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  45467 Priya Ramani who started this then worked out of a small hall.  !       campaign with a magazine At the time concerned, I had a nion Minister MJ Akbar article a year ago did not very tiny cubicle, patched Uon Sunday tried to brazen         accused him of doing any- together by plywood and glass. 
 out the charges of sexual mis-   !      thing. “ She did not however Others had tables and chairs conduct levelled against him by   4    name me as she knew it was an two feet away. It is utterly several women journalists and       incorrect story. When asked bizarre to believe that anything   threatened them with legal !!  
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  % been built around something wrote features for the paper. Martial (SGCM) for their As many as ten women  !     ! that never happened. Some are Sandal has described Wahab’s involvement in a fake journalists, who served under ! %     " total, unsubstantiated hearsay; version as nonsense, in an encounter that had taken place caused widespread public out- Akbar when he was the editor '       others confirm, on the record, interview to the Indian Express. in Assam in 1994. rage. The army branded them of a national daily, have nar-  that I didn’t do anything. Let Ms Sandal has also said that she “I am extremely happy to as Ulfa militants and gunned rated horrifying tales of sexu- me note examples. Shutapa has never heard, in 20 years, see that justice is finally deliv- down five of them in what has al assault made on them by ty of the PM’s office. The coun- Paul states, “The man never anybody accusing me of any ered in the infamous Dangari now been established as fake their boss. Soon after return- try has been waiting for days laid a hand on me,” he said. such thing. encounter case where five encounters. Four others were ing from a trip to Africa, the for Modi to clear his stand on Akbar then referred to Akbar then went on to innocent youths were killed. released in a jungle. Minister of State for External this,” Congress leader Anand Shuma Raha and pointed out remind that both Ramani and The verdict of the court mar- The then All Assam Affairs issued a statement trash- Sharma said at a Press confer- that she too said he didn’t Wahab kept working with him tial yesterday once again Students’ Union leader Jagadish ing the charges against him,              ! "  ence. actually ‘do’ anything. “One even after these alleged inci- brought to the fore the neu- Bhuyan filed a habeas corpus saying accusations without evi- !"  " $ !      
   "   ! Describing the allegations woman, Anju Bharti, went to dents. “The reason why they trality of the Indian Army. It petition in the Gauhati High dence has become a “viral    &!  '() of misconduct made against the absurd extent of claiming I remained silent for decades is has proved that one must have Court the same month seeking fever” among some sections. him false and fabricated, Akbar was partying in a swimming very apparent: as Ramani has faith in Indian judicial system, to know the details of these The tone and tenure of the Dismissing Akbar’s state- in elections? The only clear said , these were “ spiced up by pool. I do not know how to herself stated, I never did any- democracy and the discipline youths. Based on the petition statement and the threat of ment, Congress spokesperson answer is that this govern- innuendo and malice.” swim,” he said.. thing. This is the reason why no and neutrality of an institution filed by Bhuyan, the Gauhati legal action he held out against Priyanka Chaturvedi wondered ment is actively protecting & “Accusation without evi- “Another accusation was one went to the authorities for like Indian Army,” said Jagadish High Court ordered the Army the alleged “victims” showed how the BJP leader could try promoting the sexual perverts,” dence has become a viral fever made repeatedly by Ghazala so long, because I had done Bhuyan, who has been pursu- to produce the nine at the near- that as of now Akbar enjoyed to hide behind the allegation of Chaturvedi posted on Twitter. among some sections. Wahab, in an effort to damage nothing. ing the case for the last 24 years. est police station. Later, the backing of the Government a political campaign against The Congress has also Whatever be the case, now that my reputation. She claimed Akbar ended his statement The Army jawans from 18 army produced five bodies at and the party on this sensitive him. asked Prime Minister I have returned, my lawyers will that she had been molested in on threatening note saying, “ Punjab Regiment had picked the Dholla police station. matter. However, with more “I wonder how over a Narendra Modi to speak his look into these wild and base- office, 21 years ago. This is 16 Lies do not have legs, but they up nine youths and student The investigation of the and more women coming out dozen women sharing their mind on the issue. “The PM’s less allegations in order to years before I entered public life, do contain poison, which can leaders from different areas of case was later handed over to against him and the experiences can be claimed as silence is conspicuous. A PM decide our future course of and when I was in media. The be whipped into a frenzy. This Tinsukia district on February the Central Bureau of Government facing flaks for political conspiracy? Bigger who speaks on everything is legal action,” he said in the only office where I worked is deeply distressing. As indi- 18, 1994 for their alleged role Investigation (CBI), which shielding him, Akbar has rea- wonder is which constituency silent on #MeToo. The silence statement. with her was that of The Asian cated above, I will be taking in killing the general manager filed a chargesheet against the sons to face sleepless nights. does his stepping down impact raises questions on the digni- Akbar said even journalist Age. A part of the editorial team appropriate legal action.” of a tea estate. The arrest seven Army personnel.                                 
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    Pradesh and Rajasthan in the employment rate of under the Yuva Shakti brick kilns and industries are ! %" upcoming polls, the Congress 43 per cent (40 per programme and a cam- implemented. If the air quali- is conducting an elaborate exer- cent in rural and 44 in urban paign is already underway. ty falls in the “very poor” cat-    cise to gauge their mood, aspi- areas); Rajasthan has an extreme “To fulfil the needs and egory, additional measures of appointment of task force to lite images from the NASA Weather Forecasting and    rations and hopes to woo youth rate of 71 per cent unemploy- expectations of youngsters, stopping use of diesel genera- take decision on any addition- showed rampant stubble burn- Research (SAFAR). On   ' !   offering them lucrative offers in ment with 43 per cent urban there will be no dearth of tor sets, enhancing parking al steps, including shutting of ing activity in Punjab and Saturday, the AQI of the O  
   the party manifesto for the and 77 per cent rural. resources. An atmosphere will fees 3-4 times and increasing schools, are implemented, said Haryana. The NASA, on its national Capital stood at 300.   % !    three State Assembly polls. A In the Gujarat Assembly be provided where there will be frequency of metro and buses the official. official website, stated that Burning of paddy straw   !    group of dedicated profession- elections, too, the Congress opportunities, quality educa- would be implemented. Currently the air quality is burning of crop residue in every year during October-   
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little over ally on the Pav. Spices invaded my taste buds south Mumbai skyline on one side and the what exactly the painting of nature depict- twenty as I was having this snack after years. It was high sea on the other from this height forced ed. “On a cloudy day, the sun rises as usual Ayears indeed fulfilling, something which I was me to keep sitting till the sun started shin- but it’s so difficult to see it. Women work ago, when I left craving for…for years. Washed down with ing brightly, triggering heat and sweat, forc- so hard in household and outside but it’s not Bombay (now hot cutting tea made it all the more fulfill- ing my retreat. visible neither appreciated,” she explained Mumbai), I had ing. For the uninitiated, Cutting Tea is sim- After the morning rendezvous with the painting which had all elements of promised the ply half glass of tea or a smaller cup of tea, Bandra Bandstand, it was time to get ready nature and the shadow of a woman. The city of dreams at may be 60-75 ml, depending on the local- and head for Sidhi Vinayak Temple in south paintings were also for sale and each had the Railway ity. But here, they make Tea well; plenty of Mumbai. Crowded it was at noon with a price. I believe in storing the images in Station at milk, boiled consistently to get the aroma devotees carrying small baskets with flow- my mind and not a great believer in acqui- Bombay     of the cheaper variety of tea leaves and sugar ers, waiting patiently for their turn to pay sitions. There were two more exhibitions on Central that I too is added liberally—something which the obeisance. A large number of tourists the ground floor and another on the first will return “soon”. The “soon” turned into popular dhabas do in north India. from Gujarat were inside the temple at this floor. months and years and two decades when I had lived in the suburb of Goregaon time. Festivity was in the air and you could n the pavement outside, there were a I finally decided to fulfill the promise which for several weeks two decades ago and so feel the spiritual vibration of a holy place Owhole range of paintings and art I had made. it was now natural to go and have a look while offering flowers at the sanctum material on sale, some of them quite I did traverse through Mumbai in the at the area and the guest house where I had sanctorum. cheap. Expertise was writ large on these interregnum, changing flights on a few lived then. “Rickshaw”, I said, as I hailed the hen I was in Mumbai last time, I had- paintings with the artist sitting on a stool occasions or passing through a railway sta- three-wheeler and asked him to take me to Wn’t visited Haji Ali Dargah so it was and lost in himself, little bothered about his tion on way to Goa once, but I never got Goregaon. Markets, residential areas, traf- next on the agenda. Dropped on the surroundings. Some paintings got sold, oth- an opportunity to set my foot in the city and fic, film posters of all hues and then in opposite side of the sea front, an extreme- ers remained unsold but that perhaps is the savour that famous Vada Pav in the last over around 30 minutes, I was at a small junc- ly busy underpass, crowded with hawkers destiny of an artist. It seemed they were two decades. tion where one road headed to the of all hues, took me to the other side and there for art’s sake and not for the money So there I was, hovering above the skies Goregaon station. the entrance of the popular Dargah. I was part and the sale proceeds were simply a in Mumbai and thinking how the city would got down, looked around, found myself humming popular Qawwallies when I byproduct of their effort. Some other have changed in the last two decades. I Ilost but then finally located Saigal Guest 9*-/***;/)*(/<*(/=,<*,-.(--  entered the Dargah through a long walk- artists were drawing sketches after making could see the high-rise buildings in the per- House where I had stayed then. Nothing way into the sea. Most of those present were their patrons sit on stools. He was careful- fect weather and then the famous Mumbai had changed in two decades. The building <*?-/ 9 (,- *(, ) /,-/ tourists and some construction work too ly observing the face, drew the lines on the slums, which surround its airport from two was as dilapidated as it was then…it was of - +*- 9 /? 9/-*/?/,+ .(/9 was going on inside the complex. The trust paper and again looked up. It was in a sides. The slums, or chawl in the local lan- mixed use, there were residential quarters, managing the affairs needs to be more vig- rhythm. Satisfaction writ large on the face guage, looked quite uniform from a dis- offices and the Guest House in the upper ,,/'/-/,-,- E-,*<=/(, ilant in maintaining cleanliness in and of the artist after the patron appreciated the tance, painted garishly with blue plastic floors of the decaying building and restau- - ))),/-B()-),*<<?,/-  (,- around the Dargah. The shallow sea effort. I watched and kept watching from sheets spread across them. And then, the rants and shops on the ground floor. “It has around too needed to be cleaned up so that a short distance. The artist nudged me to wheels touched the ground gently and I was been preserved for posterity,” the thought *(,- ('')<**),*<- /?9.(/9/ the visitors take a great memory back home. get a sketch done but watching the artist at soon out of the airport, getting my taxi from struck my mind immediately. ),-()-,/, *',*- 9)*(/<**) The Dargah is known to fulfill wishes and work from a distance is more satisfying an one of the aggregators and heading towards I climbed the first floor where the there were a large number of people offer- experience for me than becoming a subject. Bandra. reception of the guest house was located. ing chadar to get their wishes fulfilled or My cousin Avinash, an engineer with At the first glance, it seemed nothing “Yes,” asked the middle aged male recep- Inside, there was a huge set with strong others counting their steps carefully. An doing so as their wishes have materialized. a private company, was scheduled to meet much has changed since I left, except build- tionist. “I had stayed here twenty years lighting where these teenagers were sup- army of sanitation workers were on the I had planned my lunch at Leopold me next day. So far in this trip, I had not ings and digging work for Metro. The city ago…Can I have a look at the room please,” posed to perform. In anoth- roads, clearing the litter and Cafe before coming to Mumbai as this was yet travelled in the lifelines of Mumbai— had been preserved well, particularly the I told him. The receptionist was puzzled as er set of Filmistan, a period making the city fit for anoth- the spot where the shootout of 26/11 took sub-urban trains. I asked him to meet me core areas. I wanted to have as much of this must have been one of the strangest serial was being shot with er day. In half an hour, I was place, guests were killed and the café sprung at Bandra Station so that we can travel Mumbai with my eyes till I reached the requests made to him. “What was the Room several junior artists dressed at the sea front though I had to its feet and started its operations soon together to Churchgate. So there he was. I Guest House where I was booked in Pali Number?” he asked. My memory was not as soldiers, sipping “Cutting to ask for directions twice. after. Terrorists strike to spread terror but was meeting him after almost a decade and Hill, Bandra. The road had now been sharp then nor is it now. I just remembered Tea” as they waited for the Director’s call. Arabian Sea was in front of me. The when people are not terrorized, it defeats he had converted into a pot bellied gentle- named after Nargis Dutt, better known the location. I pointed to a corridor on the The “elite” in this serial, which could be the walkway was over a kilometer long and the purpose of the criminal perpetrators. man from a youngster I knew. He pur- amongst the millennial as the mother of left. “Go have a look,” he advised. I was not producer, director or the financer, were sit- boys, girls, men, women, senior citi- Leopold Café represents the spirit of aver- chased the ticket from his electronic card Sanjay Dutt and the entrance of the road sure whether the room was second last or ting on plastic chairs. All sorts of eatables zens…stray dogs and plenty of pigeons… age Mumbaikar and started doing what it and I was shocked at the price—only Rs 10. was called Rajendra Kumar Chowk in the third last in the corridor. In any case, both were there on the table for this elite while all were there on a perfect morning when is best at—serving the guests delicious dish- “Rs 10 is the standard fare for most of the name of another famous film-star of yester the rooms were occupied and locked as a the others were sitting on raised platform the sun was behind the clouds and despite es from all over the globe within a week of places,” he informed me. It was fun travel- years. Several film stars, including the leg- waiter accompanying me indicated. Mission and passing their time as the shooting went humidity, one felt comfortable. There were the strike. It has a very informal atmosphere, ling in the train in the afternoon as I man- endary Dilip Kumar, have their bungalows accomplished. I clicked a few photographs on a snail’s pace with plenty of breaks. two plaques here. “Major beautification at slightly cramped for space but intensely aged to get a window seat after two stations. on this hilly road, supposed to be a posh and left without any emotions. tepping out of Filmistan, I spotted sev- Bandra Bandstand was funded in 2000 by popular amongst the locals as well as the Listening to the rattle of the train careful- address. Roaming in the area, I saw the multi Seral pamphlets pasted on its walls and Shabana Azmi MP with great efforts from foreigners on a visit to Gateway of India, ly, watching and trying to read faces of the I checked in the guest house, a two storied Topiwala Centre Mall and imme- even the main gate. These posters had a PK Das, architect and Bandra Bandstand Marine Drive and the Colaba area. I fellow travelers, looking outside the win- BHK flat and was ushered in a nicely kept diately recalled that it used to be Topiwala phone number and asked all those inter- Residents Trust” and “beautification and ordered sea food—prawns and fish with dow…my concentration was broken by a room by an attendant who hailed from Cinema Hall then where I used to watch ested in “film jobs” to call those numbers. entire re-tiling of Bandra Bandstand prom- green salad and it was quite a satisfying transgender, who gently touched my shoul- Odisha. I was so impatient to roam the movies in free time when I was flirting with I wondered what kind of “film job” it would enade was carried out through the efforts lunch. ders for alms. I gave Rs 10 coin and got plen- streets of the city that I changed within half film journalism for a while, just after fin- be! Must be those of carrying lights, junior of Priya Dutt MP from the MLA beautifi- “Much more people visit here now than ty of blessings in return. an hour and hailed an auto rickshaw for ishing with my university degree in Delhi. artists who play the role of a “crowd”…what cation fund of Baba Siddique MLA…” what they used to before the terror strike,” Lunch was at Café Mondegar, almost Juhu. The rickshaws in Mumbai are A multiplex had come up and several else? Those coming to Mumbai from all Sitting on rocks, two anglers were try- said a waiter, when I asked him about the similar to Leopold with identical menu and extremely efficient. I have never seen them movies were being shown. I was not inter- parts of north and east India to become ing their luck with their fishing rods. I house full café and bar at around 3 pm when then we headed for the one hour boat ride refusing any passenger unlike those in ested and walked to Filmistan Studio, close heroes and heroines must be calling these climbed down the walkway, through the lunch time was almost over. It has kept one in the sea from Gateway of India to Delhi. They never bargain for the fare in to Saigal Guest House on SV Road. It was numbers, I presumed. I called the number. boulders, sought their permission through bullet mark near the pastry counter as a Elephanta Caves. Finding a place on the top advance, scrupulously use the electronic here then that I had met Jackie Shroff and The female voice on the other side gave me a gentle gesture and sat beside them, reminder to that dastardly attack. “Initially, deck, we looked into the sea, with ships meter and give you the exact change. This Juhi Chawla on the sets of a film, the name an address in Vile Parle and timing of 10 watching their moves. There was a jerk in people came here for terror tourism, now anchored on all sides, the port of Mumbai was the case then and I discovered that this of which I do not remember now. I vague- am to 6 pm with a photograph and facili- the fishing rod of the angler sporting a hat, that curiosity is over. It does a brisk busi- at a distance and a refinery clearly visible good practice had not changed even slight- ly remember, Shroff, now better known as tation fee of Rs 5000. “The numbers of those he pulled it in excitement and found a fish ness,” said a middle aged garment seller, on with pipelines of all hues leading to it. The ly. father of Tiger Shroff, pulling out a thin falling in this trap must be huge,” I thought. of around 300 grams hooked. Visibly the footpath, next to the popular Café. rock cut Shiva caves at Elephanta, a lot of I used to sit on the huge boulders of brown cigarette and smoking in style. After The Goregaon railway station was happy, he pulled the struggling fish out of or me, walking aimlessly is refreshing. which were destroyed by the Portuguese Juhu when I lived in Bombay and spent sev- finishing the smoke and in between two next on my itinerary, simply because I used the hook, put it in a plastic bag and got busy FWithout any idea, where you are going during their occupation, still leave you mes- eral evenings looking at the Arabian Sea and shots, both the hero and heroine sat for a to board trains from here in the off-peak preparing the rod for another one. The or any particular thought what exactly you merized at the kind of technology which the doing nothing in particular. I vividly small chat about the film. The publicist hours for work or for leisure. It had other angler felt jealous that he couldn’t get will do next, I kept walking on the sideways people had hundreds of years ago to carve remember that the boulders were so huge handed me photographs and the job was changed beyond recognition. There was an any and changed his position. “This is a and the footpaths, selling numerous items out magic. “Can it be done today?” I asked that couples could easily hide or sit between done. escalator, a shining complex on the first hobby, not a profession,” said the hat in the Colaba Causeway. Garments, toys, my cousin. “No way,” he was sure. two big boulders to spend some private Filmistan, having a big slice in the his- floor with ticket counters, refreshment wearing angler. “The excitement is in small electronic items, household goods, By the time we took the last boat to moments. tory of Bollywood, is credited with the shops and generally clean surroundings. waiting, it’s like meditation, it’s like scoring books, spectacles and goggles, belts, bags, return, it was sunset. Colour of the sun first This time, the Juhu Beach was swarm- shooting of several successful films in the The old station complex had given way to a goal in football or hitting a six in antiques, old coins, shoes and slippers, arti- faded and then turned into pink, its shad- ing with police personnel, in anticipation Black and White era of the 1940s, 1950s and a new one. “Change is the only constant in Cricket,” he explained when I asked what ficial jewelry…the list is endless. Mumbai ow in the sea was spectacular. Darkness set of the sixth day immersion of the idols of early 1960s with several top names then life,” the quote struck my mind even attracts him to angling. is one big market where you have kiosks, in the next 15 minutes as the anchored ships Lord Ganesha during the Ganesh Chaturthi associated with it. Like several other places, though I did not board a train and just I walked to the Taj Lands End Hotel shops, vendors, hawkers, everywhere. in the sea with all sorts of lighting at vari- festival when a sea of humanity emerges it too was the same as I had left it—partly roamed around the station and the new and then to the Bandra Fort, amid drivers Walking distance from Colaba is the ous decks presented a magnificent view. A from every nook and corner to witness this dilapidated, partly being used for shooting walkway connecting it to the main road. of taxis and auto rickshaws sipping their cultural district of Mumbai housing the little further ahead, the Coastline looked annual festival. This tradition was started purposes and largely without much main- I finally called it a day after spending morning tea and smoking their first ciga- popular Jehangir Art Gallery. In a city where magical and felt like stars shining from a in the modern era by Lokmanya Tilak to tenance. The watchman at the Gate did not some time in Vinoda Bar and restaurant rette of the day. The road came to an end; nothing comes free, entry to this gallery is distance. The breeze on the top deck felt a organize people, help them socialize and in even ask me where I was going. “How could and got back to my Pali Hill guest house. you could see a terraced park and ruins of not only free but you are encouraged to bit cold, intense, caressing the face with a the process build a movement against the nothing change in over 20 years,” the So much of Mumbai in a single day an old fort, built by the Portuguese who had enter by the friendly watchman. Artists of certain momentum. It had a unique flavor British who looked down on Indian festi- thought struck me. I had no answers. There thrilled me and filled my curiosity quotient. occupied the area in 1640. Climbing the all hues are given space by the gallery to hold to it, like a mild deodorant. Nostrils felt bet- vals and wanted to crush the nascent emer- was a painted set of the gates of a Jail then Getting early and slipping into walk- stairs, you could see the enchanting view their exhibition. As I entered the hall, a lady ter with the smell of the sea breeze and I gence of dissent against the colonial pow- where numerous shots were filmed, it exist- ing shoes is a habit now. I decided to walk of the Bandra-Worli Sea link, connecting artist who was holding her exhibition, wanted this to continue forever. But there ers. ed even now. Interestingly, “Motihari down to Bandra Bandstand promenade, a Western Mumbai to its southern part looked at me in anticipation. I am hardly I was, landing at the Gateway of India in It would have been a sacrilege to miss Central Jail” was painted on it. I was sur- recently developed walkway along the sea. through a cable stayed bridge. Keep watch- a connoisseur of art not have in-depth an hour and ending my dream. the festival on the occasion and that too at prised, Motihari in Bihar is close to my Mumbai hardly has public parks so the fit- ing for whatever time is at your disposal, understanding but she came to me a place where all the festivity was centered. home town and Mahatma Gandhi was ness enthusiasts walk on the roads or hit the it de-stresses you as there is silence away and explained why vibrant As the evening set it, people started throng- jailed here when he went to Champaran in gyms. They were there in plenty, walking from the commotion of an extremely busy colours had been used and ing the Beach with merry making, sound 1917 to take part in protest against the on Pali Hill Road, some with their pet dogs, city. The view of the and splashing of colour. “Ganpati Bappa British authorities. I asked the proprietor others listening to music on their earphones, Morya” rent the air as the idols were low- of the canteen about it, he had no clue about some dressed in flashy athletic wear oth- ered in the sea and the Lord given a tear- Motihari, leave alone why was it written ers in utility walking clothes; ful farewell with the promise that he will “Motihari Central Jail” or if any film some lost in themselves return again next year to bless the family had been shot here recently. and the people. Dozens of teenagers were sup- Not having Vada Pav at the first given posed to participate in a reality show opportunity too would have been a disre- on dance and were rehearsing spect to the immensely popular proletari- around the “Jail area” of at cuisine of the Maya Nagri as Mumbai is Filmistan. referred to by the writers of popular Hindi fiction. There is something in the water of Mumbai which makes this Vada Pav so tasty in this city. 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  7 &7 provided with a mobile to give a transformed look to zero inteqal. Four years ago, adverse affects of straw-burn- phone. Necessary directions the Panchayati Raj there were 4 lakh inteqals ing to curb this practice. aryana Chief Minister have been given to the Institutions (PRIs) besides pending in the state but now Now almost all families in HManohar Lal on Sunday Irrigation and Water decentralizing powers by con- only 20,000 cases are pending. Haryana have gas connec- announced a slew of incen- Resources Department, he stituting an Inter District These cases pertain to the dis- tion. However, in case any- tives for Numberdars includ- added. Council. Today, representa- putes which would be scruti- body is left out, Numberdars ing doubling the monthly Numberdars would also tives of PRIs and Urban Local nized at government level, he should play a role in provid- honorarium, providing them be covered under the Bodies in the state are well added. ing them connections, the mobile phones and bringing Ayushman Bharat Yojna on educated and this has helped The Chief Minister also Chief Minister added. them under the cover of par with the families identi- in accelerating the pace of said thatwork on e-Khasra Speaking on the occa- Ayushman Bharat Yojna. fied by the socio-economic development, he said. Girdawri had also been start- sion, the Finance and Making these announce- and caste census and given The Chief Minister fur- ed through e-Tab for the Revenue Minister, Capt. ments at the state-level health insurance cover of up ther said that Haryana has Kharif crops 2018 under Abhimanyu, said Numberdars Numberdar Sammelan organ- to Rs 5 lakh annually. For the bagged first rank and has which Nakal Khasra Girdawri played an important role in ised at Mahavir Stadium in convenience of people and been awarded under Swachh would be provided online. serving as a link between the Hisar, the Chief Minister said Numberdars, the remand Survekshan Grameen 2018. He called upon the government and the people. that Numberdars would now powers of revenue officers in Providing accountable and Numberdars to work dedi- With the passage of time get an honorarium of Rs 3,000 the cases pertaining to rev- transparent governance is our catedly in their respective and advancement of technol- instead of Rs 1,500 per enue have been withdrawn, he priority. The Revenue areas and perform their duty ogy, working of the Revenue month, and it would be said. Department work has been responsibly. They should Department has undergone a directly deposited in their Manohar Lal said, once in made online to avoid wastage make people aware about the big change. Even though accounts. three months, a training pro- of time and money and to put welfare schemes implement- most of the work is done Numbardars from all gramme would be organised a curb on corruption, he ed by the State Government online, the status of over the state attended the for Numberdars to make added. so that the benefits could Numberdars remains rele- conference. them aware and update them In 2014, chakbandi of 100 percolate down to the last vant and the government is The Chief Minister said with new policies, rights and villages was pending out of man standing in the queue, he committed to further the previous governments their duties. At every Tehsil which work in 50 villages said. strengthening this institution. neither gave Numberdars due head office, list of Jamabandi has been completed. And, on Expressing concern over They should come forward honour nor paid them Nakal related to the respective the suggestion of panchayats, pollution, he said, this prob- and join the government in according to their status. In Tehsil has been provided chakbandi may also be done lem aggregated with the burn- providing a transparent an order to enable them to have online to avoid the farmers again in the villages where it ing of straw in the fields. He answerable administration to better communication facili- any hassles, he said. was done long back. The gov- urged Numberdars to make the people of the state, he ty, Numberdars would also be Haryana is the first state ernment has kept the target of the farmers aware about the added. NG  %O%   >!$: !  "        7 &7 districts of Ambala, Panchkula, Mahakumbh would play an Karnal, Rohtak, Gurugram, important role in encouraging   84&'74 8G7 F '& exchequer. The Centre household within a year, he aryana Sports and Youth Bhiwani and Hisar. and refining the talent from vil- 7 6 Government is fully con- added. HAffairs Minister Anil Vij on About 3800 men and 3700 lages. The events would include &7 8/ 7F>+1&44 cerned about the develop- On the occasion, the Sunday said that a state level women sportspersons would competitions of Gymnastics and imachal Chief Minister >4' >54&4=4 &>/ 4 mental requirements of the Chief Minister announced Rs ‘Khel Mahakumbh’ would be take part in these competitions. Badminton in district Ambala, HJai Ram Thakur on state, he added. 33 lakh for construction of organised from October 23 to Before this Mahakumbh, district Athletics and Table Tennis in Sunday announced that '>66'7446  =641 6 4>1'74 On Jan Manch different link roads of the area October 25 in which about 7500 level competitions would be Panchkula, Volley Ball and Judo senior secondary school Programmes, he said that till and announced the construc- sportspersons from the state organised in the districts and the in district Karnal, Hockey and Baragaon would be named ''4'7444/>8&>1'74 date, five Jan Manch pro- tion of bus stand and parking would participate in 15 interna- winners of these district level Wrestling in Rohtak, Boxing after Kargil martyr late Satish ''4>/4& 4' '>48&4 grammes had been organ- at Kumarsain. tional-sports competitions. competitions would then par- and Kabbadi in Bhiwani, Kumar as ‘Saheed Satish ised in different parts of the He also announced that a Vij said that all these 15 ticipate in this state level event, Handball, Archery and Tennis in Kumar Senior Secondary >4' >'>4/4&F state and as many as 15000 modern Sabzi Mandi would international-sports competi- the Minister said. district Gurugram, Football and School, Baragaon’. grievances and complaints of be constructed at Kumarsain tions would be organised in the Vij also said that this khel Basketball in Hisar, he said. The Chief Minister was 7>847>65 '7 F4& the people had been redressed in order to facilitate the fruit The Minister further said addressing a gathering at the on the spot. and vegetable growers. that various sports instructors, closing ceremony of Kabaddi Under the Mukhiya Earlier, the Chief Minister officers and employees have and Volleyball tournament the needs and aspiration of from the Centre for develop- Mantri Grahani Suvidha inaugurated new ITI building been deputed at all the compe- organised at Kumarsain in the common man. ment of the state. Yojana, free gas connections at Kumarsain completed at a tition venues of the state so as to Shimla district. Himachal Chief Minister The previous State were being provided to all the cost of Rs 7.81 crore. conduct the games successfully. Chief Minister Jai Ram Jai Ram Thakur said that the Government left a financial eligible families of the state He also visited the famous For this, the officials have been Thakur said that he himself State Government has suc- burden of over Rs 46,500 and the endeavour of the Hatu Mata Temple at directed to reach their venues by comes from a humble back- ceeded to get financial assis- crore due to their financial State Government is to ensure Narkanda and performed October 22, the Minister added. ground thus was well aware of tance of about Rs 9000 crore mismanagement on the state gas connection to every Puja.  
 


    

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Development( ICIMOD), the claimed that Prime Minister (*)&(+ its recent ‘Report of Working The think tank also noted lead authors of the report. Narendra Modi was directly )%-&& Group II Sustainable Tourism that the movement of Indian Among other contributors were involved in it, adding that he in the Indian Himalayan tourists is increasingly becom- Ashok K Jain ( NITI Aayog), had much to hide about it. ((#"&%' Region (IHR)’ follows obser- ing individualistic as standards Sejal Worah (WWF India) and Questioning Modi’s silence —Anand Sharma vation that the region annual- of living have gone up and peo- Mridula Tangirala (Tata Trust). over the deal, senior Congress ly records about 100 million ple travel to IHR landscapes as Not only the panel has leader Anand Sharma claimed hike in the price of the fighter tourists and the number is tourism industry. and when they want. “As a favoured ‘tourism tax’ as being that only the Prime Minister aircraft India was buying from expected to increase to 240 mil- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, result, traffic congestion and air imposed by many countries was aware that the offset con- &      &"'   ) France and asserted that the lion by 2025, putting huge Himachal Pradesh , Jammu & and noise pollution, over- like Bhutan as sources of rev- tracts would not be given to 1!    &!  '() Prime Minister needed to clear pressure on resources. Kashmir , Manipur, Meghalaya booked hotels, non-availability enue, it also suggested PES Hindustan Aeronautics many doubts about the deal The ‘green cess’ will help , Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, of parking places, and local schemes that offer financial Limited (HAL). “It was his (Modi’s) deci- Claiming that the Rafale deal was the that had been raised. He said more details boost revenue services as well Tripura, Uttarakhand and West water and energy security are incentives for locals to provide sion. Only he was privy to what he was biggest scam in the history of the country, of the deal would emerge if a forensic audit as ensure sustainable develop- Bengal are the part of the IHR. becoming recurrent problems, a wide range of ecosystem ser- going to do,” said Sharma at AICC Press Sharma reiterated his party’s demand for of it was carried out. ment of the region that stretch- The report notes that even in smaller towns such as vices untouched by normal conference. setting up a Joint Parliamentary The Congress has been claiming that es about 2,400 km across the though all mountain states have Dharamsala. market transactions. “It was expected that the Prime Committee to look into it. the aircraft will cost significantly more than northern border of India, cov- developed tourism/eco-tourism “Even trials of control The panel has also called Minister would speak on this issue of The former Union Minister also ques- what the previous United Progressive ering an area of about 500,000 policies and master plans but mechanisms to restrict the for carrying out tourism devel- national importance, but he continued to tioned Defence Minister Nirmala Alliance (UPA) Government was negoti- sq km, as per the report. It also not all of them address chal- number of visitors to very frag- opment management of remain silent while making tall claims Sitharaman’s visit to France, during which ating. The Opposition party has also suggested payments for envi- lenges such as climate change, ile sites (e.g. Rohtang Pass from Destination Carrying Capacity about his Government. The Prime she will take stock of the progress of French been demanding answers from the BJP ronmental services (PES) such inadequate solid waste man- KulluManali or Amarnath as the destinations have their Minister has much to hide in the Rafale firm Dassault Aviation supplying 36 Rafale Party-led National Democratic Alliance as charging entrance fees from agement, air pollution, degra- Yatra), have not yielded desired own limited natural and her- deal. His silence raises fundamental ques- jets to the Indian Air Force under the (NDA) Government as to why HAL was tourists and services sector as a dation of watersheds and water results as people find alternative itage resources and infra- tions, because he is directly complicit and 58,000-crore deal. not involved in the deal as finalised dur- long term solution within the sources and loss of natural routes and means to reach such structure. personally accountable for it,” he alleged. Sharma maintained that there was a ing the UPA regime.    '-  
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China already has taken demics and scholars, business terminated twice by the Uttar effect of reversing all the deci- country. Presently Metro prop- Pak border with BSF jawans. worldwide for Intelligence custody of another key Tibetan people and Intelligence opera- Pradesh Government owing sions made prior to the fresh erty is being managed by the During the two-day visit, the gathering. The establishment of Buddhist leader Panchen Lama. tives under official cover of to a dispute over his caste cer- view,” the bench said. elite Central Industrial Security Home Minister will arrive in one Confucius Institute centre Union Home Ministry diplomats, defence attaches and tificate. It said in the present case, Force (CISF). Bikaner on October 18, stay the in Mumbai University and sources said Home Minister journalists, another official said. The top court, held that Shankar’s rights were settled The railway board has writ- night at the BOP, before cele- efforts at setting up similar cen- Rajnath Singh is seized of the India and China share a the subsequent change in law by the earlier high court ten to the Ministry of Housing brating the festival with the tres in Vellore, Sulur, threats emanating from Chinese complicated relationship due to does not have the effect of judgment of December 23, and Urban Affairs saying that while the RPF charges only jawans on October 19, said Coimbatore and Kolkata has penetration in Indian educa- the lack of delineation of India- reversing all the decisions 2011, which was upheld when the RPF which is already 78,000 per jawan yearly. Home Ministry officials. sent alarm bells ringing in the tional institutions and has China boundary, lack of clari- made prior to the fresh view the appeal of the state gov- guarding the Kolkata Metro be Also, as the RPF is entrust- Singh is expected to review Intelligence community here. sought a strategy to be put in fication of the Line of Actual taken by a court of law. ernment was dismissed as made in charge of security for ed with the responsibility of the situation on the border and The Chinese agencies’ place to deal with the challenge. Control, Beijing’s concern about The Supreme Court in withdrawn by the apex court. the new metros in Lucknow, protection and security of rail- assess the progress in various efforts through Chinese busi- The Intelligence agencies presence of the 14th Dalai Lama 2013 had upheld an Allahabad The apex court said it Nagpur, Chennai, Pune, way property, passenger area infrastructure projects. He will nessmen to gain access to deci- have advised the States to keep Tenzin Gyatso in India and New High Court order by which was not permissible for the Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and has the power to arrest, attend a ‘Bada Khana’ (feast with sion making levels in Indian a watch on the Chinese activi- Delhi’s concerns regarding post- Vijay Shankar was reinstated principal secretary, home Indore, Bhopal and Hyderabad. investigate and prosecute crim- the jawans) and address the establishments have also ties and inform the Central Dalai Lama scenario. to service with all conse- department, to rely upon the “Having a single dedicated inals, it would be able to use security personnel, they said. emerged as another area of agencies for collation of data The relationship is further quential benefits, holding him subsequent contrary decision force for the Metro Railway is them at stations as well. The 3,323-km-long Indo- concern, a senior Intelligence and remedial action. complicated by Chinese support as a member of SC category and dismiss the appellant advantageous since the staff can “The RPF with only 900 Pak border is considered to be official said. Amid China’s grow- “The modus operandi of to Northeastern insurgent after state government had (Shankar) from service again. be trained in the safety and staffers is managing Kolkata highly sensitive. Even though the ing geopolitical ambition, the the Chinese Intelligence gath- groups, increased Chinese inter- withdrawn its appeal follow- The ordeal of Shankar, security requirements of the metro which has a footfall of border in Rajasthan is peaceful, Indian Intelligence agencies are ering apparatus globally is using est in the Indian Ocean Region ing a lengthy hearing. who joined the service in 1991 metro. The RPF has specialised about five to six lakh com- the border guarding forces of the apprehending aggressive amateurs and its expatriate and the China-Pakistan The Uttar Pradesh gov- as assistant prosection officer, training because it is already muters daily. They have both two countries often engaged in Intelligence gathering by Bejing. community settled worldwide Economic Corridor (CPEC, a ernment, however, in 2015 started when he was termi- securing sub-urban stations the expertise and the experi- massive firing in Jammu & The agencies are keeping a which is not only a big challenge part of BRI) which passes again dismissed him from nated on May 21, 2007, by the for years,” a senior railway ence to manage and secure Kashmir, leading to loss of watch on the MoUs signed with to detect but also difficult to through Pakistan-occupied service, saying a larger bench state government on the official said. mass transport system like human lives and properties. Indian universities /colleges, prove in a court of law. China Kashmir and growing Chinese of the high court has taken a ground that he has obtained The official also pointed Railways, so they are equipped Last year, the Home Minister student exchange programmes is the most active nation influence in India’s neighbour- different view and his caste the job by submitting a forged out that the move will also be to deal with metros,” the offi- had celebrated Dussehra at and attempts to manipulate the involved in cyber espionage hood especially Nepal, does not fall under the Scheduled Caste certificate. cost effective. The CISF charges cial said. The RPF has a sanc- Joshimath in Uttarakhand along post-Dalai Lama situation in with formidable capabilities,” an Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Schedule Caste category. It was found that Shankar’s 1.84 lakh annually per jawan tioned strength of 74,456 per- the Sino-Indian border with their favour. China has report- Intelligence official said. Lanka and Maldives, added the Shankar, who belongs to caste was recorded as ‘Kasera’ for securing metro premises, sonnel ITBP jawans. edly sought the custody of the The Chinese intelligence official. the ‘Kasera’ community, a in his school certificate, which sub-caste of ‘Shilpkars’ which according to the state govern- is a SC category notified under ment was not a SC category. !   the Constitution, challenged Shankar, first challenged  ()    $*  the decision once again before his dismissal order before the  
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Opposition Congress party the seat by defeating BJP can- TNagerbazar blast that left from 12 to 8 am, officials said secure and trouble-free we pandals in the State, party State as well as the country. Shah recently set a target of after the Diwali. didate Kanubhai Dabhi with two persons, including a child, adding about 800 police pick- have set up 27 trauma care leaders said. The complete draft NRC winning 22 of the 42 Lok Sources in the Congress margin of 27,000 votes. dead less than a fortnight ago ets have been put up in places ambulances that will move In addition to books on was published in July this year Sabha seats in West Bengal for party said that Shah has put Despite Shah’s denial to join still fresh in the mind, the near important Durga Puja around the city to tackle emer- BJP's ideology, those on Prime with 2.9 crore names in which his party workers. some condition in order to the Opposition party in near Bengal Government has Pandals like Ahiritola, gencies” he said adding nine Minister Narendra Modi and over 40 lakh people were left The BJP leadership appre- join the Opposition party future, a senior leader in Gujarat thrown an unprecedented Bagbazar, Md Ali Park, missing person’s squads will the works of Jan Sangh icons — out from the document, tout- hends it would be denied that includes ticket for the Pradesh Congress Committee security net across Durga College Square, Sealdah in also be deployed to help peo- Deen Dayal Upadhyay and ed to be a proof of Assamese permission for setting up Lok Sabha seat in Central (GPCC) said that very shortly Puja-bound Kolkata, police the North and Ekdalia ple find their children who Shyama Prasad Mookherjee identity. bookstalls under "instruc- Gujarat. Even in the ruling Shah would meet Congress sources said. Evergreen, Ballygunge often are lost in the crowd. — would be put up on display "We will use this (plat- tions of TMC leaders in BJP many believe that the ex- president Rahul Gandhi. With the pandal hoppers Cultural, Tridhara Sanmilani, This year the police expects in these stalls. form) to propagate about respective areas". MLA from Kapadvanj assem- Meanwhile Shah is maintaining already cramming the roads Deshapriya Park, Suruchi about 20 lakh people to visit Besides, literature on NRC in Assam and how it is For years, various political bly constituency would join that he would let media know if from Dwitiya (second day of Sangha, Chetla Agrani etc. Kolkata from distant districts National Register of Citizens done for the benefit of that parties including the CPI(M) the Congress. any such development would the 10-day-long celebrations) “We have deployed 25 divi- and states. (NRC) and Citizenship state and country, contrary to have been setting up stalls in He was elected to the State take place. In case Shah would the administration has made sional mobiles and 46 watch Immersion of Durga idols (Amendment) Bill would be the propaganda of the TMC. the State to promote their assembly from Kapadvanj seat in join Congress, he may contest massive police bandobast towers at important locations,” will take place from Vijay exhibited to make people aware We will also issue articles on books and literature outside Kheda district in 1998 and 2002, from Kheda Lok Sabha deploying 8000-strong police said a Deputy Commissioner Dushmi which falls on October of the contentious issues. violence and misrule of TMC Puja pandals as a public rela- and had served as Minister of Constituency as the opposition force across the city. adding 74 additional CCTV 19. Some select clubs will how- "This year, we had received Government and the devel- tions exercise. State for Transport in 1998. party didn’t have powerful leader This figure is in addition to cameras have been installed at ever be required to take part in requisitions for nearly 3,000 opmental work done by the After the Left Front was Although in 2007 assembly polls, in the constituency to take on several thousand civic volun- various locations. “This is in the Durga Carnival to be orga- bookstalls from across the state. Narendra Modi Government voted out of power in 2011, the BJP won with thumping major- the saffron brigade. teers and private security oper- addition to the existing ones,” nized at historic Red Road on We hope to come up with in the last four-and-half TMC has been promoting ity, but Shah lost measurably and With Lok Sabha polls ations, sources said. “Our offi- he said adding the CCTV feed October 23. stalls outside various puja mar- years," he said. party mouthpiece "Jago since then his role in the ruling coming closer, political migra- cers to the rank of Deputy will be monitored round the A brainchild of Chief quees," BJP State general sec- According to party sources, Bangla" outside puja pandals in party reduced gradually. tion from one party to anoth- Commissioners will personal- clock by the police officials in Minister Mamata Banerjee retary Sayantan Basu told PTI. the State leadership has been the State. "For us, Durga Puja In order to keep his sink- er would start not only in ly man vital positions in north the control room.” about 100 clubs will march past According to State BJP buoyed by its performance in is integral part of Bengali cul- ing political career afloat, the Gujarat but across the coun- and South Kolkata,” said a The Government was not the Red Road a la the Republic president Dilip Ghosh, the the last Panchayat polls and ture, heritage and history. We 57-year-old political leader try. Being a home-state of the senior official, adding that the willing to take chances during Day Parade with guests and number of stalls coming up this now wants to do even better in look up to it as a festival, contested from Kapadvanj as Prime Minister, Congress police officers will be deployed the Durga Pujas, said a senior revelers enjoying the occasion Durga Puja is the highest in the the next Lok Sabha polls by unlike the BJP which tries to an independent candidate party is trying hard to make in three shifts. IAS officer adding these Pujas from the galleries raised on the history of the State BJP. reaching out to the people of use religion to create rift among after the saffron party ignored major dent in PM Modi’s bas- The first shift will work Kolkata is likely to witness two sides. Durga Carnival "Earlier, our party organi- the State. the masses," TMC Secretary him. He however couldn’t tion as in the 2014 Lok Sabha from 8 am to 4 pm. 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His health Naik also said that it was media to give details of the stat- likely to reiterate his request for initiative is commendable.” illegally entered India) be delet- Navy-run airport.  6  4 is improving and he was imperative that Parrikar takes ue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. land for construction of Uttar The Statue of Unity when ed from the voters list and cor- Earlier, Parrikar was on expected to stay at the AIIMS adequate rest as part of his He is expected to return to Pradesh Bhawan at Ek Bharat unveiled will be the tallest stat- rection of names of voters in the Sunday morning discharged 214=&8&F for a few more days," the healing process after being Gujarat on Monday evening. Shresht Bharat complex which ue of the world. voter list be carried out ." PTI from the AIIMS. 7=44'&4'4 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) treated for advanced pancreat- According to sources in ' 114&4' leader said. ic cancer. the AIIMS, he was in the Naik dismissed any possi- "After he returns, I will morning shifted to the 7> '6 bility of dissolution of the Goa meet and speak to him. He  " "   Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for 68 '7>4  Assembly and expressed con- must have returned (to Goa) a while after his condition fidence that the Parrikar-led because the last chemothera- deteriorated. But later, the > 8 =  government will complete its py must have been adminis-   68G>5 Summit— and the Krishi food processing, animal hus- profits to farmers. administration decided to dis- '748 five-year term. tered. He can take future treat- Kumbh would be the third bandry and farm implements The Chief Minister advo- charge him. Questions over the stabil- ment in Goa." his will be a Kumbh of a important summit that will to provide a holistic picture to cates that farmers should take The state-run Goa and its allies, who met Parrikar ity of the Goa government have Parrikar was admitted to Tdifferent kind in which give a boost to all the three sec- farmers for increasing their up vegetable growing, fruit Medical College and Hospital separately, had ruled out any been raised by the Opposition the All India Institute of farmers and agricultural sci- tors, particularly ODOP. income. production, horticulture, pis- near here has made elaborate change in leadership in the Congress because of Parrikar's Medical Sciences last month. entists from across the country The aim is to promote The summit seeks to intro- ciculture and dairy develop- arrangements at his private coastal State. illness. The former Defence will brainstorm for three days modern agricultural techniques duce farmers to the evolving ment other than conventional residence with a team of doc- The core committee is the In the 40-member Goa Minister has been in and out of in the State Capital from and diversification of crops dynamics of farming so that farming. tors on standby to take care of BJP's key decision-making Assembly, the Parrikar-led gov- hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, October 26 to search avenues which in turn help the farmers they may increase their earn- In a recent meeting with a his health. body in Goa, comprising ernment has the support of 23 New York and now Delhi for for increasing the income of the to double their income. Over ings by tapping the vast poten- delegation of Asian Parrikar was admitted to senior leaders like Parrikar, MLAs. the last seven months. farming community. 100,000 farmers, scientists, tial in agriculture and post Development Bank, the Chief the AIIMS on September 15. Union Minister Shripad Naik These comprise 14 BJP On Friday, Parrikar also The agri-meet — Krishi experts and entrepreneurs are harvest management of crops, Minister had said: “It is a ben- On Friday, Parrikar met and party State chief Vinay MLAs, three each from the held a meeting of his cabinet Kumbh-2018 — will also be expected to take part in this he said. eficial effort to enhance agri- Goa BJP's core committee Tendulkar, among others. Goa Forward Party and the ministers and senior BJP state attended by Haryana and three-day event. Sharma said that the cultural production. Experts in members and ministers from Parrikar has been ailing Maharashtrawadi Gomantak executive committee members Jharkhand as partner States. Manish Sharma, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party govern- this field should be roped in for coalition partners at AIIMS to since mid-February and has Party (MGP) as well as three at AIIMS. Chief Secretary Anup official looking after the prepa- ment always advocated diver- wide ranging deliberations. discuss ways to ensure his been treated at different hos- Independents. The opposition Congress Chandra Pandey said that Uttar rations for Krishi Kumbh, said sification in the farm sector as This will also help the govern- Government functions nor- pitals including those in Goa, The Opposition Congress has been demanding Parrikar's Pradesh had already organised that this event would include all Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ment in fulfilling Prime mally during his absence from Mumbai and the US. is the single largest party in resignation on account of his UP Investors’ Summit 2018 aspects of rural economy, such believed that in present day sce- Minister Narendra Modi’s office due to ill health. "I got the news that he is the state Assembly with prolonged illness and absence and MSME conclave — One as agriculture, horticulture, nario, diversification in farm dream to double the income of Leaders of the ruling BJP coming back but I can't believe 16 MLAs. from office. District One Product dairy, pisciculture, bee-keeping, sector would lead to better farmers by 2022.” $Q## # 0 <5 ! "   + "  
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Raje Sunday exuded confi- Churu, Hanumangarh, The Governor said this Limited, leading to the closure of 4&=F&45 '7  the BJP-led Government of %! %+%- The BJP-led coalition dence that the BJP would form Jodhpur and Sriganganagar. during an interactive session — its 200 MW power units on 7>8& brazenly backing the fish mafia '#+(%-' Government, of which Goa the next Government both in The workers submitted to the 'Kashmir Youth Dialogue' — Sunday morning. in the State, adding to the '*&'- Forward is a part, has been on the Centre and the State. Chief Minister their written organised by the Jammu The Obra thermal power Senior officials of the UP state's political turbulence. the backfoot ever since, after The Chief Minister ridiculed suggestions in sealed envelopes. Kashmir Youth Alliance at plant, situated on the border of Thermal Power Generation Even as the BJP-led coali- "%,-&+ several of its Ministers were the Congress saying its various Raje said the workers have Sher-i-Kashmir International Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Corporation Limited along with tion in Goa battles to stay +#,+ accused of allegedly protecting leaders have already become the right to claim tickets from Conference Centre (SKICC) Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, district authorities rushed to the afloat amid Chief Minister fish-traders who were alleged- Chief Ministers and started form- the party, but their targets here. supplies power mostly to UP. spot. Sonebhadra’s District Manohar Parrikar's prolonged activity, I would prefer to ly importing formalin-laced ing their cabinets even before the should be to ensure that "lotus" Malik said it was important Due to the fire, power genera- Magistrate Amit Kumar Singh illness, a past ghost of a for- fight for the injustice meted fish consignments into Goa state assembly elections. blooms in the State again. that the youth were given tion was stopped at Obra and said the units had been shut malin-in-fish controversy out to an officer who has alert- from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil "The BJP has the unity and The Chief Minister also momentum in right direction this disrupted power supply in down and the employees had continues to dog the govern- ed and saved the trusting Nadu and Karnataka. uniformity while the Congress sought to ridicule the Congress' to channelise their creative, some parts of the State. been evacuated. He said no one ment, especially BJP ally Goa Goan from the deadly can- D'Mello, who had been has several faces and is a divid- "optimism" over the tradition intellectual and innovative Official sources said here was injured in the fire. Forward. cerous poisoning of our served a show cause notice by ed house. Various Congress of the state having the BJP and energies and talents in a pro- that the fire started from the Official sources said the On Sunday, D'Mello brethren," D'Mello said in his Goa Forward for his critique of leaders have already become the Congress Governments ductive manner. switch gear in the cable yard loss due to the fire could be in resigned from the party, claim- Facebook post on Sunday. the party last week, also said Chief Ministers and formed alternatively since 1990 and Conveying the commit- around 5 in the morning and several crore of rupees. They ing that the Government was D'Mello was referring to questioned the party leadership their cabinets even before the said had it been so, the ment of Prime Minister the fire spread to nearby areas also said that the losses would backing the fish mafia which the targeting of the whistle- about its silence against the elections but the BJP workers Congress would not have ruled Narendra Modi to ensure free within an hour. have been much higher had the uses formalin, a carcinogenic blower Food and Drugs harassment of Fernandes. would clear their misunder- the State for 50 years. and fair elections in the state, About 12 fire-tenders were fire not been brought under preservative used to preserve Administration official Iva "If Goa Forward, which standing in the upcoming Raje exuded confidence that he said the students are torch- rushed to the spot to douse the control immediately and the cadavers, to preserve fish sold Fernandes, who exposed the forms one fourth of the state assembly elections," she said. her party will form Governments bearers for emerging societies flames. Due to the fire, unit entire Obra thermal power in the state's fish markets. formalin-use scandal and has cabinet with its three Ministers, Raje made the remarks both in the State and the Centre and urged them to partake in numbers 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of plant, which generates 800 "I would like to state that now complained to the Human cannot insist on a crackdown Sunday during a meeting of the under the leadership of Prime the democratic process as lead- the power plant generating MW of power, would have to if fighting for justice for an Rights Commission claiming on those who poison fish con- party workers at Ranakpur in Minister Narendra Modi and ers and participants to shape around 200 megawatt (MW) be shut down leading to major upright officer who is men- harassment by her seniors after sumed by the people of Goa, Pali district. BJP chief Amit Shah. the new future for the state. electricity were shut down. power crisis in the State. tally tortured is anti-party she conducted the raid in July. then who can?" D'Mello said. The meeting was attended PTI Malik assured full support of the State and Central admin- istration for the overall devel-     opment of the youth. The Governor also partic- &.

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   ipated in one-on-one interac- tion with the youth during the ' H'&' session, in which the youth put #   " ! %   forth their grievances and con- Agartala: A chopper ride for cerns on a variety of subjects. Durga Puja revellers for an aer- "To provide youth with Thiruvananthapuram: Amid Kshema Sabah would be invit- Gopi flagged off the rally here ial view of the festival here and proper launch platforms, there continuing protests on the ed for the talks, he said. at Alamkode. "Each BJP work- its adjoining areas has been have been talks to host IPL Sabarimala issue, a temple "TDB has no prejudice er will fight till his final drop arranged by the Tripura Road matches in Kashmir, besides body which manages the Lord over any matter related to of blood is shed to protect the Transport Corporation holding matches where local Ayyappa shrine on Sunday Sabriamala...Let them come sanctity of the centuries old tra- (TRTC). "We are offering the players are provided opportu- invited stakeholders for a meet- and share their views. We will dition of Sabarimala" party ride for three days on Saptami, nities to compete with players ing to discuss 'various aspects', take a suitable decision on all state president P S Sreedharan Navami and Dashami and the of national and international including preparations for the aspects regarding the temple Pillai said addressing the rally. duration of the ride will be for repute," he said. annual pilgrimage season, after that," Padmakumar told The march, which criss 25 minutes," TRTC Chairman On the concerns with beginning next month. reporters. crossed the southern districts Deepak Majumder told regard to the education sector, As Various Hindu outfits The members of the of the State, would conclude reporters here Sunday. Malik said he will ensure that and Lord Ayyappa devotees Padalam royal family and before the State Secretariat, An eight-seater chopper has universities and other higher have been staging protests over tazhamon tantries later said a the administrative hub here, been allotted for the ride and 16 educational institutions will the last few days all over Kerala collective decision would be Monday. Hundreds of activists tickets will be issued every day prepare and adhere to an aca- against implementation of the taken soon on whether to of Antarashtriya Hindu from the Krishnanagar bus demic calendar, clear back- Supreme Court order, permit- attend the TDB meet or not. Parishad (AHP) also took out depot from tomorrow, logs, besides ensuring timely ting women of all age groups The three-month-long annual a rally here, urging the State Majujmder said adding the price conduct of examination and into the shrine, the call for talks 'Mandalam-Makaravilakku' and Union Governments to 
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  " &!  ' head. PTI PTI consensus. Sabarimala Temple will begin tees of Lord Ayyappa. The Travancore on November 17. AHP president Pravin Devaswom Board has invited Meanwhile, various devo- Togadia called for a hartal in tantries (temple priests), tee groups and Hindu outfits the State on October 18 if the          Pandalam royals and devotee took out protest marches in Left Government implements groups to the meeting. different places across the the apex court order. TDB president A state, demanding that the "We demand that the state      
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www.dailypioneer.com 3'', Rafale deal: Smoothen ruffled feathers Flying unsafe !  !                %                                 Congress president Rahul Gandhi has French President François Hollande to a selected by the then UPA Government in 2012 in Hollande’s remarks. When asked by the    . =             directly blamed the Prime Minister for 1>8&644& French TV, about the Indian Government over its other rivals. However, negotiations with French media about the conflict of interest indulging in “crony capitalism” and his entire proposing the name of Reliance Defence for the Dassault dragged on over disagreements on involving former President’s partner Julie Gaye                 party is in hyper mode to garner public opin- >' 84'>=4' offset clause, only added fuel to the fire and gave warranty for aircraft to be produced by (whose film was funded by Anil Ambani) he ion on this matter. The party has also filed a 47>'74&O'7&>' the Opposition another handle to beat the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). India want- took a diversionary tactics to escape. In inter-   %    !
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   2          2 Dassault Aviation in a sealed cover. The three- those quoted in the original bid under the UPA, In January 2014, Dassault informed that the try’s enemies will try to derail this deal through efence procurement has always member Bench, headed by Chief Justice of with a total saving of more than 1,600 million cost of each aircraft had increased by 120 mil- clandestine planting of false reports directed at                " been in the vortex of politics in India, Ranjan Gogoi, made it clear that it is not 4O';<F4& Euros (350 million Euros on the cost of aircraft lion dollar (756 crore). There was no further the doors of opposition leaders and in dinner 5 
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   2      "  signing of Government-to-Government agree- with a focus on India’s defence needs. The Air Modi Government for bypassing the procure- being fully loaded with India-specific high-end and is nuclear-capable. Its on-board electron- in this deal should be used to develop the    ! !         !  ment between France and India in April 2015 Force is awfully short of multi-purpose aircraft ment procedure and smelled a rat over the sign- technology. Former Defence Minister Sharad ic warfare systems can also perform reconnais- defence infrastructure in the country. Let us end during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to meet external threats from two fronts. As ing of an agreement between Dassault, the man- Pawar, too, has opined that he cannot level accu- sance and radar jamming roles. the saga of mathematics of incompetence in    "> !     !   to France for the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft against the requirement of 44 Squadrons, it has ufacturer of Rafale, and the Anil Ambani-led sation unless he gets the proof. If our leaders continue to be at each other’s defence procurement where incompetence     !    ! !!   at the cost of 7.8 million Euro, which approx- only 32 Squadrons (half of these squadrons are Reliance defence firm for implementing the 50 Now let us examine it from the perspective throat then no Government can finalise the deal plus incompetence equals incompetence.   %    @   %  !! % ! imately would cost around 58,000 crore. of vintage Mig 21, Jaguar and Mig 27, which per cent offset clause. The interview of former of informed citizens. The Rafale aircraft was even in the next 50 years. There is also a catch (The writer is a retired civil servant)             !  N 2    O   !         !5 4 !  " !    % %     % 2    
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Things have changed in the burning my farmers looking to clear their field for the                 ( Mobility Summit on September 6, 2018. a 100 years ago: “Education which give a wakeup call; let people realise modern world and India and Indians       /  $  #        next sowing cycle in the adjoining States of Haryana Needless to say, it was a mega show, very does not help the common mass of who they are; what they were miss- are no longer exceptions. Now, I            $           well attended by global CEOs which adequate- people to equip themselves for the ing; how they have been deprived knowledge quest is often pursued and Punjab combined with rising construction, road-          (01   21      side and vehicular pollution has left residents of the ly demonstrated the importance of Indian mar- struggle for life, which does not bring not only of their material affluence with the sole commercial consider- ket in the contemporary auto world. Kudos to out strengthen and character, a spir- but also of the sense of pride in their ations getting a patent earlier than                  Capital wheezing and coughing, now comes news that the event management skill of the NITI Aayog. it of philanthropy, and the courage culture and heritage. Most impor- others and takeover the market! 3              the El Nino weather phenomenon will make the com- Indeed, magnificent but what perplexed most of a lion — is it worth the name? Real tantly, how their minds have been Historical interventions impeded     .   41    51     ing winter in Delhi warmer. From the frying pan into analysts assessing the outcome of this impres- education is that which enables one made to drift away from their own Indian knowledge traditions, and   R  S          R7S   the fire about sums it up. sive show was that there was no policy decla- to stand on one’s own legs.” people, people who were reduced to today, we are just copying the trends     ,  8       ( ration, leave alone lack of any firm commit- The import implications of advance bat- ly help in fossil fuel substitution as well as high- That the current education sys- live in inhuman conditions, who had of much-glamourised globalisation.    #          ment from Original Equipment Manufacturers teries for EVs is even more serious than elec- er fuel efficiency? It must be clearly under- tem is weak on this front is univer- lost the will to resist injustice and However, as we are passing                 ( (OEMs) to invest in India. tronic parts import as batteries constitute stood that through electric mobility what we sally known. It needs new insights humiliation. If resurgence was ever through an era of weakening of sin-           3           Even the much awaited FAME-II decla- almost 55-60 per cent of the total value of an are fundamentally attempting to do is to reduce and ideas. Every effort undertaken to conceivable, it needed a messiah cere, committed and selfless pursuits               ( ration was missing. Instead, debate was electric vehicle. Hence, it is obvious that we fossil fuel consumption and, hence, reduce pol- reform the education sector — be it who knew India and Indians! of new knowledge, a course correc- River of pain          R  S dominated by the only concern about subsi- need to try quickly to facilitate the manufac- lution too. Therefore, the answer to these ques- education policy, programmes, And knowing India was no easy tion is urgently needed. Essentially, +     %  S    dies for electric vehicles which presumably turing of advance batteries in India. For this, tions warrants that in addition to securing siz- implementation strategy or articula- task in view of the country’s diver- it amounts to broadening of the $            $     can result in import substitution of crude oil; aggregation of demand from other applications able battery manufacturing in the country, a tion of outcomes — can derive sity of every conceivable variety in vision of knowledge quest that India            01   +   ( .S             albeit with import of expensive electric vehi- such as renewable energy storage, energy back two-pronged approach is needed. immense benefit from the vision and men and material, spiritual and reli- to realise the cause of the decline of tact with the surrounding Buddhist must articulate in the current-day                   # cle (EV) parts like lithium ion batteries, up for telecom towers, defence requirements, First, all technologies that either help sub- philosophy of Swami Vivekananda. gious pursuits and systems of gover- a great number of people who 1   '> nations”. 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To address the issue of >6F5 '7 >&4 through subsidised ticket rates demonstrate their commit- “This round of duty hike expanding CAD, the and to provide air connectivi- ment to implement and pro- =44& 4 was suggested by the Ministry Government will take neces- '7J<4' ty to smaller towns. vide the requisite support for of Electronics and IT (MeiTY), sary steps to cut down non- In the subsequent devel- promoting operations under 4&6 4& after discussion with Ministry essential imports and increase opments, five airlines were the scheme. of Commerce and Industry. We exports. The commodities of  8 = mandated to fly on 128 region- The BJP-ruled Assam had have gone ahead with their sug- which imports will be cut al routes in the first phase of the last year offered to provide Rs  45467 gestion,” the official added. down will be decided after he Central Government bidding in March 2017, and 15 100 crore as viability gap fund- Indian rupee had touched consultations with concerned Thas invited proposals from airlines on 325 regional routes, ing towards extension of the he Government may not go a historic low of 74.50 to a dol- ministries and will be WTO- interested air operators for the including those having chopper scheme for international air Tfor another round of lar on October 11. It later compliant,” Finance Minister international version of its operations, in the second phase connectivity from the state import duty hike on any more recovered and ended October Arun Jaitley had then said. ‘Udan’ (Ude Desk Ka Aam in January this year. capital Guwahati. items and could take other 12 trading session at 73.57 to a Earlier in the day, a finance Nagrik) scheme as it seeks to The Airports Authority of According to the draft  8 = cent, as against an increase of measures to contain the impact dollar as global crude prices ministry official had said more enhance air connectivity from India (AAI) is also the imple- scheme, State Governments 5.5 per cent in the year-ago of rupee slide on current eased. The rupee has depreci- steps will be taken to check India to select overseas desti- menting agency for the domes- will identify the routes to be ank credit rose by 12.51 per month, the RBI data showed. account deficit (CAD), an offi- ated about 13 per cent since the CAD and hoped that the rupee nations. tic format of the regional con- connected, and airline opera- Bcent to 89.82 lakh crore in Advancesto industry rose cial said. beginning of 2018. would appreciate. This is despite the domes- nectivity scheme. tors will assess demand on the the fortnight ended September by 1.9 per cent in August, The Government, within a “We expect the rupee to “Rupee, Balance of tic format of the scheme failing The bids could be submit- identified routes and submit 28, while the deposits grew by against a contraction of 0.3 per span of two weeks, has hiked rise from here. No more import Payments, CAD are the main to yield desired results with ted to the AAI by November proposals for providing con- 8.07 per cent to 117.99 lakh cent in August 2017. import duty on a host of house- curbs would be needed at the worries, we have strategy in almost half of the routes 22, according to the notice nectivity. crore, according the RBI data. Bank loans toagriculture hold items like refrigerators and moment. Rather we should place to tackle situation. We approved in the first phase of inviting e-proposals. Operations under the In the year-ago fortnight, and allied activities were up by air conditioners, and telecom look at ways to check depen- will take action at opportune the bidding for the scheme still The AAI has invited the scheme will be permitted advances stood at 79.83 lakh 6.6 per cent, compared with an and communications system dence on petrol, diesel,” anoth- time on these issues,” the offi- to be launched. bids on behalf of the civil avi- through fixed-wing aircraft crore, while the deposits at increase of 6.5 per cent in the products as it looked to cut er official said. cial said. National airports opera- ation ministry and the Assam only with more than 70 seats. 109.17 lakh crore. same month last year. import of non-essential items. The Government, effec- The CAD widened to 2.4 tor AAI, which has been man- Government, as per the notice. The scheme has proposed In the fortnight ended Credit to the services sec- “Further hike in import tive September 27, had doubled per cent of the GDP in the first dated to implement the inter- The Central Government to set up an International Air September 14, bank credit had tor expanded by 26.7 per duty on non essential goods is duties on import of 19 items, quarter of 2018-19. national version of the Udan had in August unveiled a draft Connectivity Fund (IACF) — risenby 13.46 per cent to 87.98 cent, against 5 per cent last not likely,” the official said. including air conditioners, Large trade deficit and scheme, has invited “e-pro- scheme for extending the dedicated for providing subsidy lakh crore, while the deposits year. In the latest round of duty household refrigerators and rupee decline against the US posals (bids) from interna- UDAN scheme to internation- support under the scheme. It grew by 8.58 per cent to Personal loans rose by 18.2 hike effective October 12, the washing machines (less than 10 dollar are putting pressure on tional bidders for selection of al circuits, with state govern- will be created through the 115.70 lakh crore. per cent in August 2018, com- Finance Ministry increased the kg), to 20 per cent. The cost of the CAD, and these steps are airlines under the International ments identifying routes for the contributions of State In August this year, non- pared with 15.7 per cent in levy of import of base station, import of these items was likely to have a positive impact Air Connectivity Scheme, IACS operations. Governments. food credit rose by 12.4 per August 2017. IP Radios, soft switches and 86,000 crore in 2017-18 fiscal. on the external sector. %
 
 

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& plants. ority supplies to central public market have hit a record high Chamber of Commerce and investors in the 2018 update. trend largely depends on sta- istry for final approval. Following this, all sub- sector plants and WCL has past few days. In last week of CII, four dominant sectors “In addition, the opportu- bility on bond yields and INR. “There is also a plan to ing its unaudited financial sidiaries of Coal India like been verbally instructed to September, spot electricity accounted for almost 95 per nity to access European market “However, worries about restructure loans of STC as the result for the quarter ended South Eastern Coalfields Ltd supply coal to only Mahagenco price touched nine year high of cent of the revenue generated post Brexit is an important fac- US Fed rate hike, US-China company is facing financial June 30, 2018 in August, had (SECL) have been directed to (formerly known as 14.25 per unit and swelled fur- by Indian companies in tor for Indian investors,” it said. trade dispute and political hardship,” the sources said. stated that it has appointed supply coal to state power gen- Maharashtra State Electricity ther to 18.20 in the first week Germany, as well as 89 per cent The study noted that Indian uncertainties in India on The firm is also in the financial advisor for restruc- erators such as NTPC. Board) plants. of October on Indian Energy of the 23,300 people employed. investors viewed the quality of account of upcoming state process of preparing a plan to turing of existing loans and for This has come at the cost As a result, SECL in Exchange. “Out of the total number of living at affordable prices very elections may impact senti- sell its non-core assets to raise raising additional loans. of private power producers, October increased the sup- This spark in power tariff more than 213 Indian sub- positively. “The quality of edu- ment in the short-term,” said funds. It had also proposed to who are running out of feed- plies to state and central gen- was attributed to inadequate sidiaries operating in Germany, cation, which is offered for free Vinod Nair, Head of The move assume signifi- raise additional working capi- stock used to produce elec- erating companies from an coal supplies from Coal India, nearly 74 Indian companies by the Government, makes Research, Geojit Financial cance as there was a proposal tal funds against its properties. tricity. average 10 rakes per day the sources said. each with annual turnover of Germany an attractive location Services. of the commerce ministry for “Therefore, the Company Sources in private produc- (40,000 tonnes) to 17 rakes per While domestic coal pro- more than 10 million euros for relevant research and devel- “Companies like Infosys, a merger of STC and another has approached its lender ers say rationally Coal India day (68,000 tonnes) whereas duction during April- generated combined annual opment activities. Federal Bank, ACC, Reliance state-owned trading firm banks for an appropriate reso- should give first priority to for private power plants it has September has risen to 256 mil- revenues of around 11 billion “Also, the security stan- are to announce their results MMTC. lution plan with the objective those plants having critical reduced from an average 10 lion tonnes from 232 million euros,” the report said. dards, personally and for finan- this week,” said Prateek Jain, STC has posted 88.44 per to make the operations of the coal stocks. Next should come rakes per day to only 6 rakes tonnes in the year ago period, The four dominant sectors cial investments, qualify Director, Hem Securities. Over cent fall in standalone net prof- company viable and sustain- plants facing supplies below per day (24000 Tons). increased power demand has include automotives, metals and Germany to be a perfect desti- the last week, the BSE 30- it to 1.46 crore during April- able. The lender banks have contractual obligations and Private power generators meant that coal imports have metal-processing, chemicals and nation for Indians, who intend share Sensex gained 356.59 June 2018-19, on account of formed Joint Lender Forum to then to most efficient plants, feel such priority supply only to also risen to 119 million tonnes pharmaceuticals and profession- to diversify risks investing their points to close at 34,733.58 on poor income. finalise the reconstruction irrespective of ownership. state and central PSU electric- from 105 million tonnes in al, scientific and technical services. private wealth in the Federal Friday. The company, while releas- plan,” it had said. Preferential and priority ity generating companies is April-September 2017. “The top 10 Indian compa- Republic,” the report added. O#%+
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What are your plans to execution takes a little bit of our trucks were stopped and their products and to overseas =644 6G track and trace system which provide the same to neigh- customers. We believe this What are the challenges time. And the Government held back at different places. buyers an opportunity to place is supported by Piece Level bouring countries in particu- could have happened a little logistics sectors is facing due has been listening to us in Loads were in the trucks. orders and source their mer- & 4'1=&  Tracking System. Piece Level lar and world in general? And earlier but as you know there to rising fuel prices? Tell us terms of our situations; espe- Customers did not get the ser- chandise,” the textiles ministry 4>& 4 Tracking means the box of a why are you coming up with was a transaction was going on. how hard is it to run opera- cially under the express indus- vice they should have got. said. consignment can be tracked. A air services after long seven Our earlier investors were exist- tions during such volatile try because as an express indus- Couple of the trucks was also “The IISF-2018 is expect- 16>>&>/4&  consignment may be from say years of establishment of your ing and new investors were market conditions? try we do not move from one attacked. Fortunately we didn’t ed to generate business of over a auto spare parts to a distrib- company? coming in so as a result of that Of course it is hard.. having pick up point to one delivery lose anything. A strike does $20 million for the small and products from their region utor. He may be sending one The air services that we are we just delayed the whole said that the stability of network point. We move through hubs impact the industry. medium enterprises (SMEs) which will be an added attrac- consignment box. But in that starting in April 2019, for process by a period of around is never compromised, because and spokes. And obviously In an express network- for engaged in producing silk and tion for buyers. one consignment note there which the work has already 6-8 months. service is most important thing. large number of e-way bills us a network is like a loop. A blended silk garments, fabrics, India is the second largest could be 10 boxes. so we can started in building the IT plat- We started planning We typically get a pass through need to be made, which are truck leaves Delhi to Mumbai accessories and floor covering,” producer of silk in the world. track each box in that con- form and building the infra- process for this about a year ago to our venders who compensate made using technology as and there are 2 en-route after it added. The country’s silk industry is signment. The technology has structure that we need is some- when we knew the new us for higher prices, and we also manually it is impossible to do that. The truck which has left Over 218 buyers from var- agriculture based and labour been developed in house. What thing we are going to do for investors were coming on get compensated by our cus- that and I don’t think there are from Delhi needs to reach ious countries will participate intensive and provides gainful it helps us to do and the cus- domestic air cargo. Where the board. And now we have start- tomers. Yes there is a time lag any negatives. These are posi- Mumbai and go back. If this in the fair. Artisans from employment to around 8 mil- tomer to do is know exactly product will be available to our ed work so that we can launch but while it is challenging but tives. loop is broken it certainly takes Jammu & Kashmir and north- lion artisans and weavers in where his shipment is, in existing customers and B2B the product by April it is not that challenging that Obviously continued time to settle down. east will showcase their unique rural areas.    ()  * +,- ./+0 '#+-;;

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Trump said he Arabia of failing to cooperate contributor whose writings Saudi journalist Jamal Trump made a point of vis- However, Trump in the would meet with with a probe into the have been critical of powerful Khashoggi, the BBC reported on iting the kingdom on his first same interview said: “As of this Khashoggi’s family. disappearance of a journalist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sunday. Khashoggi, a overseas trip as President and moment, they deny it and they American lawmakers in inside its Istanbul consulate, as Salman, left the building safe- critic of the Saudi Government, has touted arms sales to Saudi deny it vehemently. Could it be both parties have been more US President Donald Trump ly but has yet to offer visual evi- vanished on October 2 after vis- Arabia. But both the White them? Yes.” critical of Saudi Arabia, with threatened “severe punish- dence of this. iting its consulate in Istanbul, House and the kingdom are Other stock exchanges in several suggesting officials in ment” if it turns out The outcry surrounding triggering tensions between under mounting pressure as the Mideast saw far less volatil- the kingdom could be sanc- he was killed. his disappearance threatens to Riyadh and Ankara. concern grows over the fate of ity Sunday. US markets have tioned if they were found to be Comments by Turkish not just harm brittle Turkey- The authorities in Istanbul the veteran journalist, who been rattled by rising interest involved in Khashoggi’s disap- Foreign Minister Mevlut Saudi relations but also alarm believe he was murdered there by hasn’t been seen since he rates, signs of a slowdown in pearance and alleged killing. Cavusoglu represented a hard- the kingdom’s supporters in the Saudi agents. Saudi Arabia has entered the Saudi Consulate in the global economy and the Khashoggi, who was con- ening of Ankara’s hitherto cir- West and tarnish the reform rejected the allegations as “lies”. Istanbul on October 2. state-run Saudi Press Agency losses by the early afternoon. US-China trade dispute. sidered close to the Saudi royal cumspect tone over the case of drive spearheaded by the Several sponsors and media Already, international busi- read. “The kingdom also The market clawed back some Saudi Crown Prince family, had become a critic of the Saudi journalist Jamal crown prince. groups have decided to pull out ness leaders are pulling out of affirms that if it receives any of the losses, closing down 3.5 Mohammed bin Salman has current government and Prince Khashoggi, who has not been “We’re going to get to the of this month’s investment con- the kingdom’s upcoming action, it will respond with per cent for the day. aggressively pitched the king- Mohammed, the 33-year-old seen since he stepped inside the bottom of it and there will be ference in Riyadh, dubbed Davos investment forum, a high-pro- greater action, and that the Turkish officials say they dom as a destination for foreign heir apparent who has shown lit- consulate on October 2. severe punishment,” Trump in the Desert, as a result of con- file event known as “Davos in kingdom’s economy has an fear Saudi agents killed and dis- investment. But Khashoggi’s tle tolerance for criticism. Turkish officials have said told CBS’s “60 Minutes,” cerns over Khashoggi’s fate. the Desert.” influential and vital role in the membered Khashoggi after he disappearance, and suspicions As a contributor to the they believe Khashoggi was according to an extract Diplomatic sources said “The kingdom affirms its global economy.” entered the consulate, saying he may have been targeted Post, Khashoggi has written killed inside the consulate and of an interview that was both US Treasury Secretary total rejection of any threats The statement from the they have audio and video over his criticism of the crown extensively about Saudi Arabia, lurid claims have been leaked released on Saturday. Steve Mnuchin and UK and attempts to undermine it, world’s top oil exporter came recordings of it that they have prince, have led several busi- including criticism of its war in to media that he was tortured “As of this moment, they International Trade Secretary whether by threatening to after the Tadawul exchange in not released. The kingdom has ness leaders and media outlets Yemen, its recent diplomatic and even dismembered, while (Saudi) deny it and they deny Liam Fox might not attend the impose economic sanctions, Riyadh dropped by 7 per cent called the allegations “baseless,” to back out of an upcoming spat with Canada and its arrest Trump has also struck a pes- it vehemently. Could it be event, being hosted by the king- using political pressures or at one point during the week’s but has offered no evidence the high-profile investment con- of women’s rights activists after simistic tone about the missing them? Yes,” Trump said in the dom’s Crown Prince Mohamed repeating false accusations,” first day of trading, with 182 of writer ever left the consulate. ference in Riyadh. the lifting of a ban on women journalist’s fate. interview, which was conduct- bin Salman to promote his the statement published by the its 186 listed stocks showing In an interview to be aired Trump also said “we would driving. Saudi Arabia insists ed on Thursday. AP reform agenda. IANS ! 
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   equal and in power. The only marriages or adoption by usher the community into main- I’m so glad that Keshav has his inauguration. Among the others at the ture and wants to keep coming back to    ! solution is to go back to court, mother by his side all the time LBGTQ couples. and I think the court is ready to stream society by putting an end event were Galina Lemesheva, general the country.”   9! Advocate Neeha Nagpal, of discrimination.” supporting him and he’s so producer of Russian Film Days in Highlighting the significance of the  !  !   face it. The court has laid down blessed to have a mother like her. who is a practicing lawyer at the the judgement which is a very The motto of the foundation India, TV presenter, editor-in-chief of film festival, he said that the festival != !   Supreme Court for over 10 is to embrace, empower, and If I had someone like her, trust The Hollywood Reporter, Russian edi- enables them to come to India without broad in framework. Now it will me, my journey would have &"  % years, says, “Although the onus think beyond 377,” adds he. mainstream the community. It is tion, actress Valentina Mazunina, Artem having any political tensions where they been so much easier. Family is do not have to answer any serious ques-  "'  2 is on the government to formu- building a discrimination free the first frontier.” Tkachenko, and Vladimir Poluektov, late legislation permitting Keshav Suri, executive direc- platform, enabling community In response, Jyotsna Suri, chair- press secretary. tions. Here “we just have to answer 
1     LGBTQ couples to marry, adopt tor of The Lalit Suri Hospitality members to share their stories Lemesheva highlighted the impor- about the characters we play in our films  !     person and managing director of and inherit their spouse’s prop- Group, who launched the foun- and stigmas - physical, emotion- Bharat Hotels Limited and tance of the festival, saying that it is and about how the character has      erty, this verdict lays down the dation is excited about the al or mental. mother of Keshav says, “Its the important for a better understanding evolved.”    ! "' ,, 2 legal basis for the formulation of endeavour and he says, “We are Alex Mathew, better known primary point. Unless parents between two nations and their cultures. Among the films that will be shown 9 ! !       such legislation. At the same glad that Section 377 has been as Maya the drag queen who don’t support their children, we She said, “People’s knowledge of the are among a wide range of genres — a time, individuals who face dis- read down. However, we have outed himself as a gay man in are not going to make a change. Russian culture might only be based on sports drama, Ice, cosmic drama,  1      crimination because of their merely scratched the surface. October 2014 says, “Things got books and old classical films. But what Spacewalkers, cinema series, Gogol:   ! !  It’s not the politicians, not even sexual orientation can now Building on the success of the It better after I met Keshav Suri, the judiciary, it is we the people is currently happening in Russia can The Beginning, comedy, Well, Hello  !# $ count on the Judiciary.” Gets Better campaign, the who has changed my life com- of India who have to make that only be found in contemporary movies.” There Oksana Sokolova, fairytale, The %  & %   The fact that we can be proud of Keshav Suri Foundation will pletely. Because of him, I’m now difference. Judiciary has done it’s As the festival showcases Last Warrior and animation series,  # ' # ( the country today, is because of illustrate how it can get improve currently working as a PR and part by decriminalising. We around seven Russian films, Sheep and Wolves. the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Indian context. The foun- marketing executive at The Lalit have to begin from home.” the question arises that on (The festival ends today.)

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t a time when India has report adds. managed to increase its for- Aest cover to over 20 per cent   " of its geographical area, forest   health continues to show signs of (          strain. Regeneration is either inad-    equate or absent in about 45 per Recognizing the fact that peo- cent of all forest area and about 95 ple will continue to use forest fire, per cent of all forest plots invento- and that some fire is desirable, ried show some signs of degrada- engaging with the communities tion, according to the report, that depend on forests and involv- “Strengthening Forest Fire 
) P  ing them in the decision-making Management in India”, jointly pre- process is therefore vital, as is pared by the Ministry of improving coordination with the Environment, Forest, and Climate he said. “The new study will pro- can learn from each other,” note other agencies that are involved in .*6,)' Change (MoEFCC) and the World vide critical inputs for the prepa- Urvashi Narain, lead economist, managing forests and responding Bank. The report discusses policies ration of Government of India’s and Pyush Dogra, senior environ- to forest fires, such as disaster man- on forest fire prevention and man- National Action Plan on Forest Fire mental specialist, World Bank, agement agencies, the report says. agement (FFPM) at the national, Prevention and Management,” he and lead authors of the report. It also suggests that the National 1   
!   state and local levels. It provides added. Just 20 districts (mostly FFPM Action Plan should delin- recommendations on five broad located in the Northeast) accounts $    $ eate the roles and responsibilities  "=&+F> =&7 G8 &  G8+ + themes – policy, institutions and for over 40 per cent of all forest fires  $     $ of the MoEFCC, state forest depart- capacity, community engagement, detected between 2003 and 2016. While India has made great ments, communities, and disaster hagavad Gita — the song of spirit or the divine song is one of the technology, and data and informa- Similarly, the top-20 districts strides in the use of technology for agencies. Bgreatest contributions India has made to the world, and is ranked tion and looks at national and (mainly in Central India) account Prevention and Management in detecting forest fires, there is still as one of the greatest repository of wisdom since ages. For centuries international best practices in for about 48 per cent of the total India.” a need to strengthen fire preven- $  people have been daily reading and teaching the message of the Gita FFPM. fire-affected area, while having tion practices and to build a well-   with great devotion and it has been the guiding post for many seek- According to the Fifth just 12 per cent of the country’s for-    equipped and trained workforce to Lastly, there is a need to sup- ers of truth who wish to know in detail about the existence of soul, Assessment Report of the est cover in the year 2000 and 7 per  "  fight fires. Investments in modern port forest fire management god and karma. There have been numerous interpretations, commen- Intergovernmental Panel on cent of its land area. Today many states in India are technologies for fire detection, through improved data, and taries and expositions on the verses of the Gita. Still most people see Climate Change, the annual carbon “Forest fires are a challenge trying out innovative solutions for investing in adequate fire sup- research to fill critical knowledge it in a literal sense, because they believe that the conquest of evil was emissions from forest fires global- across many countries. They lead fire prevention and management. pression and safety equipment, gaps. A national forest fire infor- achieved by a bloody war between two armies and the good men won ly range between 2.5 billion to 4.0 to the loss of lives and livelihoods Madhya Pradesh was the first state while at the same time working to mation database, bringing togeth- because they were fighting for dharma or righteousness and because billion tons of CO2, adding large for people directly dependent on to develop an SMS-based system to build capacity across the rank of er satellite-based remote sensing God was supporting them. However, there are clear references in the volumes of greenhouse gases to the forest produce. This report discuss- alert field staff about active forest forest officers and improving data, and field-reported data, will Gita towards another kind of war. There are numerous verses pertain- atmosphere. es policies on forest fire prevention fires in their area. Odisha has pio- accountability will help the forest be instrumental for assessing ing to the subtle war against vices such as lust, anger, greed, attach- The report was released by Dr. and management and underscores neered the use of fire suppression department deliver on this man- longer-term trends across states ment etc. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of the need for better fire prevention equipment and states like date, the report says. Rather than and regions and for planning fire In the Gita, God tells Arjuna that by means of this war gates of Environment, Forest and Climate practices and a well-equipped and Mizoram, Tripura and MP have prescribing specific fire-suppres- prevention and response. Also, heaven will open and that if anyone dies fighting this war he will go Change. “Forest fire management trained workforce to fight fires,” effectively involved the communi- sion tools to be used in all states, defining a national research agen- to the heaven. It is further clarified in the Gita as to who is entitled to is part of our long-term vision for said Junaid Ahmad, World Bank ty in preventing forest fires. States states be encouraged to experi- da for fire management and pro- go to heaven. When the righteousness in man gets to the highest lim- sustainable forest management. It Country Director in India. “We are can learn from each other’s expe- ment, and best practices be scaled vision of funding opportunities for its of perfection, it is only then is also crucial for sustaining delighted to have this opportuni- riences to make these systems up, where appropriate. There is also scientific research would help to that man attains the highest and progress towards our global pledge ty to work with the MoEFCC on more effective. “We recommend an urgent need to fill vacancies for establish formal cooperation purest heaven. Hence, the war is of creating additional sinks of 2.5 this important agenda, and to that a formal mechanism for field staff, particularly in fire- between members of the research symbolic of the spiritual endeav- billion to 3 billion tons worth of contribute towards informing its knowledge sharing between states prone areas, and to make adequate community and the forest depart- our to conquer all vices and make CO2 stored in its forests by 2030,” National Action Plan on Forest Fire should be established so that states and reliable funding available, the ment. oneself pure. It is further said that in this war within the human mind, one must conquer lust and anger. Violence is born from '         anger so how can God promote violence on one hand and exhort us to conquer anger? Even the word warrior refers to a person '    ! %    %  !  %  @ 
@ who battles the vices or Maya with the weapons of spiritual knowl- edge and yoga. A yogi is the one India has the third-largest higher education- teachers. Ensuring that each higher educa- who stabilises his mind on God al system in the world. In 2016, there were tional institution is infrastructurally sound, and conquers all forms of Maya or 799 universities and 39,071 colleges spread establishes the proper environment for vices. Such a person is brave, across the country. The growth of higher learning and growth. courageous and a powerful soul. education in India over a little more than half - Expand access to and participation in His power comes not from any martial skills of warfare but spiritual a century has been even more staggering. higher education: The enrollment in high- knowledge and true love for God. So then why does the Gita put so Between 1950 and 2014, the number of uni- er education is approximately 15 per cent of much emphasis on violence and war? The word war implies strong versities in India increased by 34 times. the eligible population. This needs to be action and decisiveness. Human souls are sleeping in a deep slumber This quantitative explosion in higher edu- much higher to be considered and to of spiritual ignorance and even though they are living in subjugation cation institutions has not been matched by become a developed or developing country. of vices, they continue to be indolent and carry on their passive exis- the quality of the education they provide. To It also needs to be representative of the entire tence. Thus, when we realise that we are in a battlefield and are at war, become such a leader, India needs to devel- population. we cannot be apathetic and careless in our thoughts, decisions and op a world class higher education system. - Enforce standards and requirements actions and we cannot go on ignorantly indulging in vices, because in Two years ago, the Narendra Modi appropriately: The announced replacement a battlefield one has to be constantly attentive, alert and active. A war- administration attempted to put some focus of the UGC with the Higher Education rior has to be skillful, agile and intelligent. He cannot afford to make on quality in higher education with its intro- Commission of India (HECI) created con- mistakes or be sluggish. In a war there are only two responses — fight duction of draft regulations for a new ini- siderable debate. The essential question or flight. Hence, the realisation that vices are the soul’s enemies and tiative called the UGC (Declaration of regardless of whether there is an UGC or have to be conquered will bring out the qualities of courage and will Government Educational Institutions as HECI, is the proper data being collected and give power to fight this war within our mind. However, there are many World Class Institutions) Guidelines, 2016. used to monitor performance and ensure who choose to take flight or to escape from vices by renouncing active By 2018, when the first six institutions were accountability for each institution in the life and worldly duties. They believe that is the only way to free the named under this initiative, they were des- es certified and caring institutions that al and state governments currently provide higher education system? soul from the vicious grip of lust, greed and attachment. But the Gita ignated as Institutions of Eminence as have the resources required and the core mis- limited funding for higher education. As a - Place an emphasis on vocational edu- espouses the path of karmayoga — which entails living in the world opposed to world class institutions. This is sion of ensuring that students/customers result, over 70 per cent of the higher edu- cation: The higher education system must and yet transcending its vices. Hence, by practising true spiritual knowl- to elevate the status of these institutions. But acquire the knowledge/skills/abilities and dis- cation institutions are operated by the pri- meet the needs of potential employers and edge, being in yoga with the Supreme and by imbibing divine virtues, enhancing the capacity of a few institutions, positions that they need to achieve their indi- vate sector. These institutions are not well prospective employees. Currently, there is a a karmayogi is able to manifest the highest level of perfection and gain thus possibly enabling them to be rated a lit- vidual goals and to maximise their contri- regulated and are of highly variable quality. mismatch. victory over all vices. Moreover, such a spiritual endeavour happens tle higher in the world rankings of higher bution to society. The current system has Public sector financing could be used to sup- There are many other steps that must be on a war-footing at a time when the forces of evil and chaos are at their education institutions, does nothing for the been almost exactly the opposite of that. The port existing public institutions and to taken, such as addressing politicians control- peak in the world i.e. at the end of Kaliyuga. Hence the war against many. emphasis has been on a few institutions and establish new ones in regions in which there ling many educational institutions but there vices is described as the great war of Mahabharata. It is at this time That’s not to say that India does not need individuals rather than embracing and are limited higher educational opportunities. must be only one mindset. That mindset that Supreme being Himself is awakening humans from their deep igno- world class institutions of higher education. addressing the needs of the whole. - Enhance the infrastructure: Colleges must be that the country’s higher education rance and empowering them through knowledge and yoga to gain vic- India needs a world class higher education There are many steps that must be taken and universities throughout India have system must be restructured, redesigned, and tory over vicious tendencies. In this way He is preparing humans to system. It is one where the student is the to change this. They include: inadequate physical settings, lack equipment, renewed to benefit all Indians. open the gates of heaven. focus rather than the institution. 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