Pakistan Expels Indian Envoy, Suspends Bilateral Trade

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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Pakistan expels Indian envoy, Many Jammu residents hail suspends bilateral trade integration as best option Phone and Internet connectivity continue to be disrupted It decides to take Kashmir issue to the UN, observe Aug. 15 as ‘Black Day’ Arguments begin in Damini Nath Unnao rape case Mehmal Sarfraz JAMMU NEW DELHI LAHORE Looking at a nearly deserted A Delhi court on Wednesday Pakistan on Wednesday ex road that functions as Jam started hearing arguments in pelled the Indian High Com mu’s main outstation bus the Unnao rape case in which missioner and suspended bi stand, Shubham Sharma Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep lateral trade in response to Singh Sengar is one of the said on Wednesday that accused. Counsel for the CBI New Delhi’s decision to end though his business of ferry submitted before District and the special status to Jammu ing passengers to Srinagar Sessions Judge Dharmesh and Kashmir. had taken a hit over the past Sharma that the minor was “The Government of India three days, he was sure that assaulted by the expelled BJP has been told to withdraw its “this [amending Article 370] MLA and coaccused Shashi High Commissioner to Pakis was the best option, even for Singh helped him in the tan. The Indian government Kashmiris.” commission of the crime as has also been informed that It had been three days she had lured the victim to his Pakistan will not be sending since the government im residence on the pretext of its High Commissionerde posed restrictions under Stranded on the street: Children sleeping on a pavement getting her a job. signate to India,” the Foreign Section 144 of the CrPC, cur outside the Tourist Reception Centre in Srinagar as their NORTH Ī PAGE 5 Office said in a statement. tailing vehicular movement parents make efforts to leave the Valley. * NISSAR AHMAD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Ajay Bisaria is India’s High and shutting off mobile In Commissioner in Islamabad. ternet services in Jammu, No trace of cab driver The decisions were taken ahead of its announcement ‘Unprecedented lockdown’ who ‘raped’ JNU student at a National Security Com of revoking Jammu and NEW DELHI mittee (NSC) meeting Dissent across border: Pakistanis staging a demonstration in Islamabad on Wednesday against Kashmir’s special status and Special Correspondent befallen them. “Everyone is After four days of chaired by Prime Minister India’s decision to end the special status to Jammu and Kashmir. * AFP bifurcating the State into New Delhi mourning what we lost...its investigation, the police are Imran Khan at his office in Is two Union Territories on J&K People’s Movement the loss of statehood that yet to trace the cab or the lamabad. Foreign Minister also directed all diplomatic On Tuesday, while ad Monday. president Shah Faesal on has hurt people deeply. driver who had allegedly Shah Mehmood Qureshi channels to be activated in dressing Parliament, Mr. Pakistan shuts While many Jammu resi Wednesday said Kashmir This is being seen as the raped a 21yearold JNU read out the NSC decisions, order to expose the brutal Khan had warned that In dents welcomed the Modi was experiencing an biggest betrayal by the student. A police officer said while addressing a joint ses Indian racist regime, design dia’s decision could trigger a part of its government’s move, across the statements given by the unprecedented lockdown Indian State in last 70 sion of Parliament. and human rights violations. more violent incidents in student are not matching the road from Mr. Sharma, and the locals were yet to years,” the former IAS airspace Ī PAGE 12 with the electronic evidence The PM directed Pakistani Kashmir. Umar, a resident of Srinagar make sense of what had officer tweeted. Press Trust of India accessed by them. Be vigilant, forces told Armed Forces to continue vi He had also said Pakistan who also runs a tourism DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The Committee has also de gilance,” tweeted Pakistan decided not to pursue talks New Delhi transport business, termed CITY Ī PAGE 3 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD cided to review bilateral ar TehreekeInsaf, the ruling with India after having real Pakistan has closed a it a “betrayal.” line — services and Internet lation do we have left with rangements and take the party. ised that it was not interest corridor in its airspace, Umar, who wished to be connectivity in Srinagar them? Now, anyone can Kashmir issue to the UN, in The NSC meeting was at ed in them. which will result in an identified by his first name have been stopped on go come and claim Kashmir, be cluding the Security Council, tended by the Foreign Minis Senior journalist Ghari additional 12 minutes of alone, said he drove from vernment orders. it Pakistan or China,” said he said. ter, the Defence Minister, the dah Farooqi said he believes flying time for overseas Srinagar overnight to avoid “The government has put Umar, as he waited for infor Pakistan will observe Au Minister for Human Rights, that the NSC decisions had flights, an Air India official the stonepelting by protes us at gunpoint. We had an mation about when he could gust 14, its Independence the Army chief, the DG ISI, changed the dynamics of said on Wednesday. The ters, just in order to make a agreement with India, not start driving back to Srina Day, “in solidarity with brave the DG ISPR and several oth the bilateral relations. flights would have to be phone call to relatives with Pakistan, when we gar, if the roads were open. Kashmiris” and August 15 as er senior officials of the mili diverted to other routes abroad. Since Sunday night, joined. Now, they have bro a “Black Day.” “The PM has tary and the government. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 due to the closure. all phone — mobile and fixed ken the agreement. What re CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 RBI takes offbeat tack to help Mayawati changes party Liaison officers plan oncampus reverse growth slowdown U.P. chief, LS leader Id celebrations for J&K students Munquad Ali is new State BSP president Saurabh Trivedi ties/colleges in north India of Information. New Delhi have started visiting the cam “The liaison officers are EMIs to fall after ‘unconventional’ 35 bps rate reduction Special correspondent Sources said that the Am To help calm the nerves of puses under their respective planning to celebrate Id with LUCKNOW/ New delhi roha MP’s objections to the students from Kashmir cur jurisdiction since August 6. some of the students. All ne SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Making key changes to its or triple talaq Bill and the go rently studying in various cessary arrangements are Mumbai ganisation, the Bahujan Sa vernment's Kashmir mea colleges in DelhiNCR and Visit to colleges being made for the festival,” The Reserve Bank of India maj Party on Wednesday ap sures were the main reasons neighbouring States, the liai “Liaison officers in Chandi said Ms. Kapoor. on Wednesday opted to pointed former Rajya Sabha for his removal. son officers appointed by the garh, DelhiNCR, Meerut, Jai The colleges have been break with convention by re MP Munquad Ali as the pre He had, the sources said, J&K government are plan pur and Aligarh have visited asked to issue a formal advi ducing the key policy rate, sident of its Uttar Pradesh consistently refused to toe a ning several measures, in colleges/universities and met sory to all the students to the repo rate, by 35 basis unit, while also replacing its progovernment line that cluding IdulAzha celebra the students as well as the in avoid making any inflamma points (bps) to 5.4% as it fo floor leader in the Lok Sab BSP chief Mayawati wished tions, on campus. stitute authorities. Around tory remarks and not pay cused monetary policy mea ha Kunwar Danish Ali. to follow and refused point Acting on the instructions 50 students have ap heed to any rumours, said sures on helping revive de Shyam Singh Yadav, the blank to speak on the de of the Chief Secretary, J&K proached them with a re Ms. Kapoor. The local admi mand to tackle a deepening firsttime MP from Jaunpur, bate on Article 370 if it government, all liaison offic quest to contact their fami nistration, including the pol economic slowdown. is the new leader of the par meant supporting the go ers who have the responsibil lies in the Valley,” said ice, is also keenly involved in While central banks typi ty in the Lok Sabha, where it vernment’s line. ity of coordinating with J&K Veedushi Kapoor, Deputy Di sensitising the students. cally cut or raise interest has 10 members. Ritesh While the party replaced students at various universi rector with Kashmir Bureau SEE ALSO Ī PAGE 2 rates in increments of a Pandey, the MP from Am its Muslim leader in Lok quarter percentage point or of 25 bps. A percentage tions already undertaken,” bedkar Nagar, was nominat Sabha with an OBC, in U.P. it in multiples, Governor Shak point comprises 100 bps. Mr. Das said in a postpolicy ed the BSP's deputy leader did the reverse, perhaps to tikanta Das said too much “Given the evolving eco press briefing. “That is why in the Lower House. balance the castecommuni should not be read into the nomic situation, the assess we have taken a balanced While Mr. Yadav is an ty calculus. Muslims make departure from convention. ment of the MPC, based on call.” OBC — the BSP highlighted up 19% of the State popula The extent of cut was de demand conditions etc. 25 his “pichda varg” (back tion while OBCs are estimat termined by the situation, bps cut was inadequate, CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 ward credentials) in its press ed to be over 40%. he said. This is the first time while a 50 bps rate cut was RBI’S GOLDILOCKS CUT statement — Mr. Danish Ali, Mr. Munquad Ali replaces the RBI has moved rates by a excessive, especially after Ī EDITORIAL MP from Amroha in western R.S. Kushwaha as the head figure that is not a multiple taking into account the ac MORE REPORTS Ī PAGE 15 U.P., is Muslim. of the BSP's State unit.

Why use Urdu, Full state honours for Sushma Persian terms Tributes pour in from diplomatic community, world capitals in FIR, asks HC special correspondent Staff Reporter NEW DELHI New Delhi Tributes poured in from the The Delhi High Court on diplomatic community and Wednesday directed the world capitals for former Ex Delhi Police Commissioner ternal Affairs Minister Sush to explain why Urdu or Per ma Swaraj, who was cremat sian terms are used in an ed here on Wednesday with FIR when the same are not full state honours. used by the complainant. The series of condolences A Bench of Chief Justice were led by the Ministry of D.N. Patel and Justice C. Ha External Affairs that she exit ri Shankar said: “Too much ed in May. flowery language, the “Enjoying immense res meaning of which is to be pect within the Ministry and found out by a dictionary, outside, for her compassion should not be used. An FIR ate and amiable personality, should be in the words of she has left a lasting legacy the complainant. The police for putting people at the is there for public at large core of Indian diplomacy,” Irreparable loss: Sushma Swaraj’s husband Swaraj Kaushal and daughter Bansuri, centre, and not just for persons said the Ministry of External at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday. * PTI with doctorate degree in Ur Affairs in a statement. du or Persian. Simple lan The United States, Japan, a distinguished public life fairs Minister Sushma Swa cretary of State Mike Pom guage should be used, in Bangladesh, and Bhutan spanning more than four de raj. She was a strong partner peo in a message. stead of highsounding were among the countries cades. “Saddened to hear of who shared our view that a words.” that condoled the passing the passing of my friend and more democratic world is a CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 away of Ms. Swaraj, who had former Indian External Af more peaceful one,” said Se MORE REPORTS Ī PAGES 3, 12 DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 4 CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF ‘What happened to J&K was a prelude to BJP’s plan for India’ Housing scheme: DDA to refund fee within a week NEW DELHI Several senior leaders, students, activists march in the national capital to protest the Central government’s decision to amend Article 370 The DDA on Wednesday said that applicants who did not Aarushi Aggarwal win the draw of lots NEW DELHI conducted under the housing As Jammu and Kashmir re scheme 2019, will be mains under a communica refunded their registration amounts within one week. tion lockdown, protesters The DDA also said that gathered at Mandi House on successful applicants who Wednesday and marched to want to return the flats that wards Jantar Mantar in prot have allotted to them can do est against the government’s so without any deduction of decision to remove the spe the registration amount if cial status of the State and bi they surrender within 15 days furcate it into two Union from the issuance of the Territories. demand-cum-allotment The march was taken out letter on the DDA’s website. under the eye of the police and paramilitary forces that Humid day in the Capital, made a ring around the prot light rain likely today esters as a group of counter NEW DELHI protesters waved the nation It was a humid day in the al flag and shouted slogans of Capital on Wednesday, with ‘Vande Matram’ and ‘Bharat the mercury settling at 35.5° Celsius. The Safdarjung Mata ki Jai’ at several loca Observatory received 22.2 tions along the route. mm of rainfall. The Palam Several senior leaders, in Protesters gathered at Mandi House and marched towards Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Observatory received 9.6 mm cluding CPI(M) general secre and Lodhi Road received 24.3 tary Sitaram Yechury, CPI and Kashmir. But now the had an appointment with the <> I think the Centre Avanti Balachandran and Ke believed the BJP could do blocking communication, mm.The weather department general secretary D. Raja, Po same people have been jailed doctor the day they an has given the ri Karen Sam, thirdyear law this to other States as well. sending troops, and then has forecast generally cloudy litburo member Brinda Ka and cutoff from the rest of nounced the abrogation of paramilitary forces students at O.P. Jindal Un “The people of Kashmir own bringing a Bill in complete skies with a possibility of light rat, and NFIW general secre the country. All this threa the Article. There has been a a licence to kill. iversity were also part of the Kashmir and they get to de secrecy and in a surrepti to moderate rains for tary Annie Raja, along with tens federalism and the unity complete blackout since and protest. They said, “Kashmir cide what they want. The tious manner challenge peo They are ready for Thursday. PTI student activists participated and integrity of India,” Mr. I do not know if she was able has been under siege for 40 thread of democracy that In ple’s right to know and parti in the march. Yechury said. to go. People cannot even ac the casualties years and instead of eradicat dia shared with Kashmir has cipate. Where is the freedom Mr. Yechury said that what Kashmiri protesters, who cess the lawns of their hous Nasir Husain ing that, we have allowed the been broken. You cannot go of speech and expression?” Medical student had happened to Jammu and have not heard from their fa es there,” Mr. Husain said. He State to go from having a spe lower than this because Calling the government’s Kashmir was a prelude to the milies back in the State, are arrived at the protest with cial status to the lowest one.” there is nothing left,” they move “a travesty of democ BJP’s plans for India. worried. Nasir Husain, a his luggage as he was head for the casualties,” he added. Granddaughters of Kash added. racy,” CPI(ML) general secre “The promise that the Kashmiri medical student ing back to Srinagar and said The crowd marching to miri politician Prem Nath Ba Echoing this sentiment, tary Dipankar Bhattacharya same government made studying in Delhi, shared he feared for his life in Delhi. Jantar Mantar shouted slo zaz were also present at the Anjali Bhardwaj, a member said, “Everyone is talking three years ago was to con that it had been three days “I think the Centre has gi gans of ‘inquilab zindabad’, protest. Seher and Tamanna of the National Campaign for about buying land in Kash sult all the stakeholders be since he last spoke to his ven the paramilitary forces a ‘goonda gardi nahi chalegi’ Bazaz said that they had People’s Right to Informa mir as if that is the only thing fore any decision on Jammu mother who is unwell. “She licence to kill. They are ready and ‘Amit Shah Murdabad’. gathered there because they tion, said: “Arresting people, Kashmir has to offer.” CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Kejriwal distributes smartphones Expedite A new beginning promotions of to 10,000 anganwadi workers Delhi govt. staff, says LG CM launches government’s Early Childhood Care Curriculum Press Trust of India Staff Reporter New Delhi New Delhi LieutenantGovernor Anil Chief Minister Arvind Kejri Baijal on Wednesday direct wal on Wednesday distribut ed authorities to expedite ed smartphones to around promotions of Delhi go 10,000 anganwadi workers vernment employees to fill in the city and launched the posts and also streamline Delhi government’s ambi direct recruitment through tious Early Childhood Care a timebound action plan. Curriculum. Mr. Baijal asked Chief Se “There is a perception cretary Vijay Kumar Dev to that anganwadis are merely amend the recruitment centres for providing food to rules wherever required children. Children will come within a fortnight. and they will be fed and sent Directions were issued as back. Now an Early Child Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia with anganwadi workers in the LieutenantGovernor hood Care Curriculum is be New Delhi on Wednesday. * R.V. MOORTHY reviewed the status of va ing introduced to ensure cancies of various cadres. that anganwadis provide the <> Now an Early Chief Minister said. “Reviewed status of va kind of care and education Childhood Care Speaking at the occasion, cancies in various cadres of that is provided at expensive Curriculum is Deputy Chief Minister, Man Delhi Government like playschools. Even the poor ish Sisodia, said, “Across the Health, FSL & Delhi Fire being introduced will have access to the facili world it has been acknow Services. Directed to expe to ensure that ties that the rich do. Angan ledged that 80% of a child’s dite promotions to fill post wadis will now be developed anganwadis brain development takes & streamline direct recruit into playschools,” Mr. Kejri provide the kind of place by the age of six. But ment through a time bound wal said. care and education India has continued to ne action plan,” Mr. Baijal The Chief Minister said that is provided at glect early childhood care. tweeted. that earlier, anganwadi expensive Delhi’s anganwadi reforms “Advised CS to amend Workers at a site where a demolition drive is being carried out for a redevelopment project at Netaji Nagar Block-F in workers had to maintain 11 playschools are an effort to change that, RRs wherever required New Delhi. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR or 12 registers monthly at Arvind Kejriwal and build a model for the within a fortnight [sic],” he CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC each anganwadi. “Now us Chief Minister country... Today we are also said. ing smartphones, you will be launching the Early Child It comes close on the able to enter everything into This is a digitisation of the hood Care Curriculum along heels of the LG directing ‘Look into plea our database and the go entire anganwadi sector that the lines of the world’s best authorities to identify Unitech told to pay ₹92.77 lakh vernment will directly have will not only benefit you, but early childhood care metho “tainted” officers and alleging access to that information. also the department,” the dologies.” “compulsorily retire them”. pollution by compensation to woman plastic units’ Irrigation department restores six waterbodies Developer was supposed to deliver plot by April 2011 Staff Reporter Water from drains will be channelised during monsoon for groundwater recharge NEW DELHI Staff Reporter The complainant NEW DELHI <> Following a plea alleging cannot be Staff Reporter <> The idea was for water to percolate. said. He also said that during operation of illegal plastic The National Consumer Dis compelled to wait New Delhi conceived during The department connect the next monsoon, they will factories in the Bhajanpu putes Redressal Commis indefinitely for the The Irrigation and Flood the monsoon and ed pipelines to drains, which try to rejuvenate more water ra, the National Green Tri sion has directed Unitech to possession of the Control Department (I&FCD) we did it only for took away only the top layer bodies. bunal has directed the Del compensate a complainant has rejuvenated six dry wa of water from drains when it plot and is entitled waterbodies which hi Pollution Control by paying over ₹92.77 lakh terbodies in the city by chan rained. The pipeline then Other projects to seek refund of Committee to look into the after it was alleged that the nelising water from drains are close to drains channelised the water to the The I&FCD and the Delhi Jal allegations and take appro developer failed to deliver the amount paid during monsoon that will Nikhil Kumar waterbodies, which are up to Board are also working on Secretary, Irrigation and Flood priate action. possession of a residential by her help recharge the Control Department 500600 metres away from the revival of around 200 wa An Bench headed by plot in Noida within the stip National Consumer Disputes groundwater. the drain, Mr. Kumar said. terbodies and will float ten Redressal Commission NGT Chairperson Justice ulated time. “The idea was conceived Currently, drains in the ci “As we do not have regular ders for the work. The I&FCD Adarsh Kumar Goel said, The direction came when during the monsoon and we ty largely do not recharge access to rain water, in the fu is also working on a project “Let the DPCC look into the the apex consumer disputes pelled to wait indefinitely in the form of interest and did it only for waterbodies groundwater, as it is either ture, we will use treated wa to build reservoirs on the Ya allegations and take appro redressal forum was hearing for the possession of the cited relevant clauses from which are close to drains,” lined with concrete or due to ter from our sewage treat muna floodplain to store riv priate action in accordance a complainant moved by a plot and is entitled to seek the agreement that said, “If Nikhil Kumar, I&FCD Secre sludge deposited at the bot ment plants to rejuvenate er water, when the river over with law.” The direction Mumbai resident who al refund of the amount paid for any reason the develop tary told The Hindu. tom, which makes it difficult waterbodies,” the Secretary flows during the monsoon. came when the green pa leged that despite paying ov by her.” er is not in a position to offer nel was hearing a plea er ₹2.07 crore as the book Complainant Anita Kaul the apartment [plot] alto moved by petitioner Man ing amount for the plot, the Basu had alleged that she gether, the developer shall DELHI TODAY ish Sharma who alleged developer had failed to de had booked a plot in a pro offer the allottee(s) an alter ‘Indicate steps taken to that the illegal industries liver possession of the same. ject that Unitech was to de native property or refund itat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m. 7 p.m. Talk: Dr. Aruna Roy, social activist Exhibition: were adversely affecting The developer is yet to velop in Noida. the amount in full with sim and founder of the Mazdoor Kisan “An Archeology of A New the environment causing pay ₹92.52 lakh to the com “As per the terms and ple interest of 10% per fill vacancies in fire dept.’ Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) will deliver a Identity", a solo exhibition by Sunil talk titled, MKSS, the Right to Inform Yadav at Shridharani Gallery, Triveni air, noise and water plainant, as it has refunded conditions of allotment, the annum...” ation Journey and its Relevance for Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, 11 pollution. her remaining amount. possession was expected to The complainant had also Press Trust of India told the court that it has re India at Lecture Room – II, Basement a.m. 8 p.m. While directing the pol Directing compensation, be delivered within eighteen alleged that the developers, New Delhi cruited 500 people as fire Annexe, India International Centre Exhibition: "Fontwala: Stone to mo (IIC), 4 p.m. bile, what remains?” by Rajeev lution control body to take the consumer panel ob months, meaning that the despite the delay, had failed The Delhi High Court on operators and an equal Exhibition: “Pratibimb”, a group ex Prakash Khare and Shubhra Prakash. action, the Bench also said, served, “The documents possession ought to have to provide an alternative Wednesday asked the AAP number have been em hibition by Jyoti Sateeja, Virendra Ku The show surveys the development of Devnagri letter form from it’s earliest “Needless to say that the filed by the complainant been offered to the complai plot to her. government to indicate ployed on contract basis. mar at Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m. 7 p.m. stone engravings to its digital adapta order of the NGT is binding prove the allotment made to nant on or before April Besides directing Unitech steps it has taken to fill the Apart from that, it has Exhibition: tions at Digital Art Gallery, Triveni Save Environment & Spe Kala Sangam, 205 Tansen Marg, 10:30 as a decree of court and her as well as the payment 2011,” the Bench observed to refund over ₹92.52 lakh, vacancies in the fire depart sent a requisition to the Del cies. a solo painting exhibition by a.m. 6:30 p.m. Archana Jha at Convention Centre noncompliance is actiona which she made [to the de while noting the allegations which was pending, the con ment, which according to a hi Subordinate Services Se Exhibition: Foyer, India Habitat Centre (IHC), 11 A solo show of paintings, ble by way of punitive ac veloper]. Since the posses made in the complaint. sumer panel asked the deve plea, is facing a “manpower lection Board to initiate re a.m. 7 p.m. drawings and graphics by Suraj Ghai at Exhibition: All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, 1 tion including prosecution, sion of the allotted plot has While moving the con loper to pay ₹25,000 as crunch” due to more than cruitment of an additional “Confluence...”, a solo Rafi Marg, 11 a.m. 7 p.m. in terms of the NGT Act, not even been offered to sumer forum, the complai compensation towards cost 1,500 vacancies. 706 personnel, the fire de painting exhibition by Meha Seth at (Mail your listings for this column at Experimental Art Gallery, India Hab 2010.” her, she cannot be com nant sought compensation of litigation. The Delhi Fire Service partment told the court. [email protected])

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The situation in Jammu and Kash mir, the status of laws governing women safety, and doubts about her health were on senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj’s mind hours before she died on Tuesday. According to Shobha Vijender, wife of Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta, Swaraj shared with her the reason for her decision to not contest the Lok Sabha election. “She attributed her decision to doubts of whether she will be able to connect with people with out breaking bread with them, which her health did not permit any longer,” Ms. Vijender said. She added, “I still can’t believe it. I spoke to her for a good 25 mi nutes at her daughter’s residence where she kept repeating that she was feeling ﬁne and was okay. I still can’t believe that the photo that we took together was our (Clockwise from top left) Sushma Swaraj being sworn in as the Delhi CM by then LG Vijai Kapoor at Raj Bhavan on December 10, 1998; with former Delhi Chief Ministers M.L. Khurana and Sahib Singh Verma; with former Prime Ministers I.K. Gujral and Chandrashekhar in May 1998; with BJP president L.K. last.” Advani and Khurana at an election rally on April 5, 1996; with Shobha Vijender, wife of Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta, a few Senior Delhi BJP leaders said hours before her death on Tuesday. * FILE PHOTOS, SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT that Swaraj, who was appointed Chief Minister of Delhi between October and December 1998, was brought in to help the party tide through a tough phase — the Del hi Assembly elections.

A new face A BJP leader recalled, “The issue of skyrocketing onion prices and lack of cohesion between the two tallest leaders of the party at that time, Madan Lal Khurana and Sa hib Singh Verma — both of whom who wanted the CM’s chair — trig gered the need for an internal party survey which called for the projection of a new face. Swaraj was that new face.” Vijay Goel, who served with Swaraj in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cabinet called her a “disciplined party hand and a simple human being”. Two-day Maintained a balance Traffic hit during Swaraj cremation “She was frank in her communi mourning cation and was able to maintain a Staff Reporter balance between being broad NEW DELHI announced minded in her thinking and tradi Traffic moved at a snail’s pace for tional in her being just the way a few hours in some parts of the Staff Reporter she conducted herself. For exam Capital as former External Affairs NEW DELHI ple, when she contested against Minister Sushma Swaraj’s last The Delhi government on Wed [Congress leader] Sonia Gandhi rites were performed on nesday announced a twoday from Bellary in 1999 she knew it Wednesday. State mourning as a mark of res would be an uphill task but she Delhi Police had issued an ad pect to former Chief Minister of never questioned the party’s de visory on Wednesday afternoon Delhi and senior BJP leader cision to field her,” he said. with fondness the guidance he welcome.” wherein they mentioned that Sushma Swaraj who died on Recalling her fondness for tra received from her as well as her “She had many plans for Delhi traffic will remain affected near Tuesday following a cardiac ar ditional festival, Mr. Goel said dedication towards the cause of at that time but her tenure was Lodhi Road due to Swaraj’s cre rest. that for Swaraj, festivals like Teej women’s safety in Delhi. short and lasted only three mation. “Traffic will remain af “This means, there will be no and Karva Chauth were occa “She was always particular months before the Congress fected on Lodhi Road, Lala Lajpat entertainment events during sions that she celebrated with as about the precise details of issues came to power in the election Rai Marg, Neela Gumbad, Mool this period. All other govern many people as she could. BJP as well as party events. She was that followed. The country will chand flyover, Defence Colony ment business will continue as national executive member and so dedicated to women’s safety miss her,” Mr. Yusuf said offering flyover, Lodhi Road flyover and scheduled,” the government former Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra that she would inspect police sta his condolences. adjoining roads from 2 p.m. to said. recalled how Swaraj would both tions in the middle of the night.” Congress leader Krishna Ti 5.30 p.m.,” they said in a state “Delhi govt will observe two nurture and scold her as an “el Mr. Gupta said. rath who was an MLA in 1998 ment. Heavy traffic on Vikas Marg as roads leading to Lodhi Road crematorium days state mourning as a mark of der sister” . when Swaraj was the Delhi Chief Almost 2,000 police person were closed for over three hours on Wednesday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA respect in the memory of former Passionate person Minister and was her colleague in nel were deployed across central Chief Minister & senior leader Grateful for guidance Congress leader Haroon Yusuf Parliament during the UPA go Delhi and southeast Delhi to en di and Home Minister Amit Shah Patna, said he was stuck at Ash respected Sushma Swaraj ji,” De “She was always frank about said, “Swaraj was a very passion vernment said, Swaraj always sure that the funeral procession among other noted leaders ram for a few hours and was puty Chief Minister Manish Siso what she had to say. Both praise ate person and while she was CM worked for the development and from BJP headquarters to Lodhi across parties, reached the cre scared that he would miss his dia tweeted. and criticism came with the same of Delhi in 1998 for the three empowerment of women and en Road crematorium moved with matorium. The leader’s body was train. Chief Minister and AAP na honesty. She may not have been months, any work that we, from sured that women were the build out any hitch, a senior officer kept at the BJP headquarters and Another commuter who did tional convener Arvind Kejriwal very active in Delhi’s politics but the Opposition, approached her ing blocks of the nation. said. then taken to Lodhi crematorium not wish to be identified said that condoled the leader’s death on her guidance on issues related to with, she was always willing to “We many have had a diffe where her last rites were she got stuck at Moolchand flyov Twitter. “India has lost a great it was invaluable,” Ms. Mehra consider and help. We were nev rence in ideologies but we were Commuters complain performed. er as it was shut and had to walk leader. Sushma ji was a very said. er considered like Opposition good friends and colleagues in Commuters complained of traffic A commuter, Ausaf Akhtar, till Lajpat Nagar metro station be warm and remarkable person. As a firsttime councillor in MLAs during her tenure as CM the Delhi Assembly as well as in movement as VIP leaders, includ who had to reach New Delhi Rail fore taking a rickshaw to her May her soul rest in peace,” he 1997, Mr. Gupta remembered and our suggestions were Parliament,” Ms. Tirath said. ing Prime Minister Narendra Mo way Station to catch a train to home in Defence Colony. tweeted. Govt. discontinues road test for autorickshaw drivers Police yet to trace cab driver Kejriwal asks Imran Hussain to hold meeting to simplify procedure for recalibration of fare meters who ‘raped’ JNU student

Staff Reporter This initiative of test at Najafgarh inconve ‘Woman’s statement not corroborating electronic proof’ New Delhi <> the Kejriwal nient and it was also causing Consumer Affairs and Legal them loss of a day’s earning. SAURABH TRIVEDI ice officer. The police have the hostel premises at 1.30 government will NEW DELHI Metrology Department Mi benefit the They were requesting for thoroughly scanned the p.m. on August 3. It was the nister Imran Hussain on making the recalibration After four days of investiga CCTV cameras installed same time when the woman autorickshaw Wednesday announced the process smooth and conve tion, Delhi Police is unable around the park where the claimed to have taken shel discontinuance of the prac drivers as well as nient by conducting the test to find the cab or the driver woman claimed to have ta ter in the park, said the offic tice of road try test for autor the commuters, as at a central location. who allegedly had raped a ken shelter but no clue of er. ickshaws drivers after recali recalibration will 21yearold JNU student. her presence was seen. They “A woman was seen in a bration of auto fare meters. be done faster, Re-examine proposal A police officer said that even questioned security CCTV footage outside a tem The Delhi government which will also “After convening several the statement given by the guards and local visitors but ple on Mandir Marg. Howev statement mentioned that save cost and time highlevel meetings and dis woman are not corroborat no one had seen her. er, the identity of the woman Chief Minister Arvind Kejri Government statement cussing the issue, the Legal ing the electronic evidence is yet to be confirmed,” ad wal had directed him to Metrology Department of accessed by them. ‘Woman in distress’ ded the officer. hold a consultation meeting auto fares,” the statement Delhi was directed to reexa On August 3, at 1.07 a.m., “We have traced the biker A police officer said that with all stakeholders to sim Auto drivers had complained about being charged exorbitant said. mine the proposal in totali the woman was seen coming who had dropped the wo they have been trying to plify the procedure for reca prices by manufacturers, repairers and dealers of fare meters Previously, the statement ty...after examining the legal out of JNU campus but in her man at JNU gate on August 4 connect the sequence of the libration of auto fare meters, for the upgradation of software. * FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR added, after recalibration provisions of Legal Metrolo police statement she morning. He said he had events as the woman is un Mr. Hussain said. and initial verification by gy Act and in consultation claimed that she was on the found the woman in distress able to explain her move “This initiative of the Kej their software. for the upgradation of the Weights & Measures De with the Department of street after being raped by and had offered help to her. ment as she was allegedly riwal government will bene The process of recalibra software. partment, which has now Consumers Affairs, govern the driver. She asked him to drop her drugged at that time. fit the autorickshaw drivers tion of auto fare meters is “The Minister announced been renamed Legal Metrol ment of India, it has decided till JNU gate and he did,” said “We have got the report of as well as the commuters, as about to start shortly, the that for providing relief and ogy, in its laboratory at Wa to discontinue road try test Walked away the police officer. cabs available online but no recalibration will be done government said. succour to autorickshaw zirpur, auto drivers had to which was proving to be in “On scanning CCTV footage “The medical report of such cab as mentioned by faster, which will also save drivers, an advisory has go for the road try test at convenient to autorickshaw of the police station that was the woman found no injury the woman was available in cost and time,” the state Exorbitant prices been issued to the manufac Rewla Khanpur in drivers,” the statement said. visited by the woman, it was marks anywhere on the bo the area at that particular ment said. According to Mr. Hussain, turers, repairers and dealers Najafgarh. The Department will, seen that a woman police dy. Other samples have been time,” added the officer. The Delhi government autorickshaw drivers had of fare meters for not charg from now on, issue verifica constable and a counsellor taken and result is awaited,” “The case is under investi had recently revised auto complained about being ing more than ₹400 per me ‘Inconvenient test’ tion certificate after carry gave her a sheet of paper to said the officer. gation. Around 40 police of fares which has necessitated charged exorbitant prices ter plus applicable GST for According to the govern ing out Simulated Road Test write her complaint, but she Hostel warden in her pol ficers are working on the the recalibration of auto fare by manufacturers, repairers undertaking software up ment, autorickshaw drivers Method in the laboratory of simply walked out without ice statement claimed that case to get any leads in the meters after upgradation of and dealers of fare meters gradation post revision of were finding the road try the Department. saying anything,” said a pol she had seen the woman in case,” the officer said.

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HC tells police to repair Why use Urdu, Persian HC seeks govt. reply on special educators or replace Plea alleges no process initiated to fill 1,000 vacancies in Directorate of Education defunct CCTVs terms in FIR, asks HC Staff Reporter Though the period New Delhi <> the process of recruitment tions were complied with of four weeks has to fill up over 1,000 vacan within four weeks from July Press Trust of India Court tells police to stop use of ‘bombastic language’ The Delhi High Court on expired, the cies of Special Education 2. New Delhi Wednesday sought a reply authorities have Teachers (SET) in the Direc The contempt plea said The Delhi High Court on Staff Reporter from the city government neither issued torate of Education (DoE). though the period of four New Delhi Wednesday asked the pol and the Chief Secretary on a appointment letter weeks has expired, the auth ice to repair or replace the The Delhi High Court on contempt plea alleging fai to the man nor Age relaxation orities have neither issued nonfunctional CCTV cam Wednesday directed the lure to initiate the process of have they initiated A Division Bench of the High appointment letter to the eras installed by it at va Delhi Police Commissioner recruitment of special edu Court had on July 2 allowed man nor have they initiated any process for rious locations in the na to explain why Urdu or Per cators for disabled children a plea seeking age relaxation any process for fresh recruit tional capital. sian terms are used in a FIR in government schools. fresh recruitment... in order to qualify for the ment to the post of SET in The direction by a Bench when the same are not used The contempt petition al Contempt plea post of SET in Delhi govern DoE. of Chief Justice D.N. Patel by the complainant. leged that the authorities ment schools. The High The contempt petition, and Justice C. Hari Shankar A Bench of Chief Justice “intentionally and deliber In the contempt petition, Court had also directed the filed by Syed Mehedi, has came after the Delhi Police D.N. Patel and Justice C. Hari ately” did not comply with advocate Ashok Agarwal government to initiate the sought initiation of proceed told the court that out of Shankar said: “Too much the High Court’s July 2 order. submitted that despite the process of fresh recruitment ings against the authorities the 4,388 cameras installed flowery language, the mean The HC has listed the case order of a Division Bench of to the post of SET. for “intentional and deliber by it across the city, only ing of which is to be found for further hearing on the High Court, the Delhi go It had directed the go ate disobedience of the di 2,919 were functional and out by a dictionary, should March 16 next year. vernment failed to initiate vernment to ensure its direc rection” of the High Court. the rest were not working. not be used. An FIR should The High Court directed Persian words in FIRs. Delhi government addi be in the words of the com the Police Commissioner to Delhi government addi tional standing counsel Sa plainant. The police is there file an affidavit explaining tional standing counsel tyakam, appearing for the for public at large and not whether the Urdu or Persian Naushad Ahmed Khan, ap Three arrested for killing NCW wants swift action police, told the court that just for persons with docto words are used by the agen pearing for the police, said the nonfunctional came rate degree in Urdu or Per cy or the complainant. It the Urdu and Persian words ras were being repaired. sian. Simple language listed the case for further used in FIRs can be under 30yearold in Nand Nagri in Tihar inmate rape case Taking note of the sub should be used, instead of hearing on November 25. stood by “making a little ef mission, the Bench said, “ highsounding words. Peo The High Court was hear fort”. Another case also solved with the arrest Panel asks police chief for detailed report As the respondent is work ple have to know what is ing a petition filed by advo He added that the words Staff Reporter Press Trust of India ing [to repair the cameras] written. It is applicable to cate Vishalakshi Goel seek are used when transferring “When Harsh told Vicky escorting her, according to NEW DELHI New Delhi we see no reason to moni use of English also. Do not ing directions to the Delhi the FIR to the higher author about the fight, the victim a complaint filed at the tor the repair of CCTVs.” use bombastic language.” Police not to use Urdu and ities. Three persons were arrest went and roughed up Sumit The National Commission New Delhi Railway Station ed for allegedly killing a 30 and his brothers after which for Women on Wednesday police station on Monday. yearold man in northeast he decided to kill Vicky and urged the Delhi Police chief The following day, she Delhi’s Nand Nagri, the pol roped in two of his accom to take immediate action told a doctor in the Tihar ice said on Wednesday. plices,” Mr. Thakur said. and submit a detailed re Jail about the incident in Four held for murdering youth in Gurugram Deputy Commissioner of port in the alleged rape of a the train. Police (North East) Atul Tha Meerut murder case Tihar jail woman inmate by Taking suo motu cogni Accused took revenge on victim for deposing against them in a case: police kur said that the accused During interrogation, Ajay a police constable. zance of the case, the wo identified as Sumit alias and Raj spilled the beans on According to a media re men’s commission urged Special Correspondent Bowler (29), Ajay Tyagi (31), their involvement in anoth port, the alleged incident the Delhi Police to submit a GURUGRAM him pointblank and es Forensic Science Laboratory at former Sarpanch of Far caped. Some passersby took teams also visited the spot rukh Nagar village on Febru and Raj (22) were arrested er murder case in Meerut’s took place on August 3 detailed report in the case. Four persons have been ar him to a hospital where he and collected the evidence. ary 23, 2017. But Yatin, who for allegedly opening fire at Kharkhoda. “With the ar when the 42yearold wo “The commission is an rested for allegedly murder was declared brought dead. On Wednesday, four per was then minor, turned wit Vicky and killing him on rest, the Meerut murder man inmate was returning guished and has taken suo ing a young man in Garhi Yatin’s father Sunder Lal sons were arrested from Pa ness in the case and deposed Monday night. The incident case has been worked out,” to Delhi after appearing be motu cognizance of the Harsaru village here earlier told the police that when he taudi Road in connection against them. Being a juve happened a few metres Mr. Thakur said. fore a court in Murshida matter. The commission this month for allegedly de called his son on his mobile with the case. The accused nile, he was acquitted in the away from the victim’s The police said that Sumit bad in West Bengal. has urged the Commission posing against them in an at phone an unknown person have been identified as Bhu case. The accused and their house. resides in Nand Nagri and er of Police, Delhi to take tempt to murder case. took the call and told him pender, Sankit, Pushpender accomplices bore a grudge During interrogation, Su works as a driver, while Ajay Raped in moving train immediate action in this Yatin, a resident of Jonia that he was shot dead. A case and Hansraj alias Kalu. against Yatin for this and mit allegedly told the police is a resident of Modinagar She was allegedly raped in regard and submit a de was village, had gone to deliv was registered at Farrukh Na During interrogation, the murdered him to take re that he had a fight with one and is a small time money the toilet of a moving train tailed investigation report er milk in Garhi Harsaru vil gar Police Station in this con accused told the police that venge, the police said. Harsh on August 3 and lender and Raj is unem by a Delhi Police constable, to the commission,” the lage on August 2 morning nection and a probe was in they along with Yatin and The four were sent to judi Harsh is Vicky’s friend. ployed. who was part of the team NCW said in a statement. when unidentified men shot itiated. Fingerprints and other accomplices had shot cial custody.

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Staff Reporter hospital where he was de “The police grew suspi criminal held New Delhi clared brought dead, they cious and they called Aalam A 45yearold man was blud said for questioning. On sus again with geoned to death in west Del During investigation, it tained interrogation, he hi’s Punjabi Bagh, the police was found that Ahmed was broke down and told the pol illegal pistol said on Wednesday. working as a mechanic in ice that he had killed Ahmed The deceased has been the company. His relative as he suspected him of hav Staff Reporter identified as Shakeel Naushad Aalam (31), a resi ing an illicit relationship NEW DELHI Ahmed, a resident of Meh dent of west Sagarpur also with his wife,” said Monika A 25yearold man, who rauli, they said. works there. Bhardwaj, DCP (West). was released on bail three According to the police, Aalam told the police that When Aalam and Ahmed months ago, was arrested they received a call on the he found Ahmed lying on were in the office, the ac from Dwarka’s Najafgarh early hours of Tuesday say the floor when he came cused hit Ahmed’s head with on Tuesday for allegedly ing that a labourer died of downstairs for some work. a hammer following which carrying an illegal pistol, electrocution in Punjabi He also told the police that he fell unconscious. Thereaf the police said. Bagh. After reaching the Ahmed suffered an electric ter, he kicked the diseased A senior police officer spot, they found Ahmed ly shock. However, the post several times. Later, he said that the accused has ing unconscious in an office mortem report revealed that washed the hammer and been identified as Keshav where medical equipments Ahmed died due to head in rolled a tape around it and Lamba, a resident of Shah are being repaired. The vic juries and not of electrocu created a false story, the pol bad Mohmmadpur. tim was rushed to a nearby tion, the police said. ice said. “On the early hours of Tuesday, a police team was patrolling in Najafgarh when they noticed Lamba. The accused tried to run away on seeing the patroll ing team. He was caught and a countrymade pistol with one live round was re covered from his posses sion,” the officer said.

The police said that A woman balances some goods while riding pillion in the Capital. * V.V. KRISHNAN Lamba has four cases of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC robbery registered against him and was released on bail on May 10. “He was roaming in the area with a VVIP chopper scam: ED moves court Man detained motive to commit crime,” the officer added. on suspicion seeking NBW against Ratul Puri of murder Move comes day after court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea Staff Reporter NEW DELHI Press Trust of India anticipatory bail plea in the to turn up before the agency. A 35yearold man was de New Delhi now scrapped ₹3,600 crore The court had on August 6 tained on Wednesday on The Enforcement Directo VVIP chopper deal with dismissed Mr. Puri’s antici suspicion of bludgeoning a rate moved a Delhi court on AgustaWestland. patory bail application, say man to death in South Wednesday seeking issuance The agency on Wednes ing the investigation is at a West Delhi’s Vasant Kunj of nonbailable warrant day told Special Judge Ar crucial stage and the allega on June 7. (NBW) against Ratul Puri, ne vind Kumar that Mr. Puri was tions against him were A senior police officer phew of Madhya Pradesh noncooperative and un “grave” and “serious“. said that the man was held Chief Minister Kamal Nath, traceable. The court is likely Mr. Puri, chairman of Hin under the Excise Act on in connection with a money to take up the application for dustan Powerprojects Pvt Wednesday along with a laundering case related to hearing today. Ltd, had on July 27 ap few others. During investi the AgustaWestland chopper In its application, the proached the court seeking gation, it was found that scam. agency said that Mr. Puri was anticipatory bail in the case, his looks matched with The move comes a day af directed to join the investiga saying he feared arrest in the that of a murder suspect, ter the court dismissed his tion on Tuesday but he failed case. whose CCTV footage was found during the investiga tion in June. According to the police, Two criminals caught after gunfight the body of a man was found on June 7. But the Press Trust of India SP (City) Shlok Kumar one of the bikeborne men victim remained unidenti Ghaziabad said during a routine check sustained a bullet injury. He fied. However, when the Two notorious criminals around 11.30 p.m. on Tues has been identified as Riyaz CCTV footage of the locali wanted in over five dozen day, the Sahibabad police of Lakshmi Garden in Indira ty was examined, the sus cases were arrested in sepa tried to intercept twobike puri. His accomplice man pect was seen with the vic rate instances after an ex borne men on the Sikander aged to flee. tim near where the body change of fire, the police pur village road near the In the second incident, was found. said on Wednesday. Both the Hindon airport building. In the police nabbed a crimi The officer said that the criminals and a constable stead of halting, the man rid nal, Fazar, a native of Kaila suspect is being ques sustained bullet injuries, ing pillion fired at the police, Bhatta, after an exchange of tioned and further investi they said. he said. In retaliatory firing, fire on Wednesday evening. gation is underway. https://t.me/SSC4Exams https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams A ND-NDE https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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DELHI Timings 4 suspended Thursday, Aug. 08 10,600 classrooms to RISE 05:47 SET 19:07 Delhi court starts hearing for mishap RISE 13:14 SET 00:00 come up in Rajasthan Friday, Aug. 09 that killed 9 RISE 05:47 SET 19:06 arguments in Unnao rape case 83 school buildings will be renovated RISE 14:14 SET 00:27 Press Trust of India Saturday, Aug. 10 Special Correspondent <> New classrooms Dehradun RISE 05:48 SET 19:06 Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar is one of the accused JAIPUR would include Four persons, including a RISE 15:12 SET 01:10 As part of an action plan for computer rooms transport officer, an educa Special Correspondent was a minor as per the timebound implementa and science tion officer and two police New Delhi Victim, lawyer school documents as well as tion of budgetary announce laboratories men, were suspended and A Delhi court on Wednesday the medical report at the ments, 10,600 new class Govind Singh Dostasara Tehri’s basic education of started hearing arguments time of tha alleged assault on still critical, rooms will be constructed at Minister of State for Education ficer was summoned on in the Unnao rape case in her. a cost of ₹1,181 crore in Ra the direction of Chief Mi which Uttar Pradesh MLA says AIIMS jasthan’s government Education Department nister Trivendra Singh Ra Kuldeep Singh Sengar is one No media bar schools and the information would establish IT labs in wat in connection with of the accused. Earlier, the court refused to Press trust of india technology infrastructure the schools which were yet Tuesday’s road accident Counsel for the CBI sub debar media from reporting New Delhi strengthened. The utilisa to be connected with the which killed nine school mitted before District and Accused Kuldeep Sengar the proceedings as sought by The Unnao rape victim and tion of budgetary allocation new communication net children in Uttarakhand. Sessions Judge Dharmesh counsel for the accused and her lawyer, admitted to AI is set to improve quality of work. “We are taking steps The action was taken af Sharma that the minor was Counsel for the accused the CBI. It advised the repor IMS Trauma Centre here, education in the State. for ensuring a high quality ter preliminary investiga assaulted by the expelled BJP submitted that the Protec ters to do balanced reporting remain critical and on life Minister of State for Edu of education and making tions revealed that over MLA and his coaccused tion of Children from Sexual without going into the mi support, hospital officials cation Govind Singh Dostas available basic facilities of loading led to the accident Shashi Singh helped him in Offences (POCSO) was not at nute details and making an said on Wednesday. ara said here that the new drinking water and toilets in at Kangsali near Lambgaon the commission of the crime tracted against his client as opinion. The 19yearold rape vic classrooms would include the schools,” he said. in Tehri district, an official as she had lured the victim to the victim was a major at the The court had on August 5 tim and her lawyer suf computer rooms, science The Minister said the release here said. his residence on the pretext time of the alleged assault. sent Sengar to judicial fered critical injuries in a laboratories, library rooms works such as construction Subinspector Mayank of getting her a job. He further said that the custody. cartruck collision in Rae and arts and crafts rooms. of boundary walls of schools Tyagi, constable Durgesh When the State police did fact that the victim had at The Supreme Court had Bareli district in Uttar Pra Besides, the projects for re would be taken up under Kothiyal were suspended IN BRIEF not take any action on the tained adulthood was on August 1 transferred the desh on July 28. Following novation of 83 school build the National Rural Employ for not keeping an effective matter for almost a year after proved by the school docu rape case and three other a Supreme Court order, ings and construction of 23 ment Guarantee Scheme, tab on overloaded vehicles. the incident, the victim’s ments and her medical cases related to it to the Del she was airlifted to New new buildings will be taken while regular monitoring Transport tax officer of then approached a court report. hi court. The apex court had Delhi from a Lucknow hos up this year. would be carried out to pro the area Nikhilesh Ojha has there, counsel for the probe However, victim’s counsel also directed that the trial be pital on Monday for better Mr. Dotasara said at vide all facilities to the stu also been suspended for agency said. D.K. Mishra claimed that she wrapped within 45 days . treatment. Shiksha Sankul here that the dents. dereliction of duty.

Administration has HC dismisses former CMs’ plea JD(U) does a U-turn on Article 370 derailed in U.P.: Akhilesh LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party chief Bahuguna, Koshiyari appealed against rent order BJP ally supports Centre’s move after Monday’s walkout from Rajya Sabha Akhilesh Yadav on Press trust of india Wednesday alleged that the Amarnath Tewary who was the convener of the However, JD(U) leader Dehradun administration had derailed in Patna NDA, had decided not to Ajay Alok had earlier urged Uttar Pradesh. “The Chief The Uttarakhand High Court A day after opposing the Bill support controversial issues party chief Nitish Kumar to Minister may make tall on Wednesday dismissed the and walking out of Parlia like triple talaq, abrogation review the stand taken claims, but his control over pleas of former Chief Minis ment, Bihar’s ruling party, of Article 370 and Ram Man against the Jammu and Kash officials cannot be seen,” he ters Bhagat Singh Koshiyari the Janata Dal (United), on dir…so we’re opposing go mir Reorganization Bill. said. PTI and Vijay Bahuguna seeking Wednesday made a Uturn vernment’s move on these is review of its order to the Vijay Bahuguna Bhagat Singh Koshiyari on the issue of Article 370 sue but once it has become a ‘Sentiments of people’ ₹40 lakh looted from State government to recover and supported the Centre’s law, there is no point oppos “With the country’s interests ATM in Punjab marketrate rents from them fect the duration of six court that before computing move. Earlier, the party MPs ing it”, he said. in mind, I would appeal our FATEHGARH SAHIB for overstaying in their offi months from the date of the the rent dues, they should had walked out of the Rajya Earlier on Monday, senior national president @Nitish Some unidentified people cial bungalows. order (May 3, 2019) within have been heard by the Sabha to opposing the JD(U) Rajya Sabha JD(U) leader and party’s Kumar that a rethink be looted ₹40 lakh from an ATM which the respondents were State. Centre’s move. member R.C.P. Singh * chief spokesperson K.C. Tya done on party’s stand on the in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib ‘Devoid of merit’ directed to pay rent dues as Countering their argu “We were opposing it, but gi, though, had justified par Bill that has been brought district in the wee hours on A Bench of Chief Justice Ra per market rate,” said Karti ment, Mr. Gupta told the now it has become law and Patna. ty MPs staging a walkout in with regard to Article 370. Wednesday, police said. They mesh Ranganathan and Jus keya Hari Gupta, the counsel court that this ground was implemented in the country. Mr. Singh, who is consi Rajya Sabha over the issue, The sentiments of the peo said the accused broke open tice R.C. Khulbe turned for a Dehradunbased NGO, completely false and base So we all should accept dered close to Chief Minister saying, “it was in line with ple of the entire country, in the cash dispenser of the ATM down their pleas, saying which had moved the court less as their counsel were it…we all should be with the and party president Nitish the ideologies of veteran so cluding Bihar and Jammu at 2.15 a.m. in Rurki village they are devoid of merit and for recovery of rents from not only heard but specifical Central government now on Kumar, explained why the cialist leaders like Loknayak and Kashmir, are supreme and fled with the money. Later, a police team reached not legally sustainable. the former CMs. ly asked during the argu this issue”, said senior JD(U) party had been opposing the Jayprakash Narain, Ram Ma and a decision must be taken the spot and started an “The time taken in the re Both former Chief Minis ments if they wanted to reply leader and party Rajya Sab Centre’s move. “Our late nohar Lohia and George Fer keeping the same in mind,” investigation. PTI view proceedings will not af ters had argued before the on the computation of rent. ha member R.C.P. Singh in leader George Fernandes, nandes”. Mr. Alok had tweeted. Policy to make Rajasthan a solar energy hub 10,000 MW target, says CM Gehlot Special Correspondent JAIPUR A new policy to be an nounced shortly by the Con gress government will make Rajasthan the solar energy hub, protecting the rights of consumers opting for the re newable energy sector. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot CM Ashok Gehlot said here that a target would be set to produce 10,000 suitable provisions for stor MW additional electricity age of solar energy and its from solar and wind power production at low cost. Ra in the next five years. jasthan, which occupied Mr. Gehlot said at a re third rank in the sector, view meeting that the policy would shortly be the leading would help develop a large State in the country, he number of solar power added. plants and attract fresh in vestments. “A robust power Hybrid policy transmission infrastructure The presentations made at is taking shape in the form the review meeting empha of a green corridor in west sised that a hybrid policy co ern Rajasthan and 1.25 lakh vering both solar and wind hectare government land is energy would significantly available for setting up the promote the renewable plants,” he said. energy sector. The policy Mr. Gehlot said the State would increase employ government would make ment opportunities.

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DELHI THE HINDU 6 EAST THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Calcutta HC sets aside arrest Odisha police Heavy rain batters parts of Odisha station in top Floodlike situation in some areas, train services hit in southern region: officials warrant against Mukul Roy 10 in country Press Trust of India Correspondent Bhubaneswar Case relates to recovery of ₹19 lakh from a person last year CUTTACK Heavy downpour triggered The Tarava police station by a deep depression, which Press Trust of India recovery of the sum should in the Subarnapur district crossed the Odisha coast, Kolkata continue. of Odisha has been ad battered several parts of the The Calcutta High Court on The Delhi High Court had judged as one of the 10 best State on Wednesday creat Wednesday set aside an ar on August 1 granted Mr. Roy police stations in the coun ing a floodlike situation and rest warrant against BJP protection from coercive ac try in the annual ranking disrupting train services in leader Mukul Roy in connec tion for 10 days, on a plea by for the year 2018. The cer the southern region, the offi tion with the alleged recov the BJP leader challenging tificate of excellence and a cials said. ery of unaccounted cash the notices issued to him by trophy awarded by the Un Special Relief Commis from a person. the Kolkata Police to appear ion Home Ministry were sioner B.P. Sethi said torren Justice Rajasekhar Man before it for questioning in handed over to Tarava pol tial rain submerged vast tha set aside the warrant is the case. ice inspector Dulamani areas in Malkangiri, Rayaga sued by a city court on a plea Bhoi by Odisha DGP R.P. da, Koraput, Kandhamal, by Kolkata Police to question BJP MP Mukul Roy ‘Join the probe’ Sharma here on Wednes Kalahandi, Gajapati and him in connection with the * FILE PHOTO While granting the relief to day. The Subarnapur dis Ganjam districts. These dis alleged recovery of ₹19 lakh him, the Delhi High Court trict Superintendent of Pol tricts received more than from a person in Burrabazar Appearing for Mr. Roy be asked Mr. Roy to join the in ice was also present on the 100 mm of average rainfall area of the city last year. fore the High Court, senior vestigation into the case and occasion. since Tuesday, he said. counsel Bikash Bhatta be available for questioning. In the 2016 DGP confe “Incessant rain has creat One of the derailed wagons submerged in floodwaters. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Original proceedings charya submitted that since Mr. Roy was quizzed by rence at New Delhi, it was ed floodlike situation in The High Court directed that the BJP leader has already the officers of the Kolkata decided to award the 10 some areas and the govern close to north of Balasore on Malkangiri were closed on nam are being used to sal the original proceedings been quizzed by the police Police at his Delhi residence best performing police sta ment is keeping a close Wednesday afternoon. Mod Wednesday, Mr. Agarwal vage the wagons. pertaining to the alleged re at his Delhi residence, there on August 2. tions on the basis of smart watch. The administration is erate rain or thundershow said. Two track patrolmen — S. covery of the sum will conti is no reason for the warrant The case pertains to the policing, citizencentric on a high alert,” Mr. Sethi ers occurred in most places As the downpour washed Naidu and M. Ramana — nue before the city court. to be in force. recovery of ₹19 lakh from a policing, community polic said. in Odisha and heavy to very away soil and ballast below who sounded the alert will The Additional Chief Me Public prosecutor Saswa person in Burrabazar area of ing and use of technology Malkangiri and Rayagada heavy rain was received in the tracks between Dolkalu be awarded, the spokesper tropolitan Magistrate, Kolka ta Mukherjee submitted that Kolkata on July 31, 2018, for better grievance re districts are facing a flood some areas in the southern and Ambadola stations in son said. ta, had on July 29 issued the the purpose of the arrest leading to his arrest and a dress mechanism. “Tarava like situation, officials said. region. Heavy to very heavy RayagadaTitlagarh section, In Kandhamal district, life warrant against Mr. Roy on a warrant has been served few others. P.S. got this award on the Rain has snapped the road rain is likely till August 9, it at least six trains were can came to a grinding halt, par prayer by the Burrabazar since he has already been in Mr. Roy’s phone number basis of a system as it ful link between Malkangiri said. celled, eight diverted and ticularly in the hilly areas of police station, alleging non terrogated, but the main allegedly featured in one of filled all the criteria,” said town and Jeypore and hit As many as 21 shelter halfadozen partially can Daringbadi, Tumudibandha cooperation on his part in proceedings before the low the arrested persons’ call Dr. Sharma here while fel road connectivity in Balime centres and relief camps celled on Wednesday, an and Kotagarh blocks under investigation into the case. er court with regard to the list. icitating Mr. Bhoi. la, Kalimela, Motu and Pa have been set up in Malkan East Coast Railway spokes the Balliguda subdivision, dia, they said. giri and people are being man said. an official said. evacuated, District Collector Three loaded wagons of a Road links between Phul More rain likely Manish Agarwal said. goods train were derailed bani, Boudh, Kalahandi and Naveen launches 22 projects MU removes guest teacher The Met department said The water level of the Sile and got submerged in flood Rayagada were snapped as Special Correspondent SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT the deep depression over ru, Saberi and Saptadhara waters, and rail traffic bet several low level bridges and towards the vision of an in BHUBANESWAR GUWAHATI northwest Bay of Bengal rivers in the Malkangiri dis ween Rayagada and Titla culverts were washed away, dustrially prosperous State.” moved northnorth west trict and the Vansadhara riv garh was disrupted, said he said. In an effort to take his go Odisha has a vision of be The Manipur University has wards and crossed north er in the Rayagada district ECoR sources. Cranes from (With inputs from Staff vernment’s ‘Make in Odisha’ coming one of the top three abruptly terminated the ser OdishaWest Bengal coasts, was rising. All schools in Kantabajhi and Visakhapata Reporter in Berhampur) initiative to a new height, investment destinations in vice of a guest faculty for his Chief Minister Naveen Pat the country in terms of alleged link with a political naik launched 22 new pro grounded investments, said party. jects through video confe the Chief Minister. “Towards MU Registrar W. Chand rencing from the capital city achieving this vision, we babu Singh had on Tuesday on Wednesday. have devised the ‘5T’ strate served the order to Ningom The projects involve total gy in which transformation bam Bupenda Meitei, who investment of ₹4,461.42 goals will be achieved was on June 26 appointed a Ningombam Bupenda Meitei crore and are expected to through teamwork, transpa guest faculty at the Depart * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT create employment oppor rency and technology ena ment of Philosophy for six tunities for 9,451 people. blers in a timebound months. The termination of The Registrar’s order said Speaking on the occasion, manner.” service was on the 46th day Mr. Meitei’s service was ter Mr. Patnaik assured the com The Chief Minister also re of his teaching at the univer minated as he had failed to panies of complete facilita leased a coffee table book sity. Mr. Meitei declined to reply to queries whether he tion support from the State ‘Make in Odisha 2018’. Minis comment. Some academi was a primary member and government. “These pro ter of State for Industries Di cians in Imphal said that he designated spokesperson of jects will usher in the next vya Shankar Mishra and se was hounded out for adher any political party. Mr. Mei era of industrial growth in nior officials also spoke on ing to the Nehruvian tei has been associated with the State and will contribute the occasion. ideology. the Congress in Manipur.

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THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 WEST 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Floods paralyse Kolhapur, Sangli; 1.32 lakh evacuated 16 dead in western Maharashtra in one week; CM orders survey of crop damage; Army, Navy, Air Force, NDRF teams engaged in rescue operations; bus services aﬀected

Shoumojit Banerjee Pune Govt. has learned nothing from Over one lakh people from 20,000 families have been moved to safety as local resi dents, the National Disaster deluge in 2005, says Raju Shetti Response Force (NDRF), and the Armed forces are pulling out all the stops to rescue those stuck in waterlogged areas in Kolhapur and Sangli districts. The districts are ex periencing the worst deluge since 2005. Sixteen people in five dis tricts — Pune, Kolhapur, Sata ra, Sangli and Solapur — in western Maharashtra have lost their lives over the past week, while 1.32 lakh people from these districts were evacuated till Wednesday, Pune Divisional Commission er Deepak Mhaisekar said. “As many as 51,785 people were moved to safe areas in Kolhapur, while 53,228 were shifted in Sangli district. In addition, 13,336 from Pune, 7,749 from Solapur district, Staying afloat: Locals rescuing an old woman from floodwater at Renuka Mandir road, Kasba Bavada, in Kolhapur on In safe hands: A member of the district disaster management team shifting a newborn out of

* and 6,262 from Satara dis Wednesday. * DEEPAK KUMBHAR Chikhali village on the outskirts of Kolhapur on Wednesday. ABHIJEET GURJAR trict have been evacuated,” Mr. Mhaisekar said. A total of teams of the Territorial Ar cut off from the rest of Maha boat ferrying some women The India Meteorological Shoumojit Banerjee operations through boats. ‘Mahajanadesh Yatra’, and 201 medical teams are work my are engaged in rescue op rashtra. which capsized near the Ve Department (IMD) has fore Pune But 40% of the boats in the the government has woken ing in the three mostafflict erations in Kolhapur and “We have had to shut down nus Corner roundabout in cast heavy rain for Kolhapur Swabhimani Paksha chief Ra districts are dysfunctional.” up to the crisis only now. ed districts of Kolhapur, Sat one team has reached San traffic along the PuneBenga Kolhapur city. There were in the next 48 hours. “From ju Shetti has hit out at Chief Mr. Shetti chastised Mr. Mr. Patil said it is improp ara and Sangli. gli. While six NDRF teams luru Highway owing to excess no casualties in either case. Wednesday night till fore Minister Devendra Fadnavis Fadnavis for failing to mo er for the Opposition to play Chairing an emergency are already in action in Kol flooding in at least three plac Dairy business in the re noon of August 9, we expect for his government’s unpre bilise rescue teams earlier politics over floods while meeting in Mumbai, Chief Mi hapur, six more are on their es between Pune and Kolha gion is severely hit while a heavy to very heavy showers paredness and tardy res and seeking help from the stating that he is trying to nister Devendra Fadnavis said way by road. One Navy team pur. Likewise, we have lost number of poultry farms to hit the ghat areas, includ ponse to the floods in Sangli Army, Navy and Air Force reach Kolhapur at the ear rescuing women, children is in operation in Kolhapur. contact with the Belagavi side have gone under water in ing Kolhapur. The rain over and Kolhapur districts in only when the situation be liest opportunity. and patients is the priority, “Air connectivity has been owing to the deluge. Bus ser some places. With major dai Sangli has relaxed in con western Maharashtra. came critical. “While Kolhapur, Sangli and directed the administra established over Kolhapur vices to Kolhapur and Sangli ry operators like Gokul, Wa trast, with light to moderate Speaking to The Hindu He said the inclement and Satara have been rav tion of the floodhit districts since Wednesday morning have been suspended due to rana and Chitale being com rain expected on Thursday,” from his residence in flood weather is preventing rescue aged by floods, the situation to make alternative arrange with five more Navy teams to flooding with the bus stand in pelled to shut operations, Anupam Kashyapi, head, hit Hatkanangale in Kolha teams from reaching far in Kolhapur is critical. It is ments for food, essential be dispatched via air over Sangli submerged,” Mr. Mhai western Maharashtra is ex weather and air pollution pur, the former MP accused flung villages in Kolhapur difficult to enter the district items, and drinking water. the district. In addition, sekar said. pected to face a severe milk monitoring unit, IMD, said. Mr. Fadnavis of failing to district. “When this region as it is cut off from all four “I have directed for an im three NDRF teams have With the Panchganga riv shortage in the coming days. gauge the seriousness of the was affected in 2005, the sides. Even military helicop mediate survey of crop dam reached Sangli while three er touching 54 feet mark and The condition of the lives Warning for Pune crisis, while stating that BJP then Chief Minister Vilasrao ters were forced to turn back age. We will expand relief more are en route. As of the Krishna waters wreaking tock is appalling with no fod However, Mr. Kashyapi said leader and Kolhapur Guar Deshmukh had secured help on Tuesday,” Mr. Patil said in operations as and when re now, 29 boats in Kolhapur, havoc in Sangli, residential der for those stranded. Ho Pune district will again wit dian Minister Chandrakant from the Armed forces well Mumbai. quired. At present, we are 43 in Sangli, and 17 in Satara and government buildings, wever, authorities said a ness heavy rain in some Patil is nowhere to be seen. in advance and had perso He said he is coordinating trying to mobilise maximum have been pressed into ser including commissionerates, number of farmers, antici parts, especially in the ghat The farmers’ leader al nally visited the floodhit with the administration of number of NDRF teams and vice to evacuate people,” he collectors’ residences, and pating the crisis and anxious areas from August, and that leged that the administra zones. However, with no the three districts and re those from the Armed forc said, adding Pune divisional jails, are halfsubmerged. to prevent a repeat of the a high alert has been issued tion has learnt no lessons break in rains and the dis viewing the situation. “I am es. We have brought in NDRF officials are in touch with the Rescue operations are un massive loss of livestock in in this regard. from the 2005 experience. charge of excess water from in touch with the Collectors teams from Gujarat and Od administration of the afflict der way in urban and the the 2005 floods, had already “We expect extremely “The deluge of 2005 was dams continuing, the Army of the affected areas over isha to focus on Kolhapur ed districts and the neigh backwater areas of Kolhapur begun to shift animals before heavy, record breaking rain considered the worst in is facing difficulties in rescu phone, reviewing the situa district where the situation bouring Karnataka. and Sangli. Kolhapur and Sangli being fall of 20.5 cm a day, in the western Maharashtra for a ing people marooned in the tion every half an hour. As of is critical, while the Army, The deluge has complete Video clips of a courage flooded. ghat areas of Pune district century. But the present sit backwater villages as roads now, 40 boats in Kolhapur Navy, Air Force, and Coast ly thrown State Transport ous ambulance driver wad “As per data, 16,633 lives over the next 48 hours. This uation is grimmer than that. and rail routes in Kolhapur and 10 in Sangli have been Guard teams are doing their bus services in Kolhapur and ing through the floodwater tock in Sangli have been may prompt a discharge Sangli and Kolhapur are in have been rendered pressed into service. All ne best to rescue those strand Sangli out of gear. With 89 in Kolhapur to rescue a man moved to safe zones,” Abhi from the dams yet again,” he undated with waistdeep wa inaccessible.” cessary provisions like milk ed,” Mr. Fadnavis said. roads in Kolhapur under wa in need of medical attention jeet Chaudhari , Collector, said, adding the situation ter and people can only navi Instead, he said, the CM and drinking water are being Mr. Mhaisekar said four ter, the district is completely went viral, as did one of a Sangli, said. will improve from August 11. gate and help in rescue was busy on his preelection reached out to the floodhit.” Assembly polls: State defers campus elections

Cabinet amends 2016 to include provisions ble when the code of con tions, Mr. Tawde said. The which would allow the go duct was in place for the As elections were deferred last Maharashtra Public vernment to push forward sembly polls. Thereafter, the year as well, but Mr. Tawde Universities Act elections in case of a law and inputs were forwarded to clarified it was because of a order emergency or calami the Maharashtra Home De delay in planning of the poll Sharad Vyas ty and natural disaster. The partment, which has done ing schedule. “The statute it Mumbai government has already de its own assessment of the self was not ready last year, The Maharashtra govern ployed as many as six com emerging scenario. “I want but our government has en ment has deferred campus panies of Central Reserve to ensure students the elec sured it is prepared in less elections in the State citing a Police Force in Jammu and tions are not being cancelled than a year. We are in favour law and order situation in the Kashmir by pulling them out but only deferred. The pol of the elections since it will runup to the Assembly elec of Naxalhit regions. ice manpower and machin help determine evolved vo tions. The government had The Hindu had reported ery will be busy in the As ters and candidates across decided to hold campus elec earlier this week that in a let sembly polls and it will be the State. We assure that we tions nearly 25 years after ter to the Maharashtra Cabi impossible for them to make will hold them after the As they were last held in colleges net, senior security officials arrangements for the stu sembly elections,” said Mr. across the State, but the Mah had said there is a shortage dent polls,” said Mr. Tawde Tawde. University elections arashtra Police have given a of troops due to the ongoing on the Cabinet decision. in the State were banned in lessthanfavourable report situation in Jammu and The latest amendments 1993 following the murder of on the possibility of holding Kashmir and the forthcom have been forwarded to the a law student in 1989. Under the polls in September, said ing Assembly elections in Governor and he is likely to the new norms passed ear Higher and Technical Educa October. Mr. Tawde said give his assent at the earliest. lier this year, the govern tion Minister Vinod Tawde. some chancellors and senior Once the Governor signs the ment has barred candidates The Cabinet on Wednes police officials have provid amendment, the State go from political parties from day amended the Maharash ed inputs suggesting holding vernment will release a new contesting or using any sym tra Public Universities Act elections would not be possi date for the campus elec bol, officials said. Bal Thackeray once backed Swaraj for PM’s post: Raut Press Trust of India Mumbai Gujarat govt., Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday ex BJP cancel all pressed grief over the “irrep arable loss” his family has programmes suffered following the de mise of former external af Press Trust of India Ahmedabad fairs minister Sushma Swa raj, whom party patriarch The Gujarat government Bal Thackeray had once and the ruling BJP have can backed as the NDA’s prime celled all their programmes ministerial face. scheduled for Wednesday in Swaraj, the veteran BJP view of the death of senior leader, died in New Delhi on party leader and former ex Tuesday after suffering car ternal affairs minister Sush diac arrest. She was 67. Mr. ma Swaraj. The government Thackeray said Swaraj’s was supposed to organise a death marks an end of a “res grand event in Gandhinagar plendent era” in Indian polit on Wednesday to celebrate ics. He recalled that his fath A file photo of Sushma Swaraj and Bal Thackeray. Chief Minister Vijay Rupa er shared an affectionate ni’s three years in office. rapport with the BJP leader. the prime ministerial con relationship,” Mr. Raut told a However, the programme He said Swaraj’s rapport tender, when current Prime regional news channel. has been cancelled follow with his family remained the Minister Narendra Modi had The Sena founder, in an in ing Swaraj’s death, a govern same even after his father’s still not emerged on the na terview to Mr. Raut carried in ment release said. death (in November 2012). tional scene and was active party mouthpiece Saamana The ruling BJP has also Sena MP Sanjay Raut also in Gujarat politics. “Balasa in September 2012, had said, cancelled its various en paid tributes to Swaraj and heb saw her as a firm leader. “At present, there is only one gagements, including the recalled that she was Bal She had thanked him for person who is intelligent, ongoing membership drive, Thackeray’s first choice as blessing her. Such was their brilliant — Sushma Swaraj.” scheduled for Wednesday. CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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IN BRIEF Class X student Overnight traffic ban in held in hostel Rivers flow above danger Bandipur will stay, rules SC murder case Staff Reporter level in north Karnataka Centre told to VIJAYAWADA The Krishna district police Jagan makes a strong With no let up in the rain, flood situation worsens file affidavit on on Wednesday took a Class pitch for Centre’s help Special Correspondent VIJAYAWADA longterm solution 10 student of the Govern BELAGAVI/RAICHUR Andhra Pradesh Chief ment BC Welfare Hostel in Legal Correspondent Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Andhra Pradesh into custo With no let up in the rain NEW DELHI Reddy explained the financial dy for allegedly killing Da and increased outflow from position of Andhra Pradesh to The Supreme Court on Wed sari Aditya, 7, who was the reservoirs in the Krishna Union Finance Minister nesday directed the contin staying in the same hostel. basin in both Maharashtra Nirmala Sitharaman in New uation of the overnight traf Aditya, studying in Class and north Karnataka, the Delhi on Wednesday. fic ban on the national 3, was found dead in the flood situation in the north Promises made to Andhra highway running through bathroom of the hostel on ern districts of Karnataka Pradesh in the Reorganisation the core area of the Bandi Tuesday. only worsened on Wednes Act and those made on the pur tiger reserve. A Bench Red signal: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have supported the The 15yearold boy al day. floor of Parliament came up led by Justice Rohinton Nari overnight traffic ban in Bandipur. * FILE PHOTO legedly killed Aditya by slit Rivers in these districts for discussion at the meeting man asked the Centre to ting his throat with a knife are flowing above the danger which lasted one hour, come up with a permanent an affidavit within four ban affected the flow of in used for sharpening pen level, and their tributaries sources in the State solution which would keep weeks with suggestions on terState trade, commerce cils, the police said. and rivulets too are in spate. government said. the endangered species closure of it in the long run,” and tourism. “This is not a Aditya and the senior Helping hands: A person being rescued from a floodaffected away from harm by exposing the Bench said. question of pleasure drive. student clashed a couple of Water from Maharashtra village in Kodagu district on Wednesday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Orthodox Church serves them to highway traffic. The court said it is a ne This is essential for move days ago and Aditya report As of Wednesday morning, ultimatum to Kerala govt. Highways do not have a cessity to accept the recom ment of goods. The ban was edly abused him. Taking Maharashtra released 45.2 creased water levels in all Munavalli town down KOTTAYAM place in the core tiger habi mendation of the National causing widespread unrest this as an insult, the senior tmcft of water from its seven major rivers and tributaries. stream. Ghataprabha river Frustrated by an ‘abdication tats and their buffer zones, Tiger Conservation Authori in the State,” he submitted. planned to take revenge. reservoirs in the Koyna and The woes of Belagavi dis surrounded the town of Go of intent’ by the Kerala the court said. ty to continue with the over Senior advocate Basava P. He allegedly took Aditya in Warna basin and the inflow trict further increased on kak and its surroundings. government in implementing “There is a need to streng night traffic ban. Patil, for Karnataka, submit to the bathroom and stran into Karnataka was estimat Wednesday with a rise in wa The National Highway 48 the Supreme Court orders in then another route. We di Senior advocate Jaideep ted that an alternative route gulated him. To confirm ed at 5,18,567 cusecs, ac ter discharge from the Mala remained blocked owing to the Malankara Church case, rect the Union government’s Gupta said the highway is is being developed at a cost his death, he slit his throat cording to irrigation engi prabha (Renukasagar) reser a landslip near Kolhapur the Malankara Orthodox Ministry of Road Transport not a thoroughfare for holi of approximately over ₹70 leaving him in a pool of neers. voir at Naviluteerth in and flooding at several plac Syrian Church on Wednesday and Highways in consulta dayers. Muchneeded essen crore. Karnataka and Tamil blood and returned to his In Belagavi alone, over 30 Savadatti taluk. The Mala es. The two roads to Goa via served an ultimatum on the tion with the Ministry of En tial supplies from Mysuru to Nadu have supported the room. The victim died after bridges and barrages have prabha waters entered the Chorla and Amboli have also government asking it to implement the orders within vironment and Forest to file Kerala go through it. The ban to protect ecology. some time, the police said. submerged owing to the in streets, houses and shops in been shut. a period of seven days. In a letter dispatched to the Chief Secretary, Biju Oommen, church secretary said the Centre for ‘amicable’ solution to Mekedatu Sister Lucy Kalapura, who joined government allowed parallel administration and religious services by unlawful priests, Karnatakaproposed project refused clearance by Environment Ministry stir against Bishop Franco, sacked and gave police protection to the dissident Patriarch group Mohit M. Rao Reference (ToR), which is to occupy parish churches. Bengaluru the first stage of the environ Special Correspondent show “the needed remorse” The contentious Mekedatu mental clearance process, Kochi and “failed to give satisfacto A.P. govt. extends ban on Balancing Reservoir project, for the ₹9,000crore project. The Catholic religious order ry explanation for a lifestyle Maoists by one more year which aims to augment the The project intends to divert Franciscan Clarist Congrega that was “in violation of the VIJAYAWADA Cauvery water supply to 4.75 tmcft of drinking water tion has dismissed one of its proper law of the FCC.” The Andhra Pradesh Bengaluru much to the op towards the Bengaluru Me members, Sister Lucy Kalap The Clarist Congregation government has extended the position of Tamil Nadu, has tropolitan Region and for the ura, through a decree dated said Sister Lucy could ap ban on the CPI(Maoist) and not been granted clearance generation of 400 MW of hy May 11. peal within 10 days of receiv seven of its front by the Ministry of Environ droelectric energy. A resident of Franciscan ing the dismissal order, is organisations for one year ment and Forests (MoEF). The Tamil Nadu govern Clarist convent at Manantha Sister Lucy Kalapura sued on August 5 by under the A.P. Public Security Act, 1992. Except the Apart from voicing envi ment has sought scrapping wady in Wayanad, Sister Lu Superior General Ann Jo Revolutionary Democratic ronmental concerns over the The project intends to divert 4.75 tmcft of drinking water of the project through multi cy shot into popularity after lakkal. The Clarists had ac seph, to the Congregation Front, the ban on other submergence of 52.5 sqkm of towards the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region. * FILE PHOTO ple legal and political fora participating in a protest in cused Sister Lucy of living a for Oriental Churches, whe organisations has been forest land, including core while Karnataka Chief Minis Kochi against Bishop Franco life against the style and sub reupon the dismissal would extended with effect from areas of the Cauvery Wildlife the MoEF has said the pro While the EAC meeting ter B.S. Yediyurappa on Mulakkal of Jalandhar, who stance of the Congregation. stand suspended. August 17, 2019. The ban on Sanctuary, the Expert Ap posal can be reconsidered was conducted on July 19, Tuesday requested Prime was accused of raping a nun. The letter claimed that the Meanwhile, Sister Lucy the RDF will be extended praisal Committee (EAC) on only after Tamil Nadu and the minutes were released Minister Narendra Modi to The protest, which lasted dismissal followed Sister Lu has said that the action with effect from August 9, River Valley and Hydroelec Karnataka reach an “amica recently. Karnataka had grant permission to build the for over a fortnight, ended cy’s failure to heed “canoni against her is inhuman and 2019. tric Projects constituted by ble solution.” sought granting of Terms of balancing reservoir. with the arrest of Bishop Mu cal warnings.” She did not she will fight it legally.

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Special Correspondent did not fall in the above ca Decision taken at meet by Kerala CM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM tegory, takeover the land The Kerala Cabinet has de and buildings and vest it Special Correspondent had not been rescheduled, cided to ask the Idukki Dis with the government. It THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Agriculture Minister V.S. Su trict Collector to prepare a would be leased out as per The moratorium on loan re nil Kumar said. report on the encroach the rules in force. covery proceedings against ments in the district and Constructions on en farmers in Kerala, which ex Fresh loans regularise buildings having croached government land pired on July 31, has been A decision was taken on an area up to 1,500 sq ft lo without titledeeds would extended till December 31 Wednesday enabling them cated on titled land up to 15 be taken over and used for this year. to apply for fresh loans after cents and being used for public purposes. A five The decision was final remitting the interest own purposes. member committee was ap ised at a meeting convened amount on the outstanding The building owners pointed for scrutinising the by Chief Minister Pinarayi loan amount, the Minister should not have property titledeeds that were Vijayan with Reserve Bank said. anywhere else. deemed as counterfeit, but of India (RBI) officials and Recovery proceedings The Land Assignment were approved by the go bankers on Wednesday. would not be initiated Rules, 1964, would be vernment. These titledeeds The RBI had written to its against defaulters without amended for regularising were issued by a tahsildar, regional office here stating the approval of districtlevel the buildings. Building own Ravindran, earlier. that the State Level Bankers’ subcommittees jointly ers in this segment who are The committee has been Committee (SLBC) can de formed by the SLBC and the using it for commercial pur told to complete the scruti cide on the State govern Agriculture Department. poses will have to prove that ny in a timebound manner ment’s request to extend the Now operational in the it is their sole means of live so that the followup action moratorium. Idukki and Wayanad dis lihood. could be completed in three In reality, the number of tricts, the subcommittees The Collector would exa months. farmers whose loans were would be formed in other mine each case and submit Since the Munnar Tribu rescheduled before the dea districts within a week, the it for government decision. nal has been wound up, the dline set for the purpose Minister said. pending cases would be ended on December 31, “Recovery notices issued Land to be taken over transferred to the courts 2018, is relatively low. by banks must be cleared by The Cabinet also decided to from where they originated. The glass house in Bengaluru’s Lalbagh is being readied for the Independence Day flower show. This year a tribute will be paid to Nonetheless, Wednes the subcommittee first,” cancel the titledeeds of An ordinance would be pro Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar on his birth centenary. The flower show will commence on August 9. * V. SREENIVASA MURTHY day’s decision would also the Agriculture Minister commercial buildings that mulgated in this regard. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC cover farmers whose loans said. Kerala Cabinet nod for rail alignment Act can’t regulate online content, says HC The train will cover the 532 km from Kochuveli to Kasaragod in four hours ‘Transfer of files or films through Internet won’t come under Cinematograph Act’

S. Anil Radhakrishnan Kozhikode, Kannur and Special Correspondent cation under the purview of the Cinemato THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Kasaragod. Bengaluru Cinematograph Act till a suit graph Act. The Cabinet has given clea The fare would be ₹2.75 a The Karnataka High Court able legislation is made to However, the Bench ob rance for the alignment of km with an annual hike of 7.5 on Wednesday held that regulate them. It was also served that the anxiety of the ambitious ₹56,443crore per cent, Mr. Kumar told The films, serials and other mul contended in the petition the petitioner, who is a se semihigh speed rail (SHSR) Hindu. The train can ferry timedia contents transmit that the Cinematograph Act, nior citizen, that films, se corridor from Kochuveli to 675 passengers and the ted, broadcast or exhibited 1952 and the Cable Televi rials and other multimedia Kasaragod for traversing 532 coach will have a threeplus through Internet platforms sion Network Regulation content transmitted through km in four hours. two configuration, with a bu like YouTube, Google India, Act, 1995 are silent with re Internet platforms would The third and fourth rail siness class. and online streaming plat gard to broadcast or trans have an adverse impact on way lines of the State will be Only 1,226.45 hectares forms like Hotstar, Amazon mission of films, cinema, se children could be well un away from the existing one would have to be acquired Prime, Netflix and Alt Digi rials and other multimedia derstood. While observing in the 300km Kochuveli for laying the track and tal, could not be regulated The Bench said it hoped the contents through the that the concern expressed Shoranur section and paral building stations and 6,395 under the Cinematograph government would find a Internet. by the petitioner merited lel to the line from Thiruna structures/families will be af Act, 1952. solution if the petitioner The Bench said that going consideration by the Union vaya to Kasaragod, with rail fected. Systra has found the A Division Bench compris submits a representation. by the concept of Internet government, the Bench said way bypasses at Vadakara third and fourth green corri ing Chief Justice Abhay and its operation, the act of it hoped that the Union go and Thalaserry. It will tra presented to the Ministers on a costsharing basis bet dor — to be completed by Shreeniwas Oka and Justice due to unregulated content exhibition of films, serials vernment, considering a verse 11 districts, except on Wednesday morning by ween the State and Railways. 2024 — and dedicated rail Mohammad Nawaz passed transmitted through online and other content perhaps larger public interest, would Alappuzha, Idukki and V. Ajith Kumar, Managing Di The train will move at 200 way lines to the Thiruvanan the order while rejecting a platforms, the petitioner had amounted to transfer of files find a solution within the Wayanad. rector, Kerala Railway Deve km an hour to cover the thapuram and Cochin inter plea made in a PIL petition sought a declaration from based on requests by users, four corners of the law if the The alignment mooted in lopment Corporation Limit northsouth rail corridor national airports with filed by Padmanabh Shan the court that films, serials, and hence it was not possi petitioner submitted a repre the feasibility report by the ed (KRDCL), the special with stops at Kochuveli, Kol railway stations for intermo kar, a resident of Bengaluru. and other multimedia con ble to accept that transfer of sentation seeking regulation Parisbased engineering and purpose vehicle (SPV) set up lam, Chengannur, Kottayam, dal transport ‘financially While pointing out that tent transmitted through on files or films, serials through of content of online stream consulting group Systra was to execute ‘viable’ projects Ernakulam, Thrissur, Tirur, feasible.’ children were being affected line platforms require certifi the Internet came under the ing platforms. CM A ND-NDE https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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Special Correspondent she had expected Mr. Farooq tatorship and fascism. CHENNAI Abdullah to be there at the DMK president M.K. Stalin Reiterating that the people of meeting. said though Mr. Farooq Ab a State should be taken into “He should have attended dullah’s name figured in the confidence before making the meeting. I thought I invitation, he could not at any decision in connection should talk to him. But he is tend the function because of with the State, West Bengal not able to come. Yesterday, I the developments in Jammu Chief Minister Mamata Ba saw a video, and if I am cor and Kashmir. He had been nerjee on Wednesday ex rect, he was crying. He was under house arrest. Recall pressed concern over the not able to visit even his ing the days when Sheikh Ab whereabouts of former Jam daughter’s house. I do not dullah, father of Farooq Ab mu and Kashmir Chief Minis know what is happening,” dullah, was interned in Tamil ters Farooq Abdullah, Omar she said. Nadu, he said an attempt was Abdullah and Mehbooba Ms. Banerjee said a politi being made to “rewrite the Mufti. cal party could take a deci dark history”. Ms. Banerjee, who was in sion in connection with a Mr. Stalin said the DMK Chennai to attend a public State, but should always take did not require any lesson on Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) meeting marking the first its people into confidence. patriotism since it had stood Forecast for Thursday: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over death anniversary of former Recalling the battles for the unity of the country coastal Karnataka, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, central Ma Tamil Nadu Chief Minister waged by leaders like Karu when it waged wars with its harashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Gujarat, Vidarbha, and DMK president M. Karu nanidhi, she said one could neighbours. “But the BJP is Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Is nanidhi and to unveil his sta sacrifice their life, but not instigating communalism in lands, West Bengal, Sikkim and Odisha West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with DMK president M.K. Stalin at a meeting to tue at the office of the party their mother tongue. She the name of patriotism,” he city rain max min city rain max min Agartala...... 2.9....34.0....26.7 Kozhikode...... 95.5....31.0....24.4 mark the first death anniversary of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. * PTI mouthpiece Murasoli, said called for a fight against dic alleged. Ahmedabad...... 0.3....31.0....26.7 Kurnool ...... —....31.0....25.2 Aizawl...... —....32.7...... — Lucknow...... 10.6....33.7....25.0 Allahabad...... 10.2....32.2....25.8 Madurai...... 0.7....37.0....25.0 Bengaluru ...... 2.0....25.4....21.1 Mangaluru ...... 81.1....27.0....24.1 IN BRIEF Bhopal ...... 9.0....27.3....24.4 Mumbai ...... 8.0....29.3....25.4 Bhubaneswar.... 43.4....30.7....24.8 Mysuru ...... 27.6....26.0....18.4 Chandigarh ...... 1.6....32.0....25.7 New Delhi ...... 22.2....35.5....25.6 National film awards to be announced soon Chennai ...... —....34.5....28.3 Patna ...... 12.0....33.4....26.4 Coimbatore ...... 6.9....29.9....21.8 Port Blair...... 17.4....30.5....25.5 Dehradun...... 0.7....34.8....24.3 Puducherry ...... —....33.2....25.5 Gangtok...... 34.4....21.2....19.0 Pune...... 6.2....25.6....22.3 They are likely to be out within a week; delay this year was caused due to the Lok Sabha election Goa...... 29.9....28.0....23.6 Raipur ...... 81.0....30.0....25.2 Guwahati ...... —....39.2....28.0 Ranchi...... 4.2....28.0....22.4 Special Correspondent the best writing in ci could not be convened sure that the power of media India’s first feature film — Da Hubballi...... —....23.0....22.0 Shillong...... —....26.5....18.9 Hyderabad ...... 2.7....28.7....22.9 Shimla...... 54.4....23.2....17.0 Mumbai nema awards had because two members is not used in such a manner dasaheb Phalke’s Raja Har- Imphal ...... 1.0....28.5....22.5 Srinagar...... —....33.1....21.8 Winners of the longdelayed been locked before of the feature films ju which affects the general ishchandra — is said to have Jaipur ...... 74.6....32.6....24.2 Thiruvananthapuram.... 22.2....29.2....23.1 and muchawaited 66th Na the election. ry were out of the conduct and level playing had its theatrical release in Kochi ...... 99.2....29.8....22.8 Tiruchi...... —....35.7....27.0 Order in ‘scorpion’ Kohima ...... —....29.8....19.5 Vijayawada ...... 1.3....30.7....25.1 remark case on Aug. 27 tional film awards are likely On the other country. field during the election pro 1913 at the Coronation Cine Kolkata ...... 16.2...... —....26.1 Visakhapatnam ...... 18.8....27.2....24.8 NEW DELHI to be announced soon with hand, though the view cess, it has been decided to matograph and Variety Hall, (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) A Delhi court on Wednesday the jury meeting and deliber ings had been completed ‘Power of media’ declare the awards after the Girgaon. Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday reserved an order in a ations having started on Au by the feature films jury, Earlier, in a press re election process is over and The event is organised CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE defamation case filed by gust 7 at New Delhi’s Siri Fort no deliberations had lease dated April 24, the the MCC concludes”. and presented by the govern Ahmedabad..... 47 .59 .74 ....99 .155 ....* Bengaluru ...... 08 .48 .84 ....25 ...55 ....* In observation made at Delhi BJP vicepresident auditorium. been done when the Ministry said that “since ment’s Directorate of Film * 6.00 p.m., Ahmedabad, Chennai ...... 12 .14 .21 ....25 ...34 .... Gujarat recorded an overall Rajeev Babbar against “They will be announced postponement was an the Model Code of Conduct Designated date Festivals. Delhi ...... 11 .55 .57 ....75 .115 ....* air quality index (AQI) score Congress MP Shashi Tharoor within a week,” said a nounced by the Infor [MCC] is in force, which Every year the winners of Unlike this year, during Hyderabad ...... 02 .37 .24 ....16 ...25 ....* of 151 indicating an Kolkata...... 03 .18 .50 ....18 ...17 ....* unhealthy level of pollution. for his alleged ‘scorpion’ source. The awards were mation and Broad facilitates level play the awards are announced in the previous Lok Sabha elec * In contrast, Gulbarga, Lucknow...... 07 .34 .95 ....57 .....— .... Karnataka recorded a remark against Prime postponed this year due to casting Ministry. ing field to all political April. tion in 2014, the 61st National Mumbai ...... 11 .18 102 ....19 ...40 ....* healthy AQI score of 15 Minister Narendra Modi. the Lok Sabha election. Even after the parties and the candi The presentation ceremo film awards were announced Pune...... 74 .08 .67 ....17 ...17 ....* Additional chief metropolitan According to sources, the elections, the dates and inter ny is held on the designated as per schedule on April 16 Visakhapatnam 10 .43 .32 ....23 ...24 ....* magistrate Samar Vishal nonfeature film awards and meeting alia seeks to en date, May 3, which is when and presented on May 3. Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) reserved the order for August SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, 27. Mr. Babbar has sought making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues compensation of ₹5 crore. and monuments. Just 83 tmcft water from NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. Rail staff taken off duty Centre unveils plan for CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to over harassment charges critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause Godavari for Tamil Nadu dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. NEW DELHI PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, The Railways have suspended coastal zone management nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced a train ticket examiner and T. RAMAKRISHNAN vise the figure to at least 125150 lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature death in people with heart or lung disease taken a waiter off duty after a Chennai tmcft of water. woman was allegedly It will lay down guidelines for coastal States Tamil Nadu has been allotted 83 The report, which has been cir molested by them on board thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) culated to the States concerned for the DelhiRanchi Rajdhani Jacob Koshy capacity (including prepared for the select of water under the proposed Goda views, has also envisaged that 46 Express. An acquaintance of New Delhi communities and de ed coastal stretches in variCauvery link, according to a tmcft will be provided at the Grand the woman, who is a student, The Environment Mi centralised governance) other States/UT, the draft detailed project report of the Anaicut. tweeted on Tuesday night nistry has unveiled a for adopting and imple project notes. National Water Development Agen The State government would alleging that the victim was draft plan that will dic menting integrated cy (NWDA), a Central government prefer the Kattalai barrage to the drugged by the railway staff. tate how prospective in coastal management Proposed activities organisation entrusted with the Grand Anaicut so that the diversion While the complainant did frastructure projects sit approaches,” the intro The key activities pro task of preparing proposals for link of water from Kattalai to Vaigai and not file an FIR, details were uated along the coast duction to the report posed for coastal zone ing rivers. Gundar basins in the southern dis taken from her over phone, ought to be assessed be notes. The document development that con The allotment has not provided tricts of the State can be done the Railways said in a fore they can apply for was prepared by the So sist of investments by comfort to the State government, as smoothly, as the barrage is located statement. clearance. ciety for Integrated States include: man Tamil Nadu has been demanding at a higher elevation. The draft Environ Coastal Management, a grove afforestation/ 200 tmcft of water, a quantity men As per the current NWDA propo Niraputhari celebrated at mental and Social Man Ministryaffiliated body. shelter beds, habitat tioned in a memorandum submit sal, a total of 247 tmcft is sought to Sabarimala temple agement Framework Integrated coastal conservation activities ted by Chief Minister Edappadi K. be diverted from the Godavari, PATHANAMTHITTA (ESMF) is part of a zone management such as restoration of Palaniswami to Prime Minister Na through the Krishna river, to the The annual Niraputhari World Bankfunded (ICZM) has to be a con seagrass meadows, rendra Modi in June. A senior Tamil Pennar basin. As much as 163 tmcft festival was celebrated with project. tinuous process rather ecorestoration of Nadu official, who is aware of the will be set apart for Andhra Pra traditional fervour at The document lays than a “oneoff” invest sacred groves, develop subject, said a letter will be sent desh and Telangana, and the ba Sabarimala on Wednesday. down guidelines for ment action, the report ment of hatcheries, soon, requesting the NWDA to re lance will be given to Tamil Nadu. The Sannidhanam witnessed coastal States to adopt said. rearing/rescue centres heavy rush in the morning as when they approve and So far three coastal for turtles and other hundreds of devotees regulate projects in States, namely Gujarat, marine animals, crea thronged the hillock to coastal zones. Odisha and West Ben tion of infrastructure witness the annual ritual, “The project seeks to gal, have prepared Inte for tourism, restoration which they believe would assist the Government grated Coastal Zone and recharge of water bring prosperity in the year of India in enhancing Management Plans with bodies, beach cleaning ahead. The ritual began at coastal resource effi support from the World and development, and 5.45 a.m. with the offering of fresh paddy spikes by ciency and resilience, Bank. other small infrastruc devotees. by building collective Such plans would be ture facilities. Tej Pratap is a drug addict, alleges wife

Amarnath Tewary Patna Tej Pratap Yadav, former State Health Minister and elder son of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, has been accused by his wife Aish warya Rai of being a drug addict, who often dresses up like Radha, Krishna and Shiva claiming to be their avatar. She has also alleged “mental, physical and emotional” torture by him and members of his family. Filing an application in the family court of Patna under Sections 18, 19 and 26 of the Pro tection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Ms. Rai claimed that a few days into their marriage, she learnt that Mr. Tej Pratap “was addicted” to ganja (marijuana). “He told me that he considers himself to be an avatar of Lord Shiva and Lord Krishna,” Ms. Rai said in her 18page application. “On some days, he would completely transform himself and dress up like Radha, wearing a ghaghracholi and le henga [long skirt and blouse] sporting a wig and makeup all over his face,” she said. Ms. Rai continues to live at her inlaws’ resi dence, 10 Circular Road, allotted to former Chief Minister and her motherinlaw Rabri De vi. She has requested the court for protection and permission for “private meetings with her family members.” She also has requested the court to allow her to have a separate kitchen, keep her staﬀ and live the kind of life the rest of the family lead in the house. Ms. Rai’s father Chandrika Rai is an RJD MLA and her grandfather Daroga Prasad Rai was a Chief Minister of Bihar. CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

DELHI THE HINDU 10 EDITORIAL THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The fragility of India’s federalism The government’s Kashmir move exposes the contingent nature of India’s asymmetric constitutional provisions Asymmetric federalism in Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the This constitutional permissive volves the granting of differential new Union Territories alongside ness has been used to do things rights to certain federal sub units, the abrogation of Article 370. As that have deepened federalism in Blackout often in recognition of their dis the Home Minister, Amit Shah, the past under both Congress and Dissent does not have to invite measures tinctive ethnic identity. In the case said in the Lok Sabha: “Those who BJPled governments, such as the of Jammu and Kashmir, the nego support Article 370 are antiDalit, creation of new States in response aimed at throttling information flow Louise Tillin tiation of Article 370 was a transi antitribal, antiwomen.” to regional demands from the lin ammu and Kashmir remains entirely cut off, ironi tional and contingent constitution guistic reorganisation of S tates in cally, as part of the efforts at effecting its “complete al arrangement agreed in the A deliberate flexibility the 1950s onwards. By granting he abrogation of Article 370 midst of a continuing conflict By design, India’s federal institu the Central government the power integration” with the rest of the country. Rightly or J has exposed ambiguities that while the Indian Constitution was tions place relatively weak checks to create new States or alter S tate wrongly, the BJP government at the Centre in its wis Thave long been evident in In being finalised. Over time, this on the power of a government boundaries under Article 3, and dom thought that annulling the special status accorded dia’s federal system. Asymmetric ‘transitional’ clause had become a with a parliamentary majority. As not giving State governments a ve

to J&K in the Constitution and demoting and dividing it agreements have been negotiated semipermanent institutional GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO the political scientist, Alfred Ste to over bifurcation, the C onstitu into two Union Territories were essential steps towards in settlement of a number of re compromise, although this was ev proponents of asymmetric arran pan, identified, federal systems tion enabled the C entral govern national integration. Information flow to and from J&K gional conflicts in India. Kashmir’s er an uneasy compromise. Kash gements argue that it is the denial can be more or less ‘demos con ment to accommodate linguistic has been restricted to almost nil, and media platfor ms autonomous status was the oldest mir’s autonomy arrangements had of autonomy that can provide straining’. In those at the more ‘de and ethnic diversities in a way that and — in original conception — the been eroded under successive go ground for secessionist claims to mos constraining’ end of the spec would have been much harder in a reported on the momentous changes abruptly an most farreaching of these provi vernments as tensions grew bet grow. trum, federalism serves to more rigid federal system. It also nounced by the Centre without any independent ac sions. But in practice, there has ween the desire of Prime Ministers However, asymmetric arrange undermine the consolidation of enabled the C entral government count of the situation on the ground. That the world ’s been a contingency to autonomy from Jawaharlal Nehru onwards to ments are often contested by ma power by national majorities. For to adopt asymmetrical measures largest democracy could clampdown on information to provisions, leaving them open to integrate the State more closely in jority national communities and instance, the American theorist, in the first place without facing a the public in such a cavalier manner may appear in revision by popular majorities at to the Indian Union and the desire by other regions without special William Riker, saw American fed backlash from other regions that comprehensible under ordinary circumstances. But the allIndia level. of many Kashmiris to preserve a arrangements. The annulment of eralism as a counterweight to na might have resented the ‘special’ then, muzzling voices from J&K was only a corollary to a special status for their State. Since Article 370 has long been a cause tional populism since ‘the populist treatment of minority regions. Un far more consequential directing of discourse. People An altered trajectory 1954, as many as 94 of 97 entries in célèbre for Hindu nationalism, but ideal requires that rulers move til the 2000s, most of these chang The regionalisation of India’s par the Union List and two thirds of it was striking that it also received swiftly and surely to embody in es were done based on a slow pro in J&K even missed the Prime Minister’s tweet on how ty system between 19892014 con constitutional articles have been wide support from many regional law the popular decision on an cess of consensus building within the new scheme of things would be helpful for them, as tributed to the appearance that extended to the State. This process parties in Parliament. electoral platform’. By contrast, the regions concerned. they were, and continue to be, snapped off the Internet. deeper federalism and growing re has happened with the approval of The rationale set out by the BJP other federal systems, such as In Reporting from conflict zones is not new to Indian me gional autonomy vis-à-vis the Cen the Supreme Court. this week drew on all the textbook dia’s, are more ‘demosenabling’. The unknown dia. Journalists have covered riots, insurgencies and tral government was an almost in Subsequent asymmetric agree critiques of asymmetric arrange This means that the design of fed By abrogating Article 370, bifurcat wars for decades in the country, and governments have exorable process. However, the ments were reached with the Na ments to attract the support of ma eralism places fewer checks on the ing Jammu and Kashmir and allowed them to do so. By and large, state agencies have rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party gas and the Mizos, which are en ny regional parties to pass the le power of national majorities. For downgrading the status of the suc (BJP) to national political domi shrined in Article 371 in the gislation in the Rajya Sabha. These instance, the composition of the cessor units to Union Territories, even enabled reporting from conflict zones and sites of nance has altered that trajectory. Constitution. When the small State include the argument that asym Rajya Sabha mirrors the composi the government has used the flexi natural disasters with curfew passes and special com By abrogating Article 370 and bi of Sikkim joined the Indian Union metric provisions are discrimina tion of the Lok Sabha, rather than bility of the federal provisions of munication facilities, though there have been excep furcating Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1970s, Article 371F was tory, for instance, by placing pre providing equal representation to the C onstitution to other ends. tions. Accurate information is always the best count er State to create two Union Territo added to the Constitution. Article scriptions on who can own States regardless of size, and the This is not the first time that a Cen to misinformation and treacherous rumours. ries, the BJP has demonstrated the 371F allowed for laws that were in property in particular regions, or Rajya Sabha has weaker powers tral government has used its pow Information coming out of the State is sparse, costly possibility of using the inherent place before Sikkim’s accession to because they privilege certain than the Lower House. Fewer pow ers to bifurcate a S tate in the ab and hard to gather. The announcement on the withdra flexibility in the federal order to remain in place unless amended kinds of ‘special’ identities over ers are constitutionally allocated sence of local consensus. This was centralise power and reshape the or repealed by the legislature. Arti others. A Telugu Desam Party MP, to federal subunits exclusively also seen with the creation of Te wal of the special status of J&K was preceded by a flurry size, powers and stature of a con cle 371 also contains measures that from India’s first linguistic S tate compared to more demoscon langana in 2014. As in the case of of reporting sourced to government officials that terror stituent unit of the Indian Union — were intended to promote intra Andhra Pradesh, welcomed the straining federations. Telangana, the creation of the Un threats were the reason for additional troop deploy the only unit with a Muslim major State equity in Andhra Pradesh, fact that India would now be ‘one Placing this kind of flexibility in ion Territory of Ladakh does res ment. The Amarnath yatra was discontinued and the ity population. Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat nation with one flag and one con the hands of the C entral govern pond to a longrun demand in this Valley was emptied of tourists owing to these threats. The constitutionality of the and Karnataka. stitution.’ Alternatively, asymmet ment was deliberate and designed region with a substantial Buddhist Quite likely, irrespective of the nature of the threat abrogation of Article 370 will be ric status is presented as contri to enable decisive C entral action population. However, the decision alerts, these measures were linked to the Centre’s deci carefully picked over in the Contesting asymmetry buting to secessionist claims, to protect national integrity in the to transform the remainder of J&K months and years to come. But the Asymmetric constitutional provi hence the argument that Article aftermath of Partition. In the Con State into a Union Territory, at the sion on removal of the special status. Even before the government’s ability to table and sions are a common feature of fed 370 is the ‘root cause of terrorism’. stituent Assembly, B.R. Ambedkar same time as annulling Article 370, clampdown on communication facilities, the govern pass legislation with such impor eralism in diverse societies. Many Autonomy arrangements are also highlighted the difference bet is a departure with profound and ment had been tightfisted with information. The same tant consequences for the fabric of have argued that India sets an in presented as antiegalitarian be ween the ‘tight mould’ of other as yet unknown consequences in attitude was evident subsequent to other critical de ci federalism — while the elected as ternational example for how cause they prevent the extension federal systems and the flexibility Kashmir, and wider implications sions it made in recent years: official communication sembly of Jammu and Kashmir is asymmetric features can help of rights in force elsewhere in a hardwired into India’s which for Indian federalism. with the public has been strictly a oneway process, in abeyance — exposes the fragile dampen secessionist conflicts by country. This last argument under would enable it to be both ‘unitary through press releases, radio monologues, and social set of compromises on which In recognising multiple modes of be scores the significance of the si as well as federal’ according to the Louise Tillin is a Reader in Politics at dia’s asymmetric federal system longing within the Union. Rather multaneous emphasis on extend requirements of time and circum King’s College, London. She is the author media posts. Parliament, which ended a highly produc rests. than encouraging secessionism, ing reservations for Scheduled stances. of ‘Indian Federalism’ (2019) tive session in terms of business transacted, has been reduced to endorsing executive decisions with little meaningful discussions. While these are concerns tha t the government must address at the earliest, it must Hong Kong adrift and China without an anchor start with the immediate removal of all restrictions on movement of people and communication in J&K. Only Beijing should realise that political reform rather than economic lures is what resonates in Hong Kong security concerns under exceptional circumstances, The Chinese government is in had, alongside Mao and Deng known Hong Kong as a part of Chi and not aversion to democratic dissent in the normal creasingly a target of the demon Xiaoping. Sending tanks into Hong na. But their identity, outlook and course, can justify choking the information flow. strators, who recently attacked Kong is not going to help him worldview is not mainland Chi Beijing’s liaison office in Hong achieve this. But neither can he al nese, but distinctively Hong Kong. Kong and defaced the Chinese na low his authority to be defied in They speak Cantonese, not Man tional emblem. In China’s view, Hong Kong in a way that would not darin. They look to Japan, Korea, RBI’s Goldilocks cut Thomas Abraham this was a grave provocation, and be allowed anywhere else in Taiwan and the western world for The government must now appears to have triggered a threat China. their culture, not the mainland. to bring in the PLA to end the China does not understand When they travel on holiday, it is unleash measures to boost growth s Hong Kong’s turbulent protests. what fuels the anger in Hong Kong. not to China but to other parts of aced with slowing GDP growth and encouraged summer of protests conti It has fallen back on the standard the world. When they go abroad to by benign inflationary trends, the Reserve Bank Anues unabated, China’s pa The Tiananmen shadow GETTY IMAGES argument that governments con study, it is not to China, but to the Fof India (RBI) has delivered a Goldilocks cut of 35 tience with its restive southern ci In a rare public statement, the desperately seeking to modernise fronted with popular protests tend west. Like their parents who grew ty could be wearing thin, and it head of the PLA garrison in Hong its economy and emerge as a glo to use: foreign forces are behind up under British rule, they have basis points in the benchmark repo rate. Though a rate has hinted at using the People’s Kong, Chen Daoxiang, warned bal power. The G7 refused to deal the unrest. Yang Jiechi, a PolitBuro no desire to be integrated with the cut was a foregone conclusion ahead of the monetary Liberation Army (PLA) to quell the that “violence should not be toler with China, World Bank loans member of the Communist Party rest of China; they are suspicious policy announcement, the expectation was of either a protests. That would be disastrous ated” and that the PLA “was deter were frozen, and many western of China, has said that the U.S. and of Chinese intentions. 25 or 50 basis points one. Given the extent of the slow for both Hong Kong and China. mined to protect national sove countries imposed trade other unnamed countries had China’s leaders had thought down in the economy, the Monetary Policy Committee Angry and frustrated young reignty, stability and prosperity of sanctions. been stirring up trouble in order to that greater economic opportuni (MPC) deemed the former as too low but taking into ac Hong Kongers have confronted the Hong Kong.” To drive home the undermine Hong Kong. ties in a booming China would count factors such as the turbulence in the global finan city’s government with a series of message the PLA released a video Potential global fallout But there is no evidence to show help bind Hong Kong to the moth demands, including the withdra of antiriot drills showing heavily Any violence in Hong Kong with that these protests are anything erland. The booming cities of the cial markets and the rupee’s fall in the last few days, the wal of a bill that would allow peo armed soldiers supported by heli the Chinese military will produce but home grown, and the continu Pearl River delta have become latter was seen as too high. In the event, the MPC s et ple to be extradited from Hong copters quelling demonstrators. a strong reaction from China’s ing tragedy is that the Chinese lea closely economically integrated tled on a median and unconventional 35 basis point Kong to China. The government If PLA troops and tanks rumble main trade partners. The United dership is either unable or unwill with Hong Kong, offering jobs in cut, which keeps the powder dry for further cuts this fi has said it will shelve the bill tem through Hong Kong’s streets it States is already engaged in a trade ing to understand the roots of the cutting edge industries to you ng nancial year. With this, the RBI has cut rates in four con porarily, but will not scrap plans to would effectively end any pre war with China, and the Trump anger in Hong Kong. Hong Kongers. secutive policy announcements beginning February reintroduce it at a later stage. tence of Hong Kong’s autonomy administration has slapped addi But these economic lures have this year, aggregating to a total of 110 basis point s. But The extradition bill is only the within China. It would spell the tional import duties on Chinese A disconnect not enticed them. Their desire is the transmission by banks to lenders has not been even latest issue that has brought peo end of Hong Kong as a city open to goods to force it to end what it de The hard fact China has to face is to to preserve what they see as the ple out on the streets. In 2014, the world, where freedom of ex scribes as predatory trade practic that 22 years after the British with Hong Kong way of life. And for that a third of this. The central bank says that banks have young people occupied the streets pression and the rule of law pre es. Military action in Hong Kong drew and Hong Kong returned to to happen, they demand their own passed on just 29 basis points which is poor indeed. of central Hong Kong for several vailed. will only strengthen support in the Chinese sovereignty, the former elected government, not leaders One factor inhibiting transmission was the tight liquid weeks demanding among other For China, it would be a rerun U.S. for tougher trade and eco colony is drifting further and appointed by the Chinese govern ity conditions until June when the RBI flooded the mar things universal suffrage rather of June 1989, when troops and nomic sanctions. Similarly the Eu further away from China, rather ment. This is more than China is ket — in fact, the last two months the central bank has than the current electoral college tanks were used in Tiananmen ropean Union can be expected to than getting closer to the mother willing to concede, and therein had to absorb excess liquidity floating around. There is, to chose the head of the Hong Square in Beijing to crush students react strongly to any action by the land. lies the seed for future tragedy in therefore, reason to hope that transmission from here Kong government. Earlier, stu protesting for reforms. That action PLA in Hong Kong. The Hong Kongers who are at Hong Kong. dents had protested attempts to taken at the urging of Deng Xiaop China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is ex the forefront of the protests were on would be quicker. introduce what was described as ing quelled the unrest, but threw tremely conscious of the legacy he all born shortly before or after Thomas Abraham is a former Editor of The repo rate at 5.40% is now at a nineyear low and patriotic education into the school China into a decade of internation wants to create as the most conse Hong Kong returned to Chinese The South China Morning Post in Hong is headed lower in the next few months and could well curriculum. al isolation at a time when it was quential leader modern China has sovereignty. They have only Kong settle at 5% or very close to that by the time this rate cut ting cycle plays out. Supporting this theory is the fact LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. that inflation is projected to be benign for the next one year. Growth, on the other hand, is expected to be weak Inspiring Minister ■ and the MPC has revised downwards the projected GDP how an External Affairs humanism in all her Over and above her unilaterally downgrade and Y.G. Parthasarathy is a shock Former External Affairs Minister should function. functions. She was a people’s administrative acumen, Ms. split the State. This is (August 7). “Big Miss” was a growth rate for this fiscal to 6.9% from 7% earlier, with Minister Sushma Swaraj She won the hearts of minister all through. Swaraj will be fondly anathema to federalism. class apart. Her role downside risks. Even this appears optimistic given t he was a very affable countless overseas Indians, C.P. Chandra Das, remembered for her Though there is an assurance stretched from taking current impulses in the economy and it is very likely personality and a popular particularly the NRI blue Collierville, Tennessee, U.S. humaneness during her stint of full statehood being English prose, Shakespeare, that GDP growth this fiscal will be closer to 6.5%. With face of the Bharatiya Janata collar worker in distress. She as Minister. She was not only restored, expecting moral science class, morning the latest cut, the RBI has signified that it is willing to do Party (Inside pages, “A BJP was an embodiment of ■ Ms. Swaraj was an able instrumental in arranging for normalcy to return any time and Friday assembly and the heavy lifting. But this alone will not suffice as cost of stalwart with Socialist compassion and a decent administrator, stateswoman the homecoming of several soon would be too illusory overseeing school capital is just one aspect that determines investment. roots”, August 7). In her politician. At a time when the and an adept stranded Indians but also given the gravity of such administration. Her favourite stint as foreign Minister, her ruling dispensation is intent parliamentarian. Kerala will displayed a mother’s touch radical decisions. quote was: “More things are The government has to play its part too in boosting untiring efforts were what on implementing its agenda remember her efforts in by facilitating medical visas S.K. Choudhury, wrought by prayer than growth. Arguably, the space for fiscal concessions is li helped a number of Indians by hook or by crook, it is 2014, in rescuing 46 nurses for ailing Pakistanis. Bengaluru [what] the world dreams of”. mited given the overall revenue scenario, but the go stranded abroad being unfortunate that the country who were held captive by the S. Vaithianathan, S.S. Ramesh, vernment can certainly push for further reforms to i n brought back safely. An has lost a senior leader who Islamic State. Without her Madurai Mrs. YGP Chennai centivise investment without impacting its fiscal excellent orator, her was also a balanced thinker. intervention the operation The passing of educationist, more letters online: arithmetic. The slowdown now is part cyclical — which speeches had a great Tharcius S. Fernando, would not have been Kashmir road map and patron of the arts, Mrs. www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/ impact. Chennai possible. Governments and No one was in doubt this can be addressed by a rate cut— and part structural, for corrections & clarifications: In the report headlined “Bi V. HariHaran, ministers may change but time around about the Prime furcation of Kashmir arbitrary: Opposition” (Aug. 7, 2019, some which reforms are an absolute necessity. Therefore, un Chennai ■ There is no doubt that Ms. Ms. Swaraj will live on in the Minister walking the talk on editions) , there was a reference to DMK MP Murasoli Maran. It less the government responds with its own measures, Swaraj projected a very high hearts of every Indian. scrapping Article 370. But should have been Dayanidhi Maran. the RBI’s efforts to support growth may go in vain. ■ Ms. Swaraj will be image of India at the global Georgil K. Jeemon, what came as a bolt from the The Readers’ Editor’s office can be contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300; remembered as a model of level. There was a touch of Pallikara, Ernakulam, Kerala blue was the decision to E-mail:[email protected]

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THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Downgraded at the stroke of a pen The big picture on tigers The move to convert Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories could open a Pandora’s Box While the number of wild cats has increased, infrastructure expansion plans have totally discounted their presence they applied to regular States. Such a modified application allowed J&K a new threat. The National Highway 7 (NH7), higher degree of autonomy. which connects Pench and Kanha tiger re For instance, while Parliament serves, has just been widened. Tigers, as well had exclusive powers to make laws the animals they prey on, find it hard to cross pertaining to States, on all matters roads; for instance, a tiger died near Dehra Malavika Prasad not in the State and Concurrent Lists, Neha Sinha dun in 2016 after being hit by a speeding veh the residuary power rested with the icle. It may have been from Rajaji Tiger Re The Indian government’s decision to State legislature in the case of J&K. The tiger, which once sat crouching, is now serve, an area that needs more male tigers. revoke the special status of Jammu With this autonomy, the people of roaring in India. Results of a onceinfour After sustained pressure from citizens and and Kashmir (J&K) raises many con J&K on paper had an even larger are years estimation of tiger numbers show us protests from the Madhya Pradesh forest de stitutional questions. One important na than regular States for enacting that India has about 3,000 of them. This is partment, authorities built underpasses question is whether the President laws through democratic participa relevant not only nationally, but also globally meant for wildlife through NH7. But go down had the powers to make all the provi tion. Therefore, J&K’s reorganisation — this is a majority of the world’s wild tiger the spanking new highway in Maharashtra, sions of India’s Constitution apply to into a UT amounts to a more severe population, of around 4,000 tigers. and it has barriers on the road. It isn’t much the State. Another is whether the In curtailment of democratic rights Each year, the tiger estimation increases of a surprise then that a tiger was recently dian government was authorised to than that of Delhi in 1956. its scope. Camera trap images, findings of seen climbing the barrier to cross the road. do this in the face of its own obliga foot surveys and other evidence on tigers To put this incident into perspective, most tions to J&K under Article 370. Even Not a constitutional amendment and their prey species are collected. The lat National Highways are slated for widening assuming for a moment that these Further, Delhi’s conversion into a UT est estimate says that we have approximately and upgradation, and most tiger reserves questions did not arise, a further and the subsequent restoration of its 2,967 tigers in India, up from 2,226 as per the have State or National Highways around question that does crop up is: Did Legislative Assembly were both car 2014 count. The scope of the effort was diffe them. Each year, thousands of animals die Parliament have the authority to bi ried out through constitutional rent this time: while the 2014 count included on the road . Apart from highways, railway furcate J&K into two Union Territo Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) acceded to India in 1947 on terms recorded in the amendments, which cannot easily be tigers that were over 1.5 years of age, this one and irrigation projects are coming up in tiger ries (UTs)? Instrument of Accession. Picture shows J&K Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah amended further . J&K’s conversion included tigers as young as oneyear old. reserves, and the KenBetwa river interlink The last question assumes impor taking oath as member of Constituent Assembly in June 1949. * THE HINDU into a UT, on the other hand, was ef Yet, we must look at num ing project will submerge tance because the conversion of a fected through a regular law of Par bers, especially that on young 100 sq. km of Panna Tiger State governed by an elected legisla all matters in the State List excepting ic and representative form of govern liament, which can easily be amend tigers and cubs, as just one in Reserve. ture into a UT/UTs adversely affects a law and order; constitution and pow ment in Delhi. Only in the ed at the behest of a majoritarian dicator in the tiger story. A cou So, while the numbers people who had earlier enjoyed the ers of municipal corporations and lo exceptional case that the elected go consensus from time to time. ple of days before World Tiger are reason to cheer, they freedom of full democratic participa cal authorities; and land and build vernment and the Lieutenant Gover Special status for States is not ex Day (when the tiger report was can hardly be the whole tion. In the case of J&K, the centrally ings in possession of the Central nor differ on matters fundamental to traordinary in the Indian Constitu released), a tigress was beaten story. The story is beyond appointed administrator — called the government situated in Delhi . Ho Delhi’s governance could the latter’s tion. Several States in India enjoy dif to death in fields near the Pilib and around the reserve Lieutenant Governor — will now have wever, in 1956, Delhi and all the oth decision override democratic will. ferential rights in their relationship hit Tiger Reserve. Two days af boundaries that tigers have the power to make a wide range of er Part C States were divested of their to the Union by constitutional de ter the report’s release, a ti to cross . The numbers decisions, as opposed to a regular legislative powers and converted into Accession after Independence sign, depending on their unique cul gress and her cub were found should also give pause to State Governor, who must act typi UTs that would now be administered However, J&K’s entry into the Indian tural, ethnic and geopolitical compo dead near Bandhavgarh in the plans being made dis cally on the aid and advice of the by the President acting through an Dominion is not comparable with sitions. The thinking underlying this Madhya Pradesh. Shortly after, another cub counting the presence of tigers. This is a time State’s Council of Ministers. administrator appointed by her. Delhi’s beginning as a ‘Part C’ State. arrangement is that the interests of was found dead in Umaria in the same State. for thoughtful growth. Highways and rail Moreover, while the legislature of Within some years, the other UTs Delhi was an integral part of the In States with stronger intragroup ties Earlier in July, there were the poisoning ways should not be expanded to encroach the UT of J&K — which the reorgani were given legislatures, and by 1987, dia during Independence and later, or ethnic bases — like Tripura, Aruna caused deaths of a tigress and her two cubs into tiger areas; irrigation projects should al sation law states will be akin to Pudu the UTs of Himachal Pradesh, Mani when the Constitution came into chal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland in Chandrapur, near the Tadoba Tiger Re so avoid the areas. Costbenefit analyses cherry’s — will have the power to pur, Tripura and Goa were even force. J&K on the other hand was a — are better represented in the Con serve in Maharashtra. need to take into account the needs of wild enact laws on matters in the State made into States. Only the restora sovereign Princely State at the time stitution and the structure of the go animals. At the moment, highways are not List and the Concurrent List of the tion of a Legislative Assembly in Del of India’s Independence and acced vernment, if we account for their Widening of rail, road networks even able to do away with barriers, and it is Constitution, Parliament will retain hi was stalled, out of concern that ed to the Indian Dominion in 1947 on subjective contexts. It may seem that these are stray cases with assumed that tigers can swim through dam the power to enact overriding laws. Delhi holding legislative powers over terms recorded in a treaty — the In The Constitution of India’s chosen no real pattern. But while tigers are repro submerged areas. So, to live, tigers are being Consequently, the arenas open to de matters in the State List would com strument of Accession. Article 370 of federal principle was to honour ducing in India, new state policies are work made to swim across dams, cross highways, cisionmaking by elected representa promise the Union government’s the Indian Constitution, which ac these subjective contexts to hold to ing directly against them. Relaxations in dash across railway lines, not eat livestock, tives will be diminished. ability to discharge its functions to corded a special status to J&K in com gether the diverse Indian States in norms to allow for a widening of highway and avoid people. wards the nation in the national parison with other States, was an em the Union, as B.R. Ambedkar stated and railway networks are the new threats, Currently, a group of tigers stand not too The Delhi parallel capital. bodiment of the treaty’s terms. in the Constituent Assembly. There adding to the old ones of retaliatory poison far from Bhopal. They may have come from The total reorganisation of a full Even when Delhi received partial However, J&K’s special status was fore, the evisceration of the right to ing and poaching. the Ratapani Tiger Reserve, but the question fledged State into two UTs is histori Statehood in 1992, with full legisla not a claim to sovereignty. This is ap full democratic participation of an A report on management effectiveness of is: what fate awaits them — roadkill, electro cally unprecedented in India. Ho tive powers on subjects in the State parent from Section 3 of the Consti entire section of people, as hap tiger reserves was also released on World cution or poisoning? The question is bleak, wever, one example here that can be List — except public order, police and tution of the State of J&K, 1956, pened earlier this week in the case of Tiger Day. The report rated Pench Tiger Re but the answer need not be. Prime Minister cited is that of Delhi. land — the elected government in which recognises it as an integral J&K, should make us all wonder: serve in Madhya Pradesh as the best in terms Narendra Modi said that development and When the Constitution of India Delhi found its hands tied by the part of India. what if more such laws are enacted, of good management practices. This is fairly environment do not need to come at each was adopted, Delhi was a ‘Part C’ powers of a centrally appointed Lieu The special status merely meant disregarding the subjective contexts commensurate with its tiger numbers. Cen other’s cost. This is true. And while tigers do State administered by the President tenant Governor. This tussle for de that provisions of the Indian Consti of our other States and downgrading tral India is one of the best tiger nurseries in not vote, our mandate to save them has nev acting through a Chief Commissioner mocratic power in Delhi finally cul tution (other than Article 1 defining the States into Union Territories? India. Of all States, Madhya Pradesh has the er been greater. or Lieutenant Governor. From 1952 minated in 2018, when the Supreme India as a Union of States; and Article highest number of tigers, over 500 of them. to 1956, Delhi had a Legislative As Court recognised that the Constitu 370 itself) were permitted to be ap Malavika Prasad is a lawyer and doctoral Yet, tiger reserves cannot control what is Neha Sinha is with the Bombay Natural History sembly empowered to make laws on tion has sought to create a democrat plied to J&K differently from the way fellow at the Nalsar University of Law around them; and the Pench tiger faces a Society. 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Stanly Johny nent women’s rights activists — Lou PM receives threats to her life In an interview in April 2018, Saudi jain alHathloul, Samar Badawi and The Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi said Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Nassima alSada — who wanted the here [New Delhi] tonight [August 7] that she bin Salman (MBS) hinted that the guardianship laws to be changed, are had received some threats not only to dis country’s male guardianship laws, still under arrest. lodge her from the high post she was holding which leave the legal and personal af but her life as well. She did not explain how, fairs of women in the hands of their Gender equality when and who made these threats to her. male relatives, would be changed. Second, the social reforms are too lit Mrs. Gandhi was addressing a gathering of “Before 1979 [the year of Iranian re tle and too slow. True, women being about 300 Government school teachers out volution and the Siege of Mecca] allowed to drive and travel without side the gates of her residence in Safdarjang there were societal guardianship cus male consent are big measures in the Road just after 9 p.m. The teachers, includ toms, but no guardianship laws. It Wahhabi Kingdom, where the guar ing several women, had come in drenching doesn’t go back to the time of the dianship laws effectively make them rain to congratulate her on bank nationalisa Prophet... we want to move on,” he secondclass citizens. But from a un tion. The Prime Minister declared she would told The Atlantic magazine. iversal rights perspective, Saudi Ara rather not deviate from “the good and right Sixteen months later, Saudi Arabia bia has a long way to go before treat path” that she was following in the larger in has amended the guardianship sys ing its women citizens equally. The terests of the overwhelming majority of 95 tem. Under the new laws, women of guardianship system survives despite per cent of people than continue to hold the 21 years or above may obtain pass the latest laws. A Saudi woman still high office. “They are welcome to take away ports, which will allow them to travel needs a guardian’s permission to exit this Prime Ministership from me but I want without male consent. They will also shelters (for abuse victims) or be CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC to tell them that the ultimate victory will cer be permitted to register marriages, freed from prison. She still needs a DATA POINT tainly be ours,” she said amidst cheers and divorces, births and deaths and to re guardian’s consent for marriage. A shouts of “Long live Indira Gandhi.” Mrs. ceive family records. This follows last man can still divorce his wife without Gandhi said that bank nationalisation was year’s landmark decision to allow her consent. the second stage of the freedom movement, women to drive. Third, the incremental reforms of making freedom a reality for crores of the MBS has rightly been credited for might boost the Crown Prince’s im depressed. these initiatives. After he rose to the age at home, but his foreign policy re current position, he initiated several cord is awful. A UN in economic and social reform mea vestigation recently A HUNDRED YEARS AGO AUGUST 8, 1919 sures. His ‘Vision 2030’ plan aims to held the “Saudi state” lessen Saudi Arabia’s neartotal de (euphemism for MBS, Amalgamation of Banks. pendence on oil. It also promotes the de facto ruler) di Presiding over the annual meeting of the private enterprises, promises to raise rectly responsible for shareholders of the Bank of Bombay [in women’s participation in workforce, the assassination of Bombay on August 7], Sir Jamsetji Jijibhoy which is currently 22%, and to turn Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi dissident announced that the question of amalgama the country into a global investment journalist who was killed inside the tion of three presidency banks was under favourite. Easing social restrictions Kingdom’s Istanbul consulate in Oc consideration. Proposals were to be submit has been an important part of this tober 2018. Saudi authorities still ha ted in due course to the shareholders for ap drive. While the goal is laudable, ven’t disclosed what happened to his proval and sanction. Following the prece there are three fundamental pro body, while Turkish prosecutors had dent set by the past Chairman, Sir Jamsetji blems with the model. claimed that the body was dismem delivered a lengthy speech reviewing the fi bered and disposed using acid. Be nancial and trade situation. After pointing A complicated legacy sides, the war MBS launched in 2015 out that India had enjoyed another prosper First, MBS is not the benign, vision in Yemen has turned the country into ous year and that the balance of trade in her ary reformer that he’s often present a humanitarian catastrophe. It’s diffi favour was 84 crores, he compared the fi ed as. His legacy is more complicat cult to overlook the argument that gures of the last year with those of 1914. After ed. The story of his rise to power is MBS is using the reform card to showing what tremendous effect the war also a story of a brutal purge. He de amass more powers at home and div had on India’s external trade, he said it re tained dozens of royals and business ert criticism of his ruthless interven mained to be seen whether the United King men in Riyadh’s RitzCarlton hotel in tions abroad. If he wants to change dom would make sufficient effort to divert it November 2017 for weeks in the Saudi Arabia and remake himself as a back in prewar channels. He drew attention name of fighting corruption. The de reformerstatesman, he should per to the critical currency situation in 1918 and tentions lacked any legal basis and haps step up the pace of social and to America’s help to tide over the difficulties. were inconsistent with the Saudi go political reforms, release the political Referring to the recent appointment of the vernment’s push to attract private in prisoners and rights campaigners, Currency Committee he hoped as the fixing vestments. More worryingly, in re and bring the war in Yemen to an of the rates of exchange was of vital impor cent years, the country has cracked end. tance to the well being and happiness of In down on both dissidents and rights dia’s millions the committee would take va campaigners. Political reform re rious conflicting interests into account mains a taboo topic. Three promi [email protected] before making their recommendations. CM A ND-NDE https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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FROM PAGE ONE Full state honours Rajya Sabha bids adieu to a ‘voice of the people’ for Sushma Swaraj Nation has lost an able administrator, We will miss our Earlier taking to the social leader as a “steadfast defen says Venkaiah media, U.S. ambassador Ken der and promoter of inter Juster said Ms. Swaraj will be national interests of India.” Special Correspondent friend: neighbours “greatly missed.” Dean of the diplomatic NEW DELHI Similar tributes came community of Delhi Hans Paying homage to former Ex Sri Lanka, Maldives recollect memories from the envoy of Bangla Dannenberg Castellanos, ternal Affairs Minister Sush desh who conveyed the con Dean of Diplomatic Corps ma Swaraj, Rajya Sabha Meera Srinivasan dolences from Prime Minis and Ambassador of the Do Chairman M. Venkaiah Nai COLOMBO ter Sheikh Hasina and minican Republic also ex du on Wednesday said she “Friend” was a recurring placed a wreath on the mor pressed condolences and was like his sister, and always term in messages that tal remains of Ms. Swaraj, said that Ms. Swaraj streng addressed him as Anna (el poured in from leaders in who passed away after a thened ties between India der brother). neighbouring Sri Lanka and massive cardiac arrest late and the world. In the House, Mr. Naidu the Maldives, as they ex Tuesday evening. Ms. Swaraj was cremated read out an obituary refe pressed grief over former Japanese Ambassador Hi at the Lodhi Road cremato rence saying: “She was a reg Minister Sushma Swaraj’s ramatsu also conveyed con rium in the presence of ular at family and cultural death. dolence from the people Prime Minister Narendra events at my residence for a Ms. Swaraj visited Sri and government of Japan on Modi, Home Minister Amit long time. Every year, on the Lanka in its postwar years, the passing away of the Shah, her former Cabinet occasion of Raksha Band both in the capacity of Lead Ranil Wickremesinghe, the former Minister of External colleagues, veteran leader han, she used to tie rakhi on er of the Opposition and la Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Affairs. L.K. Advani and her family my hand. I will be missing ter as External Affairs In a message to the cur members. The funeral was this honour this year... I have Minister. relations. Recalling his rent Union External Affairs also attended by former lost a valuable sister in her Leaders across political meetings with her, the PM Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, Prime Minister of Bhutan demise, which is an irrepara hues fondly recalled their said in her “pleasing perso Russian Ambassador Nika Tshering Tobgay. In Bhutan, ble loss to me.” engagement with her. In a nality” he found a “true lay Kudashev expressed a special prayer was hosted Silent tribute: Geeta, who accidentally crossed over to Pakistan, breaking down during a message on Wednesday, friend, neighbour and a re Moscow’s condolences, and by King Jigme Khesar Nam ‘Voice of people’ condolence meeting for Sushma Swaraj in Indore on Wednesday. Geeta was rescued after being President Maithripala Sirise lation of Sri Lanka.” Opposi described the departed gyel Wangchuk. Mr. Naidu said in her untime stranded in Pakistan for 15 years, after an intervention by Ms. Swaraj. * PTI na called her a “true friend” tion leader and former Pre ly demise, the nation had of Sri Lanka, referring to her sident Mahinda Rajapaksa Many Jammu residents lost an able administrator, an ryana government, the first in her four decadelong stint had come to be known as the “immense contribution” to called her a “role model”. effective parliamentarian woman Leader of the Oppo in public life, she had most accessible Minister...,” strengthen bilateral ties. and a true voice of the peo sition in the Lok Sabha, the emerged as a role model. She he said, adding that she was “She has etched a remar Solih’s condolences hail integration ple. first woman “Outstanding was grace, grit, affection, also an orator, with com kable stamp in politics and Maldives President Ibrahim Ms. Swaraj was a member parliamentarian”, the first amiability and ability per mand over Hindi and En diplomacy, reaching out to Mohamed Solih called her He said that after August 15 Doda, he said the truck that of the House for three terms woman Chief Minister of Del sonified. She always dreamt glish. Mr. Naidu mentioned people of all walks of life India’s daughter. “Sad at the is when the real impact of he was driving broke down between April 1990 and May hi and the first fulltime wo of an India at its highest glo her last message on Twitter, through her pragmatic and passing of @SushmaSwaraj . the government’s decision on Sunday and needed re 2009. She was elected four man External Affairs ry, he said. thanking Prime Minister on peoplecentred foreign poli Our condolences to her may be known, alluding to pairs. But with the work times to the Lok Sabha — in Minister. “As a Minister of External the issue of Article 370, stat cy outreach,” he said. loved ones, @PMOIndia and the potential easing of res shop closed, he had been 1996, 1998, 2009 and 2014. Stating that as a legislator Affairs, she gave a human ing that it showed her com Prime Minister Ranil people of India. She was a trictions that are expected stranded in Jammu with no Mr. Naidu said she had and Union Minister, she re touch to the Ministry by be mitment to “One India, one Wickremesinghe said the great friend of the Maldives. to be in place at least till news of his family since several firsts to her credit: mained committed and de ing in the forefront of rescu Constitution”. The members people of Sri Lanka would She was truly India’s then. Sunday. she was the youngest Minis voted to the cause of the peo ing Indians in distress in sev observed silence as a mark of always remember the “per daughter and will be greatly Another Srinagar resi “The phones aren’t work ter at the age of 25 in the Ha ple and country, he said that eral parts of the world. She respect to the departed. sonal touch” she brought to missed,” he said in a tweet. dent who travelled to Jam ing there. I don’t know what mu on Wednesday de is happening. Now, only scribed the situation in his God knows what will hap city as: “Everything is fine. pen,” he said. Govt. plans to There’s a curfew that's all.” For police and govern It’s an unprecedented lockdown: Shah Faesal In other parts of Jammu, ment officials in Jammu, reach out a handful of shops in other things were under control. other districts, curfew is all wise busy marketplaces A senior police official said ‘People are yet to the more strict. You can say during Id opened on Wednesday for there had been no reports of make sense of that the entire eightmillion the first time since Sunday, violence, clashes or stone population has been incar Special Correspondent while concertina wire lay on pelting, but there had been what befell them’ cerated like never before,” New Delhi crossings controlled by a protests and sloganeering Special Correspondent he said. As Kashmir Valley re large number of security by small groups at Chandi New Delhi Mr. Faesal said there was mained cut off for the third personnel. Schools and col marh and Saaj. no shortage of goods and es consecutive day, a senior leges remained shut. While top government J&K People’s Movement pre sentials as of now. Only government official said A senior government offi and police officials said res sident Shah Faesal on Wed those having Dish TV could some government out cial said this was to control trictions would be eased ov nesday said Kashmir was ex access news. “Many people reach was expected during the number of people on the er the next few days, there periencing an still have a bleak idea of what Id on Monday. streets. was uncertainty over when unprecedented lockdown happened,” he said. “I cannot share the de Standing outside a row of the educational institutions and the local people were He said a few leaders who tails but the government is shuttered shops in Gujjar would open and the restora yet to make sense of what escaped detention had planning something to pro Nagar, Nazeer Ahmad said tion of mobile Internet and had befallen them. called for calm through TV vide relief,” he said. he should have been home other communication ser “No violent incident has channels. “It is being said National Security Advis on Monday. A resident of vices in Jammu. been officially reported so that the government is ready er Ajit Doval interacted far. Random incidents of for a casualty figure of with security forces and a stone throwing were report 8,00010,000. So, sanity de few people in the Valley on RBI takes offbeat tack to ed from Rambagh, Natipora, Ready to leave: Non-locals queueing up for bus tickets in Srinagar on Wednesday. * NISSAR AHMAD mands that we don’t give Wednesday. Downtown, Kulgam, Anant anyone a chance for mass “Everything will be all check growth slowdown nag. But, no news of any kill numb...yet to make sense of that has hurt people deeply. said. “It was not possible to massacre. My appeal has al right. Your safety and se ings,” said Mr. Faesal what befell them. Everyone This is being seen as the big reach Omar Abdullah, Meh so been that let’s stay alive, curity is our responsibili While all six members of the as),” Abheek Barua, Chief through his Twitter account. is mourning what we los gest betrayal by the Indian booba Mufti, Sajad Lone or then we shall fight back,” he ty,” he was heard telling pe monetary policy committee Economist at HDFC Bank, “People are in shock, t...it’s the loss of statehood state in the last 70 years,” he send a message to them. In said. ople in Shopian. (MPC) voted to cut rates, wrote in a note to clients. two members backed a 25 Though banks had been bps cut. With the GDP reluctant to cut loan rates in A coup against Left, Congress growth forecast for the year response to the previous 75 Ending special status is legal: official pared to 6.9%, the policy bps cumulative reduction, Kashmiris, accuse TMC stance was kept with their benchmark lend accommodative. ing rate having only de says PUCL of helping BJP The RBI lowered its fore clined by 29 bps, Wednes ‘Original Instrument of Accession was studied before decision was taken’ cast for GDP growth in the day’s rate move saw the Special Correspondent Vijaita Singh India on October 26, 1947. agreement,” he said. 370 was “originally a tem Special Correspondent fiscal year ending March State Bank of India (SBI) res CHENNAI New Delhi Kolkata “We matched the accession The document was to ac porary provision.” 2020 to 6.9% , from the 7% ponding promptly with a 15 The People’s Union for Ci Officials in the Home Minis document of J&K with that cede in respect of only the Mr. Shah told the Lok Sab Citing Trinamool Congress’ predicted in June, with bps cut in the marginal cost vil Liberties (PUCL) has try fished out original copies signed with the other prince following subjects — De ha on Tuesday that Article abstention during voting “risks somewhat tilted to of funds based lending rate. condemned the abrogation of the “Instrument of the Ac ly States, each and every fence, Foreign Affairs, Com 370(3) provided the Presi on two crucial Bills — triple the downside”. Other banks are expected to of key portions of Article cession” signed with 562 word was the same,” an offi munications and ancillary dent the powers to amend or talaq and J&K Reorganisa The projection for con follow suit. 370 and the bifurcation of princely states during the cial said. that included matters related repeal the Article by issuing tion Bill — in Parliament, sumer price index based in The RBI also reduced the Jammu and Kashmir and time of Independence to According to him, though to courts and electtion. a notification, based on a re the Congress and CPI(M) in flation for the second half of risk weight for consumer taking away its statehood. make a legal basis for the the legal document was the On April 20, 1951, the commendation of the Con West Bengal accused the the current financial year loans, except for credit In a joint statement is amendment to Article 370 same, Article 370 was only Maharaja issued a Proclama stituent Assembly of J&K and State’s ruling party of help was posited to be slightly cards, from 125% to 100% — sued by its president Ravi taking away the special sta applied in J&K. tion constituting a 75mem since it doesn’t exist any ing the BJP government at higher, at 3.53.7%, with CPI a step aimed at addressing Kiran Jain and general se tus of Jammu & Kashmir. “The accession agree ber Constituent Assembly more, it would be read as the the Centre. inflation forecast at 3.6% in falling consumer demand in cretary V. Suresh, PUCL The copies pulled out ment was never an impedi (CA) for the purposes of Legislative Assembly. State Congress president the first quarter of the next segments such as individual said that while the deed by from the archival records ment for the merger of other framing a Constitution for He added that since the Somendra Nath Mitra said fiscal. vehicle loans and personal itself was deceitful, the were matched with the In States with India. This is the State. Legislative Assembly of J&K that the Trinamool MPs With this rate cut, the RBI loans. The NBFC sector, manner in which it was strument of Accession what made it clear that Arti Home Minister Amit Shah was dissolved last year, its walked out of the Lok Sab has now reduced the repo which is facing a cash done was even more so. signed by Maharaja Hari cle 370 could be removed as has said in both the Houses powers vested in both the ha during voting on both rate by 110 bps in 2019. crunch, may also benefit “All the constitutional pro Singh, the ruler of J&K, with it was not part of the original of Parliament that Article Houses of Parliament. the Bills, refusing to regis “RBI has painted a rea from measures that will in visions, procedures, safe ter their opposition or sup sonably gloomy picture for crease banks’ headroom to guards and values have port to them. CPI(M) Polit the economy and the 35 bps lend to these lenders. been disregarded. What Bureau member Moham cut seems to suggest that it HSBC India Chief Econo pains us most is that this mad Salim argued that the concedes the fact that the mist Pranjul Bhandari, who change of status of the erst CWC meeting divided on Kashmir TMC has failed to address extent of the slowdown is forecasts fullyear growth at while State of Jammu and the Kashmir question as a sharper than it had project a much lower 6.4%, expects Kashmir was carried out political issue. ed earlier although it does two more rate cuts of 25 bps with stealth, completely Larger group will meet tomorrow to reinforce the party’s ideological stand not see the need to push the each over the fourth quarter unilaterally, without even panic button (that a 50 bps and the first quarter of the talking to or consulting the Sobhana K. Nair cretaries, State unit heads been vocally against the go RS clears Bill might have been interpreted next fiscal. people of that State, even New Delhi and Congress legislative par vernment’s action, spoke at as part of government With open division coming ty leaders for a meeting. length about the historical for more Pak. expels Indian tokenism.” to the fore at the Congress At the CWC meet, accord reasons behind Article 370. In particular, they Working Committee meeting ing to sources, Mr. Scindia Former Union Home Minis judges in SC strongly condemned the on revocation of Article 370 and Mr. Hooda’s line found ter P. Chidambaram, who envoy, suspends trade planned and sinister man on Tuesday, a meeting of a many takers, with the likes largely authored the CWC re Special Correspondent ner by which the Central larger group has been called of former UPA Ministers Jitin solution, talked about the NEW DELHI “Through NSC decisions, world for its case on Kash government has gone on Friday to reinforce the Prasada and R.P.N. Singh technical flaws in the pro The Rajya Sabha on Wed Pakistan has accepted — mir.” about arresting important party’s ideological stand on backing them. cess by which the govern nesday passed a Bill pro though not expressed in She added that calling off leaders of political parties, Kashmir. Outgoing president Rahul ment brought about the le posing an increase in the words — it’s an attack and a all kind of bilateral trade including former Chief Mi The CWC meeting on Rahul Gandhi Gandhi, who heard out all gislation. sanctioned strength of the semiwar like situation. means closure of all cross nisters Omar Abdullah, Tuesday night saw a heated the sides, said that persons In the end, there was Supreme Court from 30 to Through NSC decisions, Pa ing points, “which also af Mehbooba Mufti and oth debate between the old A circular issued on Wed from the northeast, south broad unanimity on two is 33 judges. kistan has not just shown its fects Indian trade with Af ers, soon after airlifting ov guard and the young lead nesday by general secretary ern States, Northern States sues. One, the manner in The House cleared the seriousness in condemna ghanistan.”Political analyst er 35,000 troops and sud ers. Two CWC members, Jyo (Organisation) K.C. Venugo and Kashmir would have di which the legislation was Bill by voice vote after the tion of revocation of Article Mosharraf Zaidi says the denly and abruptly asking tiraditya Scindia and Dee pal has called all Lok Sabha vergent views on the issue brought in, which was re government agreed to a 370 to India but to the inter NSC decisions represent Pa all Amarnath yatris and ho pender Hooda, had already and Rajya Sabha MPs, heads and the party should reflect flected in the resolution, and wider discussion on the national community as well kistan’s effort to express its liday visitors to leave the articulated their view sup of various departments un these views. two, dismembering and re functioning of the Su and would now be in a bet rejection of India’s altering State creating an acute porting the revocation of Ar der the AllIndia Congress Former J&K Chief Minister ducing the State to a Union preme Court in the next ter position to convince the of the status of Kashmir. sense of fear and panic. ticle 370. Committee, all general se Ghulam Nabi Azad, who has Territory. session.

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THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 NEWS 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘Unshakeable faith is proof of Rama’s birthplace’ Pilgrims leave for Lawyer for Ram Lalla Virajman submits that references to disputed land are there in the Valmiki Ramayana Kailash Mansarovar Krishnadas Rajagopal Nirmohi Akahara and the hibiting any obstruction in agree when senior advocate Slight delay in granting visa by China NEW DELHI Sunni Waqf Board in Sep the construction of the new Sushil Kumar Jain, for Nir “Whether Jesus Christ was tember 2010. But the parties temple building in the dis mohi Akhara, suggested Special Correspondent born in Bethlehem... Has responded by filing puted area. reading the documentary NEW DELHI such a question ever arisen crossappeals. The court had asked Mr. evidence from the judg After a procedural delay of a in any court,” Justice S.A. Mr. Parasaran submitted Parasaran to commence his ments of the lower courts in few hours, two batches of Bobde asked senior advocate that references of disputed arguments after Nirmohi the case. Indian pilgrims for Kailash K. Parasaran, lawyer for Ram land were there in the Valmi Akhara sought more time to “These would be just ex Mansarovar left for Tibet on Lalla Virajman, the deity in ki Ramayana. produce oral, historical and cerpts. We want the original Wednesday. Ayodhya, during the second He said the usual strict documentary evidence to es documents,” Justice D.Y. The delay in the depar day of hearing in the Ram codes of evidence should be tablish their claim over the Chandrachud, on the Bench, ture was because of the late janmabhumi crossappeals relaxed in this case as wor entire area of the disputed reacted. granting of Chinese visa by on Wednesday. shippers believed the spirit Ramjanmabhumi. Mr. Jain said documentary Beijing’s authorities. The appeals have been of Sri Ram “pervades/re evidence such as revenue re The Hindu had earlier re filed by Hindus and Muslims sides” in the Asthan. The un ‘Time for evidence’ cords to establish the Akha ported that the pilgrims contesting each other’s shakeable faith of the believ The court, which is on a tight ra’s claim of having managed who were to leave on early claims of ownership over the ers was itself evidence that schedule as the CJI has about and controlled the “temple” Wednesday morning had The pilgrims are expected to 2.77 acres in Ayodhya where the Asthan was the birth 50 working days left before in the Ramjanmabhumi not received visas till late travel on land route through Hindus believe Lord Ram place of Rama, he addressed December 2223 of 1949 was Lord Ram. The deity is retirement in November, de went missing in a “dacoity” evening of Tuesday. Himalayan passes to the was born in Tretha Yuga. the Constitution Bench led not a “continuous wrong” as deemed a perpetual minor. cided to hear the deity and in 1982. But Justices Ashok However, the visas were holy mountain. The structure, Babri Masjid, by Chief Justice of India (CJI) an interim injunction order The law of limitation does gave the Akhara time to pre Bhushan and S. Abdul Na granted by China and the which stood on the disputed Ranjan Gogoi. was passed on January 19, not apply to minors. The Al pare the evidence. zeer seconded Justice Chan pilgrims left from Delhi. through the Himalayan land was demolished by “Kar Mr. Parasaran argued, 1950, which was again con lahabad High Court had ad When a lawyer protested drachud, who asked Mr. Jain passes to the holy mountain Sevaks” on December 6, “The Asthan has become a firmed on March 3, 1951. The mitted the suit filed on be the move from the back row at least to present oral evi People-level contact of Kailash. 1992. personification of the deity. appeal against the injunction half of Ram Lalla and of the courtroom, Chief Jus dence, such as testimonies in The Indian government Delay in the visas had The Allahabad High Court It has by itself become an ob order was dismissed by the appointed the next friend to tice Gogoi gave him a dress court, before the Bench. showcases the Kailash Man triggered some concern attempted to resolve the de ject of worship for the Hin Allahabad High Court in represent the Lord. The suit ing down, saying “the First “Statements here and sarovar pilgrimage as a ma among the pilgrims as the cadesold dispute by giving dus.” The suit filed by the April 1955. in the name of the deity had Court of this country should there will not do. Present us jor step towards maintain travel coincided with India’s joint possession of the dis deity in 1989 was not hit by A Hindu deity in law is sought a declaration that the remain the First Court of this the oral evidence,” Chief Jus ing people–level contact declaration on Kashmir and puted land to both Hindus limitation as the installation treated as a juristic person Ramjanmabhumi belonged country. Don’t try to make it tice Gogoi said. between India and China. China’s consequent objec and Muslims in a threeway of idols in the Babri mosque with rights. The Ayodhya to the deity. It had also anything else.” The hearing will continue The pilgrims are expected tion to the creation of a Un partition among the deity, on the intervening night of deity is an infant form of sought a judicial order pro Earlier, the court did not on Thursday. to travel on a land route ion Territory in Ladakh.

Will bring Good showing by Rajya Recall NRC notices, says plea to SC back M.P. man Sabha, says Venkaiah Naidu People told to go to farflung areas within a day or two, says civil society group from Pak: Nath SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT the NRC hearing giving them Special Correspondent GUWAHATI just one or two days and Bhopal ‘32 Bills passed in the best Budget session in 17 years’ A group of 131 academics, in summoned to 500600 km Madhya Pradesh Chief Mi tellectuals, professionals away from their homes, nister Kamal Nath on Wed Special Correspondent the best in the last 14 years and civil society leaders in there is little doubt that a nesday said the State go NEW DELHI after 45 sessions, the earlier Assam have sought resche large number of them vernment would make its Rajya Sabha Chairman M. record being 165 such ques duling of hearings for Na wouldn’t be able to attend best efforts to help bring Venkaiah Naidu on Wednes tions answered in the 204th tional Register of Citizens ap the hearings,” the signato back a man from Khandwa day said the Upper House session (2005). In all, 194 plicants who have been ries said. district detained in Pakis had turned around from its special mentions and 326 Ze issued notices to have their tan for allegedly spying on disruptive past to a “new ro Hour mentions (the best citizenship documents re ‘At least a week’ a nuclear enrichment facil normal”. In all, 32 Bills were in the past 20 years) were verified within a very short They asked the court to di ity there. passed in the Budget ses made. time. rect the NRC authority to res “We direct officials to vi sion, making it the best in The House lost 19 hours In an appeal to the Su chedule the hearing either sit the family of Raju Laksh the past 17 years and the fifth and 12 minutes due to dis preme Court, which has within the district or within man Bheel of Indhawadi best in 41 years. M. Venkaiah Naidu ruptions, but gained about been monitoring the NRC adjoining districts and pro village of Khandwa dis “Having reached a new 28 hours by sitting beyond updating exercise, the 131 On the streets: CPI(M) activists protesting in Guwahati against vide at least a week’s time so trict,” Mr. Nath tweeted. normal in this session, the 217th session in 2009 had a the scheduled hours. signatories said the “sudden, the alleged harassment of citizens by NRC authorities. * PTI that the applicants could at On August 1, Pakistani task now before all of us is to total business time of 147 Mr. Naidu said that during suspicious and mischievous” tend the hearing and com police told presspersons of sustain it without getting hours 27 minutes,” he said. the session, the Council of notices have created panic greater interest of an error notices are being served to plete the process within the the arrest of Lakshman the back to old ways,” he said. During the past five ses States stood up for the inter among a section of the peo free and just NRC,” said the people and they are asked to August 31 deadline. previous day. The Chairman said the sions, Mr. Naidu said that on ests of the States. ple who were included in the appeal to Chief Justice of In go in farflung areas with a “Kindly direct the NRC Budget session was the most ly a total of 173 hours and 33 It reflected in the amend draft NRC published on July dia Ranjan Gogoi submitted short notice of one or two authority to make the notice productive in the past two minutes were spent on tran ment made by the House to 30, 2018. to the court’s Registrar on days,” the appeal reads. available on the Internet decades in various aspects, sacting business. With 35 sit the Motor Vehicles (Amend “The people of Assam Tuesday. “The people of Assam in along with the physical serv appealing all “not to return tings, the session was the ment) Bill. have been supporting the general and people living in ing so that people living in to the old ways of persistent longest in the past 14 years. The Chairman also noted NRC updating process and ‘Panicky situation’ riverine areas in particular other States can also access disruptions”. The 204th session in 2005 that the Jammu & Kashmir participating in the hearings “However, we would like to have experienced one of the the same and attend the “With a total duration of had 38 sittings. Reorganisation Bill and the and verifications, sometimes draw your kind attention re worst floods in recent years. hearing accordingly,” the sig 195 hours spent on transact Muslim Women (Protection even by paying huge costs in garding the panicky situa They are struggling to cope natories said, also seeking ing different kinds of busi Lost time compensated of Rights on Marriage) Bill terms of time, energy and fi tion created by suspicious with the losses and many of instruction to the district ad ness during the 35 sittings, With a total of 151 starred passed during the session nancial resources. Neverthe and mischievous notices them are still living in tem ministration to provide basic this session turned out to be questions orally answered, were “truly historic, which less, they are ready to go served to NRC applicants for porary relief camps. Under transport facilities in the the best of 36 sessions dur the 249th session that con would help in “addressing through any verification reverification by the NRC such circumstances, if these greater interest of an error ing the past 11 years... the cluded on Wednesday was legacy issues”. whenever required for the authority in Assam. Now people are asked to attend free and fair NRC. Centre puts key airports on alert BCAS orders additional checkpoints special correspondent Mumbai The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has in an al ert issued to the Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyde rabad, Cochin, Nagpur and Chandigarh airports warned that they could be the target of a terrorist attack in view of recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir and ad The alert says metro airports ditional inputs received. are more vulnerable. “In view of civil aviation emerging as a soft target,” lawful interference is more the BCAS issued two sets of from the city side of the air directives on August 5 and port terminal,” BCAS said. 6. The August 6 directive is “The metro airports are to have vehicle checkpoints more vulnerable. All vehi set up one kilometre away cles, particularly cars, ap from the airport, or as per proaching the airports shall availability of space for set be subject to intensive ran ting up barricades away dom security check at vehi from the airport terminal cle checkpoint one km away building. from the terminal building,” In its August 6 alert, the it directed. BCAS said the State police or In its first alert, the BCAS the airport security group said that in view of the Inde would man these check pendence Day, it was imper points till August 31, or until ative to enhance existing se further orders. The coun curity measures at all civil try’s nodal aviation security aviation installations like group has asked agencies to airports, airstrips, airfields, carry out intensive random air force stations, helipads, checks on vehicles ap flying schools, aviation proaching terminal build training institutes etc. so ings. that no untoward incident takes place. J&K move spurs alert The BCAS also directed While instructions were is enhanced screening of pas sued to increase vigil for In sengers, including 100% full dependence Day on August pat down search at preem 5, with visitor access being barkation security check banned, a fresh alert was is point, and enhanced ran sued on Tuesday in view of dom screening of staff and the situation in J&K. visitors at the main gate to “The probability of un the terminal building. CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘Hong Kong facing worst crisis since 1997’ At least 14 killed, 145 injured Chinese official says protests are getting increasingly violent and having ‘a broad impact on society’ in Taliban attack in Kabul Associated Press Shenzhen Explosion was triggered by a truck bomb, claim insurgents China on Wednesday said Hong Kong is facing the most Agence France-Presse severe crisis since the city Kabul was handed over to Beijing At least 14 people were killed by Britain in 1997. and 145 wounded in a mas Those protests are getting sive bomb blast on Wednes increasingly violent and hav day as fresh violence ing “an increasingly broad gripped Kabul even as insur impact on society,” said gents appear to be closing in Zhang Xiaoming, Director of on a peace deal with the U.S. the Liaison Office of the Cen The bloodshed in the cap tral People's Government in ital comes amid an ongoing Hong Kong. surge in attacks across Af “It can be said that Hong ghanistan, where some Kong is facing the most sev 1,500 people were killed or ere situation it has faced injured last month alone. Mayhem continues: An Afghan police officer inspecting the since the handover,” Mr. A huge plume of black site of a blast in Kabul on Wednesday. * REUTERS Zhang told Hong Kong resi smoke was seen rising over dents attending a seminar in western Kabul following a Afghan security official also killed. Another 145 people, the mainland city of Shenz massive explosion at the en said it was a truck bomb. including 92 civilians, were hen just across the border trance to a police compound Images on social media wounded. from the Asian financial hub on Wednesday morning. showed toppled blast walls The attack came after the that has been wracked by The Afghan Interior Mi surrounding several largely Taliban warned Afghans on daily protests against the ad nistry said the explosion was destroyed buildings in a Tuesday to keep away from ministration of Chief Execu caused by a car bomb, but compound. the presidential election due tive Carrie Lam. the Taliban, which claimed Afghan authorities said at in September. The Taliban Officials in Beijing were the attack, said it was a least 10 civilians and four has ordered its fighters to “highly concerned” and stu much larger truck bomb. An police officers had been “stand against” the polls. dying the situation to decide on measures to take, he said. China so far has not visibly intervened in the situation, though in editorials and S. Korea to pay more to keep statements from officials it has condemned demonstra tors and protest organisers U.S. troops on ground: Trump as criminals, clowns and “violent radicals” and al leged that they have been in Over 28,500 soldiers guard against threats from N. Korea flamed by politicians from the U.S., Taiwan and elsewh Associated Press pancy between Mr. Trump’s ere. Washington tweet and those figures, said Speculation that the mili President Donald Trump it would look into it. tary could be deployed grew said on Wednesday that Mr. Trump’s financial de after Chinese officials point ditions in Hong Kong society ers continued to criticise Ms. Kong) administration has be open a dialogue with protes South Korea has agreed to mands have triggered wor ed to an article in Hong Kong have been extremely unsta Lam’s handling of the prot come completely untrust ters and there was no imme pay the U.S. “substantially ries in South Korea that he law that allows troops alrea ble,” Ms. Lam said in re ests. Claudia Mo told repor worthy and this is just so sad diate response from Ms. more” for protection against might withdraw some of the dy stationed in the city to marks distributed by her of ters that Beijing and Ms. Lam for Hong Kong,” Ms. Mo said. Cheng’s office. North Korea and that talks 28,500 U.S. troops. help with “public order fice. “The special were employing a two Margaret Ng, a lawyer , have begun to further in South Korea’s Foreign Mi maintenance” at the Hong administrative region go pronged strategy of using the Lawyers’ march said they wanted to meet Ms. crease payments. Donald Trump addressing nistry said on Wednesday Kong government’s request. vernment will certainly join police force to handle the Protesters have come from Cheng to seek an assurance Mr. Trump tweeted the U.S. troops in Osan Air Base that the costsharing talks Ms. Lam reappeared on with all of you to deal with it protesters physically while all professions and age that there was no political U.S. “has been paid very lit on June 30. * REUTERS had not officially started. But Wednesday at the opening of calmly, restore social order, also attacking them ideologi groups. On Wednesday, sev motive in prosecution of tle” for decades but last year it said that both sides during an exhibition marking the safeguard rule of law and cally by labelling their move eral hundred lawyers sought those detained . More than “South Korea paid U.S. troop deployment there National Security Adviser 70th anniversary of the cherish Hong Kong, cherish ment as seeking to destroy a meeting with Secretary of 500 people have been arrest $990,000,000.” from $850 million in 2018 to John Bolton’s visit to Seoul founding of the Communist ‘one country, two systems,’ the “one country, two sys Justice Teresa Cheng and ed since the protests began South Korea and the U.S. $924 million in 2019. The last month agreed that the state. and cherish our home.” tems” framework. staged a silent protest. The and dozens have already in March signed a deal to in White House, when asked talks should proceed in a “Over recent months, con Prodemocracy lawmak “We all know this (Hong authorities have refused to been charged with rioting. crease Seoul’s payments for about the apparent discre “rational and fair direction.” ELSEWHERE Trump visits victims Is ‘Bernie or Bust’ the future of American Left? in Ohio amid protests Sanders’ popularity has helped swell the ranks of the Democratic Socialists of America Reuters DAYTON Marc Tracy during his unsuccessful 2016 passed a resolution on Fri land chapter. Audra Melton U.S. President Donald run for the Democratic presi day saying it will not official Several DSA members ATLANTA ‘N. Korean launches were Trump met in Ohio on Wed dential nomination helped ly endorse anyone else . For made the persuasive case warning to U.S., S. Korea’ nesday with victims and Three years ago, the Demo swell DSA’s ranks. But a very the DSA, it is “Bernie or that Mr. Sanders’ 2016 cam SEOUL first responders from one of cratic Socialists of America different figure is primarily Bust.” The vote does not paign fundamentally shifted North Korean leader Kim last weekend’s two deadly had 5,000 members. Just responsible for the group’s mean DSA members cannot the Democratic Party left Jongun said Pyongyang’s mass shootings that shocked Protesters outside the another booth at the campus staggering growth: President vote for a nonSanders nomi ward, particularly on the sig latest missile launches were the country, even as critics Miami Valley Hospital activities fair, another three Donald Trump, who recently nee in November 2020, of nature issue of singlepayer meant as a warning to and protesters accused him in Ohio. * REUTERS initialled group an uncle associated “radical social course, nor even that DSA “Medicare for All.” Washington and Seoul over of inflaming tensions with might mention over lunch. ism” with the “destruction of cannot mobilise swingState And Winnie Wong, a cam their joint military exercises, antiimmigrant and racially “Hate not welcome here,” Today, duespaying DSA the American dream”. In votes for such a nominee, as paign adviser for Mr. San state news agency KCNA charged rhetoric. “Stop this terror,” and “You members exceed 56,000. fact, the majority of current it did in 2016 when it did not ders, who said she was at reported on Wednesday. AFP Mr. Trump visited Miami are why.” Rep. Alexandria OcasioCor DSA members signed up in Bernie Sanders endorse Hillary Clinton. tending the convention as a Valley Hospital in Dayton, Later, Mr. Trump will visit tez, a rising star of American the past two years. rankandfile member and Army spies charged for Ohio, where the victims the Texas city of El Paso, on politics, is one. So are a cou “Trump scared a lot of pe tive view of the President. Unifying figure observer, not a delegate, in attack on scribe in Lanka were treated after nine peo the border with Mexico, ple of dozen local elected of ople,” said Maria Svart, the And nearly as many would Yet the vote was a reflection turn, credited the DSA for COLOMBO Sri Lanka on Wednesday ple and the suspect were where 22 people were killed ficials across the country. national director. “So they agree with her that Mr. San of this charged moment for helping popularise Medicare charged two army spies for a killed in a rampage early on at a Walmart store on Sen. Bernie Sanders, a presi joined.” ders, an independent sena leftwing activists as well as for All, a policy it endorsed decadeold serious assault of Sunday. Saturday. dential candidate, is not, but Most of the roughly 1,000 tor from Vermont, is the one the singular role Mr. Sanders at its 2017 convention. a newspaper editor. Rivira Crowds of protesters out The backtoback mas he may as well be: he identi DSA delegates who gathered to beat him. The group en plays in the minds of many “I am extremely happy editor Upali Tennakoon and side the hospital set up a sacres, occurring 13 hours fies as a democratic socialist at the convention last wee dorsed Mr. Sanders in members. “Bernie is a un that the activist base of the his wife survived the attack in “baby Trump” blimp bal apart, have reopened the and enjoys a totemic status kend to set organisation pol March. iquely unifying figure in the DSA is energized around January 2009 as they drove loon, chanted “Do Someth national debate over gun with the group’s members. icy doubtlessly share Ms. But if Mr. Sanders is not DSA,” said Thea Riofrancos, making sure we move the to work in Colombo. AFP ing!” and held signs reading safety. Mr. Sanders’ popularity Svart’s resoundingly nega the nominee? The group of the Providence, Rhode Is goal posts,” she said. NY TIMES

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market watch Transfer funds 07-08-2019 % CHANGE Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 36,691 ddddddddddddd-0.77 Banks get more headroom for lending to NBFCs 24x7 via NEFT US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 70.89 ddddddddddddd-0.11 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 37,920 ddddddddddddddd3.02 Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 56.71 ddddddddddddd-4.99 RBI raises cap on exposure to single NBFC to 20%; lower risk weight for consumer loans may cut capital needs by ₹12,500 cr. from Dec.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT enterprises, and for housing, RBI has decided to banks to extend loans to re Special Correspondent Mumbai <> Mumbai NIFTY 50 up to ₹20 lakh per borrower. give ‘priority tail consumers segments PRICE CHANGE The ongoing liquidity These will be classified as sector’ tag for such as individual vehicle Come December, you can crunch faced by nonbanking priority sector lending. loans and personal loans, transfer funds roundthe Adani Ports...... 372.25...... -4.70 banks lending to Asian Paints...... 1559.20...... -6.65 finance companies (NBFCs) This will improve the amid a sharp slowdown in clock using the National NBFCs, for on- Axis Bank ...... 659.95...... -19.05 has made the Reserve Bank available sources of funding, demand, the central bank Electronic Funds Transfer lending to farm, Bajaj Auto ...... 2605.10...... -4.70 of India (RBI) to take further especially for newage mid has decided to lower the risk or NEFT facility. RBI Gover Bajaj Finserv...... 7152.45...... 56.10 measures to increase credit and smallsized NBFCs, at a SMEs and housing weight for consumer loans, nor Shaktikanta Das an Bajaj Finance ...... 3265.80...... -6.45 flow to the sector. relatively lower cost, while excluding credit cards. nounced on Wednesday Bharti Airtel ...... 366.10...... -2.35

BPCL...... 331.10...... -14.20 The central bank has de improving banks’ ability to ing on,” Mr. Das said. The risk weight, which that the central bank

Britannia Ind ...... 2540.55...... -10.00 cided to increase the cap on meet their priority sector In the resolution process was 125% as prescribed in would make available the

Cipla ...... 518.30...... 18.15 a bank’s exposure to a single lending targets. of mortgage lender Dewan 2004, will now become NEFT system 24x7 from Coal India ...... 206.10...... 1.00 NBFC to 20% of its tierI cap Housing Finance Corpora 100%. As a result, banks will December. Dr. Reddys Lab ...... 2556.80...... 0.60 ital from 15% now. ‘Faster transmission’ tion Ltd. (DHFL), where insu need to set aside lower capi Currently the system is Eicher Motors...... 16456.65. .. -554.10 Further, RBI has decided “Permitting banks to onlend Shaktikanta Das ﬂanked by RBI colleagues Michael Patra, N.S. rance and mutual funds have tal for these loans. available from 8 a.m. to 7 GAIL (India)...... 121.70...... -1.65 to give ‘priority sector’ tag through NBFCs for priority Vishwanathan, B.P. Kanungo and Mahesh Jain. * PAUL NORONHA sizeable exposure, banks Ratings agency ICRA said p.m. on all working days Grasim Ind ...... 737.95...... -23.55

HCL Tech...... 1022.65...... -1.55 for banks lending to NBFCs, sector lending would make want other creditors to be a with personal loans of ₹6 except second and fourth

HDFC ...... 2175.20...... -14.70 for onlending to farm, small this transmission faster and nies, who are creditors of ty comprehensively. So, we part of the resolution pro lakh crore outstanding as on Saturdays of the month. HDFC Bank...... 2184.00...... -5.10 and medium enterprises and more eﬃcient,” Umesh Re stressed NBFCs, to be part of have had interregulator cess. June 2019, a 25percentage In another citizen Hero MotoCorp ...... 2505.25...... 36.70 housing sector. vankar, MD and CEO, Shri the resolution process, and meetings, and IRDAI has ta Mutual funds are awaiting point reduction in risk friendly measure, the Re Hindalco ...... 176.40...... -4.30 Banks have been allowed ram Transport Finance Ltd., said interregulatory discus ken a decision to enable the approval from the markets weight may also reduce the serve Bank has thrown Hind Unilever ...... 1777.25...... 33.15 to lend to the NBFCs for on said. sions were going on in this insurance companies to be a regulator for becoming a capital requirements of open the Bharat Bill Pay Indiabulls HFL ...... 445.40...... -68.65

ICICI Bank ...... 408.40...... -1.85 lending to the agriculture RBI Governor Shaktikanta regard. part of the intercreditor part of the bankled resolu banks by ₹12,500 crore and ment System to all catego

IndusInd Bank ...... 1426.35...... 9.25 sector up to ₹10 lakh, up to Das also batted for mutual “It is necessary to look at agreement. Our discussions tion plan. add 14 bps to their capital ra ries of billers, except pre Bharti Infratel ...... 245.55...... -0.55 ₹20 lakh to micro and small fund and insurance compa the whole liability of the enti with other regulators are go In a bid to encourage tios. paid recharges.

Infosys ...... 776.10...... 1.65

Indian OilCorp...... 129.00...... -3.40

ITC ...... 253.65...... -5.25

JSW Steel...... 212.25...... -5.30 INTERVIEW | SHAKTIKANTA DAS

Kotak Bank ...... 1476.30...... -9.00

L&T...... 1360.05...... -17.45

M&M ...... 518.30...... -31.15 Maruti Suzuki ...... 5775.00...... -58.30 Lower rates will spur credit ﬂow and revive growth, says Das NTPC ...... 123.05...... -0.30 ONGC ...... 130.50...... -0.95 Slowdown is perhaps cyclical, not structural; there is room for structural reforms to be undertaken, says the RBI Governor PowerGrid Corp ...... 198.85...... 0.75 Reliance Ind ...... 1109.40...... -18.90 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT State Bank ...... 289.90...... -11.50 ment is consulting the Re pick up. which we have injected, both stopped you from a 50 bps RBI’s eﬀort to push if it Mumbai Sun Pharma ...... 421.05...... 2.85 serve Bank on this issue. For have started the cycle of rate rate cut? depreciates further? Tata Motors ...... 117.40...... -5.10 During the post policy media interaction, RBI Governor the moment, I would leave it What steps will the Reserve cuts so far as new loans from Tata Steel ...... 381.90...... -19.70 Shaktikanta Das explained why the bank announced an un- at that. Bank take to ensure faster banks are concerned. ■ In policy making there is ■ On the rupee, it won’t be TCS ...... 2213.45...... -1.45 conventional rate cut of 35 basis points (bps). transmission of monetary We have a sense that there something called ‘you take a appropriate for me to give Tech Mahindra ...... 674.45...... 3.85 Where do you see the policy rates? will be improvement. call.’ When you take a call, some kind of forward gui Titan ...... 1028.45...... -18.25

UltraTech Cement...... 4341.65...... -15.35 Why a 35 bps rate cut? pening eﬀect on growth. We recovery in growth coming The RBI is monitoring it there is something more dance. ■ UPL...... 532.80...... -16.55 have reduced the growth from? The system is regularly. And in future, than mere numbers, which is I will just repeat the stated

Vedanta ...... 136.65...... -4.15 ■ According to the assess projection to 6.9% with risks ﬂush — if I can whatever steps are re beyond what is there just in policy of the RBI that it is the Wipro ...... 262.55...... 3.65 ment of the MPC (monetary slightly to the downside. Our ■ Our expectation is — and I use the word quired for faster trans the data. So, the MPC, in its RBI’s responsibility to man YES Bank...... 86.85...... 1.50 policy committee), based on understanding is that, at this am saying this after our inte — with li mission of rates, the Re considered opinion, took the age volatility of the rupee. Zee Entertainment ...... 327.90...... 15.45 demand conditions etc, a 25 point, it is perhaps a cyclical raction with the government quidity. So, serve Bank of India will view that it will be 35 bps rate basispoint [rate] cut was in slowdown, not really a deep — the government will take therefore, not hesitate to take cut. Is a CRR (cash reserve ratio) adequate, while a 50 basis structural slowdown. Non necessary, further measures the rate cuts those steps. What is so sacred about cut on the table? How long EXCHANGE RATES point cut was excessive. That etheless, we have to recog as may be required to deal done by the multiples of 25 bps? It has do you see the rate easing Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m. on August 07 is why we took a balanced nise that there is room for with various issues. With the RBI and the Despite interest rate just been adopted and has cycle continuing? CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL call. structural reforms which RBI cutting interest rates, the liquidity cuts, there has been a become a convention. So,

US Dollar...... 70.69...... 71.01 needs to be undertaken. credit ﬂow will revive. There demand slump. therefore, when you do so ■ At the moment, there is no Euro ...... 79.33...... 79.69 What are the underlying fore, growth numbers will What mething out of convention, proposal for a cut in the cash British Pound...... 85.88...... 86.28

Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 66.85...... 67.15 issues, according to the RBI, What is the RBI’s view on too much should not be read reserve ratio. As far as future When something Chinese Yuan ...... 10.02...... 10.06 that are hurting growth? dollar bonds? <> into it. So, it is a judgement rates are concerned, you Swiss Franc ...... 72.67...... 73.01 is done against call that the MPC has taken. have to wait for the incoming Singapore Dollar ...... 51.09...... 51.33 ■ ■ Canadian Dollar...... 53.03...... 53.27 There is a demand and in We have conveyed our convention, too data and [watch] how the Malaysian Ringitt ...... 16.86...... 16.96 vestment slowdown; both views internally to the go much should not The rupee is under macroeconomic situation Source:Indian Bank put together having a dam vernment. [The] Govern be read into it pressure. Will it impact evolves. Spandana SBI cuts lending rate by 15 bps Aurobindo Automakers seek easing of tax rates IPO fully Pharma profit subscribed RBI promises steps for faster transmission to consumers rises 40% Industry meets FM over fasttracking of car loans, job losses SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TCA Sharad Raghavan Including today’s the FM said the government Special Correspondent Mumbai <> Special Correspondent NEW DELHI will take a decision on all the Mumbai MCLR cut, home HYDERABAD Hours after the Reserve loans have become Finance Minister Nirmala issues only once all the sec Sitharaman and representa tor meetings are completed The initial public offer Bank of India decided to cut cheaper by 35 bps Drugmaker Aurobindo (IPO) of Spandana Sphoor interest rates for the fourth Pharma has reported a tives of the auto sector, on and internal deliberations since April 10, 2019 ty Financial, which closed straight time, State Bank of consolidated net profit of Wednesday, discussed the are done.” for subscription on Wed India (SBI) responded with a ₹635.68 crore for the quar possibility of fasttracking of “The meeting was a fruit nesday, was subscribed 15basis point (bps) cut in the banks, further reduction in ter ended June, an almost loans to buy vehicles, and al ful one in that every auto 1.05 times till 6 pm on the marginal cost of fundbased lending rate are expected,” 40% increase over the so the employment status of maker and component mak last day of bidding. lending rate (MCLR) — the said Sunil Mehta, MD & CEO ₹455.59 crore posted in the the auto sector in terms of er who attended was given According to data from benchmark lending rate. of Punjab National Bank and comparable period of the job losses so far, said officials ample time to speak,” a re the National Stock Ex SBI announced the reduc revised to 7.65%,” SBI said. chairman of the Indian previous fiscal. present at the meeting. presentative from the auto change, the issue received tion across all tenors with ef Banks have been reluc Banks’ Association. By the Revenue from opera The sector also sought sector said on the condition bids for 1.03 crore shares, fect from August 10. With tant so far to reduce interest time the festive season sets tions were 28% higher at easing of tax rates to bolster Nirmala Sitharaman of anonymity. “The meeting as against 98.22 lakh shares this reduction, its oneyear rate, which is evident from in, the lower lending rate ₹5,444.6 crore (₹4,250.3 demand. However, the Fi went on for three hours and on offer in the price band MCLR will be 8.25%. the fact that their MCLR de would help to boost domes crore). Driving the perfor nance Minister said that the du. “The major issue they all the sector’s issues were of ₹853 to ₹856. “With today’s MCLR cut, clined 29 bps in response to tic demand, he added. mance was a 42.3% growth government would take a highlighted was that de discussed.” The lacklustre response home loans have become the 75 bps repo rate cut by RBI Governor Shaktikanta in formulations revenue to consolidated view and take mand was poor, and that this The auto industry is ex from retail investors was cheaper by 35 bps since RBI between February and Das also said he expected ₹2,688.4 crore (₹1,889.6 steps only after it had a more was because customers were pected to submit a formal seen even as many broker April 10, 2019,” SBI said. June. However, now more more rate cuts by banks. crore) in the U.S. complete view of the issues finding it difficult to secure proposal with all their sug ages, including Motilal Os Since SBI has linked its banks may follow suit. “We have a sense that The formulations reve plaguing the major sectors, loans.” gestions in a day or two. wal Financial Services, Em home loan rate to the repo there will be improvement nue from Europe and an official added. “The representatives and Heavy Industries Minister kay Global, Centrum, rate, those rates will also fall Improved liquidity [in monetary transmission]. growth markets as well as the Minister discussed the Arvind Sawant and Minister Prabhudas Lilladher and by 35 bps. “Evidently, this would go to RBI is monitoring it regular those of ARV formulations Poor demand possibility of a fasttrack of State for Finance Anurag Angel Broking among oth “With today’s cut in the reduce the lending rate of ly. And in future, whatever were also higher and “The auto sector representa loan programme for car Thakur, as well as senior offi ers recommended sub policy rate, SBI’s effective fered by banks. With im steps are required for faster helped the company in the tives met the Finance Minis loans and also for other con cials of the Finance Ministry scribing to the issue with a Repo Linked Lending Rate provement in the liquidity transmission of rates, RBI face of a 2.1% decline in API ter and laid out the issues sumer sectors,” the official attended the meeting. longterm investment (RLLR) for cash credit /over position and reduction in will not hesitate to take revenue to ₹732.2 crore that are affecting their sec added. “The employment is (With inputs from horizon. draft customers will stand deposit rates offered by those steps,” Mr. Das said. (₹748 crore). tor,” the official told The Hin- sue was also highlighted, but Yuthika Bhargava) HCL first quarter net declines 8.2% Changes to IBC may be Expenses hit Tata Steel profit ‘Lower profit on account of certain cost items’ challenged in Essar case Firm’s revenue rose by a marginal 1.3% to ₹35,497 crore

Special Correspondent in profit, HCL Technologies Special Correspondent utive director and CFO, Tata NEW DELHI Creditors may file writ petition in SC CFO Prateek Aggarwal said MUMBAI Steel, said, “Amidst a very HCL Technologies on Wed the lower profit was in line PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Steel challenging NCLAT’s Tata Steel reported a 65% fall challenging global economic nesday posted a decline of with the guidance that the NEW DELHI July 4 order that approved in its first quarter net profit environment, including in 8.2% in its net profit to company had given in the The recent amendments to steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal to ₹683 crore on rising India, higher input costs and ₹2,230 crore for the first last quarter. the Insolvency and Bank led ArcelorMittal’s ₹42,000 expenditure. weak demand conditions, quarter ended June 30, “Part of the reason is we ruptcy Code (IBC), passed crore bid for acquiring the The fall in profit came on Tata Steel reported a conso 2019, even as revenue rose had already invested in cer by Parliament and awaiting debtladen firm. a marginal 1.3% increase in lidated EBIDTA margin of 18.3% to ₹16,427 crore, com tain [aspects such as] sales assent of the President, The CoC had sought revenue to ₹35,497 crore as 15.4% on the back of a robust pared with the same quarter and other direct costs as were brought to the notice quashing of the National steel prices across geogra India performance of EBID last year. well... the HCL software deal of the Supreme Court by a Company Law Appellate phies declined with weaken TA margin of 24.2%. The IT major, which is C. Vijayakumar [with IBM] was expected to section of creditors on Tribunal (NCLAT) order ing economic activities and “The European perfor ‘cautiously optimistic’ about be closed by June 1; instead, Wednesday. which had given financial uncertainty around the on T.V. Narendran mance was impacted by the growth this fiscal, main growth of 17% in constant it closed July 1. But pretty A bench of Justices R.F. creditors equal status with going U.S.China trade shutdown and downtime in tained its revenue guidance currency [according to US much for the whole quarter, Nariman and Surya Kant operational creditors in the conflict. er segments. Our focus on Netherlands. The U.K. oper of 1416% in constant curren GAAP accounting stan we were carrying the cost in was told by some operation distribution of the Arcelor Commenting on the re operational excellence has ations had a stable perfor cy terms for FY1920. dards]. To give you a historic anticipation of deal closure al creditors in Essar insol Mittal’s bid amount. sults, T. V. Narendran, CEO also helped in containing the mance post the major re As per Indian Accounting perspective, the last time we and the revenue was not vency case that they will be “During the hearing, we and MD, Tata Steel, said, impact on margins.” pairs of the blast furnace Standards (IndAS), HCL posted a 17% yearonyear there to start with,” he ad challenging the new amend have been apprised of the “The steel sector is facing The company is banking earlier in the year.” Technologies’ net profit growth was in 2011. In terms ded. In December last year, ments passed by Parliament fact that amendments to the significant headwinds which on increased government The company is imple stood at ₹2,431 crore in the of incremental revenue ad HCL Technologies had inked as they affected them. IBC have been passed by has affected spreads and ov spending and efforts to ad menting a transformation yearago period, while reve ded, it comes close to $100 an agreement to acquire se The top court sought the both houses of the Parlia erall profitability. dress the liquidity crunch to plan to reduce operating nue stood at ₹13,878 crore in million, which is the highest lect IBM software products assistance of the Attorney ment. Counsel for respon “However, our strong bu revive demand and steel costs, rationalise capital ex the same quarter last year. ever incremental revenue for ₹12,252 crore (about $1.8 General in the matter and dents (operational credi siness model in India has prices in India in the second penditure and working capi “We have started FY20 on that we have produced,” billion), including earn outs requested him to be present tors) take umbrage to some helped us counter the over half of the year. tal and improve overall cash a very, very strong note with HCL Technologies president of ₹1,035 crore ($150 mil on August 19. of these amendments and all market weakness, includ The company’s adjusted flows. continued revenue momen and CEO C. Vijayakumar lion). The board has de The bench was hearing a they want to challenge them ing the slowdown in the au EBITDA during the quarter “Our liquidity is strong at tum. We posted doubledigit said, announcing the results. clared a dividend of ₹2 per plea by the committee of by way of writ petition,” the tomotive sector, by growing fell by 21.7% to ₹5,530 crore. over ₹12,000 crore,” Mr. quarterly yearonyear Asked about the decline share. creditors (CoC) of Essar bench said. volumes in multiple custom Koushik Chatterjee, exec Chatterjee added.

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Special Correspondent order for equipment,” he During the quarter, ICL’s CHENNAI said. According to ICL offi cement sales, including The India Cements Ltd. (ICL) cials, it would take at least clinker, stood at 30.42 lakh is working on expanding its threetofour months to be tonnes against 30.75 lakh production capacity from gin the project. It would be tonnes. Kia eyes global markets the existing 16 million tonnes ready in two years, taking The net plant realisation with India-made Seltos to 20 million tonnes over the the total capacity to almost increased by 11%. PANJIM (GOA) next two years, according to 20 MTPA. “EBIDTA increased by South Korean auto major Kia a top official. more than 50%. We record Motors is looking to export ICL has already started Net profit rises ed higher EBIDTA after 11 its madeinIndia midsized the ground work for an inte ICL posted a 243% increase quarters. SUV Seltos to various global grated plant at Damu in Mad in its standalone net profit “Our capacity utilisation markets such as Africa and Profit from investments South America. “We are hya Pradesh and a grinding for the first quarter ended was 77%, and during this looking at regions like South unit in Uttar Pradesh. June 2019 to ₹72.43 crore on year, we expect it to reach Africa, South America and The expansion pro the back of improved selling 85%,” Mr. Srinivasan said. boosts M&M net by 80% South Asian countries for gramme is expected to in prices, cost control mea Asserting that the cement exporting Seltos. But it is volve an investment outlay vicechairman and managing ties, he added. The project sures and softening fuel industry had to remain con going to be a small number of ₹1,300 crore to ₹1,400 director, ICL. cost would be met through a costs. tent with a marginal growth Sans exceptional items, net drops 26% as our main focus remains crore. To a question, he said ICL combination of borrowings Revenue from operations of 1.2% during the first quar India,” Kia Motors India head, Upgradation of existing required about 500 acres for and internal accruals, he grew to ₹1,468.80 crore from ter against 13% registered in Special Correspondent the company’s net profit be marketing and sales, plants would also form part mining and another 200 added. ₹1,360.65 crore. the corresponding quarter MUMBAI fore EI was down 42.8% at Manohar Bhat said here. PTI of the expansion initiative. acres for the integrated ce “We will start the work on Earnings before interest, last year, he expected the de Income from exceptional ₹777 crore as compared to “We have a mining lease ment plant in Madhya Pra the threemilliontonne inte depreciation, taxes and mand to revive post mon items (EI), mainly profit ₹1,358 crore in the same pe Wipro bags contract in Madhya Pradesh. We are desh. The company had al grated plant once the land amortisation (EBIDTA) im soon and once governments from investments of Mahin riod last year on 1% decline from ADM Aeroports now in the process of buying ready acquired 160170 acquisition reaches a sizea proved to ₹245 crore from finalised their action plans dra & Mahindra Benefit in revenue at ₹26,289 crore. BENGALURU the land,” said N. Srinivasan, hectares from private par ble portion and then place ₹162 crore. on the infrastructure front. Trust, pushed auto maker The net profit after EI was Wipro has bagged a fiveyear Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s down 46.5% at ₹914 crore as ‘strategic, IT and business (M&M) FY20 first quarter compared to ₹1,707 crore in transformation contract’ net profit up by 80% to the same period last year. from ADM Aeroports de Ramco Oil slips 4% ₹2,260 crore for the period Commenting on the re Montreal, which operates Indigo director slams chairman ended June 30, 2019. sults, Pawan Goenka, ma YUL MontrealTrudeau Cements on U.S. stocks, Without the EI, the com naging director, M&M said, International Airport. This ‘Serious new governance issue appears to be emerging’ pany, along, with its 100% “Even though the auto in partnership will transform profit up 53.6% trade war ADM's airport operations subsidiary Mahindra Vehi dustry is passing through a Lalatendu Mishra through Wipro's integrated Globe Enterprises (IGE) cles Manufacturers Ltd., re difficult time, M&M is rea Special Correspondent MUMBAI Reuters service delivery model, Group in IGAL. ported 26% drop in net pro sonably wellpositioned and CHENNAI HOUSTON airport domain expertise and An independent director of He said the suggested sa fit at ₹918 crore as compared having good prospects. We hyperautomation powered Ramco Cements Ltd. (RCL) InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. feguard (by him and Mr. Oil prices tumbled more to ₹1,238 crore in the same are fully prepared for the by Wipro HOLMES artificial registered a 53.6% increase (IGAL), that owns and runs Gangwal) was precisely for than 4% on Wednesday to a quarter last year, owing to upturn in terms of products intelligence platform, the in its standalone net profit IndiGo Airline, has voiced situations when the full sevenmonth low, extend lack of demand for automo and capacity. We have no company said. for the first quarter ended concerns similar to the is complement of independent ing recent heavy losses fol biles and tractors. cash flow problem and not June 2019 to ₹191.97 crore. sues raised by IndiGo co directors ‘was not in place lowing a surprise build in During the period, sales in any kind of desperate sit Ramco Systems net rises During the quarter, total founder Rakesh Gangwal. and the IGE Group can ride U.S. crude stockpiles and revenue was 4% lower at uation.” “Given the macro 66.67% on higher sales revenue increased to Anupam Khanna, in a let roughshod over the fears that demand will ₹12,997 crore as compared situation, we have managed CHENNAI ₹1,392 crore from ₹1,225 ter dated August 5, to chair opposition’. shrink due to U.S.’ escalat to ₹13,551 crore in the same reasonably well,” he added. Ramco Systems Ltd. has crore. Operating profit man M. Damodaran, which M. Damodaran “This has happened in ing trade war with Beijing. period last year. reported a 66.67% growth in grew to ₹367 crore (₹255 has been made public by Mr. the past and this risk must Brent crude futures On a standalone basis, Job losses its standalone net profit for crore). RCL sold 2.70 mil Gangwal, wrote, “I am still governance issue appears to be avoided. A tremendous were down $2.52, or 4.3%, M&M reported a lower net However, he said without the first quarter ended June lion tonnes against 2.61 hopeful that you would have be emerging with the ap trust deficit has been built at $56.42 a barrel by 10.27 profit of ₹973 crore, as com government’s intervention, 2019 to ₹15 crore on higher million tonnes. formulated a constructive proach you have laid out (es up and we, as a board, must p.m. IST, setting a seven pared to ₹1,200 crore in the the industry would not re revenue. Revenue from “Cost control measures approach addressing the pecially relating to holding wring out.” month low. Prices have lost same period last year. Ho vive, leading to job losses. operations grew to ₹83 crore and customer preference concerns I had also ex various meetings after the He had also asked Mr. Da more than 20% since their wever, including EI, the net During the quarter when from ₹74 crore. Expenditure for new variety of cement pressed and built on the sim AGM). modaran not to schedule 2019 peak in April. Oil fell profit was nearly double at the Indian auto industry de stood at ₹68 crore (₹56 crore). In the quarter, the gave us premium and pro ple solutions I had suggested The letter comes as a shot meetings as the AGM had on worries about the trade ₹2,314 crore as compared to grew 12.3%, with all seg firm allotted 5,472 equity fit,” said A.V. Dharmakrish on July 24. in arm for IndiGo cofoun been called on August 27. war, then extended losses ₹1,221 crore in the same pe ments of the industry re shares of ₹10 each under the nan, CEO, Ramco Ce “Alas, that has not hap der Rakesh Gangwal, who Mr. Gangwal said he had after U.S. government data riod last year. Revenue was porting a decline, M&M sold employees stock option ments. He said by end pened and you have ad had raised fresh issues in a to make this letter public as showed a build of 2.4 mil lower at ₹13,242 crore as 5% less vehicles at 1,23,690 scheme. Accordingly, its paid 2020, capacity will be en dressed ‘remaining issues bid to curtail the ‘growing the company had not filed lion barrels in U.S. stock compared to ₹13,785 crore units as compared to up capital rose to ₹30.63 hanced to 20 million with a nonsolution. power’ of other cofounder this relevant letter with the piles instead of the 2.8 mil in the same period last year. 1,30,484 units sold in the crore from ₹30.62 crore. tonnes per annum (MTPA) “Moreover, a serious new Rahul Bhatia and his Inter stock exchanges. lion draw expected. On a consolidated basis, same period last year. from 12 MTPA.

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PLACE ‘I keep reality apart from my characters’ Integrating art and food

The Hut Cafe in Gurugram is ﬁlled with contemporary Nawazuddin Siddiqui talks about McMaﬁa, one of seven British dramas that will soon air on Zee Café versions of India’s various crafts

Anahita Panicker incisively reveals an uncomfortable would be impossible for me to play the diffe Tamannaah Bhatia. It’s a movie that can be truth about being a Muslim. He rent characters I do. enjoyed with your family. A sprawling story that unspools across the inevitably pits the identity against Shiv You can only do justice to a role when you world — from London to Mumbai, Cairo to Sena in that line. You’ve played Bal truly believe in him, his philosophy, his ideol BBC First airs every weeknight at 10 pm Qatar, to name a few — the crime drama Thackeray — a criticised choice, but ogy and his thought process. I have played McMafia is centred on Alex Godman (played your performance was lauded. How do roles like Manto, Thackeray and even Faizal ON BBC’S ROSTER by James Norton) a welleducated hedge you go about reconciling these aspects Khan — the only way I have been able to do fund manager unwillingly sucked into the — between performer and character, justice to them is because I don’t hold a strict BREXIT: THE UNCIVIL WAR – FROM lawless world of his Russian mafia family. Al and even the many identities you step ideology or thought process in my personal AUGUST 5 AT 10 PM so featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui (as Dilly into? life. The show unpacks the 2016 referendum Mahmood, a Mumbai gangster), the show is Whether it is playing the role of a gang lord in A lot of people don’t understand this way that caused Brexit through the strategists behind the ‘Vote Leave’ campaign. Directed inspired by the 2009 nonfiction book of the McMafia, or the role of the Shiv Sena leader, of life I lead, but as an actor my thought pro by Toby Haynes, the show features same name by journalist Misha Glenny and all of these are just characters I portray. In cess keeps changing [on the] basis [of] the Benedict Cumberbatch as Dominic looks at the franchiselike world of organised real life I don’t strictly hold onto a specific roles I portray. In the long run it helps me get Cummings. crime. ideology or philosophy, because then it rid of baggage or taboos and [I] easily slip in With BBC First returning for a third season to the role I’m playing. I consciously keep my MCMAFIA – FROM AUGUST 6 AT 10 PM on Zee Café, the series will be one of seven Malefactor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, James reality apart from the characters I play and it Director James Watkins’ Alex Godman finds As you enter The Hut Cafe in Gurugram, you come across himself ensnared in the dealings of his British dramas that will air on the flagship Norton in a still from McMafia * SPECIAL ends the minute the director calls it a day. vibrant Rajasthani floral patternedchairs and Saharanpur’s crime family – much like Michael Corleone programming block. ARRANGEMENT handpainted tables. They sit in between a collection of from The Godfather (1972). But modern objects, that’ve come from various parts of India. Edited excerpts. Was there a specific segment in McMafia organised crime has a globalised avatar. that stood out for you? The founder, Harsh Roy, 35, has collaborated with What drew you to Dilly Mahmood and There is one scene which we shot in Croatia. MOTHERFATHERSON – FROM AUGUST 19 artisans to make modern interpretations of ageold craft. how does he stand out from your other It is set in a pub where I meet with David AT 10 PM For instance, the alltoocommon leather lamps from gangster roles? [Strathairn, playing Semiyon Kleiman]. Dur This melodrama about a media dynasty Andhra and Karnataka, are made into chandeliers. There are The role was offered to me since the director, ing the meeting both the characters are say revolves around Richard Gere’s Max Finch – also versions of Kashmiri papiermâché on cutlery, wall panels, as well as Kavad art from Chittorgarh, a story James Watkin ( Black Mirror ’s ‘Shut Up and ing something, meaning something com the owner of a large media empire, his estranged wife Kathryn (played by Helen telling box which when opened in a sequence, unfolds a Dance’, The Woman in Black ) had followed pletely different and the subtext is also McCrory), and his troubled son Caden mythological tale my work — Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), The something else altogether. The complexity of (played by Billy Howle) who has developed “Initially, it started with just collecting craft pieces,” says Lunch Box (2013) and Miss Lovely (2012) — how all the minute details have been looked a cocaine addiction. Roy, who opened the cafe two months ago. “Later, it and was impressed by it. [at] is something I enjoyed. became more about talking to the artists, and getting to Dilly was not only complex but also chal LES MISÉRABLES – FROM AUGUST 28 AT know their stories,” recalls Roy, who started seeing the cafe 10 PM lenging. He is an ambitious and strong busi What are some other projects that are as an opportunity to work with and for these artists. Writer Andrew Davies and director Tom ness partner who is willing to do whatever it on your plate? A chemical engineer by profession, Roy is also an avid Shankland reimagine Victor Hugo’s 19 th takes to reach the top. I am working on my century French novel by the same name traveller, interested in the country’s arts – specifically, he’s James was very clear on how he wanted brother’s [Shamas into this miniseries that stars Lily Collins, been collecting art work from his travels over the last 13 the character — there is a rawness about Nawab Siddiqui’s di Dominic West, Olivia Colman and David years. The diversity of art he saw over this period, inspired Dilly he wanted to showcase. Many times rectorial feature de Oyelowo. him to open The Hut Cafe. actors put on an accent in English mo but] movie Bole Chu In keeping with this inspiration, the menu also has dishes vies, but James wanted me to speak diyan with THE SPLIT – FROM SEPTEMBER 9 AT 10 PM specific to different cities and towns of India – including how Indians speak English. The cha Writer and creator Abi Morgan (Sex Thriller , Dharamshala Maggie roll, Mumbai masala sandwich and racter’s journey to constantly scale and The Iron Lady) weaves a drama around Meerut ki shikanji. the Defoes – a family of divorce lawyers Much like a handful of other restaurants in the city, newer heights is what sets him with a family firm. But the oldest of three apart from the other roles I have everything in The Hut Cafe, from the art on the walls, to daughters, Hannah (Nicola Walker), joins a the chairs you sit on, can be bought or custom made on played and it is the sheer zest of rival firm. Soon she faces her family in a order. the character that has made me custody case. “We pay the artists directly. We have tried to take away want to play the role. PRESS – FROM SEPTEMBER 17 AT 10 PM the middleman, so the artists get a fair amount for their art,” says Roy. The cafe also features a board, which What was your experience Mike Bartlett’s show is a look at the challenges of modern British newspapers spotlights one artisan, whose creations find space here, working on a British show? and focusses on the lives of journalists and each month. Britain has been home to rivet editors in a leftleaning broadsheet paper, ing dramas and is famous for its The Herald, and a populist tabloid, The B106/107, First Floor, Nirvana Courtyard, Sector 50, Gurugram, rich storytelling. BBC First’s shows have a Post. Haryana 122018, ₹600 for two large fan following amongst the global au Sanskriti Falor dience, as they are very well crafted. OUR GIRL – FROM SEPTEMBER 25 AT 10 Each of the shows focus on detailed per PM Writer and creator Tony Grounds brings formances and narrate the simplest story in back the military drama pivoted on Michelle PRODUCT the most unique way. It gave me the oppor Keegan’s Lance Corporal Georgie Lane – an tunity to work with actors from around the army medic in a maledominated world, her world. platoon is sent to a Himalayan village hit Melt in the mouth cookies by an earthquake.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA There’s a point when your character

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FASHION FOOD DANCE PERFORMANCE FILM Wedding show Monsoon special Kathak and Bharatanatyam Magic Biography Mine N Yours Wedding Show 2019, a twoday Monkey Bar, a gastropub in South Delhi, has This year's IIC Monsoon Festival of Dance will be American Center New Delhi is hosting “Vanishing IHC will screen Anandi Gopal, a Marathi luxurious exposition that showcases premium introduced a special monsoon menu with presented under the theme, Expressions of Mysteries: Magical Connections between India biographical film, this evening. Directed by and highend products and services from the vegetarian and non–vegetarian options. On till Abhinaya in Classical Dance. The festival will and America,” a talk and performance on Indian Sameer Vidwans, the film recounts the life of wedding industry, is back with its fifth edition. August 31, this special menu has dishes like feature two different dance presentations a magic by Fulbright Scholar, Shreeyash Palshikar. Anandibai Joshi, the first Indian woman who has Curated by Harpreett Singh, this year’s lineup of Butter Paneer Khichdi, Smoked Mushroom, Kathak recital by Guru Prerana Shrimali and a This lecture and performance explores the studied medicine in the United States in the late designers include Rohit Bal, Ashima Leena, Reddy’s Popcorn Chicken, Chilli Cheese Dragon, dance presentation by Bharatanatyam exponent, history and culture of Indian magic and the ways 19th Century and went on to become one of the Anjalee and Arjun Kapoor, Swati Vijayvargie. Chicken Thai Green Curry, and more. Rama Vaidyanathan. that magic connects India and the US. first female physicians in India. Venue: Hotel Ashok, Chanakyapuri Venue: Monkey Bar, Pocket C6&7, Vasant Kunj Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC Venue: American Center, 24, KG Marg Venue: Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre Time: 11 a.m. 8 p.m. Time: 12 noon 12 midnight Time: 6 p.m. Time: 5 p.m. 7 p.m. Time: 7 p.m.

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We drive towards the arterial Jammu Pathankot highway and begin our as cent through the winding mountain trails of the Shivalik ranges, flanked by A river runs trees and rugged cliffs. The tiny ham through it lets and pastoral terrace farms serve as (Clockwise a perfect foil to the hustle and bustle of from far left) Jammu city. The Atal Setu After nearly a threehourlong out and snapshots ing, we are close to our destination from Basohli that once was home to Sanskrit scho * SPECIAL lars, Pashmina silk weavers, Ayurveda ARRANGEMENT practitioners, and artists. Basohli is one of the primaeval towns of the Jammu region, an erst while prosperous kingdom founded by Raja Bhupat Pal in 1635 that lies on the banks of the Ravi in Kathua dis trict. At the fag end of this ancient valley is the Purthu beach, nicknamed Mini The car stops at Basohli Goa, because the landscape here closely resembles that of a Goan beach. Upon entering the town, we Cocooned amidst the Shivalik ranges, this town with its past glory and modern engineering marvel waits to be discovered drive through a surprisingly welllaid out road towards this beach, flanked Impregnable fort fame of these paintings is such that by tall trees burdened with huge nests Basohli fort that once reigned over GETTING THERE some of them find place of pride in with chirping birds, and chunks of in Chamba and Nurpur is dilapidated Basohli is 148km by road from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The tricatelylatticed honeycombs hanging now, yet stands loftily in some sec Jammu, 60km from Pathankot and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New effortlessly. tions, with a water tank in front acting 180km from Amritsar. State buses York; and National Museum, New Soon, we hit a deadend, beyond as a moat, and a temple that has kept ply from Pathankot and Jammu. Delhi. which lay the placid waters of the Ravi, vigil for aeons. The nearest railway station is at As I descend the fort and stroll in cuddled by the Shivaliks on one side, Catch a glimpse of this ancient Kathua. Direct trains run from Delhi the town park, I could envision the the snowcapped Dhauladhars on the town, from an open crumbling watch and various Indian cities to Kathua. palpable excitement in this town other and the bountiful Pir Panjal tower of the fort and one can feel the There are frequent flights square during festive times. It serves connecting New Delhi with Jammu range on the far side. transition of time. Vibrantly painted as a venue for the centuryold famous and Amritsar. Alighting from the car in silence, houses dotted with dish antennas, jos AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Basohli Ram Leela, when lakhs trickle dumbfounded by the landscape, we tle for space with as many temples in from neighbouring towns and villag saunter in varied directions, clicking amidst crumbling heritage, while the gones with panache. es during the Dussehra festival. photographs. architectural marvel of Atal Setu After all, it was the epicentre of Pa On one hand, this 5,000yearold The snowclad silhouette of Dalhou looms large. hari miniature paintings in the 17th ancient region of Jammu and Kashmir sie presents a majestic view, reminis The construction of Ranjit Sagar Century, whose fame spread far and creates a fantastical wonderland im cent of its colonial past from afar, Dam across the Ravi has led to a mam wide upto Kangra and Kullu, giving age, while on the other, its serenity while the newlyconstructed Atal Setu, moth lake formation, holding an is rise to their own schools of miniature sounds too farfetched. North India’s first cablestayed bridge land amidst its emerald green waters painting. However, Basohli, with its captivat connecting either side of the river and home to the Chamunda Devi tem ing views of snowcapped mountains, banks, looks like an Olympian shoul ple. A ferry ride to pay obeisance at a strange cylindrical structure. layan hamlet. Abundantly blessed Show of colours the crumbling ruins of its fort, peb dering the burden of the passing traf this temple is worth every penny. It serves as an ideal vantage point to with Nature’s bounty, unparalleled Immortalised by its artists, a bold bled shores of Purthu beach and the fic. None of us realises how the next From Basohli fort, we soon drive to take pictures of Basohli and its breath vistas, and lush flora and fauna, along andstark colour palette and aesthetic cyan waters of the river Ravi, is Na 60odd minutes pass until the driver the fort shrine of Chanchlo Devi, a taking surroundings. And, I realise side ancient ruins, Basohli also sports patterns, Basohli painting is an impor ture’s magnum opus waiting to be signals us to move on to visit the fort. smallyetwellmaintained temple with that Basohli is unlike any other Hima the antiquity of artistic and feisty by tant part of Indian Classical art. The explored.

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THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 SPORT 19 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Kohli’s men look to overcome World Cup disappointment West Indies, too, will hope for a change in fortunes when the threematch ODI series begins today; Gayle’s presence a big boost for the hosts INDIA IN WI Gayle. Rohit Sharma will look to Press Trust of India continue his golden run with Providence (Guyana) the bat in the 50over for mat, having caressed his way With an air of invincibility, to a record five centuries at India returns to the format the showpiece in the United that gave it a heartbreak in Kingdom. the nottoodistant past, fac Kohli, who also enjoyed a ing West Indies in the first of great run in the mega event, threematch ODI series here will not be short on motiva on Thursday. tion despite the lack of world Shikhar Dhawan makes a beaters in the opposition comeback in the format camp. The batting mainstay where he has been India’s is also aware that a section of third best player after skip former players raised ques per Virat Kohli and his depu tion mark around his cap ty Rohit Sharma. taincy in the limited overs Dhawan will take his place format. at the top of the order along Thoroughly outplayed in side Rohit and like the initial the shortest format, West In matches of the World Cup, dies will hope the return of K.L. Rahul is likely to go back the talismanic Gayle bolsters to being the No. 4 it. With Kedar Jadhav expect The squads (from): ed to come in at No. 5 or 6 India: Virat Kohli (Capt.), Rohit depending on how Rishabh Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, K.L. Pant is used as a floater, it Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish will be a toss up between Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ra Manish Pandey and Shreyas vindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Iyer for the remaining mid Yuzvendra Chahal, Kedar Jad dleorder slots. hav, Mohammed Shami, Bhuv With Bhuvneshwar Kumar neshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed and Navdeep Saini. playing three T20 Interna tionals he will probably get West Indies : Jason Holder (Capt.), Chris Gayle, John to cool his heels with Mo Campbell, Evin Lewis, Shai hammed Shami leading the Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicho attack and Navdeep Saini las Pooran, Roston Chase, Fa making his ODI debut. bian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Kohli will fancy his team’s Keemo Paul, Sheldon Cottrell, chances in the series, not Oshane Thomas and Kemar withstanding the return of Roach. Raring to go: Virat Kohli will not be short on motivation despite the lack of world beaters in the the swashbuckling Chris Match starts at 7 p.m. IST opposition camp. * AFP Third ‘Test’ on Australia’s Ashes sweep a possibility, says McGrath Rain plays razor’s edge spoilsport ‘Smith hits the ball into unconventional areas; his ways at the crease are very effective’ PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA TAROUBA Special Correspondent BECKENHAM (UK) West IndiesA was 163 for Chennai The India under19 team six in reply to IndiaA’s 201 Glenn McGrath sees a poten McGrath bats for Shastri was dismissed for 244 on the second day of the tial 50 sweep for Australia in against Bangladesh un third and final ‘Test’ here the ongoing Ashes series fol S. Dinakar But eventually it is for the der19 in the triseries on Wednesday. lowing its remarkable come Chennai BCCI and the panel it has match here on Wednesday. The host’s hopes rest on frombehind victory over En “If it ain’t broke don’t fix appointed to decide. The latter was 19 for two in opener Jeremy Solozano gland in the first Test at it,” Glenn McGrath “It’s about what they reply when a downpour who was unbeaten on 57. Edgbaston. appears to be suggesting. want from the coach, the ended the contest. Sunil Ambris contributed The Aussie pace bowling On the issue of India captain and the team.” Opting to bat, skipper legend is back here at the either continuing with 43. Queried about India’s Shubhang Hegde top MRF Pace Foundation where Ravi Shastri or picking a Umesh (two for 29 off 16 failure to win the World scored with 69 off 97 balls he will soon be joined by the new coach, the Aussie overs) bowled an economi Cup, McGrath said, “I while Sameer Rizvi made emerging players of the Aus pace legend said to The cal spell, picking up the thought India played well 44 off 32 deliveries, the tralian Academy team. Hindu, “The Indian team wickets of Akim Frazer and in the competition. It lost duo reviving the innings af He said “50 is a possibili has been performing well Brandon King to reduce narrowly to New Zealand ter a toporder collapse. ty. It will not be easy for En under Kohli and Shastri. West IndiesA to 36 for in the semifinal. At one stage, the In three. gland who are without the They get along well. Only dianswere reduced to 65 “The odd defeat can injured James Anderson, this year India won its for four with openers Pri happen to any team.” Gowtham scalps three such a big factor in the En first ever Test series in yesh Patel (8) and Tilak Solozano and Ambris glish conditions with the Australia.” McGrath’s views are in Varma (1), No. 3 Pragnesh joined hands for a 66run Duke ball.” Glenn McGrath, seen with M. Senthilnathan and Basil Thampi, is back at the MRF Pace McGrath continued, “If tune with the emerging Kanpillewar (21) and No. 4 partnership for the fourth And then he dwelt on Foundation in Chennai. * K. PICHUMANI somebody asks me, I indications that Shastri is Shashwat Rawat (9) back in wicket before the latter fell Steve Smith whose battling would say ‘why change?’. likely to keep his job. the pavilion. to Shivam Dube. Offspin twin hundreds in the first but he gets the better of you. the dot balls. Smith and Che the comeback of the pacey After Shubhang and Sa ner Krishnappa Gowtham Test buried England. “The He hits the ball into uncon teshwar Pujara are two pre James Pattiinson and said, meer, Divyansh Saxena took three for 56 as the In English crowd was after him ventional areas. You bowl sentday batsmen who have “He is the enforcer in this final and said, “We should Steyn, who recently retired (37) and Karan Lal (25) dian bowlers struck back. but he showed enormous outside off and he can hit loads of patience.” Australian attack. He’s got have had another Super Over from Tests, “One of the great made crucial contribu mental strength.” you behind square on the the pace, skill and presence.” or a Bowl Out. I think the est fast bowlers of all time In the IndiaA innings, tions, sharing a 73run legside. He uses the pace on Smith and Kohli the best He called his former team boundaries countback rule with an outstanding strike skipper Hanuma Vihari (55 stand for the seventh wick ‘Technique is for the the ball.” McGrath said, “Smith averag mate and now Aussie coach was framed by a batsman!” rate.” off 139 balls) and wicket et to take IndiaA to 244. purists’ The Aussie pace predator es close to 63 after 65 Tests. Justin Langer a tough bloke Asked about Rohit Shar On Mohammad Amir leav keeper batsman Wriddhi Shoriful Islam, Avishek Talking about Simith’s meth said, “Smith is not like Mark If he maintains this average and said, “He emphasises ma’s lack of consistency in ing Test cricket at 27 to play man Saha (62 off 66 balls) Das and Shamim Hossain ods, McGrath said, “Tech Waugh or Damien Martyn after 100 Tests, he will be discipline and commitment, Tests, McGrath replied, “He in the shorter formats, added 86 for the fifth wick took three wickets apiece. nique is for the purists. who were natural, fluent among the greatest batsmen has produced results with has the ability. I am sur McGrath said, “That’s a et after the visitors were in The scores: India under19 Smith’s ways at the crease strokemakers. To me he is to have played the game. whichever team he has prised why he has not been young age to leave Tests. I a spot of bother at 48 for 244 in 49.3 overs (Shubhang are very effective.” somewhere between Steve Right now, Smith and Virat coached.” able to seal his Test place so still hope there enough peo four. Hegde 69, Sameer Rizvi 44, McGrath added, “Smith and Mark Waugh.” Kohli are the two best bat The pace ace sympathised far. He has the technique and ple who regard Test cricket Divyansh Saxena 37, Karan Lal Chemar Holder (three moves across and you think Still on Smith, McGrath smen in the world.” with New Zealand’s debata the strokes.” as the primary form of the 25) vs Bangladesh under19 for 47) and Frazer (three you can get him legbefore said, “Smith is not ruffled by McGrath was excited with ble defeat in the World Cup McGrath called Dale game.” 19 for two. No Result. for 53) were the pick of the bowlers for West IndiesA. The scores: IndiaA 201 (Mayank Agarwal 33, Hanuma Vihari 55, Wriddhiman Saha Thakur ties it for Thalaivas Challengers power past Paltan, enter semifinal 62, Chemar Holder three for 47, Akim Frazer three for 53) vs West IndiesA 163 for six His buzzer raid helps the side finish level with Yoddha Amalraj the star for the Goa side; Archana stuns Winter (Jeremy Solozano 57 batting, DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Sunil Ambris 43, Krishnappa UTT DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Gowtham three for 56). B Paltan needed to win by at Rakesh Rao least a sevenpoint margin NEW DELHI to catch up with Goa at 34 points and advance PCB not to Goa Challengers got its cam B Goa, determined to make paign back on track, knock renew Arthur’s amends for its shock 114 ing out lastplaced Puneri loss to U Mumba, proved Paltan 114 and sealing a sem too hot to handle contract ifinal berth in the Ultimate DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Table Tennis league here on Agence France-Presse Wednesday. Desai a consolation game, Karachi Paltan needed to win by at bouncing back from 810 to Pakistan’s cricket board least a sevenpoint margin to win the ‘golden point’. axed coach Mickey Arthur catch up with Goa at 34 In the final singles, Archa on Wednesday after the points and advance on the na played way above her team failed to get out of its basis of the headtohead re World ranking of 139 to up group in a disappointing sult of this encounter. But stage the 58thranked Sabine World Cup. Goa, determined to make 21. Indeed, with Goa as Arthur’s contract ex amends for its shock 114 loss In the thick of it: Amalraj was in his element, winning both sured of a big win, the young pired after the World Cup Slipping away: Ajay Thakur provided the final touch for Thalaivas. * RANJEET KUMAR to U Mumba, proved too hot matches. * COURTESY UTT Indian played without pres and he had asked for a two to handle. sure while it was difficult for year extension. PKL tra Indoor Stadium here on before Yoddha’s defence It was Archana Kamath After World No. 9 Cheng I er IndiaChinese Taipei pair Sabine to keep herself But Pakistan Cricket Wednesday. held firm and the team went who stunned Sabine Winter Ching expectedly blanked of Ayhika Mukherjee and motivated. The results: Goa Challengers Board chief Ehsan Mani SPORTS BUREAU Ajay ‘Iceman’ Thakur into the break with a 1611 ad 21 to provide the finishing the 122ndranked Ayhika Chuang ChihYuan 21. But bt Puneri Paltan 114 (Cheng I said Arthur and his assis PATNA lived up to his name, scoring vantage. touches. Mukherjee, the reigning the former National cham tant coaches Grant Flower in the crucial buzzer raid to Successive super tackles Commonwealth champion, pion was not done yet. Ching bt Ayhika Mukherjee 118, and Azhar Mahmood had U.P. Yoddha was involved in help Thalaivas share the ho opened up a 2317 lead for Desai drubbed 30 to give Goa a flying start, Amalraj, easily the quick 111, 115; Alvaro Robles lost to Chuang ChihYuan 911. 1110, 5 all been shown the door. its second tie of the season nours. Yoddha before the spirited The hero of Goa’s big win Alvaro Robles’ 21 loss to the est player on the Indian cir 11; A. Amalraj & IChing bt Chih Reports say Arthur has after a thrilling end to its The contest began with was A. Amalraj who handed fancied Chaung ChingYuan cuit, produced several close Thalaivas fought back to fin Yuan & Ayhika 117, 911, 117; been shortlisted as the next match against Tamil Thalai Thalaivas getting on the sco ish level. out a 30 drubbing to the re kept Paltan alive. tothetable whipped returns Amalraj bt Harmeet Desai 117, England coach after Trevor vas. reboard first, but Yoddha The results: U.P. Yoddha tied centlycrowned Common What followed was the on both flanks to keep the 117, 1110; Archana Kamath bt Bayliss departs following The seesaw battle bet didn’t wait too long for its with Tamil Thalaivas 2828. wealth champion Harmeet ‘Amalraj show’. Along with crowd enthralled. Even after Sabine Winter 811, 116, 119). the ongoing Ashes Test ween the two ended in a 28 opening point too. It was 33 Patna Pirates 26 lost to Ha Desai and gave his team the Cheng, Amalraj consolidated winning the first two games Thursday’s fixture: Chennai series. 28 stalemate at the Patlipu after the first five minutes ryana Steelers 35. winning lead. Goa’s lead by beating anoth comfortably, he did not offer Lions v Dabang Delhi (7 p.m.).

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DELHI THE HINDU 20 SPORT THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Stone absence Anderson pushing to return before Ashes end Karunaratne to lead adds to England’s ‘I’m pretty confident I can get over this, I want to keep going’ Agence France-Presse vancing years. Lanka against Kiwis injury woes London “I’m at the age now when England’s record wicket tak there’s a chance injuries will Series will mark commencement of Test Championship for both Agence France-Presse er James Anderson is deter happen more,” he said. London mined to return to the team “It’s something I’ve got to England fast bowler Olly before the Ashes series with prepare for. But I’m very for Stone will miss the second Australia ends in September, tunate — I’ve been lucky with Ashes Test against Austra he told The Sun on having so few throughout my lia after being ruled out for Wednesday. career.” at least two weeks with a The 37yearold has been Anderson, who is nick back injury. ruled out of the second Ash named ‘The King of Swing’, Stone, who suffered the es Test, which starts next said he felt awful watching injury in training on Tues Wednesday at Lord’s, after from the sidelines as the En day, joins fellow pacemen injuring his right calf having gland attack struggled James Anderson and Mark bowled just four overs in the against the Australians espe Wood in being ruled out of series opener at Edgbaston. cially in the second innings. the Lord’s Test, which Anderson, who has taken “Devastating and horrible starts on August 14. 575 Test wickets, had not are the best words to de “It’s really disappointing played competitive cricket scribe my feelings as I for Olly that he’s been for a month leading into the Part of the journey: James Anderson said injuries were part watched the other England ruled out of action for such match after injuring the and parcel of his advancing years. * AP bowlers toil in the first Test,” an important two weeks of same calf playing for he said. cricket because of a reoc Lancashire. to New Zealand and South placed, it might work out “I felt guilty and apolo currence of his back inju “I’m pretty confident I Africa) is absolutely on my well if I can get myself fit and gised to the lads for leaving ry,” said Warwickshire can get over this, I want to radar. help towards the end of the them in the lurch.” sport director Paul Far keep going,” said Anderson. “I’m sure there will come series.” However, Anderson re brace. “The plan is to get back a point where other bowlers jected criticism that he Jofra Archer, who has al and play some part in The either get injured or need a The age factor should have had a game be so suffered with a side Ashes but, if that doesn’t rest. Anderson said injuries were fore he returned to the Test strain in recent weeks, is work out, the winter (tours “If one needs to be re part and parcel of his ad side to prove his fitness. Raring to go: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and Sri Lankan captain Dimuth expected to replace Ander Karunaratne at a media briefing ahead of their two Test cricket match series.* AP son for the second Test. Stone, 25, took three KIWIS IN LANKA roped into the squad. fast bowler Rumesh Rat wickets on his first Test ap Have always been in awe of Richards: Kaif Dinesh Chandimal has nayake was made interim pearance against Ireland IANS been recalled for the series, coach pending a final deci last month and was in the ANI He was the vital cog in Win Colombo apart from spinners Akila sion on the status of squad for the first Test at New Delhi dies’ invincible lineup dur Sri Lanka has named a 22 Dananjaya and Dilruwan Hathurusingha. Edgbaston, but did not Former Indian cricketer Mo ing the 1980s. Richards member squad for the two Perera. “Hathurusingha will not play. The third Ashes Test hammad Kaif on Wednesday scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test Test series against New Zea In the 15 Tests played in be involved in this (New Zea at Headingley begins on shared a picture with West matches and managed to re land, starting August 14, Sri Sri Lanka dating back to land) series,” Silva said. “We August 22, making Stone’s Indies’ legend Vivian Ri gister 6,721 runs in ODIs at Lanka Cricket (SLC) an 1984, New Zealand have won can’t tell you details because availability for that match chards and said he has al an average of 47. nounced on Wednesday. four, lost six and drawn five. this might end up being a le highly unlikely. ways been in awe of the Kaif, renowned for his The series will also mark New Zealand are currently gal issue.” cricketer. fielding skills, went on to the commencement of the ranked second in Tests, and Sri Lanka squad: Dimuth Ka Kaif posted the picture on play 125 ODIs for India in World Test Championship Sri Lanka sixth. runaratne (captain), Angelo Twitter and captioned the which scored 2753 at 32.01. for both the countries. Di Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, post as “With the king, the He also played 13 Tests, muth Karunaratne will lead Hathurusingha Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Men coolest of them all Sir @ivi scoring 624 runs at an aver dis, Kusal Janith Perera, Ni the islanders when the se suspended vianrichards! Have always age of 32.84. His highest Test roshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya ries gets underway at Galle. The Sri Lankan cricket auth De Silva, Angelo Perera, Osha been in awe of the great score was 148. Meanwhile, Oshada Fer orities on Wednesday sus da Fernando, Danushka Gu man, but having spent 2 days Earlier, the Indian skipper nando and Kusal Mendis, pended head coach Chandi nathilaka, Shehan Jayasuriya, chatting with him, feels like had also shared a picture who propelled Lanka to its ka Hathurusingha and Chamika Karunaratne, Dilruwan we’ve known each other for with Richards, labelling the historic Test series win appointed a temporary re Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith years. What a Man, What a player as “the biggest boss”. against South Africa and be placement for the New Zea Embuldeniya, Lakshan Sanda legend.” Kohli posted the picture come the first Asian team to land series. kan, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Sixtysevenyearold Ri on Twitter and captioned win a Test series in the Afri Cricket Board chairman Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Ka chards is still viewed as one the post as “With the biggest Colourful mood: Mohd. Kaif with the legend himself — Sir sun Rajitha, Asitha Fernando. can nation, have also been Shammi Silva said former Olly Stone. * GETTY IMAGES of the best players in cricket. BOSS! @ivivianrichards”. Vivian Richards. * COURTESY MOHD KAIF/TWITTER K1 Plus continues to play strong Serena tops Forbes Bopanna & Shapovalov advance

BRIDGE South Sweden and Russia tain’s IV, Chandannagar, list again INDIANS ABROAD $6,338,885 ATP1000, Mon Huang (Tpe) & Chien Hsun Lo were placed second and Amol and Invincibles led treal: Doubles (first round): (Tpe) 62, 76(3). Special Correspondent third respectively with against their opponents. Agence France-Presse Sports Bureau Denis Shapovalov (Can) & Ro $15,000 ITF women, Nairobi: NEW DELHI 133.84 and 132.68 VPs. In the Bronze event in Washington Montreal han Bopanna bt Nicolas Mahut First round: Saumya Vig bt Avi K1 Plus continued to play In the knockout stage fea which only top eight teams Serena Williams topped Rohan Bopanna and Denis & Edouard RogerVasselin (Fra) ka Sagwal 76(2), 61; Tiffany 46, 61, [106]. William (GBR) bt Sama Sathwi strong after topping the turing four sessions of 14 qualify for knockout, Shiva, Forbes magazine’s list of the Shapovalov of Canada $54,160 Challenger, Yokkaichi, ka 62, 75; Lexie Stevens qualification as it led 6535 boards each among 16 Ms KC, Apanjan and Antus highest paid women in tamed the fourth seeds Nico Japan: Second round: Saketh (Ned) bt Deeksha Manju Prasad against Bedi’s after two teams, South Sweden led 78 made it to the semifinals, sports for the fourth straight las Mahut and Edouard Rog Myneni bt Yasunori Hashikawa 62, 64; Doubles (prequar rounds, in the knockout 68 against Pentagon, Russia beating Galaxy, Pink Panth year on Tuesday. erVasselin of France 46, 61, (Jpn) 62, 76(4). terfinals): Diana Maria Mihail stage of the Team of Four led 5043 against Cogito, er, Unpredictables and Iris The business publication [106] in the doubles first €46,600 Challenger, Augs (Rou) & Avika Sagwal bt Judity Gold competition in the 17th Poddar Housing led 5851 respectively. calculated that the 23time round of the $6,338,885 burg, Germany: Second round: Muraa & Faith Niyabera Omu HCL international bridge against Hemant Jalan, Don The Match Point pairs Grand Slam singles cham ATP1000 tennis tourna Julian Lenz (Ger) bt Vijay Sun runga (Ken) 63, 61; Sravya championship at the Aeroci Julio Laws led 6427.5 against event started with 269 pairs pion earned $29.2 million in ment here. dar Prashanth 75, 61. Shivani Chilakalapudi & Snehal ty on Wednesday. Eager Eagles, Hema Nara playing in 12 sections. After the 12month period ending In the Challenger in Ja $15,000 ITF men, Jakarta: Mane bt Allyson Nancy Onya First round: Soichiro Moritani (Cod) & Sariaka Radilofe (Fra) The team of K1 Plus from simhan led 4636 against three sessions of 18 boards June 1 — with just $4.2 mil Serena Williams. * REUTERS pan, Saketh Myneni beat (Jpn) bt Karunuday Singh 75, 62, 62. Bulgaria, comprising Ivan CBC, Alpha led 6758 against each, the top 104 pairs will lion of that coming from wild card Yasunori Hashika 62; Manish Sureshkumar bt $15,000 ITF women, Tabarka, Nanev, Vladimir Mihov, Ros FII and Formidables were 87 qualify for the second elimi prize money. Sharapova and Li Na. wa of Japan 62, 76(4) after a Ajeet Rai (NZ) 60, 60; Luca Tunisia: Doubles (prequarter Forbes sen Gunev, Julian Stefanov 72 ahead against Monika nation round. Japan’s Naomi Osaka be pegged Osaka’s bye in the first round. Myne Castelnjovo (Sui) bt Aryan Go finals): Elena Milovanovic (Srb) and Marta Nikolava had Jajoo. The nonqualifiers will came just the fourth woman earnings at $24.3 million, ni will face eighth seed veas 76(4), 63; Doubles (pre & Anna Turati (Ita) bt Alicia topped the 10round Swiss In the Silver event after participate in the Match to earn more than $20 mil putting her second on a list Chung Yunseong of Korea in quarterfinals): S.D. Prajwal Dev Smith (Aus) & Sowjanya Bavi league earlier with 138.35 two sessions, IDoctors, Point pairs Strata2 event lion in a year — after Wil dominated by tennis the prequarterfinals. & Niki Poonacha bt TsungHao setti 63, 62. VPs, from among 55 teams. PBA, Hope N Pray, Saju, Cap from Thursday. liams and tennis stars Maria players. The results: FIFA asks clubs to cooperate with AIFF Apurvi looks to sustain momentum Says the national body is best placed to sort things out Aims to do well in the World Cup at Rio de Janeiro

Vijay Lokapally NEW DELHI SHOOTING In a tacit support to All India Minerva owner threatens legal action Kamesh Srinivasan Football Federation’s plans NEW DELHI of having a unified football Press Trust of India world body does not reply. She is on top of the world. league in the country, the New Delhi intervene in the situation, “I am surprised to find Apurvi Chandela is No. 1 in world body (FIFA) has ad Minerva Punjab owner the ILeague clubs will FIFA turning a blind eye to the women’s air rifle ranking vised the clubs to cooperate Ranjit Bajaj on Wednesday have to approach the the clear and obvious list in which World Cham with the process. said the ILeague clubs Indian courts as well as violation of FIFA statutes pionship silver medallist An The AIFF had drawn a will take legal recourse if the Court of Arbitration and principles by the AIFF jum Moudgil is No. 2. threeyear road map for un FIFA does not intervene in for Sports in Switzerland. which would not be Winning two gold medals ifying the ILeague and the the Indian football crisis, “... the ILeague clubs acceptable anywhere in in World Cups this season — Indian Super League (ISL) in response to the world will have to approach the the world,” Bajaj wrote in in Delhi and in Munich — but opposition from some of governing body’s advice to Indian courts for any legal the letter addressed to Apurvi shown her class with the top clubs had put a spoke work closely with AIFF to recourse available to us FIFA acting deputy intimidating scores includ in the implementation of the find a solution. and shall also consider secretary general ing a world record 252.9 in process. Reacting to the FIFA moving to the CAS for (football) Mattias the final. The clubs — Minerva Pun letter, Bajaj said if the relief,” he wrote to FIFA in Grafstrom. Ready to leave for the last jab, Mohun Bagan, East Ben World Cup of the season in gal, Churchill Brothers, Ai Rio de Janeiro, the 26year Focussed: Apurvi Chandela says association with coach Rakesh Manpat has helped a lot.* AP zawl FC and Gokulam Kerala commendations that still re general Kushal Das told The Das asserted, “We have all old Apurvi wants to sustain FC, had approached FIFA to quire further consideration Hindu. along been saying that only the good work and stay on nearly an average of 10.5 ov Olympics. In restructuring on track,” said Apurvi. protest against the AIFF prior to them being The FIFA, meanwhile, AIFF is best placed to handle top of her shooting. er 60 shots. her shooting post the Olym There are only five other move to grant top status to implemented.” acknowledged, “We under the crisis. There is a system “I just want to perform She won the Common pics, Apurvi rejoined long Indians, apart from Apurvi the franchise driven ISL. stand that based on this the in place and the clubs have consistently at this point, wealth Games bronze last time coach Rakesh Manpat and Anjum, who figure in FIFA’s acting deputy se Finances AIFF president (Praful Patel) to understand that financial and keep the momentum go year in the 40shot format, in 2017 and has continued the top10 ranking list. They cretary general Mattias Graf The AIFF, while admitting has met the clubs and sug guarantee for participation ing,” Apurvi said, on the eve after having won the gold in with him. all have won Olympic quota strom in his response on the situation arising out of gested a shortterm solution is a must.” of the team’s departure. 2014. She was fourth in the “I have trained with him places. Wednesday said, “The re the confrontation between I until a more sustainable The FIFA reply concluded Asian Air Gun this year. And, for about six years in all. He Pistol prodigy Saurabh view performed in 2018 did League and the ISL, had ex longterm solution can be on a positive note, “FIFA, to Preparatory camp Apurvi is still looking for an understands my way of Chaudhary is second in indeed identify a number of pressed helplessness citing found following continued gether with the AFC, re With seven Olympic quota Asian Games medal after fin working. He knows what men’s air pistol, two slots complex issues which re financial issues. “We can’t be consultation with all stake mains available to assist and places in the bag, the Indian ishing fifth last year in Pa works for me and what above Abhishek Verma. Rahi quire a prudent and mea blind to the fact that we need holders. We therefore support the AIFF with this rifle and pistol team will as lembang and 13th in Incheon doesn’t. He has great, in Sarnobat, who won gold and sured approach, encompass money. It is not that the AIFF strongly believe that the process and it will be impor semble early in Rio to have a in 2014. depth knowledge of the Olympic quota in women’s ing the positions of all does not have the interest of AIFF is best placed to do this tant that all clubs work close fortnight’s preparatory Apurvi will be returning sport technically and men sports pistol, is sixth. Di relevant stakeholders, in or the clubs at heart. We all and we are confident that a ly with the AIFF as the coop camp and give itself the best to Rio after the 2016 Olym tally. So, he is able to add vyansh Singh Panwar, who der be appropriately ad want to develop Indian foot thorough and effective pro eration of all stakeholders chance to win the maximum pics, when she shot 411.6 for great value to my shooting,” won the men’s air rifle quo dressed. ball. There is no personal cess can be managed by the will be fundamental to en possible Olympic quota. the 34th spot. This was after said Apurvi. ta, is seventh. “After further discussions, agenda here but sadly some AIFF in its role as the govern suring that the best way for With the decimal scoring winning silver in the 2015 “There is no room for ex Manu Bhaker is ninth, it was clear that there are of the clubs look at AIFF as ing body for football in ward for toplevel football in demanding a high degree of World Cup Final triggering cuses while working with both in women’s air pistol numerous aspects of the re the villain,” AIFF secretary India.” India is found.” accuracy, Apurvi shoots hopes of a good fare in the him. He makes sure that I am and sports pistol.

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TV PICKS Indian boys Great show by Ganguly West Indies vs India: 1st ODI, Sony Ten 1 (SD & HD), 7 stun p.m. Wins the Belt and Road China TNPL: Star Sports 3, 7.15 p.m. Latin America Hunan International UTT: Star Sports 1, Star Sports Select 1 (SD & HD), 7.30 p.m. JUNIOR NBA CHESS PKL: Star Sports 2 (SD & HD), 7.30 p.m. IANS Sports Bureau Global T20: Star Sports 2 Orlando Tongguanyao (China) (SD & HD), 10 p.m. It was a mixed bag for Surya Shekhar Ganguly Team India on the opening played some sparkling chess IN BRIEF day of the Junior NBA Glo to win the Belt and Road bal Championships as the China Hunan International boys team pulled oﬀ a stun tournament here. ning win over Latin Ameri The 36yearold ONGC ca but the girls gave a poor staﬀer from Kolkata, who account of themselves started out as the 15th seed,

against the same oppo finished with seven points S.S. Ganguly * FILE PHOTO nents, in the pool play from nine rounds to tri among international teams umph at what is one of the was 2876, way above his Rooney joins Derby County at HP Fieldhouse courts on current rating of 2638. as player-coach Wednesday. His final tally of seven DERBYSHIRE was halfapoint more than Manchester United legend The 10member Indian the secondplaced Yu Yan Wayne Rooney will make an teams, with nine debutants unexpected return to English each in both boys’ and gyi of the host nation, who football as a playercoach girls’ section, started on was seeded second, and with Derby County in the the best possible note with Amin Bassem of Egypt, the upcoming season. The 33 Outplayed: Heo Kwang Hee’s ability to retrieve from difficult angles and crosscourt smashes were too much to the boys getting the better fifth seed. yearold will arrive from MLS handle for Sameer Verma. * K.V.S. GIRI of Latin America 7367 in a Top seed Wei Yi of China outfit DC United on an initial cliffhanger which needed was among the six players 18month contract until the Over Time (OT) to decide who scored six points; he summer of 2021, with the the winner after both was beaten by Ganguly in option of a further year. ANI Prannoy, Sameer knocked out teams were tied 5959 in the fifth round. The Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa the U14 meet spread over Sourabh Verma puts it across Namluk Adulrach six days. needed only a draw in the fi finishes third richest chess events around. nal round against Francisco Lokendra Singh scored ABU DHABI opponent, who combined it fighting Namluk Adulrach of Important results: First round: It was probably the finest Vallejo Pons of Spain, and After finishing first in the 28 points, out of which HYDERABAD OPEN with his ability to retrieve Thailand 2117, 2114 to make Men: Heo Kwang Hee (Kor) bt performance of his long ca he got that after 36 moves Xtracon Open in Copenhagen nine were in OT, while from difficult angles and it to the second round. Sameer Verma 2118, 2111; reer. from the white side of a Sici hardly 10 days back, 13year Harsh Dagar added anoth V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM Sourabh Verma bt Namkul He not only collected 27.5 lian Defence. old R. Praggnanandhaa come up with some stunning For the organisers, there er 26 to star for the Indian HYDERABAD crosscourt smashes. was another embarrassment Adulrach (Thai) 2117, 2114; Elo points but pocketed He finished his campaign produced another fine show Ajay Jayaram bt Teck Zhi Soo side which will next take It was a forgetful day for In Sameer’s strategy of at when the women’s doubles $50,000 as well. unbeaten — five wins and to finish third, with nine (Mas) 1821, 213, 2114; Tan Jia on Africa and Europe and four draws. points, in the Abu Dhabi dia in the Hyderabad Open tacking Heo’s forehand did match featuring Ashwini Wei (Mas) bt H.S. Prannoy 21 Middle East. ‘The girls also His rating performance International blitz badminton championship not click and even the Indian Ponnappa and N. Sikki Red 17, 2110; Ikshan Leonardo Ima take on the same opponent tournament here on men’s singles competition shuttler’s halfsmashes were dy had to be shifted from nuel Rumbay bt B. Sai Praneeth on Thursday. For Latin Wednesday. on Wednesday. awry. The way the Korean Court No. 4 to No. 1 with the 2117, 2123, 2115. America, forward Santiago First, defending cham controlled the pace of the wooden flooring caving in Women: Jia Min Yeo (Sgp) bt K. Candia scored 23 points. Nikhat left undone by India crashes out pion and topseeded Sameer game to push the Indian to one corner of the court. KUALA LUMPUR Supanida (Thai) 2112, 2119; The Indian girls were no Verma was knocked out by the baseline heped him hit Then, the tournament re Shu Ting Ji (Chn) bt Shikha India lost to England 30 in former World junior cham the sidelines with unerring feree Pencho Stoynov of Bel match to their Latin Ameri cancelled selection trials the quarterfinal and crashed Gautam 2111, 2113; Zhang Yi can counterparts as they pion Heo Kwang Hee of Ko regularity. grade had to leave back Man (Chn) bt Riya Mookerjee out of the World junior went down 5421. Patna’s rea, who notched up an im Later, it was the turn of home following the demise 2115, 2113; Yulia Susanto (Ina) A BFI source threw more women’s team squash pressive 2118, 2111 win in H.S. Prannoy to bow out in of his 89yearold father Lu bt Mughda Agrey 2113, 2115; Muskan Singh was the lone BOXING championship on Wednesday. light. “In the light of the ex Tam Brittney (Can) bt Jucha ranger, scoring 13 of the The result (quarterfinal): just 28 minutes in the men’s just 37 minutes. Not the kind bomir in Sofia. pression stated by Mary Kom roen Chananchida (Thai) 2117, team’s 21 points. Y.B. Sarangi England bt India 3-0 (Elise singles first round. of start India chief national for not taking the trials due to 1621, 2118; Chaiwan Phittaya The results: Boys: India 73 KOLKATA Lazarus bt Sanya Vats 811, Later, thirdseeded H.S. coach, P. Gopi Chand, who Praneeth bows out her continuous highlevel porn (Thai) bt G. Vrushali 2116, (Lokendra Singh 28, Harsh 111, 117, 116, 113; Alice Prannoy followed his team was there to watch the In the evening, secondseed The lastminute cancellation performances in the last few 2110; Natalia Perminova (Rus) Dagar 26, Kushal Singh 11) bt Green bt Aishwarya mate with the Malaysian Jia matches, had expected. of World women’s champion months, the selection com ed B. Sai Praneeth too bowed bt Anura Prabhudesai 2118, 21 Latin America 67 (Santiago Khubchandani 1113, 118, ships selection trials in New Wei Tan notching up a 2117, However, there was so out when 19yearold Indo 19; Lee Ying Ying (Mas) bt Ash Agustin Candia 23, Tiziano mittee of BFI, after delibera 118, 116; Evie Coxon bt Delhi for 51kg by the Boxing 2110 win in 37 minutes. mething to cheer for the host nesian Ikshan Leonardo mita Chaliha 2113, 1921, 2117; Prome 11); Girls: Latin Ameri tions, has come to the conclu Yoshna Singh 117, 811, Sameer was clearly rattled when seventhseeded Sou Imanuel Rumbay scored a 21 Qi Zuefei (Fra) bt K. Sri Krishna ca 54 (Letycia Miranda 14) bt Federation of India has left sion that the Manipur pugilist 1311). by the reach of the Korean rabh Verma put it across a 17, 2123, 2115 win. Priya 2115, 2110. India 21(Muskan Singh 13). Asian championships bronze will be exempted from the medal winner Nikhat Zareen Record-signing trials and will get direct entry helpless. Hernandez starts training into the Indian squad for the BERLIN As per the schedule of World championships. Bayern Munich’s record signing Danish Farooq nets Ganguly, Harbhajan slam BCCI trials for Tuesday, Nikhat was “Her consistency in a new Lucas Hernandez took part in pitted against Vanlalduati in weight category and gold me his first squad training session the first bout. The winner of dalwinning efforts at the Former cricketers unhappy after Dravid was the bout was supposed to on Tuesday, four months after Real Kashmir’s winner Round Robin Cup in Germa a serious knee operation, the issued a conflict of interest notice fight M.C. Mary Kom. Howev ny, India Open and the Presi Bundesliga champion reported continued its dominance er, it was not held on Tues dent’s Cup in Indonesia, on its website on Wednesday. DURAND CUP and enjoyed a greater num Press Trust of India et .....conflict of interest tions levelled against him. day. Nikhat complained to se where she was able to out The World Cupwinner is yet to ber of chances in the open New Delhi ....Best way to remain in According to Gupta, Dra lection committee working shine all her challengers in Special Correspondent feature for Bayern since his ing half. But Kabir stood al “God help Indian cricket,” news ...god help indian vid is allegedly conflicted as chairman Rajesh Bhandari the 51kg category, were consi move from Atletico in March. KOLKATA that she was “surprised” that AFP ert under the bar and made said Sourav Ganguly, ex cricket ...... Dravid Gets Con he is the current National dered by the selection com A last minute strike from a few good saves to keep the pressing his displeasure af flict of Interest Notice from Cricket Academy (NCA) di her name and weight catego mittee to arrive at the deci Danish Farooq helped Real RKFC at bay. ter Rahul Dravid was issued BCCI Ethics Officer,” Gangu rector and vicepresident of ry were missing despite the sion,” said the source. Kashmir FC (RKFC) down Chennai City, which tried a notice from the BCCI’s eth ly wrote on his Twitter han India Cements Group, which “assurance” that her bout for “The selection committee reigning ILeague champion out its Indian recruits treat ics officer on conflict of in dle. owns Indian Premier League Worlds trials would be held has decided to exempt Chennai City FC (CCFC) by a ing the tournament as a pre terest allegations against the (IPL) franchise Chennai Sup on Wednesday. Worlds bronze medalist Lov solitary goal, in a groupC season outing, continued to legend. ‘Insult’ er Kings. “I request (sic) an urgent lina Borgohain from the trials league match of the 129th hold RKFC’s onslaughts af Ganguly was backed by Supporting his former cap explanation as to what is the after carefully considering Durand Cup at Kalyani Sta ter the break before Kabir offspinner Harbhajan tain, Harbhajan said, “Really Similar complaints final decision in this regard. her consistent performances dium on Wednesday. received the marching or Singh. ?? Don’t know where it’s Gupta had earlier filed simi In the morning, I had gone to in 69kg and also because of The result helped RKFC ders for handling the ball The BCCI ethics officer, heading to.. u can’t get bet lar conflict of interest com give my weight but our head the difference of standard Real excludes Bale for maintain its winning record outside the box. Justice (Retd.) D.K. Jain, is ter person thn him for in plaints against former coach Ali Qamar Sir told me compared to her opponent at friendly against Salzburg against CCFC, which was re Real Kashmir made the sued the notice to Dravid on dian cricket. Sending notice cricketers V.V.S Laxman and that it’s not required as I had the trials. With a gold medal LEEDS duced to 10 men after goal most of its numerical supe conflict of interest allega to these legends is like in Sachin Tendulkar for their already given my weight yes from the Umakhanov Memo Gareth Bale has not been keeper Kabir was given riority as Farooq found the tions made by Madhya Pra sulting them.. cricket need roles as Cricket Advisory terday morning.” rial and a silver from the In named in Real Madrid’s squad marching orders in the 76th target in the 90th minute to desh Cricket Association their services for better Committee (CAC) members Bhandari said, “The BFI dia Open, the Assam boxer for the upcoming friendly minute. member Sanjay Gupta. ment.. yes god save indian and mentors of IPL franchis decided to select Mary Kom has justified that she deserves against Red Bull Salzburg. secure the win. Having won both the pre cricket.” es Sunrisers Hyderabad and (switched from 48kg to 51kg) a direct entry into the Indian Coach Zinedine Zidane has The result: Real Kashmir FC 1 vious two meetings in last (Danish Farooq 90) bt Chennai ‘New fashion’ based on her past squad on her own merit,” ad also opted to leave out Dravid has been given two Mumbai Indians season’s ILeague, RKFC City FC 0. performances.” ded the source. James Rodriquez for the “New fashion in indian crick weeks to reply on the allega respectively. match, goal.com reported. ANI Diego Forlan Northern Alliance may score an Sneha in lead retires Press Trust of India encore in Bangalore Summer Million Hyderabad BENGALURU: Northern Alliance, Varsha (8) A. Merchant 58 and 11. Tauseef 55.5, 4. Malwa (4) Amateur Sneha Singh in fine nick may score an encore Hunters Moon (5) Jagadeesh 56. Sandesh 55.5, 5. Morrane Gabri made good use of her local in the Bangalore Summer Million 1. HONEY TRAP, 2. SAVISA, 3. ella (7) R. Pradeep 55.5, 6. Port Of knowledge of the Hydera (1,600m), the chief event of the PREMIER PREMISES . Beauty (6) Trevor 55.5, 7. Decisive bad Golf Club layout by races to be held here on Thursday CHAITANYA CHAKRAM (5) Darshan 55, 8. Amazonite (3) (Aug 8). False rails (width about TROPHY (1,600m), rated 60 & S. Shareef 54.5, 9. Stari Grad (12) carding twoover 73 to take 4m from 1,600m to the winning 4 above, 300: 1. Merlot (8) S. Dhebe 54, 10. Desert Rose (10) Ar the firstround lead in the post) will be in position. shad 53.5, 11. Scarlet Princess (8) Shareef 60, 2. Booker Jones (5) Ir 11th leg of the Hero WPGT CAMINO PLATE (Div. II), van 58, 3. Set To Win (6) Zervan N.B. Kuldeep 53.5 and 12. Floren 1 (1,200m), rated 00 to 20, 130 57, 4. Ambrosio (4) Trevor 55, 5. cia (11) Rayan 52. on Wednesday. pm: 1. Debonair (8) Darshan 60, Corybantic (1) Akshay K 55, 6. 1. MALWA, 2. PORT OF BEAUTY, 3. Sneha, who just turned TARINI. 2. Show Girl (5) Vinod Shinde Punjabi Girl (2) Suraj 55, 7. New 15 in June, had three bir 59.5, 3. Girl With Pearl (3) Arshad Creation (7) Sandesh 54 and 8. TUDOR JET PLATE (1,100m), 58.5, 4. Dontbreaktherules (4) New Moon (3) Arshad 53. 8 rated 15 to 35, 500: 1. Kings dies, one bogey and two Chetan G 57, 5. Lady Diana (7) T.S. 1. AMBROSIO, 2. NEW CREATION, field (11) Mark 60, 2. Brown Bess double bogeys on the chal Forlan. * FILE PHOTO: AFP Jodha 57.5, 6. Sultana (10) Sai 3. PUNJABI GIRL. (9) Akshay K 59.5, 3. Songkran (4) lenging but exciting course Kiran 57.5, 7. Dallas (6) Md. S.M. RAMKRISHNA RAO ME- Chetan G 59, 4. Soviet Union (6) ANI Akram 57, 8. Odyssey (2) N.B. Rajesh K 58.5, 5. Simply Magical of the Hyderabad Golf LONDON 5 MORIAL TROPHY (Div. I), Kuldeep 57, 9. Gin Daisy (11) (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 330: 1. (8) Yash 56.5, 6. Singhsaab (5) Md. Association. Uruguay forward Diego Dhebe 56, 10. Kruger Park (1) S. Abira (4) John 60, 2. Mega Ikon Asif Khan 55.5, 7. Unifier (7) S. Sneha was followed by Shareef 56 and 11. Duty Call (9) Shareef 55.5, 8. Princess Pride (1) Forlan announced retire (10) Vivek 60, 3. Siyouni (2) Khur Vani Kapoor who, playing Akshay K 55. shad Alam 60, 4. Brooklyn Su Jagadeesh 54.5, 9. Darahasini (10) ment from professional 1. GIN DAISY, preme (7) Shobhan 59.5, 5. Call P. Surya 54, 10. Lee And Grant (3) her first event in two 2. SHOW GIRL, 3. DALLAS. Me Maybe (1) Arshad 59.5, 6. R. Manish 53.5, 11. Speedster (2) football on Wednesday. Sandesh 53 and 12. Simone (12) months, shot threeover 74 “After 21 years I made the CAPRICORN STUD PLATE Maybe Forever (3) Rajesh K 58.5, despite starting the day 7. Galvarino (8) Trevor 58, 8. Har Rayan 52. (1,400m), maiden 3yo only, 1. BROWN BESS, 2. PRINCESS decision to end my career 2 monia (6) Chetan G 57, 9. Var with three bogeys in a row. (Terms), 200: 1. Aachen (9) Suraj PRIDE, 3. SPEEDSTER. as a professional footballer. 56, 2. Alexander Burnes (8) Tre casva (12) Akshay K 57, 10. 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Agence France-Presse use,” said Sandra Pascoe, wards large scale battle to preserve the Guadalajara who developed the product production. environment. Mexico’s prickly pear cac and works at the Atemajac The cacti Ms. Pascoe uses Given the rampant pro Disney looking to reboot tus, which is emblazoned on Valley University in the west for her experiments come duction of industrial plastics popular franchises the country’s flag, could ern city of Guadalajara. from San Esteban, a small and the time it takes to make LOS ANGELES soon play a new and innova That substance is then town on the outskirts of Gua her material, there would Disney is planning to revive tive role in the production of mixed with nontoxic addi dalajara, where they grow by need to be “other recycling franchises like the Home biodegradable plastics. tives and stretched to pro the hundreds. strategies” to make any con Alone series, Night at the A packaging material that duce sheets that are co San Esteban is located in crete difference, she said. Museum and Diary of a is made from the plant has loured with pigments and A worker collecting cactus in Jalisco state where, starting In March, UN member Wimpy Kid into individual been developed by a Mexi folded to form different Jalisco, Mexico. * AFP next year, singleuse nonre states committed to “signifi web series for its upcoming can researcher and is offer types of packaging. cyclable plastic bags, straws cantly reduce” singleuse streaming service, The ing a promising solution to “What we’re doing is try Ms. Pascoe is still con and other disposable items plastics over the next de Hollywood Reporter said. PTI one of the world’s biggest ing to concentrate on objects ducting tests, but hopes to will be banned. cade, although green groups pollution conundrums. that don’t have a long life,” patent her product later this Pascoe says her new ma warned that goal fell short of “The pulp is strained to she said, particularly “sin year and look for partners in terial would be no more than tackling the Earth’s pollu obtain a juice that I then gleuse” packaging. early 2020, with an eye to a “drop in the ocean” in the tion crisis. Meet the giant parrots Gazans struggle to protect antiquities Twitter apologises for unauthorised data use LONDON Plundering and trafficking of artefacts is rampant in the territory under seige Twitter has admitted that it that lived 19 mn years ago used user data, such as Associated Press country codes, for Khan Younis personalised advertisements without a user’s permission The birds were at least a metre tall and were flightless Walid alAqqad’s Gaza home due to issues with its settings. would be the envy of many Agence France-Presse The company apologised and an antiquities collector. Piec Wellington said the error has been fixed. es of Corinthian columns No personal information such The remains of a supersized greet visitors in the back as email accounts were used, parrot that stood more than yard. Inside, hundreds of an it added. REUTERS half the height of an average cient pots and other arte human and roamed the facts hang on the walls or are Earth 19 million years ago arranged helterskelter on have been discovered in shelves. New Zealand. They are remnants of five Judging by the size of the millennia of Gaza’s history, leg bones, the bird would from the Bronze Age to the have stood about one metre Islamic caliphates and on tall and weighed up to seven down to the years of Otto kg, according to a report by man and British rule in the Victoria’s Secret hires an international team of pa 20th century. first transgender model laeontologists published in A sliver of land on the Me NEW YORK Herculean strength: An artist’s conception of the supersized the latest edition of Biology * AFP/BRIAN CHOO/FLINDERS UNIVERSITY diterranean, Gaza was a ma Valentina Sampaio has parrot. become the first openly Letters. jor trade route between transgender model hired by “It could have flown but parrot ever, no doubt with a years ago. New Zealand, Egypt and the Levant going For the future: Walid alAqqad with heritage pieces piled up inside his private museum.* AP Victoria’s Secret nearly a year we’re putting our money on massive parrot beak that home to the nowextinct back to ancient times. But after a top company official it being flightless,” said Paul could crack wide open flightless bird moa which decades of uprisings, war Palestinian Authority and cient Greek silver coins were said. The Ministry keeps an was pressured to apologise Scofield, the senior curator anything it fancied, may well was up to 3.6 metres tall and political turmoil have in Hamas equally for not pro smuggled out of Gaza in inventory of all private col for implying transwomen of natural history at Canter have dined on more than with neck outstretched, is flicted a heavy toll on its rich tecting the territory’s cultu 2016. “It’s difficult to track lections to prevent artefacts would not fit the brand’s bury Museum. conventional parrot foods, well known for its giant archaeological heritage, ex ral heritage. He says Israel down the trafficking because from being sold or smuggled identity. AP When the bones were perhaps even other parrots,” birds. posing it to looting and confiscated artefacts from everything happens in the out, said Ms. alBitar. found in 2008 no one was Mike Archer, from the Un “But until now, no one destruction. archaeological digs in the de dark,” she said. Owners have received certain what they were, and iversity of NSW Palaeontolo has ever found an extinct cades it occupied Gaza and training from the Ministry they spent 11 years gathering gy research centre, said. giant parrot — anywhere,” Excavations hindered did little to prevent antiqui Citizen spirit and the Islamic University dust on a shelf until the team The bird was approxi associate professor Trevor The Islamic militant group ties trafficking. Palestinian Mr. AlAqqad is one of few on how to preserve artefacts looked at them again earlier mately the size of the giant Worthy from Flinders Un Hamas seized Gaza in 2007 authorities governing Gaza trying to save antiquities in and restore clay objects this year. “dodo” pigeon and twice the iversity said. from forces loyal to the Pal since 1995 have “attacked Gaza. He began his collec when they fracture, she ad “The thought they were size of the critically endan “We have been excavating estinian Authority. In res many archaeological sites tion in 1975, buying from col ded. from a giant parrot did not gered flightless New Zealand these fossil deposits for 20 ponse, Egypt and Israel im either intentionally or not”, lectors or searching the The underfunded Minis enter our minds. We thought kakapo, previously the lar years, and each year reveals posed a blockade on Gaza he said. beach and new construction try opened a public museum Legacy of Americana it could be some type of ea gest known parrot. new birds and other ani that has left the territory iso “When they find someth sites. Now his house in the in 2010 at alBasha Palace, a award instituted gle until we went back and mals... no doubt there are lated and increasingly impo ing, they would hide it or southern city of Khan Younis fort built by Gaza’s Mamluk NASHVILLE th Grammywinning folk singer looked at it again,” Mr. Sco Fossil-rich zone many more unexpected spe verished. The Palestinians build over it,” he said. is an archaeological, herit rulers in the mid13 centu and musician Rhiannon field said. Evidence of the parrot was cies yet to be discovered in say the closures have also Antiquities plundering age and cultural museum, ry. Giddens and the late Frank The parrot has been unearthed in fossils near St. this most interesting hindered excavations and and trafficking also remains welcoming school trips and “The Ministry has plans to Johnson, the leader of a 19th named Heracles inexpecta- Bathans in southern New deposit.” restricted experts’ access to a problem, said Heyam alBi history students. build a large national mu century black brass band, will tus to reflect its Herculean Zealand, an area that has Last year, scientists found new discoveries. tar, an archaeologist with “This museum was esta seum for all these archaeo be the first recipients of the size and strength — and the proved a rich source of fos the remains of a giant bur Ayman Hassouna, profes Gaza’s Ministry of Tourism blished by personal efforts logical pieces, but the politi inaugural Legacy of unexpected nature of the sils from the Miocene period rowing bat that lived mil sor of history and archaeolo and Antiquities. She said the and at the expense of my cal economic situation and Americana Award that was discovery. which extends from about lions of years ago in the gy at Gaza’s Islamic Universi Ministry only learned earlier children’s bread... to protect the siege on Gaza are pre announced on Wednesday. AP “Heracles, as the largest five million to 23 million same region. ty, blames Israel, the this year that dozens of an the pieces,” Mr. alAqqad venting this,” she said.

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Smallsatellite launch firm ‘Indigenous knowledge should not be overlooked’ Rocket Lab plans to recover the core booster of its Elec Reuters tron rocket using a helicop JOHANNESBURG ter, a bold costsaving con Indigenous knowledge cept that, if successful, about how to spot flood risks would make it the second ahead of time could save company after Elon Musk’s An Electron rocket. lives in cities, researchers SpaceX to reuse an orbital said on Wednesday, as cli class rocket booster. sending shoeboxsized satel mate change and population “Electron is going reusa lites to low Earth orbit, growth put millions of peo ble,” Rocket Lab chief exec building smaller rockets and ple at risk of increasingly un utive Peter Beck said during reinventing traditional pro predictable weather a presentation in Utah, duction lines to meet a patterns. showing an animation of the growing payload demand. Understanding changes in rocket sending a payload in Unlike SpaceX’s Falcon 9 natural indicators — such as to a shallow orbit before rocket, which reignites its plant and bird behaviour — speeding back through engines to land steadily could be used to alert urban Earth’s atmosphere. back on Earth, Rocket Lab’s residents to extreme weath The Aucklandbased Electron will deploy a series er where forecasts are seen company is one of a growing of parachutes to slow its fall Formal finery: Girls dressed in Han Dynasty costumes prepare for an event marking the Qixi as unreliable, said a study in cadre of launch companies through the Earth’s festival, the Chinese equivalent of Valentine’s Day, at a park in Beijing. * REUTERS the Journal of the British looking to slash the cost of atmosphere. 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Beij will be held as scheduled. to current crossstrait transfers that can be made Ms. Knowles said not all zards, the study said. Beijing ing sees Taiwan as part of its Taiwanese presidential relations”. between rural and periur rural indicators could be “We have seen the use of China’s national film board territory awaiting unifica spokesman Ting Yunkung Relations between Com ban spaces that could save transferred to urban spaces, indigenous knowledge for on Wednesday ordered tion, even though the two called the boycott unfair to munistruled Beijing and Tai lives and livelihoods around but some are relevant for climate adaptation all over mainland directors and stars sides have been ruled sepa the Chinese people, and ad pei have plummeted since the world,” she said. both environments, such as the world,” said Stefan Thor to boycott Asia’s top cinema rately since the end of a civil ded it would be “unhelpful President Tsai Ingwen came The study interviewed clouds, heat, insects and sell, climate adviser at the awards in Taiwan, as rela war in 1949. for positive exchanges bet to power in 2016 because her 1,050 people in 21 rural and trees. International Work Group tions between Beijing and But it is unclear whether ween the two sides”. party refuses to recognise urban communities in Gha for Indigenous Affairs, who the selfruled democratic is the speech incident was Taiwan’s mainland affairs the idea that Taiwan is part na, including the capital city More trees was not involved in the stu land worsen. linked to the latest boycott. Chinese director Zhang council said in a statement: of “one China”. Accra and the main city of Promoting treeplanting in dy. “Indigenous people in Taiwan’s Golden Horse The China film adminis Yimou at last year’s Golden “The incident shows that As punishment, Beijing Tamale in its northern re urban areas could offer Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Myan Awards, dubbed the “Chi tration has “suspended Horse awards. mainland China interferes in has cut official communica gion. further opportunities to ap mar and Ethiopia, for exam nese Oscars,” ran into trou mainland films and person cultural exchanges.” tions, ramped up military ex Researchers documented ply indigenous knowledge ple, use their knowledge to ble with mainland authori nel” from participating in feel regret if it was true,” Tai The move comes a week ercises, poached diplomatic natural indicators used by on flora in cities, said study observe and mitigate im ties last year after a the awards in November, the wan’s Golden Horse Film after China announced the allies, and ratcheted up eco indigenous communities to author Raymond Abudu Ka pacts of extreme climate Taiwanese winner called for body’s official newspaper Festival said in a statement, suspension of individual tra nomic pressure on the is predict floods, droughts and sei from Ghana’s University events such as flooding and the island’s independence in said. “We certainly would adding that related events vel permits to Taiwan “due land. temperature changes. for Development Studies. droughts,” he added.

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