi- them in their “struggle”. Unfortunately,                 in raising his voice. He tweeted: “Strongly condemn P  of sainik colonies in Kashmir and discrim- cal madrasa education. the regional parties also use the Pakistan               the new cycle of killings of innocent Kashmiris in     ination against Jammu and Ladakh. While the disillusioned Kashmiris card to boost their political fortunes in    3       #  IOK by Indian security forces. It is time India realised B Urdu, which once used to be lingua look up to these leaders for their bright the quagmire of Kashmiri politics,                it must move to resolve the Kashmir dispute   4   franca, of late, is being portrayed as the future, they keep pushing them into gul- which unfortunately have also been rad-          through dialogue in accordance with the UNSC res-      language exclusively of Muslims. This ten- lies of darkness through bundles of false icalised with a very few nationalist )            olutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people.”   dency is very harmful and will damage the promises. The day these power brokers voices still surviving. The terrorism in                No Kashmiri leader, however, condemned    social fabric in the State because it also also start speaking the truth and accept Kashmir is no more confined to those "             ( Pakistan for unleashing terror, leading to bloodshed  ?   happens to be the official language of the the reality of Jammu & Kashmir being an seeking azadi.  #               and regular killing of innocent Kashmiris. Pakistan, State. The Urdu version of the Hindu holy integral part of India as enshrined in the One has to admit that terrorism in which has the worst human rights track record in      scriptures which enjoyed universal accep- State’s Constitution, and convince the Kashmir today is driven by the ambition           $ 3       the world, is the darling of the Valley leaders ignor-     tance as magnum opus of behavioural and Kashmiris that all forms of struggle of creating Nizam-e-Mustafa or an exclu- # J        7 ing the fact that their own brethren in Pakistan     spiritual knowledge was not necessarily against the might of the nation are futile, sive Muslim state governed by Sharia. ,           S         Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (POJK) cry hoarse 24x7 B  meant to be read by Muslims only but also the problems will cease to exist. It would Regional parties have remained ambigu- P     Q 7     P    against the worst kind of state-sponsored violence by Hindus and Sikhs who preferred be naive to expect that it would happen ous on the subject thus adding to the con-                    unleashed on them. Sadly, people in Kashmir, mis- Urdu as their first language. In any case, overnight but a sustained effort to change fusion in the minds of the youth and rural        E         ( guided by the vested elements, have stopped to dis- the circular did not mention anything the mindset would be needed. society in Kashmir. By remaining ambiva-             O  8 " ( tinguish between the destroyer and the saviour. about not buying other religious books Kashmir today is a victim of radical- lent, the regional parties want to retain the    R  S O          ( Soon another non-issue was also grabbed by the whose Urdu version is also available. isation and numerous socio-economic option of running with the hare and hunt-       Q 3    discarded Kashmiri leaders in a bid to further spoil Unfortunately, the administration issues. The vibrant multi-ethnic, multi-lin- ing with the hounds.   P        Q  the atmosphere. The issue pertained to an adviso- buckled under the pressure and cancelled guistic and multi-cultural Kashmiri soci- If these parties remain embedded in ry issued by the education department to “consid- the circular thus strengthening the hands ety has turned into a monolith. The root the past, surrender the present to radical- P                er purchasing a sufficient number of copies each of of the communal forces. It would have cause for this is the greed for power. The isation and continue to ignore the future        "        RS Urdu version of Shrimad Bhagwad-Gita and Koshur been better had the administration stuck zenith of this greed was the rigged elec- of Kashmiri awam, nothing fruitful can ,                ( Ramayana, authored by Shri Sarwanand Premi for to its decision and delivered another big tions in the State in 1987. Disenchanted happen. The regional parties and their             making these available in schools/colleges and blow to the already sullied Kashmiri lead- and disgruntled by petty political games leaders have to shed their negativity as self-       S  #      ( public libraries of the State”. A good-intentioned cir- ers who were sulking after the adminis- played to remain in power, the youth seekers. They need to emerge as genuine       Q cular was converted into a communal issue when tration refused to fall prey to their time- revolted. Pakistan, which always casts an voices of the Kashmiris who are fed up of #    (        Omar Abdullah, former Jammu & Kashmir Chief tested formula of ‘blackmail politics’ and evil eye on peaceful Kashmir, lost no ‘senseless violence’ and are yearning for    ,          Minister, tweeted: “Why just the Gita and the went ahead to conduct the local bodies’ opportunity to fish in the troubled waters peace. The parties need to become the                Ramayana? If religious texts are to be placed in and panchayat elections. and launched the so-called religious mil- torch-bearers of change in Kashmir.       schools, colleges and Government libraries (and I’m The advocates of Kashmir being a itancy in Kashmir. It soon turned into a (The author is a Jammu-based polit- ical commentator and strategic analyst. The & '  (            ) not convinced that they need/should be) then why ‘political issue’ are neither realists nor ide- full-fledged Pakistan-sponsored proxy- is it being done selectively? Why are other religions alists. They live in a utopian world and sell war with cross-border terrorism as its views expressed are entirely personal) *     #  (9'! %!*!                                     

human-made factors. The 2018 five per cent in 1960. Given the con- Nothing else can explain why India often movement of animals across Non-Timber Forest Produce Living Planet report prepared by the cerning situation, the WWF has does not have a solution to rising sink and source habitats, corridors (NTFP), fragmentation due to ille- WWF, highlighted that more than called for the drafting of an interna- instances of man-animal conflict. connecting them are crucial, and that gal timber and firewood collection, 4,000 mammal, bird, fish, reptile and tional treaty, on the lines of the 2015 The recent Odisha elephant deaths is what is largely missing in the for- diversion of forests for mining and amphibian species declined between Paris Agreement, to protect global are also an example of how India est reserves across India. The major a growing human population putting 1970 and 2014. The report observed wildlife. The WWF has urged the has collectively failed to protect its reason why wildlife corridors are pressure on pinch points in corridors, that various anthropogenic factors 196-member nations of the wildlife diversity. essential is because they allow the are some of the main threats faced   ''4 are to be blamed for the decline in Convention on Biological Diversity Had the authorities in Odisha flow of healthy genes to take place, by tiger corridors in India. animal populations. (CBD) to consider a range of targets taken adequate measures, the State thereby ensuring a flourishing bio- India needs wildlife and associ- nthropogenic activities are The African elephants in at the CBD’s upcoming meeting in would not have lost 179 elephants to diversity. ated environmental biodiversity to gradually taking a steady toll Tanzania declined by 60 per cent in Egypt in late November. The WWF electrocution since 2009. This colos- Without forest corridors, our thrive as this alone can counter the  1  Aon biodiversity and the pace just five years between 2009 and 2014 has also called for a deal to be struck sal wildlife loss has surprisingly not small protected areas will only end rising pollution levels and deteriorat-    of destruction has picked up over the due to ivory poaching; whereas at the 75th United Nations General been registered on any quarter with- up being islands of conservation with ing ecology. The Government must past few decades. Extreme weather deforestation in Borneo, to create Assembly in 2020. But is it already in the successive Government estab- unviable populations that will be accord priority to wildlife and ensure ! +$ )+($.'!&( conditions, triggered by climate timber and palm oil plantations, led too late? Only time will tell. lishments. Elephants have to make highly prone to extinction. It is also that the designated corridors that , (&&(,! 1$!!'%!",! change, are now challenging the once to the loss of 100,000 orangutans But time is surely running out for do without healthy corridors to pass worth remembering that any tiger enable wildlife to safely migrate are strong wildlife ecosystem. Our plan- between 1999 and 2015. Similarly, wildlife in India. Recent deaths of through and, therefore, have to tra- corridor that is active today might given a Government protected sta- &($&('%+.&*'--&( et needs a variety of plant and ani- the number of polar bears is also seven elephants in Odisha’s verse through human-occupied lands become inactive if the source forests tus. This will keep these corridors *'+,&,"$+&$ (!( mal life in order to ensure that the expected to decline by 30 per cent by Dhenkanal district due to electrocu- in the process raiding crops and get- of such tigers suffer or decline. from disappearing. Yet another ini- & $  $!Q environment and the nature have a 2050 as Arctic ice continues to melt. tion have once again brought to fore ting mobbed or even electrocuted. Those that have been inactive for tiative the Government must under- "($!"++' !.,!9964 sustainable lifecycle. The bad news keeps getting the fact that India can no longer Corridors are crucial to wildlife years may reactivate if the health of take is to stop developmental activ-  *'++ $!),! ($
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3 India needs to create around 100 million new employment opportunities over the coming decade as it looks to encash its demograph-   nonbank finance companies (NBFCs) are vul- ic surge as rise in employment can help accelerate the country's growth poten-   nerable to spiking interest rates because they have tial and make it inclusive, says a report. PwC's Strategy& report, 'Nagarik: Emphasising that people use its plat- ndia’s financial markets are facing a 'trust increased reliance on short-term debt, after years Inclusive growth through large-scale employment generation', highlighted hatsApp Vice President Chris form for all kinds of “sensitive con- Ideficit' and disruptions due to defaults by a of relatively good financing conditions for practical ways of raising employment across the country over the coming WDaniels Wednesday said the com- versations”, the US-based firm had said major non-banking finance company which shorter-dated paper,” S&P said. decade and noted how connecting local resources of the country's smaller pany is focused on values like security it is focussing on educating people could put a strain on weaker firms, S&P Global Rated Indian companies are better positioned districts to markets can lead to large scale employment generation. “...over and privacy to ensure that its product about misinformation. Speaking about Ratings said Wednesday. because they tend to have manageable short-term the coming decade, we need to create employment opportunities equivalent remains a utility that helps users com- the startup ecosystem in India, Daniels Spreads have widened, and short-term bor- obligations and good liquidity. to the population of five Australias. This is one of the most critical agenda municate in everyday life. said companies like Ola, Flipkart, rowing costs have spiked since Infrastructure Nevertheless, costlier or restricted financing items facing the country which, if tackled with foresight and energy, can help The Facebook-owned company, Zomato and Makemytrip are making Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS), an infra- could delay some growth plans and hurt prof- accelerate our growth and make it inclusive,” the report noted. As per the which has been asked by the Indian gov- a huge impact on the Indian economy. structure development and finance company itability. “Bank asset quality could come under report, India will need to increase its labour force participation rate (LFPR) ernment to put in place a mechanism “We are extremely impressed by with a high domestic rating, defaulted on loan pressure because of the IL&FS default. On the by providing greater opportunities to its working population especially women. to clamp down fake messages on its plat- the entrepreneurial tradition in India repayments in August and September. Corporate other hand, banks will benefit from more risk- “Reaching the global LFPR average of 63.5 per cent in line with the increase form, also announced its partnership as well as by companies that we see governance concerns are adding to risk aversion. based pricing and reduced competitive intensi- in working age population will be critical,” it noted. “Generating gainful with Invest India to help entrepreneurs coming out...We believe in people, we “India’s financial markets are facing a trust ty,” S&P said. IL&FS is one of India’s leading infra- employment, especially in India's smaller districts, where majority of India and small and medium enterprises believe in creativity, we believe in deficit. The disruption could put a strain on structure development and finance companies, resides, allows inclusive growth. Using local capabilities, local entrepreneurs expand their businesses. entrepreneurship,” he said. The part- weaker companies as well as finance companies,” was highly rated domestically, and has institu- and market connects is the sustainable way forward,” said Shyamal “...we keep the company focussed on nership with Invest India will help S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Geeta Chugh tional shareholders including the State Bank of Mukherjee, Chairman, PwC in India. The report noted that using a five- four values -- simplicity, quality, secu- WhatsApp in driving awareness about said. In its report titled ‘A look at whether India India and Life Insurance Corp of India. Its default pronged approach, the platform called Nagarik, offers insights and solutions rity and privacy. Everything we do in the its business tools in around 15 states Inc can handle the liquidity crunch in debt cap- has disrupted debt capital markets, and led to for all-round employment generation, including marginal employment. The company focusses on those values and impacting over 60,000 businesses in ital markets’, S&P said rated Indian companies particular concerns on NBFCs. platform offers integrated solutions for augmenting jobs creation in agriculture, delivering that value to users and the coming months through tools are relatively well-positioned to withstand the “NBFCs and housing finance companies are agro-processing, MSMEs and tourism. ensuring that our product remains a such as Startup India ‘Yatra’ pro- stress in India's debt capital markets that ensued the most exposed to liquidity challenges because utility that they can use to communi- gramme and other in-person training after a major default. they borrow heavily from mutual funds and have       cate in everyday life,” Daniels said events. “While liquidity stress has begun to gradu- significant reliance on short term borrowings,” New Delhi: Insurance behemoth LIC has sought the Competition here. WhatsApp will invest USD ally ease, we expect tougher conditions could S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Deepali Seth- Commission’s nod for its acquisition of majority stake in state-owned IDBI Out of WhatsApp user base of 1.3 250,000 as seed funding to the top 5 linger for months. Indian companies including Chhabria said. Bank. A listed entity, IDBI Bank is grappling with mounting toxic loans with billion people, more than 200 million winners of the ‘WhatsApp StartUp gross non-performing assets rising to about about 57,807 crore at the end people are in India -- the single largest Challenge’ and an additional USD of the June quarter. During the three months ended June, the lender’s net loss market for the popular messaging plat- 250,000 will be directed to a select few stood at 2,410 crore. The bank has a market capitalisation of over 24,794 form. The government has been push- from the entrepreneurial community '
    / # 3@A:,$ crore. According to a notice submitted by the Life Insurance Corporation of ing WhatsApp to find a technology to promote their WhatsApp business India (LIC) to the CCI: “The proposed combination relates to the acquisition solution to trace origin of 'sinister' mes- number on Facebook and drive dis- of a controlling stake to the extent of 51 per cent shareholding and manage- sages, a move that it believes can help covery of their businesses. “India adds New Delhi: Investor wealth soared 1.92 lakh over a spat between the government and the RBI. ment control rights in IDBI through preferential issue and open offer.” Mergers curb horrific crimes like mob-lynching over 3 new startups a day, ranking it crore Wednesday following a sharp rebound in the The market capitalisation (m-cap) of BSE-listed and acquisitions beyond a certain threshold require approval of the emanating from fake news. amongst the top startup nations in the broader market where the BSE benchmark index companies surged 1,92,961.33 crore to Competition Commission of India (CCI). Earlier this month, IDBI Bank had WhatsApp, however, had rejected world... Through this partnership rallied 550.92 points. 1,38,45,109.37 crore. “After a volatile start, mar- said that LIC's open offer to purchase shares from the minority shareholders India’s demand for a solution to track with WhatsApp, we aim to support the The 30-share Sensex zoomed 550.92 points or ket sharply rebounded led by clarity over the inde- of the state-owned bank will kick-start from December 3. The open offer, at the origin of messages on its platform, innovative startups in India and to cre- 1.63 per cent to close at 34,442.05. In intra-day, the pendence of RBI by the Govt. Rupee pared some Rs 61.73 per equity share, will close on December 14. LIC has offered to acquire saying building traceability will under- ate solutions not only for India but the index had fallen by 303.89 points to 33,587.24. losses while strong global cues and stock specific 2,04,15,12,929 equity shares, representing 26 per cent of the fully paid-up equi- mine end-to-end encryption and affect entire world,” Deepak Bagla, CEO and Investor sentiment turned positive after the Finance actions made the market positive,” said Vinod Nair, ty capital of IDBI Bank under the open offer in accordance with Sebi regu- privacy protection for users. MD at Invest India, said. Ministry issued a statement to dampen concerns Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services Ltd. lations.

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++  Tly held in New Delhi, saw over 300 unaware of the symptoms of a stroke and the attendees of which 200 stroke survivors know-how of emergency treatment which and their caregivers marked their presence. can make a difference. “Taking the patient The prominent political figure of India, Lal to the hospital within the ‘golden hour’ peri- Krishna Advani, graced the conference as od—within four and a half hours—is chief guest. He commented that awareness extremely important as they can receive of the growing incidences of strokes needs thrombolytics or ‘clot buster’ drugs on to be brought about in the villages of the time, which opens the blocked vessel and country and has to be supplemented with helps them recover faster,” he said. He fur- proper healthcare facilities and services in ther identified that most of the cases the remotest areas. received by the Apollo Hospitals are with- The public awareness talk aimed to in two hours of the occurrence of the stroke bring to light the role of a caregiver who since many time the patients do not realise plays an instrumental role in facilitating the that they have had a stroke. Those who are rehabilitation of a stroke survivor and get- admitted after the golden hour are recom- ting their life back on track. According to mended rehabilitatory measures, a close estimates, in every two seconds, a person monitoring of blood pressure, sugar levels is affected by a stroke somewhere in the and are set up on a healthy diet regime. teadily increasing their built Salalah Airport and the world and in every six seconds, one Identifying the symptoms for the ben- tourism market share, the revamped, state-of-the-art, Muscat stroke-related death occurs worldwide. As efit of all, Suri said that weakness, numb- Sultanate of Oman is market- International Airport, will expand estimated, one in six persons in the world S ness or paralysis in face, arms or legs, ing its new tourism products in the the capacity from 12 million to 20 will suffer a stroke in their lifetime which slurred speech or difficulty in understand- Indian market. In the past, travel million passengers, further facilitat- eventually means that as many as 17 mil- lion strokes would occur annually across ing others, dizziness and sudden severe between the two countries has ing travel. the world, of which five million people will headaches, are some of the common been limited to employment but One of the most important not survive. If figures are to be believed, symptoms. The nine preventive strategies over the past few years, the desti- brand-building activities for Oman then 1.4 million strokes occur annually in that the hospital recommends are—control nation has witnessed a steady has been its association with India alone. of blood pressure, control of diabetes, con- increase in leisure travellers. The Bollywood. Film shootings at the The conference identified that in trolled cholesterol levels, regular exercise, fact that in 2017 alone, Oman destination have given way to col- countries with higher income, the inci- no smoking and tobacco consumption, received 321,161 Indian arrivals, laborations to promote it as a loca- dence of strokes has been on a decline due reduction of body weight, a healthy diet, registering a growth of seven per tion of interest and increase its to widely available preventive care. avoid alcohol or drinking in moderation cent, is a testimony to the increased appeal among Indian travellers. However, in a developing country like and also controlling cardiac disease, espe- popularity of Oman in India. Other focused areas of Oman India, stroke incidence is increasing cially atrial fibrillation, which is an irreg- Further, from January to June this include promotion of destination because of poor preventive strategies. ular and often rapid heart rate that can year, the country has already weddings and corporate travel Though treatment for this disorder is avail- increase the risk of a stroke, heart failure recorded a 15 per cent growth in including the meetings, incentives, able, it is limited to metro cities and super- and other heart-related complications. Indian arrivals as compared to the conferences, and exhibitions specialty hospitals. The mnemonic, ‘BEFAST’ can help people same period last year, informed, (MICE) travel. The country has According to the senior consultant of remember the symptoms. Lubaina Sheerazi, the India repre- seen an increase in business tourism Neurology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, sentative of the Ministry of with the launch of the Oman Tourism, Oman. Convention and Exhibition Centre “We recognise and acknowl- in Muscat. ,#      6 edge the demand from India and Sheerazi commented, “Being other potential markets. As part of only three hours away and having the Sultanate’s National Tourism excellent air connectivity with var- n a recent event organised by companies can increase the rev- forms. OMAM is building a com- Strategy 2040, the Ministry of ious cities in India also makes IOMAM (Organisation Method enue by focusing on innovation plete knowledge management Tourism seeks to introduce the sec- Oman a preferable wedding desti- Analytics Management), titled— development by using disrupting infrastructure, including tor’s latest developments, services, nation.” It is important to note that ‘Building India’s first Centre of technologies i.e. Machine Learning, Incubation and Acceleration projects and facilities of the tourism Oman Air caters to 11 cities in India Excellence in Innovation Big Data, Data Analytic, AI, AR, Centre with the latest technologies, industry,” said Her Excellency with over 161 flights a week. Acceleration’, over 50 eminent VR, and other similar technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Maitha Saif Al Mahrouqi, the Oman is tapping into every business leaders from various and how they are changing the day- machine learning, internet of undersecretary of the Oman segment of tourism. New itineraries industries marked their presence to-day life of humans and increas- things and so on. The proposed Tourism Ministry. for different kinds of travellers and discussed 20 disrupting emerg- ing the efficiency, were some key Centre of Excellence will be an Oman is introducing various include a visit to Nizwa (the old ing technologies and how India is take away for the attendees. integral part of this super-structure. incentives to ease travel between the capital) for the culturally inclined progressing with them. The event Keeping up with the pioneer- The CoE will consist of global two countries. The destination has travellers; guided tours to the Raz was graced by the managing direc- ing legacy, the organisation has, in research and development, consult- announced a ‘short-term tourist al Jinz Turtle Reserve for the tor of OMAM, Sunit J Bahadur, principle, agreed to creating an eco- ing and advisory, global IP regis- visa’ which would allow the Indian wildlife enthusiasts and a host of while the CEO of VajraSoft Inc, system of imagination and systems trations, international technology travellers to visit Oman for a adventure sports, both soft and Kameshwar Eranki, was the and processes for enabling its transfers, innovation IP training to period of 10 days for five hard, at various locations across the keynote speaker. The event delib- landfall. It has tied-up with one of skill human capital and intelligence Omani Riyal or 940. country for those who wish to erated on how OMAM can meet the innovation and global IP lead- analytics amongst a host of other Also, the newly- quench their adrenaline. the spoken and unspoken needs of ers based in the Silicon Valley, and fields which aim to influence a larg- the industries by going the extra together they shall establish India’s er innovation eco-system for mile to discover and implement first Centre of Excellence in enabling the country’s and interna- disrupting technology tools in Innovation Acceleration. This will tional innovation and IP pro- innovation. Discussions on how give impetus to innovation plat- grams. :
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Grand Slam champion Roger victory came in 2011. ing five as the former Czechoslovakia becoming the highest-ranked South Djokovic is seeking to Federer also in second-round The Australian Open cham- — will be played on the hardcourt of African in ATP Rankings history. reclaim the top ranking from action against Milos Raonic. pion is drawn in the same half as the sold-out 15,000-capacity O2 He also advanced to his second Grand Rafael Nadal at a tournament Federer leads the big-serving Djokovic; Cilic and big-serving Arena. Slam final at Wimbledon where he lost to Nadal has never won. Djokovic Canadian 11-3 overall. Kevin Anderson, who upset Holders the USA beat Belarus in Novak Djokovic in straight sets. Enroute next faces Damir Dzumhur. Federer's last appearance at Federer in the Wimbledon quar- Minsk last year after seeing off the to the finals, Anderson beat John Isner 26- Fifth-seeded Marin Cilic, the the Paris indoor event was a terfinals this year. Czechs in the semi-final. 24 in the semis in the fifth set to become Australian Open runner-up, won third-round loss to big-serving "I rarely play two or three Led by Kvitova and Pliskova, the part of 2nd-longest Grand Slam match his second-round match 6-3, 6- John Isner in 2015. There were tournaments in a row now. So Czechs have won five of the last seven ever. 4 against Philipp Kohlschreiber doubts Federer would play after starting on Wednesday and win- editions including all three finals they But the highlight was his quarter-finals of Germany. a grueling past week which saw ning five matches in a row with have played on Prague's hardcourt. win over No 2 Roger Federer where he ral- Dzumhur upset 14th-seeded him clinch his ninth victory at <49 9>!! % 9 this caliber (of players) is very "We are good at the finals, we are lied from two sets down and saved one Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-3, while the Swiss Indoors and 99th over- '!)!9'% % ('9 difficult," Federer said. not so good against the Americans. match point for his biggest career win. big-hitting Russian Karen all. "If I get close to the last four We have never lost in the O2 Arena, He also made it to the finals of 2018 Khachanov also advanced to the "I feel good," Federer told a '(!%<9"'%!% that would also be great." In first- but we have never beaten the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por third round. He led 6-2, 2-0 news conference. "I feel like I %<)%!>!':9%C round play Tuesday, there were Americans (in the final)," Pala said. HSBC Open (ATP 500) losing to Juan against Matthew Ebden when the recovered well from last week." wins for Mikhail Kukushkin, In this year's semi-finals, the Martin Del Potro. A couple of weeks before Australian retired. The 37-year-old Federer is <49 9>%!E(!<' Gilles Simon, Daniil Medvedev, Czechs beat Germany in Stuttgart that, he won the New York Open (ATP Returning from a right knee selective of when he plays in ;;6'6?+6-9:- elebrated woman boxer M CC Mary Kom on Wednesday said she has no   With three more events to go this plans to hang up her gloves and season, Chirag said they have to be wants to continue till 2020 een to build on a reasonably suc- more consistent to achieve their goals. Tokyo Games in a bid to fulfil Kcessful season, India's young men's her dream of winning an doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and       Olympic Gold. Satwiksairaj Reddy has now set eyes on $ % "I am not yet done. I will reaching a major final and breaking Commonwealth Games medallist carry on till 2020. I am fit, train- into the top-15 bracket, next year. Ashwini Ponnappa lamented that ing hard and confident. I will try From being newbies, Chirag and women's doubles is not getting its due my best to bring glory for the Satwik emerged as India's best-ranked in India and stressed on the need to country," said Mary when asked men's doubles pair this year, where they have more events in the category to whether she is eyeing her sixth claimed a maiden Silver medal at encourage players. world title at the AIBA Women's Commonwealth Games, clinched the "Where is the importance given World Championships to be '    - /$  /  /  $   $ & P /  Hyderabad Open Super 100 title and towards women's doubles, there is no held at the IG Stadium here made the semifinals of a Super 300 and importance. What's the motivation from November 15 to 24. I will give my best shot. For boxers. I am happy that women 750 event. given to them? I think Premier Magnificent Mary, as she is Olympics may be I will have to boxing has finally got recogni- "It has been a great year for us. We Badminton League (PBL) is a great for- fondly called, has five World shift to 51kg category as 48kg is tion and gender equality," said reached the targets we had set for our- mat, but it is sad that they don't have Championships titles under her not there," she said on the side- Mary. self and we hope to replicate the same women's doubles," Ashwini told belt besides numerous other lines of the logo and official Mary, who has been named form in the next year," Chirag said. reporters here. crowns, including Asian Games anthem launch of the World as the brand ambassador for the "We played semis at Indonesia our personal target is to enter top 15 ficult to beat, Chirag reckons it is the "We need a lot of women's doubles Gold and Bronze in London Championships. upcoming World Open and French Open last week, had next year. If we can continue to make world No 1 pair of Marcus Fernaldi events. I feel a lot of badminton events Olympics. It also means Mary will get Championships, will lead a decent outing at All England, followed the quarters and semifinals, we can do Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo are trying to neglect women's doubles Mother of three doting kids, a shot at another World strong 10-member Indian con- by CWG where we won a Silver. The it," said Chirag, who alongwith his from Indonesia, whom they have and that needs to change. Because Mary still remains hungry for Championships, which despite tingent at the event here. World Championship and Asian partner is currently ranked 25th. played four times this year. either if it's on a recreational level or more and wants to give a last being a biennial event, will be Besides Mary, other mem- Games were also decent. The Indian duo savoured some "Frankly, if we are at top of our in the professional level, in India we shot at Gold in 2020 Tokyo. played next year in Trabzon, bers of the squad are 2014 "We also won a super 100 title at great moments this year, outwitting game, we can beat anybody on our day. need to include women's doubles in The 35-year-old from Turkey as no big events are held Commonwealth Games Gold Hyderabad, which was one of our tar- world No 7 Danish pair of Mads Marcus and Kevin are also beatable, order to motivate them. Manipur will compete in her pet in an Olympic year. medallist Pinky Jangra (51kg), gets. So next year we want to play a Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler and we want to beat them. Even "Singles have always been number 48kg category at the World Mary was happy that Manisha Maun (54kg), Sonia final of a major tournament and win Kolding in Indonesia in January, though we have lost against Gideon one, but there are girls who are eager Championships here. But with women boxing has finally got its (57kg), 2006 World Champion at least a super 300 tournament," he besides winning against Indonesian and Kevin, we have played close to play doubles as well. We just need the 48kg weight category not a recognition worldwide. L Sarita Devi (60kg), Simranjit added. pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin matches," said Chirag. to push them and encourage," said part of women's boxing in the "It was very difficult when Kaur (64kg), 2018 CWG par- Chirag, 21, and Satwik, 18, also Sanjaya Sukamuljo in Asia team cham- "We played one of our best match- Ashwini, who along with her partner Olympics, Mary said she will I started in 2001. Women box- ticipant Lovlina Borgohain achieved a career-best team ranking of pionship. They also beat Chinese pair es against them at the Asian Games. If Sikki Reddy attended the finals of the shift to 51kg. ing was an unknown entity for (69kg), Sweety Boora (75kg), 18 in the world in April, this year. of He Jiting and Tan Qiang in France. I would not have missed at tap, we Red Bull Shuttle Up - a women's dou- "My first priority would be most but after 5-6 years of toil Bhagyabati Kachari (81kg) and "We have been playing well and So whom they find the most dif- could have won." bles tournament — in suburban Kurla. to qualify for the Olympics and people started to know women Seema Poonia (+81kg). 
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This augurs really well series that also witnessed a tie, the the latest addition to the stocks. for Indian cricket," he added hosts faced unexpected resistance "We have a very good fast referring to the tour earlier this in the past few days, including suf- bowling quartet. And also, the year. fering a shock defeat, since the time bench strength is very exciting," The bowling coach also the West Indians set foot in the Arun said ahead of the fifth and defended the under-fire country a little more than a month final one-dayer against the West Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying ago.    $-      /& '  -      Indies here on Thursday. he is one of the legends of The weather is expected to Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Indian cricket and would come play a part with showers predicted.   4  having logged a century each while Yadav, Bhuvneswar Kumar good. Virat Kohli's men bounced . ' 5<#'  underlining their abilities. Captain along with Khaleel make up the "He is one of the legends of back from the loss in the third Holder has shown he can handle pace battery currently in oper- Indian cricket. His striking abil- match at Pune to record a massive -!"# the Indian spinners pretty well but ation against the West Indies. ity is for everyone to see. 224-run win at Mumbai. the other batsmen have not covered Arun praised Khaleel, calling He has done it many a The home team will hope to  /       G themselves with glory. the 20-year-old a bright times before. He is carry the momentum into the +$. !.,$ ,!., ,. Holder will be hoping that the prospect. extremely experienced and series decider in the Southern city. team improves collectively to "Khaleel looks a very I'm sure given the oppor- The last ODI played here was 7 9D 9: 6 snatch a win and deny India a exciting prospect. He is tunities, he will come also between the two teams and was . &  2 5 series triumph. It is easier said than sharp and has the skills to good," Arun added. won by the visiting side, then an 78 6 6done but the young West Indies do well in international Asked if perfor- eminent force in world cricket.    squad has shown they have the tal- cricket. He is a very excit- mance would be given Jason Holder's men will look to seek ent but not the requisite tempera- ing prospect," he told precedence over the 'Yo- inspiration from their illustrious milestone, needing one run to ment. reporters here. Yo' fitness test in the light predecessors and level the series. reach the 10,000 mark in India The participation of off-spin- Khaleel took 3 of Ambati Rayudu's show With the series being the first colours (he has scored 124 runs for ner Ashley Nurse, who has been a for 13 in the fourth in the ODI series against in the run-up to the 50-overs Asia XI). consistent performer, is in doubt ODI in Mumbai to West Indies, he said it was World Cup in England in June next The return of Jasprit Bumrah after he suffered an injury during trigger the West mandatory to prove fitness. year, the two sides are more or less has added value to the Indian the Mumbai game. His absence Indies' collapse in "Fitness, with the kind of aiming to zero in on the combina- team and he proved his worth in the could affect the hopes of the pursuit of a mam- schedule that we have, is an tion for the showpiece. two games he has played while the Windies in the all-important game. moth 378 for victo- important part of our focus. And While Kohli and Rohit Sharma young Khaleel Ahmed showed he's ry. Arun, without the mark that we have kept for have been in superlative form, learning with an impressive spell at H  naming specific people to pass is not every scoring three and two centuries the Brabourne Stadium. India: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, players, said the tough. And anyone who is respectively, Ambati Rayudu, Kohli will expect the experi- Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati bench strength in there in the team has to pass backed by the skipper, has also been enced Bhuvneshwar Kumar to raise Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, MS Indian fast bowling is the fitness test," he said. among the runs. his level of play in the series finale Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra making it easier for the The Indian team had The rest of the batsmen haven't after moderate returns. The seam- Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra team management to an optional training ses- quite had the impact they would er has been recalled following a rest. Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, rotate bowlers and bal- sion ahead of have liked to. The flamboyant The spinners have done the Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, ance their workload. Thursday's fixture with Shikhar Dhawan has not capi- damage with most of the Caribbean Umesh Yadav, Lokesh Rahul, "When we only a handful of play- talised on the starts while veteran batsmen struggling to cope with Manish Pandey. started off, the onus ers taking part. Young Mahendra Singh Dhoni has found Kuldeep Yadav, while Yuzvendra West Indies: Jason Holder, was not only on creating a force southpaw Rishabh Pant delight- runs hard to come by. Left out of Chahal was benched for the fourth Fabian Allen, Sunil Ambris, to reckon with pace bowling unit ed the small group of fans who the T20 squad for the upcoming ODI in favour of Ravindra Jadeja. Devendra Bishoo, Chanderpaul for the Indian team, also we gathered to watch the session series in Australia, the Jharkhand The visitors, on the other hand, Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai needed very good bench with some big hitting. 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